Integrative Medicine for a multitude of challenges
based in research and supported by top tier credentials
My Services
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Integrative medicine is a holistic approach that treats the whole person, addressing the biological, physical, emotional, environmental, social, and spiritual dimensions of health to achieve optimal healing and wellness. Rather than focusing solely on symptoms, integrative medicine brings together conventional medicine, complementary therapies, and traditional healing practices to create a personalized path toward lasting well-being. Services include lifestyle medicine, mind-body medicine, clinical hypnosis, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), pain reprocessing therapy, mindfulness-based therapies, EMDR, and medical acupuncture, among others.
Consultations involve a comprehensive whole-person evaluation and a personalized plan that emphasizes non-pharmacologic treatments, the mind-body connection, and evidence-based complementary approaches. Integrative medicine consults are available for a wide range of conditions, including chronic pain, mental health concerns (stress, depression, anxiety, PTSD), digestive issues (IBS, IBD), cardiovascular conditions, cancer, and dermatologic conditions such as eczema, acne, and psoriasis.
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As physicians and clinicians, we are trained to care relentlessly for others, often at the expense of our own clarity, purpose, and well-being. Many reach a point where the career that once felt like a calling now feels heavy, misaligned, or unsustainable. PurposeRx is a one-on-one coaching program designed specifically for physicians, medical students, residents and fellows, advanced practice clinicians, and other healthcare professionals navigating burnout, compassion fatigue, or career transition.
This work draws on years of medical training and clinical practice, integrative and mind-body medicine, mindfulness and somatic approaches, experience as a former Chief Well-Being Officer at a large hospital system, and professional coaching training focused on meaning, purpose, and human flourishing. PurposeRx helps clients reconnect with purpose and meaning, recover from burnout and chronic stress, clarify next-step career paths (clinical or non-clinical), heal the mind-body system beneath professional exhaustion, and cultivate calm, clarity, and sustainable well-being.
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Psychedelic integration coaching offers a vital bridge between a therapeutic or consciousness-altering experience and lasting well-being. These dedicated sessions provide a supportive, confidential, and non-judgmental space to process insights, work through challenging experiences, and derive meaningful understanding from encounters with psychedelic or other consciousness-altering substances. This service is particularly valuable for those undergoing ketamine-assisted therapy, where the transformative nature of the experience can be deepened through thoughtful integration work.
The focus is on harm reduction, emotional and mental well-being, and supporting personal growth within a safe and entirely legal framework. Please note: this practice does not endorse, facilitate, or provide illegal psychedelic substances, and operates strictly within federal and state law. Integration coaching is available as a standalone service or as a complement to ketamine-assisted therapy.
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Ketamine-assisted therapy (KAT) is a powerful modality within the emerging field of psychedelic medicine, offering a unique opportunity for deep introspection and transformation. Administered in a safe, therapeutic setting and integrated with psychotherapy, the ketamine experience can open a window to facilitate psycho-spiritual and physical healing, provide new perspectives on longstanding challenges, and foster a deeper connection to one's inner resources for healing.
KAT is recognized for its efficacy in treatment-resistant depression and certain chronic pain syndromes, and research continues to grow in other areas. While ketamine is FDA-approved as an anesthetic, its use for psychiatric and pain conditions is often off-label but is supported by a substantial and growing body of clinical evidence. Esketamine nasal spray, a derivative of ketamine, is FDA-approved specifically for treatment-resistant depression and major depressive disorder with acute suicidal ideation. In-person ketamine-assisted therapy visits are available.
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Drawing on extensive experience as a Chief Well-Being Officer for a large hospital system, I bring deep expertise in wellness leadership, integrative health education, and organizational health to his consulting work. I provide tailored education and consulting services to individuals, healthcare organizations, and broader institutions seeking to improve well-being, prevent burnout, and foster healthier, more resilient communities.
Services include dynamic seminars, workshops, and speaking engagements on mind-body medicine, integrative health, chronic pain, insomnia, and organizational wellness. Having presented at regional and national conferences, I offers a unique blend of whole-health thinking and practical organizational strategy, designed to meet individuals and organizations wherever they are on their wellness journey.
