Veterans & Active Military
Ketamine & Wellness · Baltimore
For those who served — reduced-rate ketamine therapy, IV wellness, and physician-led care
Ketamine therapy discounts for veterans in Baltimore are available through Vita Nova's Community Heroes appreciation program — all branches, National Guard and Reserves included — covering ketamine infusion therapy, IV therapy, Iron IV, and IM vitamin shots. Veterans most often come to us for PTSD, treatment-resistant depression, and chronic pain from service injuries. Every infusion is anesthesiologist-led care, under the medical direction of Dr. Brijen Joshi MD, a Johns Hopkins faculty physician and Chief of Thoracic Anesthesia at Johns Hopkins Hospital, with continuous cardiac monitoring throughout. If you qualify for VA coverage, use it first — where you don't, the discount applies from session one. Vita Nova, 513 Bayview Blvd, Canton, Baltimore MD 21224. Call to learn your discount — no paperwork, no obligation. (443) 563-1059 → or submit your details →
Military service leaves marks that don't always show — and a medical system that cycles through the same medications without meaningful change is exhausting. Ketamine works through a different mechanism than the antidepressants most veterans have already tried, acting on the brain's glutamate system to promote rapid neuroplasticity. Care at Vita Nova is physician-led under the medical direction of Dr. Brijen L. Joshi MD, with continuous cardiac monitoring on every infusion.
The Conditions That Follow Service Home
Military service leaves marks that don't always show. PTSD, depression that hasn't responded to medication after medication, chronic pain from service-related injuries, and a sense of disconnection that standard outpatient care has struggled to address — these are the most common reasons veterans seek care at Vita Nova.
Ketamine works differently from the antidepressants that many veterans have already tried. Rather than targeting serotonin — which these medications often address inadequately in treatment-resistant cases — ketamine acts on the glutamate NMDA receptor system, producing rapid neuroplasticity that can interrupt entrenched depressive and PTSD symptom patterns. This is a different mechanism, which is why it can help when others have not.
Veterans and active-duty service members experience PTSD, treatment-resistant depression, and chronic pain at rates well above the general population — often layered with moral injury, sleep disruption, and the cumulative weight of the job. Vita Nova built the Community Heroes program around that reality. Care is physician-led under the medical direction of Dr. Brijen L. Joshi MD, a Johns Hopkins faculty physician and board-certified anesthesiologist, with continuous cardiac monitoring on every infusion. Whether you're exploring ketamine for PTSD, treatment-resistant depression, or chronic pain, the Community Heroes discount applies from your first session — no script, no pressure, no obligation to reach out.
Combat PTSD, military sexual trauma, operational stress injury — ketamine is increasingly used when standard PTSD pharmacotherapy has been insufficient.
Depression that has not responded to two or more antidepressant trials. Ketamine works through the glutamate pathway — a different mechanism from the medications most veterans have tried.
Service-related musculoskeletal injury, neuropathic pain, and inflammatory pain — ketamine's NMDA modulation provides a non-opioid pain pathway for veterans managing chronic pain from service.
NAD+ IV therapy, Myers' Cocktail, Vitamin C, Iron IV infusions, and IM vitamin shots for energy, immune support, iron-deficiency fatigue, and recovery — useful for veterans managing fatigue and general health.
Initial ketamine eligibility consultations are available via telemedicine — so you can ask questions and understand your options before coming in.
Ketamine is self-pay — $499.99 per mental health session, $375 for Vitality Circle members. Some plans offer out-of-network mental health benefits; we provide an itemized superbill. VA Community Care is an evolving area our team can help navigate.
A Different Mechanism — For Cases Where Standard Treatment Hasn't Been Enough
Most antidepressants prescribed to veterans with depression and PTSD — SSRIs, SNRIs, and mood stabilizers — operate on monoamine neurotransmitter systems: serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine. These medications take weeks to months to produce any response, have inconsistent efficacy in PTSD specifically, and carry their own side-effect burdens.
Ketamine acts on NMDA glutamate receptors — a completely different neurotransmitter system. The mechanism promotes rapid neuroplasticity: the formation of new synaptic connections that can disrupt the entrenched neural patterns associated with chronic depression and trauma. In clinical settings, ketamine often produces noticeable change within 24–72 hours of treatment, rather than weeks.
At Vita Nova, ketamine is delivered as a monitored IV infusion at 513 Bayview Blvd, Canton, Baltimore MD 21224. Every infusion includes continuous cardiac and vital-signs monitoring, and every session is anesthesiologist-led care, under the medical direction of Dr. Brijen Joshi MD — a board-certified anesthesiologist and Johns Hopkins faculty member with extensive experience in IV sedation and pain management. His anesthesiology background is directly relevant: ketamine is an anesthetic agent, and its delivery belongs in the hands of a physician trained in IV sedation and hemodynamic monitoring.
None of this means ketamine is appropriate for every veteran. A clinical consultation — which can begin by telemedicine — is the honest starting point. We will tell you clearly whether we think treatment is appropriate and what realistic expectations look like.
The Community Heroes discount is our way of making access easier for veterans and active service members — it applies to ketamine therapy, IV therapy, Iron IV, and IM shots, from your first session. We confirm the exact amount on a real conversation rather than a web page. Call us, or submit your details online and we'll call you. No script, no pressure, no commitment required. All care is physician-led under the medical direction of Dr. Brijen L. Joshi MD, a Johns Hopkins faculty physician.
Veterans & Military Wellness — Questions Answered
For those who served.
A different conversation about care.
Ketamine therapy, IV therapy, Iron IV, and IM vitamin shots — at reduced rates for veterans and active service members. All care is physician-led under the medical direction of Dr. Brijen L. Joshi MD, a Johns Hopkins faculty physician. The discount details are shared on the call. No pressure, no script, no commitment required to reach out.
Medically reviewed by Dr. Brijen L. Joshi MD — Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine · Chief of Thoracic Anesthesia, Johns Hopkins Hospital · Founder, CEO & Medical Director, Vita Nova Ketamine & Wellness Clinic. · View full team → · Johns Hopkins Medicine faculty profile ↗ · Further reading: VA Community Care — veteran eligibility ↗
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