Anthony Bossis, Ph.D.

Anthony is a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine, adjunct professor of religious studies at the University of Ottawa, and a researcher at Lundquist Institute-Harbor-UCLA.  For nearly twenty years, he has been conducting FDA-approved clinical research with the psychedelic compound psilocybin with primary objectives for the treatment of end-of-life psycho-existential distress and implications for advancing our understanding of consciousness, meaning, and spirituality. He was director of palliative care research on a trial demonstrating a significant reduction in psychological distress and an improvement in spiritual well-being from a single psilocybin session in persons with cancer. He is the study director and lead therapist on a trial investigating a psilocybin-generated mystical experience upon religious leaders from various religious traditions.  He is a training supervisor of psychotherapy at NYU-Bellevue Hospital and co-founder of the Bellevue Hospital Palliative Care Service. Dr. Bossis is on the faculty of The Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research at the California Institute of Integral Studies and the Art of Dying Institute in NYC. He has authored numerous publications on psychedelics, spirituality, and end-of-life existential distress.   He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology and a guest editor for the journal’s Special Series on Psychedelics. He maintains a private psychotherapy and consulting practice in NYC.