Questions, answered plainly.

Yes. All visits are by appointment only; walk-ins are not accepted. Alpha Vital Elite is an outpatient medical wellness practice, not a hospital. Before an infusion can be scheduled, a physician must review your health information to determine whether the nutritional and antioxidant IV support we offer falls within our scope and can be provided safely and appropriately in our setting. If your medical needs fall outside our services, you may be advised to seek care from an appropriate physician or medical facility.

You send your medical history, current medications and allergies. Dr. Violeta Aronov or another physician on the Alpha Vital Elite medical team reviews it and decides whether IV therapy is appropriate for you and which formula fits. Nothing is booked and nothing is charged at that stage.

No. There is no screening or physician review fee. Before an infusion can be scheduled, a physician reviews your safety-screening answers, medical history, medications, allergies, relevant laboratory results or medical records, and wellness goals at no charge. This individualized review helps determine whether the IV support available at Alpha Vital Elite is safe and appropriate for you — and, when appropriate, which option may best meet your needs.

The screening itself is a short questionnaire that takes only a few minutes. If IV support is appropriate, Dr. Violeta Aronov contacts you directly to schedule your appointment. The complete medical form and patient attestation are reviewed and signed at the clinic on the day of your infusion.

Occasionally, the review may show that additional information is needed or that the services available at our practice are not the right fit for you. In that situation, the physician will explain why and, when appropriate, whether another option may be considered.

Here is what happens:

1. A physician reviews your information. We look at your condition, symptoms, medications, treatments, allergies, and any available laboratory results.
2. We decide whether an infusion is safe for you. We also decide whether the care you need is something our office can safely provide.
3. We may ask for more information. Before making a final decision, we may request laboratory results, medical records, or information from your primary care doctor or specialist.
4. If an infusion is not appropriate, we will not approve it. This does not mean we do not want to help you. It means your needs may be outside the limited supportive care our practice provides.
5. We will explain the decision. Alpha Vital Elite is not a hospital, urgent care center, primary care office, or specialty treatment center. If you need a different level or type of care, we will guide you back to your doctor, specialist, or a facility better equipped to help you.

We only provide an infusion when a physician believes it is safe, appropriate, and within the services our practice can responsibly offer.

Maybe. It depends on your condition, your current health, and the care you need.

Many of our patients live with chronic conditions. Before we can offer an infusion, you must tell us about your condition, symptoms, medications, supplements, treatments, and the doctors caring for you. A physician will review this information and decide whether supportive IV care is safe for you and within the services we provide.

Our infusions may support hydration, nutritional replenishment, normal antioxidant defenses, and immune function. They do not treat rheumatoid arthritis or any other chronic illness.

Alpha Vital Elite is not a hospital, urgent care center, primary care office, or replacement for your specialist. When appropriate and with your permission, we may communicate with your healthcare provider. Being under specialist care or receiving treatment does not automatically rule you out.

If your needs are outside what we can safely provide, we will tell you clearly and guide you toward a more appropriate doctor or facility.

At Alpha Vital Elite, physician involvement continues throughout your visit. Your infusion is personally provided and monitored by Dr. Violeta Aronov or another physician on the Alpha Vital Elite medical team.

The physician providing your care reviews your medical history, determines and verifies the appropriate formulation and doses, prepares and starts your infusion, sets the flow rate, and remains with you through completion. Your infusion is not handed off to a technician; a physician remains directly responsible for your care from start to finish.

The time depends on which infusion you receive.

A glutathione injection takes about 15 minutes to give, with about 30 minutes planned for the entire visit. Some of our signature infusions take about one hour. Our longest infusions take approximately two and a half to three hours.

We do not rush your infusion. Giving certain ingredients too quickly may cause breathing problems, chest discomfort, nausea, vomiting, or other side effects. Your infusion is given at a careful rate, with physician monitoring throughout your visit, because your safety comes first.

No. Our infusions do not treat or cure diseases. They provide supportive care only and do not replace your medications, primary care doctor, specialist, or medical treatment.

We do, however, specialize in physician-directed supportive IV care. Our approach is informed by published research about different vitamin deficiencies and oxidative stress in chronic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, fibromyalgia, Lyme disease with joint symptoms, ulcerative colitis, and Crohn’s disease.

Oxidative stress means the body is having trouble balancing harmful molecules. Some studies have examined individual antioxidants in people with chronic conditions. However, this research does not prove that our combined IV infusions treat these conditions or will benefit every patient.

A physician must review your condition, medications, current treatment, and overall health before deciding whether supportive IV care is safe and appropriate for you. Our supportive IV formulations are not FDA-approved to diagnose, treat, cure, mitigate, prevent, or reverse any disease or medical condition. Results may vary, and no benefit or outcome is promised.

