Josef Witt-Doerring, M.D.

Dr. Josef Witt-Doerring is a board-certified psychiatrist who runs a private practice that specializes in helping patients safely discontinue psychiatric medications. Dr. Witt-Doerring interest in psychiatric drug withdrawal developed after he began researching the clinical experience of protracted withdrawal on the online withdrawal communities.  

Dr. Witt-Doerring completed his psychiatry residency at Baylor College of Medicine and a fellowship in psychiatric drug development at Janssen Research & Development. Dr. Witt-Doerring, has also worked as a Medical Officer, at the FDA’s Division of Psychiatry Products. His broad experience in clinical, pharmaceutical, and regulatory settings, gives him a comprehensive understanding of risks and benefits of psychiatric medications.