Dr. Michael Van Ameringen
Committee Member

Michael Van Ameringen, MD, FRCPC, is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University. His current research is focused on the psychopharmacology of Anxiety Disorders and comorbid Mood Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders, ADHD, the role of the gut microbiome in psychiatry, and treatment resistance. Other research interests include medical cannabis for anxiety and related disorders, use of Psychedelics in mental health disorders, problematic internet use and the use of mobile mental health apps and technology-based treatments. He was a member of the Steering Committee for the Canadian Anxiety Disorder Treatment Guidelines, and the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry Task Force on Treatment Guidelines for Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders.