My journey with regenerative medicine began with my father. A lifelong athlete, his knees were worn out, and double knee-replacement surgery was scheduled. As a doctor, I had helped thousands manage pain, but when it came to my dad, I couldn’t accept that surgery was the only answer. I encouraged him to try stem cell therapy.
We treated both knees in a single session. For weeks after, I called every day, and the response was the same: “It’s not working.”
Then, six weeks after the treatments, I visited his house. He stood up from his recliner and walked into the kitchen—smooth and steady.
“Dad,” I asked, “how are your knees feeling?”
He paused, smiled, and said: “You know what, son? I have no pain. For the first time in 40 years, I have no knee pain.”
It was a defining moment in both of our lives.