Dr. Yahir Aguijon, M.D.

Credentials & Expertise

• ·Board-Certified Physician, Internal Medicine
• ·Specialty Training: Addiction Psychiatry
• ·Expertise in Cardiac Evaluation & ECG Interpretation
• ·Medical Oversight for Ibogaine Treatment Protocols
• ·Pre-Treatment Screening & Contraindication Assessment
• ·In-Session Vital Monitoring & Emergency Response
• ·Post-Treatment Recovery Management
• ·Staff Physician, MindScape Retreat, Cozumel, Mexico

Background

Dr. Yahir Aguijon brings to MindScape Retreat something that the ibogaine field demands and rarely finds: a physician who combines deep clinical expertise with genuine investment in the outcomes of each patient he treats. His background spans internal medicine and addiction psychiatry — two disciplines that together form the precise medical foundation that responsible ibogaine administration requires.

The cardiac dimension of ibogaine treatment is not incidental — it is central. Ibogaine affects cardiac ion channels and can prolong the QTc interval, a dynamic that requires qualified medical assessment before treatment can be safely initiated. Dr. Aguijon's expertise in ECG interpretation and cardiac evaluation is what gives MindScape patients the assurance that their physiological safety has been rigorously evaluated, not assumed.

Beyond the cardiac screening, Dr. Aguijon oversees the full medical arc of each patient's experience: reviewing contraindications and medication interactions during intake, monitoring vital signs throughout the ibogaine session, and managing the recovery period with the attentiveness that follows any significant physiological event.

His approach to addiction psychiatry informs how he understands the patients who come to MindScape — not as cases to be processed, but as people navigating a complex intersection of neurobiology, psychology, and personal history. That perspective shapes how he communicates, how he prepares patients for what their bodies will experience, and how he supports them in the days that follow.

Working alongside Dr. Juan José Arellano, Dr. Aguijon represents the clinical rigor that defines MindScape's standard of care. His calm, methodical presence during treatment sessions provides a foundation of safety that allows patients — and the therapeutic team — to do the deeper work the medicine makes possible.