I'm a trauma surgeon turned longevity CEO. I get up at 5 a.m., avoid snacks, and keep my phone out of my bedroom.

"I've been a physician for 30 years. For the first three quarters of my career, I did all sorts of surgeries, from trauma and emergency surgery, to general and reconstructive cancer surgery. I loved surgery, and I still miss being in the operating room, but I was totally burnt out. I was not happy. I did not want to go to work, and I thought, who wants to live this way?"

"I made the transition because I was 50 pounds overweight, had high blood pressure, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and an autoimmune disease. I learned the science of nutrition, exercise, sleep, and functional medicine, brought all of that to my life, and got off all my medications and diagnoses of chronic diseases. The experience made me realize that reversing chronic diseases is the kind of medicine that I want to practice."

"I always say the most important thing is to have a really good daily routine. It doesn't need to be any medications, injections, or anything fancy. I saw the biggest movement in my own personal health journey when I did the small things consistently. I wake up at 5 a.m. I start off my routine first thing in the morning because the whole world is asleep, and it's the only time I really have for myself."

A physician practiced surgery for thirty years, experienced severe burnout, and shifted into longevity medicine after personal health crises including obesity, hypertension, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and an autoimmune disease. He learned nutrition, exercise, sleep, and functional medicine and applied those principles to lose weight, stop medications, and reverse chronic diagnoses. He founded health optimization and longevity clinics to help others improve lifestyle, optimize hormones, and prevent or reverse chronic disease. He emphasizes a consistent daily routine—waking at 5 a.m., avoiding his phone on waking, and prioritizing small, consistent behaviors for major health gains.

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