Dr. Irfan Ahmad Handoo, MD

I have seen numerous psychiatrists across the country and Dr. Handoo is the best psychiatrist I’ve ever seen. I was amazed at how much time he spends during his appts, and any time I have been in a deep depression he has always come to the rescue and helped get me out. He sincerely cares and has a great sense of humor. He and his assistants Lauren and Katie are amazing and this is by far the best office to go to in Kansas City.

My doctor strongly recommended Dr. Handoo and said he ran the top ketamine clinic in Kansas City. I was really happy to see everything that he told me about. From start to finish, it has been a great experience. I have never had a doctor spend as much time with me as Dr. Handoo did during our ketamine consult and appreciate how thorough he was. From his nurse Zac and his assistant Lauren, everyone I have met has been so helpful. His nurse Zac really put me at ease and has been pretty amazing. My depression has already been the best it has been in years, and I've been very happy with Dr. Handoo and his team. I would not go anywhere else for IV ketamine treatments in Kansas City, and am very grateful my doctor sent me to him.

After struggling with depression for over 20 years, I recently finished Deep TMS with Dr. Handoo and feel like I have a new lease on life. Dr. Handoo and staff were very kind and helpful, and I never knew how much of a difference this would make for me. I've tried numerous medications over the years, and nothing has ever helped as much as this. I am very grateful to have found Dr. Handoo and highly recommend him.

Very professional and a wonderful doctor. He helped my son and I am so grateful to him. He takes the time to listen to you and does everything he can to help. He is very caring and was very patient with my son and I. If I could give him more than 5 stars I would.

Dr. Handoo is an incredible psychiatrist. Very caring, responsive and way ahead of the curve in teams of offering new treatments. He also has a ketamine clinic and deep TMS that’s been very successful for treatment-resistant depression. Highly recommend if looking to get ahold of your life again.

After having been to the Mayo Clinic and other clinics across the country, my primary care doctor recommended I see Dr. Handoo who he said was the best psychiatrist in Kansas City. I am very thankful he referred me to see him. After 4 months of seeing Dr. Handoo, he has already cut my medications by more than half and it is the best my depression has been since I was in high school. I now enjoy life and do things I haven't done in years. Dr. Handoo and his assistant Lauren and staff have been a godsend, and I've been very happy with the service and care I have received from his office. I highly recommend him and it has been life changing.

I had heard that Dr. Handoo was the top ketamine doctor in town and had the most expertise. I have been to several ketamine clinics in the Kansas City area, and the results that I have gotten from seeing Dr. Handoo since starting IV ketamine treatments with him have been night and day. It is the best my depression has been in over 30 years and it has been no comparison. Dr. Handoo's knowledge and guidance during IV ketamine treatments has been amazing, and his nurse Zac has been outstanding and made it a wonderful experience. I strongly recommend Dr. Handoo for IV ketamine treatments and would not go anywhere else.

I had heard that Dr. Handoo was the top ketamine doctor in town and had the most expertise. I have been to several ketamine clinics in the Kansas City area, and the results that I have gotten from seeing Dr. Handoo since starting IV ketamine treatments with him have been night and day. It is the best my depression has been in over 30 years and it has been no comparison. Dr. Handoo's knowledge and guidance during IV ketamine treatments has been amazing, and his nurse Zac has been outstanding and made it a wonderful experience. I strongly recommend Dr. Handoo for IV ketamine treatments and would not go anywhere else.

Dr. Handoo is professional, attentive, patient and I was surprised at how much time he spent with me. He took the time to answer all of our questions and concerns. The visit did not feel rushed as I have felt with other doctors over the years. He lived up to his reviews and I strongly recommend him. After one visit, I am already doing better. Best psychiatrist I have ever seen.

To put it simply Dr. Handoo changed my life and quite possibly saved it. He was amazing, upon meeting with him I was greeted with a smile and I felt very welcome and comfortable while speaking to him about my problems. I have been in a much better mental state since my treatment and for once look forward to my sessions and getting my life back.

I have been battling depression for over the past 25 years since I was 15 years old. I recently moved to Kansas City from New York City, and had seen a myriad of psychiatrists and experts over the years in New York. No one could ever figure out the best treatment for me and my depression never went away. I found Dr. Handoo online when I moved to Kansas City and am grateful that I did. I found out online that he did a fellowship in psychopharmacology and it shows. Only 2 months after I started seeing Dr. Handoo, I have been completely depression free. My life has been worth living again, and it has been one of the best feelings in the world. Dr. Handoo has been far better than any psychiatrist I ever found before. He has changed my life, and I am very thankful that I found him.

