Fat and bone marrow cell procedures for joints and spine, plus concierge longevity care in Colorado
ThriveMD runs two Colorado offices, one in Edwards in the Vail Valley and one in Centennial on the south side of Denver. The cell therapy side of the practice is orthopedic. Fat is taken from the patient's own abdomen by liposuction and bone marrow from the posterior iliac crest, then injected into knees, hips, shoulders, Achilles tendons, elbows and lumbar discs under live fluoroscopic or ultrasound guidance. The clinic says its protocol is built on mesenchymal cells prepared from adipose tissue, what it calls the stromal vascular fraction, combined with bone marrow concentrate. Scott Brandt, M.D. started the practice in 2012 after moving full time to Vail, where he had been a part time resident since 2002. He is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology and specialized in interventional pain management during his anesthesiology residency. Long Vu, D.O. is dual board certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine, and Bethany Summers, DNP covers internal medicine, women's health and hormones. Alongside the cell work the clinic runs a concierge longevity program: hormone replacement, the Galleri cancer blood screen, IV nutrients, hyperbaric oxygen, red light therapy, therapeutic plasma exchange and medical weight loss. Nothing is priced publicly. ThriveMD states that stem cell therapy is not covered by insurance and that the price per joint improves when several areas are treated in one visit, so the number comes out of a consultation. A procedure takes two to three hours under light oral sedation, and a booster injection follows roughly four weeks later, which may be PRP, bone marrow concentrate, placental exosomes or alpha 2 macroglobulin.
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No prices are published. ThriveMD states that stem cell therapy is not covered by insurance and that the price per joint improves when more than one area is treated during the same visit. Expect a figure only after a consultation.
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Scott Brandt
Founder and Medical Director
M.D.
Started ThriveMD in 2012 after moving full time to Vail, having been a part time resident there since 2002. Undergraduate at the University of Michigan, medical degree from Wake Forest School of Medicine, then an anesthesiology internship and residency at the University of Illinois and Michael Reese Hospitals in Chicago, where he specialized in interventional pain management. Board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology. He has been an International Spinal Injection Society instructor and currently instructs for Boston Biolife. His interventional spine background is where the clinic's disc and facet joint work comes from.
Scott Brandt
Founder and Medical Director
M.D.
Board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology, with a residency focus on interventional pain management. Wake Forest School of Medicine, residency at the University of Illinois and Michael Reese Hospitals in Chicago. Founded the practice in 2012 and leads its stem cell and regenerative work.
Long Vu
Physician, Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology
D.O., MS, D.ABA
Dual board certified in pain medicine and anesthesiology with more than 20 years in the specialty. Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, followed by residency and fellowship training at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Holds Level II accreditation from the Colorado Division of Worker's Compensation and licenses in Colorado and Florida.
Bethany Summers
Nurse Practitioner
DNP
Nurse practitioner working in internal medicine and women's health, with training in hormone management and preventative testing on the longevity side of the practice. Listed in the federal NPI registry as a family nurse practitioner in the Denver metro area.
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40% Regenerative Orthopedics ยท 30% Bone-Marrow-Derived Therapy ยท 20% Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP)
Pricing on consultation
70% Stem Cell Banking / Storage ยท 20% Bone-Marrow-Derived Therapy ยท 10% Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Therapy
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$3,000
30% IV / Systemic Cell Therapy ยท 25% Mesenchymal Stem Cell (MSC) Therapy ยท 15% Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Therapy
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$5,000