Dr. Hewa Artin is a board-certified psychiatrist who has spent his career in neuromodulation and interventional psychiatry, including transcranial magnetic stimulation, electroconvulsive therapy, nerve stimulation, and ketamine.
He has had a lifelong interest in the brain and the mind, and in how to use that knowledge to relieve suffering. Dr. Artin studied neurobiology at UC Berkeley and earned his MD from Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine. He completed his psychiatry residency at the University of California, San Diego, where he served as Chief Resident.
He then joined UCLA as an attending physician in the Division of Neuromodulation and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences. In addition to his clinical work, he conducted research on emerging treatments, including psilocybin-assisted therapy.
Dr. Artin is now in private practice, where he focuses on making effective new treatments accessible to patients, and works with organizations developing new neuromodulation treatments and care models. He sits on the American Psychiatric Association’s Council on Mental Health Innovation, AI, and Telepsychiatry, and holds an MBA in Healthcare Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.