About Dr. Vando

Leonardo Vando, MD, is a double board-certified psychiatrist and addiction psychiatrist with more than 20 years of clinical experience. He serves as Medical Director of Mindbloom, where he has co-authored large peer-reviewed studies of at-home ketamine therapy and presented the findings at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, and writes the weekly Psych Pulse column for Clinical Trial Vanguard. Trained at Beth Israel Medical Center / Mount Sinai, he treats depression, anxiety, PTSD, and substance use disorders in English and Spanish.

He provides bilingual (Spanish and English), person-centered care, integrating newer modalities — including ketamine — within the standard of psychiatric practice.

His clinical philosophy rests on three principles: conscious prescribing, kindness in action, and honesty in communication.

Clinical affiliations

• Success Counseling — Bronx, NY
• Seek Counseling — Brooklyn, NY
• Mindbloom — Ketamine telehealth therapy
• Vando Telehealth — Private telepsychiatry practice (28 states, DC and PR)

Training & credentials

• Doctor of Medicine (MD)
• Double board-certified Psychiatry
• Subspecialty focus in addiction psychiatry

Languages

Spanish · English