Yuli Fradkin, M.D.

Yuli Fradkin is a psychiatrist in Fort Lee, New Jersey, and medical director of Neuroplasticity MD, a clinic that offers ketamine treatment for depression, anxiety, PTSD and chronic pain. Patients can receive IV ketamine infusions, intramuscular injections or the Spravato esketamine nasal spray.

Approach

Fradkin began as a child psychiatrist and researcher about 20 years ago and, after emigrating to the US, studied with leading clinicians in Boston and New York. His posts have included Tufts Medical Center, Rutgers and Beth Israel at Mount Sinai; he supervises medical students, does psychiatric research and is an assistant professor at the Rutgers and Yale medical schools. He also guides patients through ketamine-assisted psychotherapy and has a particular interest in problems between parents and children. A typical course packs several IV infusions into two to three weeks, with later top-up sessions when needed and doses tailored to each patient.

Who it is for

The clinic names depression that has resisted treatment, postpartum depression, bipolar disorder, OCD, PTSD, anxiety disorders, suicidal thoughts and substance use among the conditions it treats, as well as neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia and complex regional pain syndrome, especially in people for whom standard medication has not worked.

Practical details

The practice is at 440 West St, Suite 318, in Fort Lee, sees patients in person and online, and says it accepts most major insurance plans; Spravato is typically covered. A free consultation comes first, and sessions are listed at $300.

Care and safety

Every patient has a comprehensive assessment, staff watch heart rate, blood pressure and other vital signs throughout each session, and integration support follows treatment.