Ketamine Research Institute

Data updated June 26, 2026

United StatesFlorida, United States

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The Ketamine Research Institute is a US-based clinical research organization developing precision medicine approaches to ketamine infusion therapy, studying optimized dosing protocols to treat depression and offering clinician training in evidence-based ketamine practice.

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Blossom’s read

Ketamine Research Institute looks like a niche, clinician-facing ketamine school built around Gerald W Grass MD and a strong self-described lineage from Yale-era ketamine infusion work. It appears best suited to experienced medical professionals who want a structured, infusion-focused mini-fellowship rather than a broad psychedelic training. The positioning is serious and specialist, but the institute’s own claims are highly promotional, so it sits closer to a proprietary practice school than an impartial academic body.

Who Ketamine Research Institute is for

Best for licensed clinicians, especially physicians, who already work in or are moving into ketamine infusion practice and want hands-on protocol training. It seems less suited to the curious public or to therapists seeking a psychotherapy-led psychedelic curriculum.

Prerequisites

The materials frame the audience as medical professionals and clinicians, with an emphasis on physicians and primary care doctors. I did not find a clearly stated formal prerequisite list such as licence type, prior ketamine experience, or entry screening criteria in the sources reviewed.

Accreditation & recognition

The site says there are no Type I CME credits available for the course, and that it is not pursuing CME accreditation at present because of cost and limited capacity. It also says the training is described as APA, ASA, and FSMB compliant, and that graduates are certified by Ketamine Research Institute as qualified ketamine therapy providers, but this is institute-issued certification rather than an externally recognised professional accreditation.

Cost

I could not find a tuition figure on the sources reviewed. The site describes a 3-day intensive, small-group programme with lectures, supervised hands-on training, and some experiential ketamine infusion exposure; it also mentions limited annual capacity, which is part of the reason given for not seeking CME accreditation.

What you walk away with

Learners are told they will gain evidence-based didactic knowledge, supervised clinical experience, and familiarity with personalised or precision-medicine ketamine infusion protocols. The institute says graduates receive Ketamine Research Institute certification as qualified ketamine therapy providers and can join its network of practitioners.

Clinical Care Delivery Snapshot

Specialty & Outpatient Clinics

Provider Model

Independent Specialty Clinic

Organization Status

Unknown

Psychedelic Services

Ketamine-Only Services

Service Coverage

1 country

Service Profile

Care Settings

Specialty Outpatient Clinic

Service Modalities

Ketamine Infusion TherapyEsketamine (Spravato)

Payer Models

Unknown

Service Coverage Countries

United States

Non-Psychedelic Service Mix

Unknown

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Care Delivery Notes

Seeded from user-provided care-delivery.xlsx list. Contacts: Gerald W Grass (Owner) Contact emails: restore@ketamineinstitute.com Contact phones: 800.850.6979

Sources

Official website

https://ketamineinstitute.com/