Navid Farahmand, MD

Navid Farahmand, MD is an anesthesiologist and interventional pain management specialist in Los Angeles, California offering IV ketamine infusions for conditions that have not responded to conventional therapy. He treats therapy-resistant depression including major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and postpartum depression, along with severe anxiety.

IV ketamine is also used for therapy-resistant chronic pain syndromes with a neuropathic component, such as complex regional pain syndrome, phantom limb pain, postherpetic neuralgia, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy, as well as fibromyalgia, migraines, and chronic spine and joint pain. Ketamine works by inhibiting NMDA receptors for rapid, strong pain relief.

Treatments usually last about 45 to 60 minutes but may take several hours, with the medication delivered gradually by pump while a doctor or nurse monitors constantly. Most patients report immediate effects, though long-lasting relief usually requires several treatments. A driver is required afterward since patients cannot drive for 24 hours.