Anthony Bossis

Dr. Anthony Bossis is a clinical psychologist and Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine and an investigator in FDA-approved psilocybin-generated mystical experience research. He is Director of Palliative Care Research, Co-Principal Investigator, and a psilocybin session guide for the NYU clinical trial investigating the efficacy of a psilocybin-generated mystical experience upon the existential and psycho-spiritual distress in persons with cancer. He is the Project Director and primary psilocybin session guide for the NYU Psilocybin Religious Leaders Study, a clinical trial evaluating the effects of a psilocybin-generated mystical experience upon religious leaders. Psilocybin is a naturally occurring hallucinogenic (psychedelic) compound found in specific species of mushrooms. Subjective features of a mystical experience include unity, sacredness, transcendence, and a greater connection to deeply felt positive emotions including that of love.