Steven L. Mandel

Steven L. Mandel is an American anesthesiologist and advocate for the use of ketamine in the treatment of mental health.[1]

Dr. Steven Mandel

Career

Mandel is an anesthesiologist,[2] who began his career working in cosmetic surgery offices in California. Following the death of a family member to suspected suicide,[3] anxiety and PTSD[4] he went on to co-found Ketamine Clinics Los Angeles,[2] which he established in 2013. At his clinic, Mandel administers sub-anesthetic doses of ketamine for patients with chronic depression, suicidal ideation,[3] via intravenous infusions.[5][6] He has also advocated for scientific inquiry into other psychedelics and their potential use as mental health treatments.[7] He is also the founder and first president of the American Society of Ketamine Physicians, Psychotherapists and Practitioners (ASKP3).[8]

Education

Mandel received a graduate degree in psychology from the University of Cincinnati Graduate School, his MD from the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, and did residencies in anesthesiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital and UCLA.[9]

References
  1. "Patients Are Experimenting With Ketamine to Treat Depression". Wired – via www.wired.com.
  2. Thielking,STAT, Megan. "Is the Ketamine Boom Getting out of Hand?". Scientific American.
  3. Chun, Rene (June 19, 2017). "Inside the Los Angeles Clinic That Uses Ketamine to Treat Depression Los Angeles Magazine".
  4. "Interview With Dr. Steven Mandel". Psychedelic Spotlight. March 23, 2021.
  5. "Doctors Using 'Club Drug' To Treat Severe Depression". May 3, 2017.
  6. O'Brien, James (September 26, 2016). "Dying to Live". San Francisco Magazine. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  7. "From Popular Anesthetic to Antidepressant, Ketamine Isn't the Drug You Think It Is". Discover Magazine.
  8. "Old Drug Ketamine Offers New Hope for Chronic Pain Sufferers". Science History Institute. March 10, 2020.
  9. "Steven L. Mandel Psychologist Los Angeles, CA MedicineNet". MedicineNet.


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