Conditions Treated:
Chronic Pain
Insomnia
Digestive Challenges
Stress
Anxiety
PTSD
Other Mental Health Concerns
Cardiovascular Conditions
Cancer
Dermatologic Conditions (Eczema, Acne etc.)
and more
About Michael Spertus, MD
Services Include:
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Mind-Body Medicine
Integrative Medicine Consults (comprehensive holistic evaluation and approaches for many conditions, including for chronic pain, gastrointestinal conditions, hypertension, diabetes, mental health conditions, skin conditions, and more)
Lifestyle Medicine Consults and Coaching
Insomnia consults, cognitive behavioral therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
Clinical and Medical Hypnosis
Pain Reprocessing Therapy
Mindfulness-Based Therapies (individual and group)
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Wellness Coaching for physicians, healthcare workers, and other professionals suffering from burnout or undergoing career transitions (PurposeRx)
Professional and Life Coaching
Psychedelic Integration Coaching
Medical Acupuncture
Ketamine-Assisted Therapy
Wellness Consulting and Education for individuals, organizations, and conferences
Upcoming Group Classes: Self-Hypnosis for Chronic Conditions, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), & Mindful Behavior Change
Michael Spertus, MD is a triple board-certified physician, focusing his practice on mind-body skills and integrative medicine. Dr. Spertus provides Integrative Medicine Consults, specialized Mind-Body Medicine therapies, and group classes. Integrative Medicine emphasizes whole-person health and makes use of all appropriate approaches (conventional, complementary, and traditional) to achieve optimal health and healing. Dr. Spertus focuses in particular on the powerful connection between the mind and physical health. He offers evidence-based, complementary care by using non-pharmacological, adjunctive, or stand-alone treatments to improve symptoms and overall well-being. He also provides coaching to medical professionals experiencing stress, burnout, or career transitions.
He endeavors to help people return to a whole state of health and well-being through multiple modalities, including medical visits, psychotherapy, coaching, individual visits, and shared group visits or classes.
**Currently, most medical and therapy visits are being conducted VIRTUALLY over secure telehealth encounters for those residing in FL, NY, MA, CA, and NH.
In-person visits are available in Miami Shores, FL (primarily for acupuncture and ketamine-assisted therapy)
Michael Spertus, MD is OUT OF NETWORK with all insurance companies at this time and provides the listed services only (does not provide primary care services). He can provide an invoice upon request for you to submit to your insurance company/FSA for potential reimbursement for services.
Wellness Consulting and Education for Individuals and Organizations
Drawing on his extensive experience as a Chief Well-Being Officer (CWO) for a large hospital system, Michael Spertus, MD brings unparalleled expertise in wellness leadership, integrative health education, and organizational health. Further enhancing his offerings, Dr. Spertus is also a trained professional and executive coach. He provides tailored education and consulting services to empower people from individual employees to entire organizations in their quest to improve well-being, while mitigating and preventing burnout.
Dr. Spertus provides dynamic seminars, workshops, and speaking engagements on these vital topics, as well as on broader mind-body medicine and integrative medicine topics (especially approaches for chronic pain and insomnia) for medical education. Having presented at several regional and national conferences, Dr. Spertus combines a unique blend of a whole health approach and broader organizational wellness, designed to foster healthier individuals and more resilient organizations.
PurposeRx: Clinician Career & Well-Being Coaching
Introducing a new coaching initiative for physicians and healthcare professionals with Michael Spertus, MD, Certified Professional Coach.
As physicians and clinicians, we’re trained to care relentlessly for others, often at the expense of our own clarity, purpose, and well-being. Many of us reach a point where the career that once felt like a calling now feels heavy, misaligned, or unsustainable.
That’s why I’m excited to offer PurposeRx: Clinician Career & Well-Being Coaching, a new 1:1 coaching offering designed specifically for:
⚕Physicians
🩺 Medical Students, Residents, and Fellows (Discounted rate!)
👩⚕️ Advanced practice clinicians
🏥 Healthcare professionals and leaders
🌱 Anyone navigating healthcare-related burnout, compassion fatigue, or career transition
This work is grounded in:
-My years of medical training and as a practicing physician
-Integrative and mind–body medicine
-mindfulness and somatic approaches
-My experience as a former Chief Well-Being Officer at a large hospital
-My experience as a yoga teacher
-Professional coaching training focused on meaning, purpose, and human flourishing
What PurposeRx Helps With:
-Reconnecting with purpose and meaning
-Recovering from burnout and chronic stress
-Clarifying next-step career paths (clinical or non-clinical)
-Healing the mind-body system beneath professional exhaustion
-Cultivating calm, clarity, and sustainable well-being
Coming soon: PurposeRx GROUPS for clincians to navigate together to find meaning
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