Our Team & Advisors

Our team includes medical specialists in mood and eating disorders, alcohol use disorders, as well as leading researchers and practitioners in ketamine and other psychedelic therapies.

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Steven Radowitz, MD

Dr. Radowitz’s focus is preventive medicine, getting to the underlying source before it manifests as “dis-ease,” a misalignment of mind, body, and spirit, evolving his career as a board-certified internist to psychedelics for mental health.

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Phillip Romero, MD

Dr. Romero is a seasoned psychiatrist who has worked in clinical practice for over 35 years. Also an author, he trained doctors for 25 years at New York Presbyterian – Cornell Medical College, integrating neuroscience and mindfulness for optimal results.

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Michael Hickey, MSN, PMHNP-BC

Board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner with extensive experience in both psychiatric care and critical care nursing. He began his psychiatric career at a high-volume community-based clinic, where he provided treatment for individuals with severe mental illnesses and substance use disorders.

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Dr. Steven Radowitz, MD

Steven Radowitz, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Radowitz has a wealth of experience seeing the effects trauma can have on our physical health firsthand. He joined Nushama to oversee and develop treatment modalities, believing psychedelics are the future of mental wellness as current solutions treat symptoms, not underlying issues.

Dr. Radowitz also runs the primary care program at Goldman Sachs and has practiced internal medicine and primary care since 1998. Originally from Montreal, he completed his M.D. at Chicago Medical School. He worked at St. Vincent’s in general medicine and HIV/AIDS units and was Medical Director of the inpatient alcohol and opiate detox and treatment unit.

Dr. Radowitz’s focus is preventive medicine, getting to the underlying source before it manifests as “dis-ease,” a misalignment of mind, body, and spirit. He believes psychedelics are a powerful tool to discover the origin of imbalance. On a spiritual journey with Kabbalah, he also studies meditation and yoga. At Nushama, he leads one of the most experienced teams in psychedelic medicine.

Phillip Romero

Phillip Romero, MD

Senior Psychiatrist

Dr. Romero has been a psychiatrist in clinical practice for over 35 years. He developed Creative Intelligence Training, a brain-mind-body integration practice for healing the Sense of Self. He graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch, and after completing a Residency in Psychiatry at St. Vincent’s Hospital, NY, he completed a Child Psychiatry Fellowship at New York Presbyterian Hospital – Cornell Medical College, where he is a retired Assistant Professor after training young doctors for 25 years. Dr. Romero developed Creative Intelligence Training in 1985, integrating neuroplasticity and mindfulness to empower the healing of the sense of self. He is currently integrating Medical Ketamine with Creative Intelligence to rapidly rewire the sense of self. He is the senior psychiatrist at Nushama Psychedelic Wellness Clinic in New York City.

Dr. Romero is also a professional painter, photographer, and filmmaker. He has exhibited in galleries and international exhibitions. He has authored five books: Phantom Stress: Brain Training to Master Relationship Stress (2010), The Art Imperative: The Secret Power of Art (2010), Global Village Burnout: Creative Intelligence and Survival (2021), SOS: Rewiring the Sense of Self with Creative Intelligence Training (2022), and Andy Warhol’s Brain: Creative Intelligence and Survival (2023). (authorphillipromero.com)

Michael Hickey, MSN, PMHNP-BC

Doctor Nurse Practitioner

Michael Hickey, MSN, PMHNP-BC, is a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner with extensive experience in both psychiatric care and critical care nursing. He began his psychiatric career at a high-volume community-based clinic, where he provided treatment for individuals with severe mental illnesses and substance use disorders. In addition to his work at Nushama, Michael maintains a private practice where he offers medication management and psychotherapy, with a focus on existential and Jungian analysis. Prior to becoming a PMHNP, he spent 16 years as a nurse in trauma surgery and intensive care, honing his clinical expertise in high-stress, high-acuity environments.