Navjyot Singh Bedi, MD

A sought-after expert with extensive experience in recovery outcomes and working with patients related to sport-related brain trauma and injury and substance use, Dr. Bedi also supports Caron’s neurorestorative health initiatives. In addition to his role at Caron, Dr. Bedi also serves as the National Psychiatrist for the NFL Substances of Abuse Program, a role he has held since 2020. He has been invited to speak internationally on topics such as Addiction as a Brain Disease, Pilot Mental Health, and Treatment and Recovery for Pilots.

Dr. Bedi trained as a physician at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, where he also completed a psychiatry residency. Dr. Bedi completed a second psychiatry residency in the U.S. at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania where he was also a chief resident. He then served as the medical director at Cherokee Mental Health Institute in Iowa. Dr. Bedi completed psychoanalytic training at the Philadelphia Psychoanalytic Institute and a fellowship in addiction psychiatry at Northwestern University. Dr. Bedi joined Caron in 2024 after 18 years at Talbott Recovery where he most recently served as its medical director.

Dr. Bedi has multiple certifications including one in psychiatry and addiction psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN), and one in addiction medicine by the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM).