Best Drug addiction Doctors Worldwide — TOP 47

900+ addiction treatments performed – Dr. Pichayut specializes in psychostimulant dependence at Day One Rehabilitation Center.

• 15 years of experience of experience in addiction psychiatry
• Committee member of the Thai Society for Addiction Psychiatry
• Conducts research to improve clinical outcomes in addiction treatment
• Provides personalized treatment plans based on patient assessments
• Teaches medical students and residents on best practices in psychiatry

Dr. Elmer Bustillo is the Medical Director at Satori Recovery in Spain. He provides international clinical leadership in addiction medicine and recovery support. Dr. Bustillo holds licenses to practice in both Spain and Honduras. He treats alcohol and drug addiction through medically supervised detoxification and residential programs.

• Leads multidisciplinary teams at a clinic with a 90% alcoholism treatment success rate.
• Served in the Alcohol and Drug Detoxification Unit at the National Psychiatric Hospital.
• Provides remote addiction care for patients in Europe, the US, and Latin America.
• Directs a 360–degree recovery program that manages medical and mental health needs.

900+ procedures performed – Dr. Tsaruk Evgeniy Grigorievich leads the psychiatry and addiction team at Renaissance-Kyiv Clinic.

• 16 years of experience specializing in addiction psychiatry
• Personalized treatment plans for each patient
• Consults available in English
• Rated 4.5 stars by patients

Dr. Mark Semenov, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist licensed by the Israeli Ministry of Health since 2002. He graduated from the Sackler Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University. He completed a psychiatry residency and is a certified specialist.

He has postgraduate training in addiction medicine, healthcare management, and emergency medical care. His practice focuses on addiction and dual diagnosis (substance use disorders with co‑occurring psychiatric illnesses). He provides assessment, medication management, medically supervised detox, relapse prevention, stabilization, and long‑term follow‑up. He works within a multidisciplinary team.

The psychotherapist specializes in treating addiction, emotional disorders, trauma, and behavioral difficulties. Holding a Master of Science in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy from the University of Derby, the doctor utilizes evidence-based modalities including CBT, Schema Therapy, DBT, and trauma-focused interventions. Clinical expertise covers substance use disorders, behavioral addictions, anxiety, depression, and dual diagnosis.

With extensive experience in crisis intervention, stabilization, and long-term rehabilitation, the doctor focuses on identifying underlying psychological mechanisms to foster emotional stability. Treatment plans are individually tailored to support patients through recovery, emphasizing resilience and relapse prevention.

Professor Liang Xiaoxiao is the Department Director and Chief Physician in Neurorehabilitation. She holds a master’s degree in neurology. She is skilled in neuromodulation for disorders of consciousness, cognition, and movement. Her focus includes cases from cerebrovascular disease, Parkinson’s disease, and related conditions. She also performs ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin injections for blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm, limb spasticity, sialorrhea, and neuralgia.

Accreditations and roles: Member of the Neurorehabilitation, Cognitive Disorder Rehabilitation, and Craniocerebral Trauma Rehabilitation Committees of the Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine. Standing Member of the Cognitive Disorder Rehabilitation Committee of the Fujian Association of Rehabilitation Medicine. Vice Chair of the Dementia and Cognitive Disorder Committee of the Xiamen Preventive Medicine Association. Vice President of the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Committee of the Xiamen Medical Doctor Association. Standing Member of the Neuromodulation Committee of the Xiamen Medical Doctor Association. Recipient of the Most Beautiful Physician of Xiamen City (2024).

1,100+ procedures performed – Tereza Petraskova combines pharmacotherapy with psychotherapy to address drug addiction at Altoa Mental Rehabilitation Centre.

• 17 years of experience of experience in psychiatry and addiction treatment
• Trained in systemic psychotherapy and psychoanalytic family therapy
• Chief Physician of the Premium Medical Care Department
• PhD candidate in Medical Psychology and Psychopathology
• Studied at Charles University and Munich Medical Faculty

Dr. Augusto Consoli specializes in opioid addiction treatment, contributing to a major study on levomethadone's safety and effectiveness.

• Key researcher in the LEVOPROACT study on opioid maintenance treatment
• Focused on reducing craving and opioid use in patients
• Collaborated with multiple centers across Italy for research
• Expert in interpreting safety data like QT interval effects