Cole Marta, MD
TEAM PROFILE | CO-FOUNDER & MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Dr. Marta is a licensed psychiatrist (A 124676), a trailblazing researcher and provider of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapies in California and an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry and neurology at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. He completed undergraduate studies at UC Santa Cruz in molecular, cellular & developmental biology and earned an MD from the Chicago Medical School. He was a Junior Specialist in a Howard Hughes Medical Institute laboratory studying neurogenetics. He completed his residency at the UCLA San Fernando Valley Veteran Association Psychiatry Training Program.
While at UCLA, he participated in cutting-edge research related to mood, anxiety, substance use, & post-traumatic stress disorder. He has published his research & presented at conferences on the safety and efficacy of psychedelics in the context of both healing intent & abuse populations. He has served as the primary clinical investigator for the Los Angeles site of the phase II & III clinical trials of MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD since 2017. His work in harm reduction, public speaking efforts and co-founding of the first psychedelic medicine and psychotherapy center in southern California highlight his lifelong dedication to bringing psychedelic medicines safely and ethically to those suffering from mental health and psychiatric challenges.
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PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES
MDMA-assisted therapy for severe PTSD: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 study | Nature Medicine
MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for treatment of anxiety and other psychological distress related to life-threatening illnesses: a randomized pilot study | Scientific Reports
Ketamine and depression: a review in The Ketamine Papers — Science, Therapy and Transformation | MAPS
Probable Ketamine-Induced Hypomanic-Like Episode in a Child with Cerebral Palsy | The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience
Mania following use of ibogaine: a case series | American Journal on Addictions
Ketamine and depression: a review | International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
OTHER MEDIA
Set and Setting | Here We Are Podcast
Using Psychedelics to Cure Depression & PTSD | Finding Founders Podcast
Psychedelic Science | Here We Are Podcast
The State of the Psychedelic Union | MAPS Podcast
MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD | Yale Psychedelic Science Group
Future of Psychedelic Medicine in Los Angeles | Aware Project
Psychedelics: Pathway to Legalization | Future Cannabis Project
Using Ketamine to Treat Depression | Aware Project
Ketamine and Depression | Los Angeles Medicinal Psychedelics Society
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