Dr. Brian Boyle, MD

Dr. Brian Boyle’s approach to care begins with listening deeply to each patient’s story and collaborating on a treatment plan that fits their needs. He integrates both traditional and cutting-edge modalities—including Spravato (esketamine), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), and ketamine-assisted infusion therapy—to help individuals find lasting relief and improved quality of life.

Dr. Boyle is not only a psychiatrist at Stella Mental Health, but also the Chief Psychiatry Officer. He graduated from Yale College with honors in philosophy and earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He then completed his psychiatry residency at MGH and McLean, where he served as Chief Resident of Psychotherapy and the Program in Psychodynamics. Dr. Boyle also completed a fellowship at the Boston Psychoanalytic Society & Institute and trained in Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT).

He previously worked for 9 years as an attending psychiatrist at McLean Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. At McLean Hospital, he worked in Neurotherapeutics, treating patients with severe mental illness through advanced modalities such as ketamine-assisted therapy and TMS.

In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Boyle has a strong interest in the intersection of mental health and entrepreneurship. A former finalist in the Harvard Innovation Lab’s Dean’s Health and Life Sciences Challenge, he has served as Executive Coach in Residence at Techstars Boston, helping founders navigate the psychological challenges of leadership and innovation.