5,000 Medical Leaders Report Latest Advancements in Stem Cells, Genetic Therapies, and Biomedical Technologies
Breakthrough Cures to Alzheimer’s Disease, Heart Disease, Cancer, and Diabetes
Predicted by 2015
A record-setting 5,000 delegates and corporate leaders from 70 nations participated in the world's premier scientific conference on topics relating to medical interventions to prevent and treat the diseases and disabilities associated with the biological process of aging. Co-sponsored by The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M; www.worldhealth.net) and The World Anti-Aging Academy of Medicine (www.waaam.net), the world's largest professional medical societies dedicated to advancing research and clinical pursuits that enhance the quality, and extend the quantity, of the human lifespan, the Winter 2008 Session of the 16th Annual International Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine & Regenerative Biomedical Technologies took place December 11-14, 2008 at The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada USA.
The Winter 2008 Session of the 16th Annual International Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine & Regenerative Biomedical Technologies opened to a standing-room only audience:
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| Ronald Klatz, MD, DO, A4M President (top photo), and Robert Goldman, MD, PhD, DO, FAASP, A4M Chairman (bottom photo), welcome 5,000 delegates to Winter 2008 Session of the 16th Annual International Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine & Regenerative Biomedical Technologies. | |
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| The Winter 2008 Session of the 16th Annual International Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine & Regenerative Biomedical Technologies overflowed with standing-room only attendance with many delegates seated on the floor | |
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More than 120 physician and scientist speakers, many of whom are world-renowned in their area of specialization, spoke on a broad array of topics in aging intervention, presenting the latest breakthroughs in advanced preventive medicine and emerging biomedical technologies, heralding promising near-term breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s Disease, heart disease, cancer, and diabetes:
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| Joseph Maroon, MD, Professor and Director of Neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh-Presbyterian University Hospital, presented “The Longevity Factor: How Red Wine and Resveratrol Can Unlock the Genetic Secrets to as Longer and Healthier Life,” sharing the results of the first-ever human clinical trials of this polyphenol for memory improvement and exercise endurance. | Abraham Morgentaler, MD, Associate Clinical Professor of Urology at Harvard Medical School, discussed “Testosterone Therapy in Men: The Next Big Thing in Medicine,” and presented case studies documenting the multi-beneficial role of testosterone replacement therapy in aging men. |
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| Daniel G. Amen, MD, clinical neuroscientist, psychiatrist and founder of the Amen Clinics, shared the latest evidence to maintain a “Magnificent Mind at Any Age: Natural Ways to Balance Your Brain and Improve Everything In Your Life.” | Christopher Centeno, MD, a physician located in the Boulder, Colorado area, presented data on “Stem Cell Therapeutics for Tissue Regeneration,” outlining the use of mesenchymal stem cells for musculoskeletal repair. |
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| Selvaraj Y. Subramaniam, MD, an anti-aging and sports medicine physician from Malaysia, spoke on “Fish Oil: Omega-3 Anti-Inflammatory,” offering a nutritional model to combat systemic inflammation. | Bogdan Dimitrie Niculae, MD, President of the Organizing Committee for the Romanian Anti-Aging International Congress, shared insights on “Dermatology Laser Techniques” to yield optimal aesthetic results. |
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| Mark Hyman, MD, faculty member of the Institute for Functional Medicine, presented “The UltraMind Solution,” and explained how nutrition and biology influence mood, behavior, attention and memory. | Mark Gordon, MD, Associate Clinical Professor at University of Southern California and University of California-Los Angeles, provided the latest findings on “Alzheimer’s Disease: A Hormonal Approach to Treatment.” |
Over 1,000 participants to-date have enrolled in The Fellowship in Anti-Aging Regenerative & Functional Medicine. The program is an integral way in which physicians, health practitioners, and research scientists attain competency by intensive in-session seminar learning taught by two dozen of the pre-eminent experts in anti-aging, regenerative, and functional medicine. At this conference, 72 physicians and health practitioners graduated from the elite Fellowship in Anti-Aging & Regenerative Medicine program and were acknowledged for their successful completion of the program during the Fellowship Pinning and Diploma Presentation Ceremony:
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Fellowship Graduate Leila Kirdani, MD, with Fellowship in Anti-Aging & Regenerative Medicine Director Pamela Smith, MD, MPH, A4M President Ronald Klatz, MD, DO, and A4M Chairman Robert Goldman, MD, PhD, DO. FAASP. |
| Sharon McQuillan, MD, Director of the Aesthetic Fellowship, delivers Introductory Remarks to orient delegates on the role of aesthetic medicine in the anti-aging specialty. |  |
| For further information or to enroll in the Fellowship programs, please contact Ms. Heidi Pepper, Director of Education, at 800-558-1267 ext. 530. | |
The Aesthetic Anti-Aging Fellowship introduces an innovative way to learn and receive hands-on training in Aesthetic procedures from experts in the field. Featuring six multi-day modules on non-invasive and minimally invasive aesthetic procedures, The Aesthetic Anti-Aging Fellowship is open to physicians, nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and dentists.
At the co-located Las Vegas Anti-Aging Exposition, over 500 corporate booths displayed the latest technologies from the medical and biotech market aimed at improving and/or extending the human lifespan. The anti-aging industry is presently valued at US$ 96.89 Billion. With a compounded annual growth rate of 8.78%, the anti-aging industry is projected to reach US$ 115.5 Billion by 2010. [Global Industry Analysts, Inc., March 2008.]
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The A4M continues to advance a new paradigm of proactive interventions for dysfunctions, disorders, disabilities, and diseases led by advanced biomedical technologies that usher in unprecedented innovations in preventive medicine. As such, the A4M convenes the largest event of its kind in the arena of clinical advancements to prolong the healthy human lifespan: The Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging & Regenerative Biomedical Technologies convenes the world's most innovative physicians, scientists, health practitioners, industry leaders, and international government officials. During the organization's sixteen-year history, the A4M has embraced the vast potential benefits of some of the most promising aspects of scientific advancements in progressive preventive healthcare, many of which were highlighted at the Winter 2008 Session of the 16th Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine and Regenerative Biomedical Technologies.
Observes Ronald Klatz, M.D., D.O., A4M President: "This scientific program drew a record-setting attendance of 5,000 physicians, scientists, health practitioners, industry leaders, and international government officials. For 70% of the conference's delegates, this was their first ever attendance of an anti-aging scientific conference. These numbers clearly demonstrate the continued and undeniable growth of the anti-aging medical movement." Adds Robert Goldman, M.D., Ph.D., D.O., FAASP: "With more than 70 countries represented, the Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine and Regenerative Biomedical Technologies is the largest event of its kind in the arena of human longevity and it is renowned around the world for the high caliber of speakers, delegates, and international government officials in attendance."
