Mary Beth Ackerley, MD

Dr. Mary Beth Ackerley, MD, MD(H), ABIHM, is a classically trained board-certified psychiatrist and integrative physician, and the founder of My Passion 4 Health in Tucson, Arizona, where she specializes in the neuropsychiatric impacts of biotoxin illnesses. A summa cum laude Harvard University graduate (BA), she studied at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), completed her residency in psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University, and holds active licenses in Arizona and Florida. With over 25 years of experience, Dr. Ackerley began treating biotoxin illnesses in 2010 and became Shoemaker-certified for Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) in 2013, pioneering research on neuroinflammation's role in psychiatric symptoms like anxiety, depression, and cognitive dysfunction triggered by mold exposure. As former President of the International Society for Environmentally Acquired Illness (ISEAI), she guides patients through the Shoemaker Protocol with environmental assessments, detoxification, and holistic strategies to alleviate fatigue, brain fog, and inflammation, while educating globally through conferences, her "Brain on Fire" article, and YouTube resources.