The Neuropsychiatry & TMS Group to open Wesley Chapel office Nov. 2

The Neuropsychiatry & TMS Group will open a new Wesley Chapel location on Nov. 2, adding TMS, accelerated TMS, Spravato and medication management for patients with treatment-resistant depression. The expansion extends the practice’s Tampa Bay footprint and comes with same-week availability and a Nov. 11 open house for providers and visitors.

Why it matters: - The new Wesley Chapel office gives patients in a growing part of the Tampa Bay area another nearby option for advanced mental health care. - The location is aimed at people with treatment-resistant depression who may need faster access to specialty services. - The expansion adds capacity for TMS, accelerated TMS, Spravato and medication management closer to home.

What happened: - The Neuropsychiatry & TMS Group will open a Wesley Chapel location on Monday, Nov. 2. - The office is at 6013 Wesley Grove Blvd., Suite 201, in Wesley Chapel. - Dr. Faizi Ahmed, the practice’s lead psychiatrist, will lead the new site. - The practice is accepting new patients and offering same-week availability.

The details: - The Wesley Chapel office will provide transcranial magnetic stimulation, including accelerated TMS. - The location will also offer Spravato® (esketamine) treatment and medication management. - The new site expands the practice beyond Tampa, Brandon, Palm Harbor and St. Petersburg. - The office is intended to give patients, families and referral partners another care option closer to Wesley Chapel. - The practice said patients can request appointments at the practice website or by calling 813-995-1775. - The office will host an open house and provider meet-and-greet on Wednesday, Nov. 11, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. - The event will be held at The Neuropsychiatry & TMS Group’s Wesley Chapel office. - Attendees may tour the office, meet the clinical team and learn about available services. - Light refreshments will be served. - People planning to attend should RSVP by Oct. 30 to evamandam@beaconbh.com and include their name, practice and number of attendees.

Between the lines: - The timing points to continued demand for psychiatric care in fast-growing suburban communities around Tampa. - Same-week availability suggests the practice is trying to reduce wait times for patients seeking specialty depression treatment. - The addition of Wesley Chapel also strengthens the group’s referral network across the region. - Ahmed is board-certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and in neuropsychiatry and behavioral neurology by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties. - Ahmed also serves as an affiliate assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences at the University of South Florida.

What's next: - The Wesley Chapel office opens Nov. 2. - The provider meet-and-greet follows on Nov. 11. - The practice’s next test will be whether the new location can meet local demand for faster access to specialty psychiatric care.

The bottom line: - The Neuropsychiatry & TMS Group is betting that a closer, faster-access Wesley Chapel location will make advanced depression care easier to reach for more Tampa Bay patients.