Our Team

Joy Kong, M.D.

Joy Kong, M.D. Joy Kong, is a UCLA-trained, triple board-certified physician (by American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, American Board of Addiction Medicine, American Board of Anti-Aging & Regenerative Medicine). She is the president of Chara Health USA in Los Angeles, California, where she specializes in stem cell therapy, peptide therapy, ketamine therapy, as well as other integrative modalities to enhance overall health and combat chronic diseases.

Dr. Kong founded American Academy of Integrative Cell Therapy (AAICT), where she provides training to other physicians on Stem Cell Therapy, and is a published author in scientific journals, and an originator of a stem cell clinical study on traumatic brain injury.

Dr. Kong is the founder and CEO of Chara Biologics, a company dedicated to providing cutting-edge regenerative medicine products in the US and the global market, and formulated a highly comprehensive stem cell injectable product as well as stem cell skin cream.

Dr. Kong was recognized for her contribution to the field of regenerative medicine and was awarded the "Top Doctor of the Year in Stem Cell Therapy” as well as “Stem Cell Doctor of the Decade” in 2021 by IAOTP (International Association of Top Professionals). Dr. Kong’s memoir Tiger of Beijing has garnered tremendous interest, and was named “2020 Book of the Year” and showcased at Times Square.

Hal S. Blatman, M.D.

Dr. Hal Blatman is a nationally recognized specialist in myofascial pain, and co-author of The Art of Body Maintenance: Winners’ Guide to Pain Relief, a reference for treating myofascial pain, from migraine headaches to plantar fasciitis, and is a past president of the American Holistic Medical Association. He is credentialed in Pain Management,Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Integrative Holistic Medicine, and also trained in Craniosacral Therapy and Healing Touch. Dr. Blatman graduated from Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1980 and completed two years of training in orthopedic surgery. He later studied ergonomics and toxicology during his residency in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. He also studied with the late Dr. Janet Travell, a pain physician to president Kennedy. Dr. Blatman currently leads a team that specializes in the Holistic and Comprehensive rehabilitation and treatment of chronic pain, headaches, ligament and tendon injury, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue syndrome.

Dr. Blatman has been teaching myofascial medicine and injection techniques to doctors for 15 years. An expert in the treatment of pain relief, he combines the best of western medicine with the latest holistic methods, and is on the forefront of regenerative medicine, using Stem Cell Therapy to treat musculoskeletal ailments.

Carrie Carda, M.D.

Dr. Carrie Carda has been a practicing MD for 20 years, obtaining additional training in hormone therapy for both men and women. Nearly ten years ago she advanced her practice by becoming board certified in anti-aging medicine and earned a Master’s degree from the University of South Florida School of Medicine in Metabolic medicine and nutrition. Her practice is now focused on metabolic medicine, anti-aging, and she runs a successful weight loss center.

Dr. Carda’s knowledge base of herbal medicine and alternative medical therapies is extensive. She is pursuing another Master’s degree at George Washington University to become board certified in Integrative medicine, with the hope to mix traditional western medicine with ancient eastern practices and ideologies. She resides in Poplar Bluff Missouri with her four children and continues a full time busy medical/surgical,metabolic and weight loss practice. Her passion for over a decade has been optimizing the human body through clean living and disease prevention.

Jeff Gross, M.D.

Dr. Jeff Gross went to UC Berkeley as an undergraduate, studying under Nobel Prize winning professors in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Nuclear Chemistry. He then matriculated in medical school at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. where he participated in virology research. His work on nested PCR is now used for improving the diagnosis of viral infections, most notably Covid -19. Dr. Gross specialized in neurosurgery, and trained at busy trauma centers and veterans hospitals, and completed the prestigious fellowship in spinal biomechanics under Ed Benzel, M.D.

Dr. Gross has authored numerous book chapters, scientific abstracts, peer-reviewed medical journal articles, and given oral presentations as national medical meetings. He has written across various scientific and medical topics, bridging the fields of clinical medicine, neuroscience, biomedical optics, artificial neural networks (artificial intelligence), and regenerative stem cell medicine. More recently, he has been an invited author for stem cell text books, and is presently working on an informational anti-aging book for all readers.

His research resume includes landmark work in the area in the diagnostic use of lasers in brain tissue. His publication concerning the optical properties in living brain tissue has been cited over 400 times. Dr. Gross has written successful NIH grants, and multiple approved Institutional review board protocols. Dr. Gross has treated thousands of patients with neurosurgical problems and injuries, and he has successfully treated 95% of those without surgery. He maintains an active practice of neurosurgery with a focus
on the spine, and performs many second opinions and helps to find ways of helping his patients to delay or avoid surgery by seeking all possible alternative options first, including stem cell and other regenerative approaches.

Dr. Gross also helps patients who have already had unsuccessful surgery elsewhere. In the last two decades, Dr. Gross has not billed Medicare or Medicaid for any patient care, preferring to focus his charitable efforts on patient care. He has given back over $100,000,000.00 in patient care. Dr. Gross is also a champion for the fight against health insurance abuse for patients facing administrative denials while in need of medical services.

Daniela Dadurian, M.D.

Daniela Dadurian, M.D. specializes in Functional, Regenerative and Aesthetic Medicine. She received her medical degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine and is Board Certified in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine , Laser Surgery, with a Fellowship in Stem Cell Therapies by The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.

Dr. Dadurian is the founder of the medical practices “MD Beauty Labs” and “BioageMD,” with multiple locations in West Palm Beach and Palm Beach. In her state of the art facilities, Dr. Dadurian offers not only a “beauty meets science” approach, but also a whole body approach. Offering the latest advancements in ant-aging medicine at all of her locations, she specializes in Bioidentical Hormone Therapy, Weight Loss, Botox,Fillers, Laser therapies, IV Vitamin Therapy and Regenerative Medicine.

Ernesto Gutierrez, M.D.

Dr. Ernesto Gutierrez is a physician by training, an educator and communicator by choice. His training background includes an MD degree and additional degrees in Age Management and Regenerative Medicine.

Dr. E has been a Faculty Member for the Stem Cell Fellowship at the American Academy of Antiaging Medicine (A4M), and is one of very few doctors who can currently claim to have a decade of clinical experience in the stem cell field.

For most of this time he led a world-class stem cell bank, research laboratory and treatment center in Cancun as its Chief Medical Officer where he inspired his team to develop stem cell treatments for previously untreatable conditions such as Autism, Cerebral Palsy, COPD, and Multiple Sclerosis, among many others.

He has also served in different executive positions at stem-cell related businesses including biotechnology companies, as well as consulted with clinics, research facilities and treatment centers.

Dr. E is also a former Faculty Member at Universidad Anáhuac’s School of Medicine in Cancun and for the Metabolic Medical Institute’s Stem Cell Fellowship. And a frequent lecturer at professional meetings such as the American Academy of Antiaging Medicine (A4M), and the Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs (MAPS).

Besides his clinical background, Dr E is an entrepreneur, healthcare business consultant, speaker, and podcast host. He believes that physician entrepreneurship is the answer to the crisis in healthcare and so his mission, through Practice Growth Formula, is to equip doctors and other healthcare professionals with the skills and strategies they need to succeed as healthcare entrepreneurs.