Dr. Bjerre Real is a psychiatrist and psycho-oncologist. Danish Ecuadorian, Dr. Bjerre Real earned his M.D. at the Catholic University of Guayaquil in Ecuador. He then attended Duke University, where he completed his psychiatry residency, served as chief resident, and obtained a graduate degree in Management and Clinical informatics. He also pursued a clinical and research fellowship in Psycho-Oncology/Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Bjerre Real has published and presented on palliative care, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, psycho-oncology, and delirium. Showing significant promise to impact the fields of psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine, he has earned both the Laughlin and Webb fellowships from the American College of Psychiatrists and the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, respectively.

Dr. Bjerre Real recently founded the Psycho-Oncology outpatient clinic “Alta Psychiatry PLLC”, where he provides psychological and psychiatric interventions to alleviate suffering in the cancer population. He serves as a consultant and advisor in the implementation and education relating Psychedelic assisted psychotherapy in several academic and private institutions.