Fayzan Rab, MD

Fayzan is an Atlanta native. Between attending undergrad and medical school at Emory University, he worked at Google and in digital health before focusing on psychedelic-assisted therapy and health equity. He has published extensively; co-founded Voting is Healthy to boost healthcare worker voter participation and received the Ujima Award for community service. A certified coach, Fayzan has led quality improvement projects on physician burnout and completed training in BIPOC mental health. He frequently presents on faith, psychedelics and mental health at national conferences. In his free time, he enjoys biking, cooking, reading philosophy and playing pickleball.

• Hometown: Atlanta, GA
• Professional Interests: Mood and anxiety disorders, minority access and psychedelic-assisted treatments
• Future Plans: Clinical practice and research
• Awards/Grants: Ujima Award
• Hobbies: Grant Park farmer’s market, his cat Bella, biking and cooking

• MD, Emory University School of Medicine, 2025
• BS, Emory University, 2013

Published

• Rab SF, Ahmad SS, Palitsky R, & Zarrabi AJ. (2025, May 26). Attitudes of U.S. Muslims toward psychedelics. Psychedelic Medicine
• Rab SF & Mangal JP. (2025, February 26). Agree to disagree: A collaborative perspective from a treatment team and disagreeing patient. Psychiatric Times. 
• Rab SF. (2024, December 24). What are the economic and public health implications of psychedelic therapies? The Journal of Psychedelic and Psychoactive Drug Research. 
• Rab SF, Raison CL, & Marseille E. (2024). An estimate of the number of people with clinical depression eligible for psilocybin-assisted therapy in the United States. The Journal of Psychedelic and Psychoactive Drug Research, 1(2), 26–30. 
• Peacock C, Palitsky R, Brauer E, Zarrabi AJ, Rab SF, Grant GH, Dunlop B, & Mascaro J. (2024). A qualitative analysis of spiritual health practitioners’ perspectives on their contributions to psychedelic-assisted therapy. PLOS ONE. 
• Beriwal S, Gourisankar A, Marcovitch H, Olsen E, & Rab SF. (2021). Voting is healthy: A voter mobilization campaign in Georgia founded by medical students. In-Training. 

Submitted

• Zarrabi AJ, Oyerinde E, Kavalieratos D, Rab SF, Barokas G, Garcia AC, Beaussant Y, Maia LO, & Dunlop BW. (2024). Outcomes and Measures in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Trials for Patients with Serious Illness: a Systematic Review to Inform Core Outcome Measures. Manuscript submitted for publication, Journal of Psychedelic Medicine.

Presentations

• Michaelson J, Peacock C, Rab SF, Kamenetz Z, & Clark-Soles J. (2025, June 18). MOSAIC: New research on Muslim, Jewish, and Christian Psychedelic America. Panel presentation at Psychedelic Science 2025, Denver, CO.
• Ali I, Ahmed S, Bashir K, Rab SF, Malik H, & Abu-Shamsieh K. (2025, March 5). Islam and psychedelic practice. Panel presentation at the Psychedelics and Monotheistic Traditions: Sacramental Practice and Legal Recognition Symposium, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA. 
• Rab SF. (2025, February 25). Series on religion and the mind. Invited lecture, The Compass Center, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN.
• Rab SF, Ahmed S, Leavitt P, & Kamenetz Z. (2024, October 18–20). Many voices: Expanding the narrative on religious experiences in psychedelics. Panel presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion and the Religious Research Association, Pittsburgh, PA.
• Rab SF, Ahmad SS, Palitsky R, & Zarrabi AJ. (2024, October 5). Breaking barriers: U.S. Muslim attitudes on mental health and psychedelics. Poster presentation at the Annual Medicine and Psychiatry Conference, Milwaukee, WI.
• Rab SF. & Domenge J. (2024, September 10). The state of psychedelic science. Panel presentation at Georgetown University’s Conference on Leadership and Development, Arlington, VA.
• Rab SF, Ahmed A, Ahmad S, & Malik H. (2024, June 26). Islam and psychedelics. Webinar presented at the Chacruna Community Forum, Chacruna Institute.
• Rab SF, Moore MA, Baxter G, Shumate K, & Bergquist S. (2024, May 3). Professional coaching for reducing burnout, increasing work efficacy, and driving professional fulfillment in first-line healthcare workers. Poster presented at the Coaching in Leadership & Healthcare Conference, Institute of Coaching, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
• Rab SF & Laderman G. (2024, March 4). Islam and psychedelics. Guest lecture in “Sacred Drugs,” Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
• Rab SF. (2024, February 17). Faith, psychedelics, and mental health. TEDx Talk at TEDxEmory, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
• Stewart J, Block P, Patel A, Clermont E, Rab SF, Jin C, Binongo J, & Babaliaros V. (2012). Balloon aortic valvuloplasty in the modern era: From palliation to renewed promise. Poster presentation at the American College of Cardiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.