Shebani Sethi, MD

Founding Director, #MetabolicPsychiatry #StanfordMed Faculty #psychiatry & #obesitymedicine clinical researcher in metabolic & mental health #DukeMed Alum #mom

[Shebani Sethi, MD @ShebaniMD]

Our paper is now published in @NatMentHealth.

What began as curiosity in med school became a field I later named: metabolic psychiatry. 15+ years later, it's defining a new category of care.

@LabsMetabolism is translating this into patient care.
https://t.co/4uwQoIuv7z

[Shebani Sethi, MD @ShebaniMD]

@DrMakaryFDA Well said!!

[Shebani Sethi, MD @ShebaniMD]

Honored to give an endowed lecture at WashU on metabolic psychiatry—sharing clinical applications and its growing role in modern care. Fittingly, Gerty Cori (Cori Cycle), the first American woman Nobel laureate, advanced metabolism here.
#metabolicpsychiatry #WashU

[Shebani Sethi, MD @ShebaniMD]

progress

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

LIVE FROM THE OVAL: President Trump Announces Historic Reforms to Accelerate Access to Medical Research & Treatments Based on Psychedelic Drugs

"Since 9/11, we've lost over 21 times more veteran lives to suicide than on the battlefield... today, we're bringing them new hope."

[Shebani Sethi, MD @ShebaniMD]

STAT recently covered metabolic psychiatry.

A core point: metabolic health is almost never evaluated in psychiatric care.

When the brain consumes 20% of the body's energy, that's a gap we can't keep ignoring.

#MetabolicPsychiatry #MetabolicPsychiatryLabs

[STAT @statnews]

Why this Stanford psychiatrist thinks diet can influence serious mental health disorders https://t.co/l951pku5Nv

[Calley Means @calleymeans]

Today, CMS issued a memo to every hospital telling them to stop serving sugary drinks + inflammatory processed food to patients or risk federal reimbursement.

Bold, common sense action that will save lives.

We are anxiously awaiting how the media spins this negatively.

[Baszucki Group @BaszuckiGroup]

Baszucki Group is hosting a workshop at #SIRS2026 highlighting emerging metabolic psychiatry approaches for schizophrenia. We’ll share insights from recent pilot trials, discuss real-world implementation, and hear from a lived experience perspective energized by new hope for treatment options.

Join our panelists @ShebaniMD @ErinLBellamy @ProfDeannaK, Wednesday, March 25 at 3:30 CET in Room Verde!

[Shebani Sethi, MD @ShebaniMD]

@BaszuckiGroup @nytimes @StanfordMed @OhioState @EdinburghUni Continued investment in rigorous research is what will move metabolic psychiatry from an emerging field to standard clinical practice. Important work from the Baszucki Group and others advancing this.

[Shebani Sethi, MD @ShebaniMD]

The science behind @LabMetabolism (MPL) is in NYT today.
Our research on treating mental illness through keto is one tool in metabolic psychiatry. MPL exists to bring this science to patients who need it most.
https://t.co/Hkhp8LG0qe
#MetabolicPsychiatryLabs #MetabolicPsychiatry

[Shebani Sethi, MD @ShebaniMD]

For clinicians interested in ketogenic metabolic therapy as one approach w/in metabolic psychiatry, the new KMT Vol 4 eBook from Metabolic Health Initiative compiles recent research, clinical perspectives & our expert consensus into one reference.
Link: https://t.co/yyTbz9Iylp

[Shebani Sethi, MD @ShebaniMD]

A clinical milestone. The first peer-reviewed expert consensus on ketogenic metabolic therapy for serious mental illness is published in Frontiers in Nutrition.

33 consensus statements. 10 practical recommendations using a modified Delphi process.

https://t.co/8D2HKDPegY

[Shebani Sethi, MD @ShebaniMD]

@MitoPsychoBio @Dr_Epel Beautiful

[Secretary Kennedy @SecKennedy]

There is no way for any American to know if a product is safe if it is ultra-processed.

[Jan Ellison Baszucki @janellison]

https://t.co/tegBRLfz6X
I am grateful to the New York Times @nytimes for including a mention of our son @matthewbaszucki's story and a link to our foundation, Metabolic Mind, in recent coverage of the question of whether ketogenic diets can "cure" schizophrenia. After five years of illness, Matt began using ketogenic therapy for bipolar disorder in 2021. He has been in remission from symptoms for nearly five years.

I am working on a longer response, but for now, please visit our Metabolic Mind dot org website for information on the emerging science, practice and personal stories surrounding the use of ketogenic and metabolic therapies for serious mental illnesses like bipolar and schizophrenia, along with other mental disorders.

Was our son "cured" of bipolar disorder with a ketogenic diet? That's not a term we typically use, but to me, that's also not the most important question.

The focus must remain on the scientific and clinical questions of how ketogenic interventions work mechanistically, who might be helped, and how they can find that help. Those are the questions our family, our team @BaszuckiGroup and @metabolicmind, and those pioneering the field of #MetabolicPsychiatry are dedicated to helping answer.
@ChrisPalmerMD @GeorgiaEdeMD @ShebaniMD @KetoCounselor

[Shebani Sethi, MD @ShebaniMD]

@janellison @nytimes @matthewbaszucki Appreciate @janellison and the Baszucki family for centering careful, science-first framing and supporting our metabolic psychiatry work.

[Shebani Sethi, MD @ShebaniMD]

@IainCampbellPhD @wellcometrust @janellison Congratulations Iain!! Excited to see your launch!

[DoctorTro @DoctorTro]

I want to thank so many colleagues who helped us get here:
The great work from @AdrianSotoMota has helped us put our data into replicable research - I cannot convey how talented and impressive he is

We had the pleasure and the honor to work with @ShebaniMD whose patience and leadership helped produce a meaningful addition to the food addiction and binge eating literature

We also want to thank @bigfatsurprise for her strong leadership in this field and for being a guiding light for science, journalism and policy chance

There are so many others to thank but I wanted to highlight these three amazing folks

[Mark Hyman, M.D. @drmarkhyman]

Dr. Sethi launched Metabolic Psychiatry Labs to make this accessible nationwide. Stanford is scaling research.

Your body really does hold the key to your mental health. 🧠

Check out our full conversation to learn more: https://t.co/M8azw21Rej

[Shebani Sethi, MD @ShebaniMD]

@drmarkhyman For those curious about how this is being translated into real-world care, visit: https://t.co/4mzn4jEYDy

[Shebani Sethi, MD @ShebaniMD]

@drmarkhyman Thank you @drmarkhyman for opening space for this conversation. I enjoyed the flow of our discussion on how metabolism and mental health are deeply connected. Looking forward to further discussion on collaboration as we expand research and clinical pathways.