I have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. People trivialize it and reduce it to repeated handwashing. But it’s much more debilitating than that. When I visited Dr. Handoo, my symptoms were out of control, and I couldn’t stop feeling anxious and fearing that this would hurt people I care about. He helped come up with the right medication plan for me and helped me to process my intrusive thoughts so much better. I now have a firmer grip on my mind than ever before. The difference has been night and day since I have started seeing Dr. Handoo. It took a long time to get an appointment to see him, but it has been very much worth it.

I am a student, and I have acute anxiety. I have had it all my life, but I didn’t take it seriously for the longest time. But then it started to affect my functioning in college and personal life.  So we scoured the internet and found Dr. Handoo. I visited him and its been night and day since then. I don’t wake up during the night now, nor do I have frequent panic attacks over things such as presentations or meetings with my supervisor.   Seeing Dr. Handoo has made a big difference in my life. 

I had severe anxiety before getting treatment by Dr. Handoo. When I came to him six months ago, I was going through one of the worst episodes of anxiety I had ever had. I couldn’t sleep at night, and if I ever did manage to fall asleep, I would wake up in the middle of the night with ragged breathing, drenched in sweat. I had been to multiple psychiatrists and therapists in hopes of getting better, but nobody could help me until I met Dr. Handoo. He helped me identify the trigger behind my anxiety and showed me plenty of ways of controlling those triggers and coping with challenging circumstances. Dr. Handoo is an excellent doctor who has changed my life, and I am forever indebted to him for that.

I had been struggling with depression since I was a teenager, and one of my friends recently told me about IV ketamine treatments she did with Dr. Handoo. I had heard from my own doctor and a few friends who did IV ketamine treatments that Dr. Handoo was the "ketamine doc" in Kansas City. Dr. Handoo explained everything in great detail at the time of our consult and explained his protocol. Ever since finishing ketamine treatments, it's been amazing to see the difference in my depression. My old self has finally come back. I am very thankful to Dr. Handoo, and only wish I had found out about him sooner.

I was suffering from severe depression for many years and had tried every medication under the sun. Nothing was working. I researched TMS online and read about it and saw Dr. Handoo. I am very glad I did TMS. I feel like the fog I was in for so many years has finally lifted, and my depression is so much better since finishing TMS. Dr. Handoo and the TMS techs were amazing.

One of my friends told me about IV ketamine treatments for depression and told me to make an appointment with Dr. Handoo. I was scared at first about IV ketamine treatments, but Dr. Handoo explained everything to me and spent a lot of time discussing the procedure in detail. Since finishing IV ketamine treatments, I am finally free of the depression that consumed my life for so long, and am finally doing things that I enjoy. My energy and focus are so much better and IV ketamine treatments have given me a new life--the one I used to have many years ago. My PHQ9 score has dropped from 24 down to 1, and I never knew I could feel this way again. I highly recommend IV ketamine treatments to anyone who has tried medications and frustrated they are not getting any better.

My friend has been raving about Dr. Handoo for a while now, and after I was frustrated with my own psychiatrist, I decided to make an appointment to see him. I didn't know what to expect when I first visited him but with each session, I found myself opening up to him and have been slowly getting better. He has a great demeanor and sense of humor and has really taken time to get to know me as a person.

I have seen countless psychiatrists over the past 10 years, and have even traveled out of state to places on the East Coast and West Coast to get the care I needed. A few months ago, my primary care doctor strongly recommended I see Dr. Handoo and told me he didn't want me to see anyone else. I have been very grateful for his recommendation. After 3 months of seeing Dr. Handoo, my depression and anxiety are the best they have been in as long as I can remember, and Dr. Handoo already has me on fewer medications than I ever took before. He has been a godsend and am thankful I listened to my doctor who recommended him.

Because of having to take medications to overcome my depression for the past 10 years, I had gained a lot of weight. This crushed my self-confidence and only made my depression worse. I needed a solution to get my depression better and not have to take medications causing me to keep gaining weight. TMS was it for me. I finished TMS several months ago and am doing so much better. Dr. Handoo has been able to taper me off almost all of my medications since then, and I have finally been successful in losing weight. TMS has given me another chance at life.