Dr Steve Best

Dr. Best a board-certified psychiatrist, neuropsychiatrist, researcher, and inventor with more than three decades of experience treating complex and highly treatment-resistant psychiatric and neurologic conditions. He completed an advanced two-year clinical and research fellowship in child and adult neuropsychiatry at Chicago Medical School and has received specialized training in TMS, VNS, transcranial electrical stimulation, ECT, EEG, and functional brain imaging. A recognized innovator in interventional psychiatry, Dr. Best is the inventor of a patented combination therapy that pairs noninvasive brain stimulation, including TMS and transcranial electrical stimulation, with ketamine or other NMDA receptor antagonists. His work is supported by patents granted in the United States, Europe, Canada, and Eurasia and is focused on improving the strength and durability of treatment response in patients with severe, refractory illness. Dr. Best has contributed more than 80 publications to the peer-reviewed medical literature, and his work has been cited over 150 times, including just last week by the APA practice advisory submitted by Ian Cook, MD. His clinical expertise includes treatment-resistant depression, psychosis, chronic pain, brain injury, post-stroke conditions, dementia, neurodegenerative disorders, and complex cases involving multiple diagnoses or previously unsuccessful treatments.Combining TMS and Ketamine for Treatment-Resistant Depression: Clinical Rationale, Current Evidence, and Practical Guidance