“Incredibly moving and extraordinary”
The Frontier Psychiatrists is edited by Owen Scott Muir, M.D, DFAACAP. It is not boring. It’s reading for decision-makers. It's also critically acclaimed:
Winner: Blog of the Year, 2025 (SWAAY Health)
A Substack Bestseller.
I already have a few books on my Amazon store; Inessential Pharmacology hit #1 in Depression, and #1 in Pharmacy.
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, a multiple-time founder, and currently the Chief Medical Officer of Radial & Neurolief. He’s an advisor to a range of companies in health tech and life sciences.
Is Owen also a Musical Artist?
Yes, Owen has a few records as a band leader and many as an engineer. These can be found on Spotify, for example.
Is Owen also an Actual Scientist?
Yes—he has an h-index of 9, 505 citations as of 12/2025, and publishes regularly in peer-reviewed journals. He’s been a PI with Videra Health, iRxReminder, MindMed, Magnus Medical, Brainsway, Ampa Health, Psyrin, and others.
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.
