H. Samuel Ko, MD, MBA, FACEP, FAAEM

Still learning after 20 years.

I'm Sam Ko, an emergency physician, creator, and lifelong learner. My “why” is to be a catalyst for transformation, for my patients, for the doctors I teach, and for Medicine itself.

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Background

I'm a Board Certified Emergency Physician and the founder of Reset Ketamine, which I started in 2017 as the first ketamine infusion clinic in Palm Springs. Through Reset, we've helped people with depression, PTSD, anxiety, OCD, and chronic pain.

I also co-founded Ketamine StartUp, an online course that helps physicians open their own ketamine clinics, and I teach the stellate ganglion block (SGB) procedure to doctors at LearnSGB.

Now I'm teaching doctors to put AI to work for patient care and their own learning, in AI for Doctors.

Training

  • Emergency Medicine ResidencyLoma Linda University Medical Center
  • MDUniversity of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
  • MBASimon Business School, University of Rochester
  • BSSeattle University
Sam Ko in a white coat and stethoscope, smiling.
Sam Ko, MD, MBA

Current work

New · Live course AI for Doctors A three-week live course, taught by a doctor, for physicians who use AI casually and want it to do real work: research, learning, notes, and insurance letters. Join the waitlist

Ketamine StartUp

I host The Ketamine StartUp Podcast with my wife, Kim Ko, MD. We talk with clinicians about building and running ketamine practices. Our Ketamine StartUp course teaches physicians how to open and run their own ketamine clinic.

LearnSGB

Training for physicians in the stellate ganglion block procedure. Visit LearnSGB.

Academic writing

Professional service

Finance Committee member at the American Academy of Pain Medicine. Expert Faculty at the American Society of Ketamine Physicians, Psychotherapists & Practitioners (ASKP3), and former co-chair of its standards committee. Read my AAPM member profile.

Speaking

Press, podcasts & film

What I care about

Being present. Thinking and writing. Solving problems, learning, and growing.

I am a husband and a father, and I seek wisdom and truth. Stoic philosophy and consciousness studies are part of that search.

In medicine I'm drawn to the cutting edge: psychedelic therapy, integrative pain care, innovative mental health treatments, and what new technology can do for doctors. Outside of it I like playing with my daughter, adventures, good stories, long form podcasts, and getting stronger.

Contact

Get in touch

Speaking, teaching, consulting, a podcast conversation, comparing notes on ketamine/psychedelic medicine, and AI for doctors. I prefer writing to phone calls, so send me a note here.

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