Devine cwi
4 months ago
Experience
I had 1 shot to my shoulder and was able to gain full recovery with range of motion and strength building exercises. Beautiful results!!!
R3 Stem Cell
Scottsdale-based regenerative medicine network with clinics in the US and Mexico
About R3 Stem Cell
R3 Stem Cell is a Scottsdale, Arizona company that sells regenerative medicine treatments through a network of clinics. Dr. David Greene, a fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon who moved to the business side of medicine, started it in 2012 while he was in business school at Arizona State, and he still runs it as CEO. R3's own pages put the network at 45 centers in seven countries in some places and 80 in eight countries in others, with more than 29,000 procedures reported since it began. R3 owns only a few of those clinics outright. The main one is a 7,000 square foot building on East Dynamite Boulevard in north Scottsdale that houses the stem cell center and R3's medspa arm, and there are R3 Anti Aging clinics in Beverly Hills and Brentwood, Tennessee. Everything else is an independent practice that joined R3's partnership program and uses its biologics, training, and marketing. The several hundred city pages on r3stemcell.com are search landing pages, not separate offices. What gets delivered depends on the country. In the US the visits are same-day outpatient injections: platelet-rich plasma, bone marrow or fat drawn from the patient, and donated umbilical cord or amniotic tissue allograft, placed under ultrasound guidance when the target calls for it. The intravenous protocols priced by cell count, from 25 million up to 250 million umbilical cord mesenchymal cells, are given at the Mexico clinics in Tijuana, Puerto Vallarta, and Cancun. None of it is FDA-approved. R3 registered a patient-funded observational study of amniotic and umbilical cord tissue on ClinicalTrials.gov in 2019 under NCT03899298, which is still listed there as not yet recruiting. Consultations are free, insurance does not pay, and published prices start at $3,999 in Mexico and $5,500 per joint in the US.
- Flagship clinic is a 7,000 square foot building in north Scottsdale that also houses R3's medspa
- Started in 2012 by Dr. David Greene, a fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon turned CEO
- US visits are same-day outpatient injections: PRP, bone marrow, fat, and birth-tissue allograft
- IV protocols sold by cell count are given at the Mexico clinics in Tijuana, Puerto Vallarta, and Cancun
- Published starting prices, about $5,500 per joint in the US and $3,999 in Mexico
- Most Centers of Excellence are independent partner practices rather than R3-owned clinics
- Team size
- 11-50
- Physicians
- -
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Locations
- 6
Treatments & focus
Regenerative Orthopedics35%
Mesenchymal Stem Cell (MSC) Therapy20%
Allogeneic (donor) Therapy15%
Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP)15%
Exosome Therapy10%
IV / Systemic Cell Therapy5%
Cell sources
Umbilical CordPlacental / Wharton's JellyAdipose (fat)Bone MarrowExosomesAutologousAllogeneic
Pricing snapshot
Starting from
$3,999
per treatment
Typical range
$3,999 to $18,499
Prices are published rather than quoted privately. In the US, one extremity joint such as a knee with umbilical cord allograft starts around $5,500, and more involved cases run to about $15,000. At the Mexico clinics the protocols are priced by cell count, from $3,999 for 25 million cells to $18,499 for 250 million, with exosome-only IV protocols between $4,999 and $7,999. The first consultation is free and insurance does not cover any of it.
Pricing is indicative and set by each clinic. Confirm the final cost directly before treatment.
Patient reviews
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Erica Soria
a year ago
Experience
Dr Greene and Samantha are absolutely fantastic! The staff was professional, knowledgeable, and truly cared about my well-being. The stem cell treatment was thoroughly explained and tailored to my needs. I felt supported every step of the way. Highly recommend this clinic for anyone exploring regenerative therapiesโit exceeded my expectations!
What R3 Stem Cell looks like elsewhere
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Google reviews
4.6out of 5 on Google from 63 ratings
Google's review topics focus on stem cell therapy, PRP and injection technique, with reviewers discussing shoulder, knee and back pain treatment and an informative doctor. Some entries reference training lectures rather than patient visits. Birdeye lists 4.7 across 65 reviews, where a few reviewers describe high cost and disappointing results.
Most-mentioned on Google
stem cell therapyinjection techniqueprp treatmentback and knee pain reliefdetailed lectures
Checked . Figures on the source may have changed since. View the Google listing
Reddit discussion
Mixedacross 5 threads
R3 comes up often in r/stemcells and the discussion is heavily critical. Commenters repeatedly flag the founder's revoked Arizona medical license, an FDA warning letter, and doubts about frozen cell viability and value for money. A few posters reported joint pain relief after treatment, while others reported no change months later.
Recurring points
founder's revoked medical licensehigh cost per cellfrozen cell viabilitymixed treatment outcomesaggressive marketing
Checked . Figures on the source may have changed since.
Team
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Dr. David Greene
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
MD, PhD, MBA; fellowship-trained orthopedic spine surgeon
Trained in orthopedic surgery with a spine fellowship, then moved to the business side of medicine and started R3 in 2012 out of a project at Arizona State's business school. He sets the company's protocols and runs the partner network from Scottsdale, and no longer treats patients himself.
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Dr. Sabrina Solt
Provider, R3 Scottsdale
NMD, naturopathic medical doctor
Does the injection work at the Scottsdale center, including ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal injections, PRP, adipose and bone marrow procedures, and birth-tissue biologics. She has practiced regenerative and anti-aging medicine in Arizona since 2013.
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Dr. Francisco Fernandez
Medical Director, R3 Stem Cell Mexico
MD, Autonomous University of Baja California School of Medicine
Oversees the Mexico clinics, where the higher cell-count intravenous protocols are given. He worked in the IMSS hospital system before moving into regenerative medicine.
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- 2 verified-eligible reviews
Location
10045 E Dynamite Blvd, Suite 230, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, 85262HQ
480-306-62569301 Wilshire Blvd, Penthouse, Beverly Hills, California, United States, 90210
424-382-10745020 Thoroughbred Ln, Brentwood, Tennessee, United States, 37027
615-835-2690Tijuana, Mexico
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Cancun, Mexico
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