This section introduces several key individuals referenced throughout Psychedelic Ethics Review, each of whom played a role within the University of Utah and Huntsman Mental Health Institute ecosystem during the period described. Dr. Benjamin Lewis is presented as a faculty member and leader within the local psychedelic and psychiatric community, whom the author alleges participated in episodes of retaliation and failed to appropriately respond to reported harms. Parth Gandhi, PhD, is described as an individual involved in the psychedelic community who, according to the author’s account, was the subject of multiple safety concerns prior to a tragic murder-suicide in May 2023. Stamatios Dentino, MD, is identified as a psychiatrist whom the author reports was involved in a June 2020 sexual assault and later rose to a leadership position within the institution. Dr. Paul Carlson is described as Program Director of the psychiatry residency, positioned in a leadership role during key events in which the author alleges opportunities for intervention were present. Dr. Brent Kious MD is described as a psychiatrist, ethicist, and Chair of the University of Utah Psychiatric Association Ethics Committee, who is understood to have been aware of aspects of these events and remained largely neutral within the institutional context. Mark Rapaport, MD, is a nationally recognized psychiatrist, former Chair of Psychiatry and CEO of the Huntsman Mental Health Institute, and current President-Elect of the American Psychiatric Association, who held institutional authority during the timeframe in which these concerns were raised.

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Across these cases, the author presents a unifying ethical concern: that harm may occur not only through direct actions, but also through failures to intervene, delays in reporting, or prioritization of institutional considerations over community safety.