Offcall Columbus Physician Spotlight: Meet Dr. Patrice Bellanti

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As part of our mission to lift up Columbus clinicians, each week we feature a different clinician having an incredible impact in the community. This week, meet Dr. Patrice Bellanti from Ketamine Health & Wellness Clinics of Ohio. Send her a message to connect directly on the Offcall app!

1. Patrice, tell us a little bit about your practice. Ketamine Health and Wellness Clinics of Ohio provides general psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, with specialization in treatment refractory depression, anxiety, PTSD, and OCD. We accept most insurance plans and are safe and evidence-based providers of IV ketamine and Spravato for patients who have not responded to traditional mental health medications and treatment.

2. Why are you so passionate about being and staying independent? Being independent has allowed for better patient care, less burn out, and happier patients and clinic staff. I have the freedom to do things like limit the number of new intakes seen daily, block out sufficient time for new and returning patients, and not feel the pressure to see 15-20 psychiatric patients a day, which many places now require. Our staff doesn't feel rushed and truly get to know our patients which is why we went into mental health in the first place! It has also allowed us to help patients in ways I couldn't before. If a patient needs a special payment plan, or more frequent follow up, I have the ability to make it happen without being blocked by administrative staff.

3. What’s your biggest hope / dream for the future of the Columbus physician community? I think a large part of physician longevity and happiness depends on feeling like you have options and control of how you want to practice medicine.