“Incredibly moving and extraordinary”

The Frontier Psychiatrists is edited by Owen Scott Muir, M.D. It is not boring as a goal, but it is about health and the care thereof. It’s reading for decision-makers.

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Your Author, Owen Scott Muir, M.D., and not the opinion of any of his employers, teams, friends, enemies, or patients. The opinions here are his alone. It includes:

Freemium: The Frontier Psychiatrists (a Newsletter).

Health and care-related writing. New posts are free. Many of the older posts are paid. The publication is daily.

Free: The Frontier Psychiatrists (a Podcast).

It’s a podcast. Some of it is content from the newsletter, and some of it is not.

Readers Are Saying:

“written in a horribly grating… style I found off-putting.”

—Psychologist, London, U.K.

“Your newsletter content is ridiculously engaging.”

—Med Tech Founder, San Antonio, Texas

“Seems to be making a good point…eventually”

—Therapist, London, U.K.

“You improved my relationship with my Eames chair. Once I started treating it as a thinking chair, everything changed.”

—Partner, Law Firm.

“Wickedly smart…a high-level change agent”

—Partner, Life Sciences Practice Group

“Thank you for your honesty… your work and dedication to fight against the stigma are appreciated.”

—CEO, Med Device Co.

“Wow Owen, just THANK YOU for doing what you do, and for writing about how you came to do this work through your personal experiences with bipolar disorder. We are all so lucky to have you”

—Psychiatrist, San Francisco

“I think you are a brave and selfless person to write as openly and personally as you do in Frontier Psychiatrist.”

—Health Care Executive, NYC

“I am still confused—how you ended up in medicine. Did you have a parent in medicine or a grandparent? Just reading through it, why did you not pursue trial law?”

—Physician, Brooklyn, NY

“Your writing is always good. Except when it gets so esoteric about the matrix or nfts I can't follow it. But your strongest writing is when you write about suicidal kids.”

— Reader, New York, NY

About the Author

When he isn’t writing, Owen Scott Muir, M.D. is a Child, Adolescent, and General Psychiatrist, multiple-time founder, health care executive, forensic consultant, physician-scientist, and strategic advisor.

Musical Artist

Owen has a few records as a band leader and many as an engineer. These can be found on Spotify, for example.

Why Subscribe?

Most healthcare writing is boring. Even more of it is polite. Neither of those things is likely to be true here.

The Name

The Frontier Psychiatrist is a song by the Avalanches.

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People

Dr. Owen Scott Muir is a healthcare innovator and entrepreneur, working across innovative care, payment models, technology, regulatory compliance, and education. He's a graduate of Amherst College.
A physicist who writes about the psychiatric system and mental health in general.
Psychiatrist and co-founder of Acacia Clinics, leading the way in treating the hardest cases of depression with brain circuit treatments. He trained and was on faculty at Stanford.
Founder of Midi Health, mom of three, engaged citizen
All in for neuro. Always on an adventure. Research Scientist at Sanmai. Bylines: Neurotech Reports. PhD alum, UMich. Very happy. 📍 Silicon Valley ☀️
I'm Jeremy Fox, therapist and trauma specialist. I comment on cultural trends regarding trauma and manipulation, and help people forge anti-fragile resilience. Let's uncover the secrets of psychology.
A little molecular biology, A little developmental genetics, A little Neural Science, And a whole lot of curiosity.
Psychiatrist with philosophical interests. My first book “Conversations in Critical Psychiatry” is out from Oxford University Press!
Co-Founder of Frontier Psychiatry. Assistant Clinical Professor at the Yale Child Study Center. Formerly a Bloomberg reporter and Wall Street bond trader.
Board certified psychiatrist. Private practice in Florida. Focused on compassionate care through human connection.