Ketamine Assisted Therapy & Founding as an MD

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Today’s episode is on ketamine assisted therapy and psychedelics in general, featuring Dr. Mai Shimada, who has completed her MD from the University of Tokyo, an emergency residency in New York City, and her MBA from INSEAD.

Find her on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/maishimada/
 and check out her startup Isha health at isha.health/

2:40 - Emerg Doctor -> Founder, how did you do it? 12:30 - Did you hesitate to prescribe Ketamine as a psychedlic? 16:45 - When is the right time to consider Ketamine? 24:40 - How is this discussion different in East Asia? 37:30 - Balancing moving fast vs regulations at a healthcare startup 49:30 - FDA regulations and beyond