Founder & Medical Director
Christian S. Monsalve, M.D.
Christian S. Monsalve, M.D., is a board-certified psychiatrist and the founder and Medical Director of Verigrate Health, a specialized private psychiatry practice. He personally provides every consultation — grounded in diagnostic clarity, medication restraint, and clinical responsibility.
His defining clinical work centers on precision medication tapering, psychiatric deprescribing, and complex psychiatric consultation, alongside careful adult ADHD evaluation and independent second opinions.
The practice is limited-panel by design. Psychiatric care is available in English and Spanish, in jurisdictions where Dr. Monsalve is appropriately licensed.
Physician Overview
One Physician, Personally Responsible
Christian S. Monsalve, M.D., is a board-certified psychiatrist and the founder and Medical Director of Verigrate Health. He personally conducts every consultation and follow-up, preserving one continuous clinical relationship from the first conversation onward.
His defining expertise is precision medication tapering and psychiatric deprescribing, alongside complex psychiatric consultation, diagnostic clarification, and individualized psychiatric care. The practice is limited-panel — structured for clinical depth rather than volume — and may suit patients considering a careful taper, seeking diagnostic clarity, or requiring unusually thoughtful psychiatric consultation.
Dr. Monsalve is fluent in English and Spanish, and psychiatric care is available in both languages. Care is provided in jurisdictions where he is appropriately licensed. Prospective patients may request a consultation directly; physicians and psychotherapists may refer a patient through the professional pathway.
Background & Credentials
A Physician-Led Approach to Psychiatry
Dr. Monsalve is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and has served as a consultant to the ABC News Medical Unit, with professional contributions spanning clinical ethics, psychotherapy, and psychopharmacology. His practice is intentionally structured for discretion, accessibility, and continuity of care over time.
Clinical Interests
Areas of Clinical Focus
Dr. Monsalve concentrates on a restrained set of clinical areas rather than treating every diagnosis. Each area below links to a fuller clinical guide.
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Curriculum Vitae
Last updated August 2026
The Ends of Medicine
The purpose of medicine is health.
Medicine seeks health not through technique alone, but within a relationship of trust. The physician’s task is to understand illness, discern what may genuinely help, and accompany the patient through suffering with judgment, fidelity, and care for the good of the whole person.
Medicine does not promise human flourishing; it seeks to restore or preserve the health that makes flourishing possible.
Professional Referrals
For Referring Physicians
Physicians and psychotherapists referring a patient for precision tapering, psychiatric deprescribing, or complex consultation can review the professional pathway. Communication is maintained with patient authorization, and the primary therapeutic alliance is respected.
Formats of Care
Where Dr. Monsalve Sees Patients
Dr. Monsalve provides psychiatric care in jurisdictions where he is appropriately licensed. Secure telemedicine consultation is available where permitted, and in-person consultations take place by appointment in New York City and Dallas, with select in-person appointments in Miami. The States Served page is the definitive source for current geographic availability.
A Clinical Limitation
Verigrate Health is not an emergency psychiatric service and does not provide urgent, same-day, or walk-in crisis care. Neither New York City location accepts walk-in visits.
Patient and Physician Questions
Common Questions
Who is Christian S. Monsalve, M.D.?
Dr. Monsalve is a board-certified psychiatrist and the founder and Medical Director of Verigrate Health, a private, limited-panel psychiatry practice specializing in precision medication tapering, psychiatric deprescribing, and complex consultation.
Does Dr. Monsalve personally provide all care?
Yes. Every consultation and follow-up is conducted personally by Dr. Monsalve, preserving continuity of clinical judgment throughout treatment.
What is Dr. Monsalve’s clinical philosophy?
The proper purpose of medicine is health. Care is approached with diagnostic care, medication restraint, and a willingness to accompany patients through gradual processes of change — with human flourishing as a hoped-for consequence of improved health.
Does Verigrate Health specialize in medication tapering?
Yes. Precision medication tapering, benzodiazepine and antidepressant tapering, hyperbolic tapering, and psychiatric deprescribing are defining areas of the practice, alongside complex psychiatric consultation.
Can a physician refer a patient?
Yes. Referring physicians and psychotherapists can review the professional pathway on the For Referring Physicians page. Communication is maintained with patient authorization.
Is Verigrate Health appropriate for urgent or emergency psychiatric care?
No. The practice is not an emergency psychiatric service and does not provide urgent, same-day, or walk-in crisis care.
Begin Thoughtfully
For patients and referring physicians seeking psychiatric care with steadiness, honesty, and continuity, Dr. Monsalve welcomes a considered first conversation.
Care is available where Dr. Monsalve is appropriately licensed — by secure telemedicine where permitted, and in person by appointment in New York City and Dallas, with select in-person appointments in Miami.