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David S. Mathai, MD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

David Mathai, MD completed his medical training and Psychiatry Residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas before joining the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

He is a clinician-investigator with a background in studying behavioral models of addiction and cognitive impairment, the neuropsychiatric effects of cannabis, and the antidepressant properties of ketamine. His current postdoctoral fellowship consists of roles as a scientific collaborator, study physician, and session therapist for psilocybin-assisted interventions. His work emphasizes applications of psychedelic medicine within safe, humanistic, and psychologically-oriented frameworks. He is also interested in contextual factors shaping drug response, the judicious use of medication, and serving as a liaison between existing clinical and academic communities.

Clinically, Dr. Mathai is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and works as a psychiatrist/psychotherapist for Addiction Treatment Services (ATS) and the Center for Addiction and Pregnancy (CAP) at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He enjoys and remains involved with mentorship and medical education.

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