Every ingredient must have a clear reason for being included.

Dr. Aronov’s background in biochemistry and nearly 20 years of experience as a board-certified anesthesiologist guide how each infusion is evaluated.

Before including an ingredient, Dr. Aronov considers:

• What does the ingredient normally do in the body?
• What supportive purpose does it serve in this specific infusion?
• Is the proposed dose and IV route appropriate?
• Is it safe with the patient’s health conditions, allergies, medications, and available laboratory results?
• Can it be used safely with the other ingredients, or should it be given separately?
• What risks or limitations should the patient understand?

The review is informed by resources from the National Institutes of Health, peer-reviewed medical literature indexed in PubMed, and guidance from established medical organizations. An ingredient is never included simply because it is popular.

Research involving an individual ingredient does not prove that it will benefit every patient. It also does not establish that a combined IV formulation is safe or effective for treating any disease or medical condition. The final formulation and eligibility decision are based on an individual physician review.

Not every ingredient belongs in the same bag.

Each ingredient has its own needs, including the correct fluid, concentration, acidity level, light protection, and infusion rate.

Before ingredients are combined, their compatibility must be considered. Ingredients that do not mix well may become less stable, change when placed together, lose strength, or form tiny particles called precipitates.

For these reasons, we do not automatically place a long list of ingredients into one bag. Ingredients are combined only when they are considered compatible in that specific preparation. When needed, they are protected from light or given in separate bags and steps, with an appropriate fluid and rate for each stage.

This approach may take longer, but it allows every stage to be prepared and administered carefully. It does not eliminate all infusion risks or guarantee a particular result.

Think about building a house.

You would not put all the workers, tools, and materials into one big pile. You would use each one at the proper time.

An infusion also needs a plan. Some infusions begin with minerals and vitamins. Amino acids and antioxidants may be given in later steps.

Some ingredients can go together. Others need their own bag because they may not mix well, may need protection from light, or must be given at a different speed.

Giving the infusion in steps also allows the physician to watch how you feel. If needed, the physician can slow down, change, or stop the infusion.

The order is chosen for careful preparation and monitoring. It does not remove every risk or guarantee a particular result.

Your body naturally makes tiny molecules called free radicals. A small amount is normal. When too many build up and the body cannot keep them balanced, it is called oxidative stress.

Over a lifetime, the body is exposed to sunlight, smoke, pollution, alcohol, illness, inflammation, and everyday stress. Years of oxidative stress may add to normal wear and damage inside the body’s cells.

Oxidative stress has also been studied in many chronic illnesses, especially conditions involving ongoing inflammation. Think of antioxidants as helpers that support the body’s own cleanup and protection systems. This is why selected antioxidant ingredients are included in several Alpha Vital Elite infusions.

Antioxidant support cannot erase a lifetime of damage. It has also not been proven to treat, cure, or reverse a chronic illness. Each ingredient must have a clear reason for being included, and a physician must decide whether it is safe and appropriate for the individual patient.

Because the same infusion may be appropriate for one person and unsafe for another.

Cancer care, an active flare of a chronic illness, heart or kidney or liver problems, fever, infection, pregnancy, abnormal vital signs, or certain medications may completely change the plan.

Sometimes the safest answer is:

• Regular medical care before any IV
• No infusion at all
• More medical information
• New laboratory results
• A conversation with a specialist
• A different infusion

You tell us what concerns you. Dr. Aronov determines whether an IV is appropriate and which option, if any, fits your needs.

It means you are not expected to select or prescribe your own IV from a menu.

Before any infusion, a physician reviews:

• What you hope to address with IV support
• Your medical history
• Your current symptoms
• Your medications and supplements
• Your allergies
• Your relevant laboratory results

The physician then:

• Determines whether IV support is appropriate for you
• Confirms whether it can be provided within the scope of this practice
• Selects the appropriate ingredients and doses
• Determines the fluid volume, sequence, and infusion rate
• Personally provides and monitors your care from start to finish

The first question is not, “Which IV would you like?”

It is, “Should you receive an IV at all — and, if so, which approach is appropriate for you?”

79-01 Metropolitan Avenue, Middle Village, NY 11379, in Queens, New York, serving Middle Village, Glendale, Maspeth, Ridgewood, Forest Hills and Rego Park. Open 9am to 5pm, seven days a week, by appointment.

Sessions run from $100 for a glutathione injection to $550 for the longer immune-support infusion, with most signature infusions between $325 and $400. The safety screening and physician review are free. See every infusion and its price.