Dr. Simon Ruffell is a psychiatrist, researcher, and student of curanderismo who bridges Western medicine with Indigenous healing traditions. He holds a PhD in ayahuasca and mental health, is founder of Onaya Science — a non-profit researching ayahuasca in naturalistic Amazonian settings — and is a Lecturer in Psychology and Psychedelics at the University of Exeter. He has co-authored a publication on the ICEERS website on insights, life changes, and mental health outcomes in ayahuasca users. This page gathers content associated with him.
