This week's Anti-Aging video presentation: Regenerative Medicine: Stem Cells and Functional Testing

Highlights from a presentation given by Mitchell J. Ghen, DO, PhD at the 17th Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine entitled, Regenerative Medicine Update: Stem Cells and Functional Testing.

Dr. Ghen will be presenting several sessions at the upcoming Anti-Aging Conference: Clinical Applications for In-Office Procedures, He will also act as Moderator at the Global Stem Cell Symposium to be held during the conference on Saturday September 12th, 2009.

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Dr. Ghen has 27 years of experience in anti-aging, holistic and integrative medicine. He is the co-author of two textbooks including the Advance Guide to Longevity Medicine and the Ghen and Raines Guide to Compounding Pharmaceuticals. In addition, he has authored dozens of articles in peer-reviewed journals. He has been a host and guest on hundreds of radio programs as well as television, where he was been interviewed as the expert in alternative health. He is considered one of the top expert clinician and researcher in the field of stem cell transplantation. Dr. Ghen, in addition to being a physician, holds a Masters Degree in Biomechanical Trauma and has a Ph.D. in nutrition and psychoneuroimmunology. Dr. Ghen is an international lecturer on topics about stem cell transplantation and Oral and IV nutrition. He is noted to be one of the premier teachers at conferences and seminars on integrative medicine and his vast academic knowledge, coupled with his entertaining delivery, makes a well sought after presenter.

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