Safety-minded support
Monitoring visits and communicating observations to supervising clinicians.
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Karolis Martinez, BS, CCMA
Karolis Martinez, BS, CCMA, is a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant supporting interventional psychiatry programs at Mood Institute in Milford and Southport, Connecticut. Under clinician oversight, she supports treatment-day preparation, SPRAVATO® REMS-aligned visit workflows, IV ketamine monitoring, and patient education. She communicates in English and Spanish.
- CCMA
- Interventional support
- Bilingual EN/ES
Karolis Martinez supports Mood Institute interventional psychiatry programs in Milford and Southport, Connecticut, including treatment-day preparation, monitoring, and patient education under clinician oversight.
Her work includes SPRAVATO® REMS-aligned visit support and IV ketamine monitoring as directed by supervising clinicians. She helps patients understand visit expectations and communicates observations to the care team. Research-related activities are performed as delegated and do not include independent clinical decision-making.
She is bilingual in English and Spanish.
Qualifications
- Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA)
- Interventional Psychiatry Medical Assistant, Mood Institute (August 2024–present)
- Bilingual English and Spanish
- SPRAVATO® REMS support and IV ketamine monitoring under clinician oversight
- Basic Life Support and CPR, American Heart Association
- Fundamentals of Medicine Certificate, American Academy of Professional Coders
Clinical & professional focus
- Interventional psychiatry treatment-day support under clinician oversight
- Patient preparation, monitoring, and education
- Treatment documentation and care-team communication
- Research-related monitoring activities as delegated
Education & training
- Bachelor of Health Sciences (Public Health major; Psychology minor), Sacred Heart University, 2022
- Fundamentals of Medicine Certificate, American Academy of Professional Coders
- Basic Life Support and CPR, American Heart Association
Approach to care
Clear visit guidance
Helping patients understand treatment-day logistics and next steps under clinician oversight.
Team coordination
Supporting documentation, room readiness, and multidisciplinary clinic workflows.
Research operations
- Clinical Medical Assistant
- Patient monitoring and treatment support under clinician oversight
- Rater activities as delegated
Karolis Martinez supports Mood Institute research and interventional psychiatry workflows through treatment-day preparation, patient monitoring, documentation support, and care-team communication under clinician oversight.
Research-related activities are performed as delegated and focus on safe visit execution, observation, and protocol-aligned support—not independent clinical decision-making.
Research areas & focus
- SPRAVATO® and IV ketamine visit workflow support under clinician oversight
- Patient monitoring and adverse-event observation
- Treatment documentation and medication inventory support
- Outcome-measure workflows as delegated
Research certifications & qualifications
- Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA)
- Basic Life Support and CPR (American Heart Association)
- Good Clinical Practice training
- HIPAA compliance training
- REDCap training
- C-SSRS certification (Columbia Lighthouse Project)
- SPRAVATO® REMS-aligned treatment-monitoring workflow experience under clinician oversight
Affiliations
- Mood Institute — Certified Clinical Medical Assistant
Related public studies
- NCT06713616PCORI Study: IV Ketamine vs Esketamine for Treatment-Resistant Depression
- NCT06725277OBSERVE Study: Real-World Outcomes in Depression Care
Study status and eligibility details are maintained on ClinicalTrials.gov. Contact the research team with questions about a listed study.
Published resources
Articles by Karolis Martinez, BS, CCMA
Explore every Mood Institute resource attributed to Karolis.
Preparing for a treatment day
A practical treatment-day checklist, from planning your arrival through monitored recovery.
Patients & FamiliesSPRAVATO® and IV ketamine visit expectations
The stages to expect during a clinician-supervised SPRAVATO® or IV ketamine visit.
Patients & FamiliesDescribing treatment day to referred patients
A clear way to explain treatment-day logistics to a referred patient.
Referring ProvidersMedical assistant handoffs with the care team
What a clear medical assistant handoff contains and how concerns reach the supervising clinician.
Referring ProvidersMonitoring on research treatment days
What participants can expect from protocol-based observation and escalation on a research treatment day.
Research ParticipantsDelegated observations during research visits
Who observes during a research visit, what gets reported, and which questions to ask beforehand.
Research ParticipantsREMS-aligned operations on treatment days
Practical questions sponsors can use to review REMS-aligned visit operations.
Research SponsorsInventory and monitoring under clinician oversight
Verification questions for reviewing delegated inventory and treatment-day monitoring workflows.
Research Sponsors