We treat the toughest cases of brain illness and treatment-resistant depression. The Neuroscience Center focuses exclusively on brain illnesses that are not responding to prior treatment. We are not a fit for everyone, but we can alleviate suffering for the right patients. Steve Best, M.D. provides the highest level of neuropsychiatric, and psychiatric care to child and adult patients suffering from complex illnesses, treatment-resistant illnesses, and high-comorbidity disorders. Dr. Steve Best is board certified in psychiatry and has been the director of The Neuroscience Center in Deerfield, Illinois since 1996. He specializes in brain disorders that affect emotional health, cognitive ability and everyday behavior. His professional interests are: Treatment resistance (for mood, pain, consequences of stroke, dementia, concussion & TBI) Disorders of learning/learning disability/learning differences/developmental disorders
Patented combination therapy to decrease the effects of chronic depression, substance abuse, and chronic pain by harnessing the synergistic effect of TMS or tES with infused ketamine;
Targeted intervention of the inflammatory aspects of neurologic and neuropsychiatric illnesses with immune modulation by direct application of TNF inhibitors;
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in a custom designed multi-place chamber that can accommodate patients along with their own caregivers in our adjoining Hyperbaric Center or traditional monoplace chambers;
Nutrition-based management of debilitation and inborn errors of metabolism Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy for trauma and recalcitrant psychological afflictions.
Steve Best, M.D. provides the highest level of neuropsychiatric, and psychiatric care to child and adult patients suffering from complex illnesses, treatment-resistant illnesses, and high-comorbidity disorders. Dr. Steve Best is board certified in psychiatry and has been the director of The Neuroscience Center in Deerfield, Illinois since 1996. He specializes in brain disorders that affect emotional health, cognitive ability and everyday behavior.
His professional interests are:
Education