Meridian, Idaho clinic led by an orthopaedic surgeon, using stromal vascular fraction prepared from the patient's own fat, with an option to bank cells.
Stem Cells of Idaho is a clinic in Meridian, Idaho devoted to cell therapy rather than general orthopaedics. It is led by Dr Gregory Schweiger, a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon whom the site describes as having 22 years of experience, with training at the University of Southern California, The Ohio State University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve MetroHealth Medical Center.
The clinic uses only the patient's own tissue. Fat is taken in a minimally invasive procedure under local anaesthetic, then processed in what the site calls a proprietary sterile closed system to produce stromal vascular fraction, a mixture that includes adipose-derived mesenchymal cells. Cells can be given back the same day or stored cryogenically for later use. The site states plainly that no embryonic cells are used, and that using the patient's own cells is intended to avoid rejection. On-site radiographic imaging is available.
The list of conditions the clinic says can be addressed is very wide, extending well beyond joint problems to heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis and neurological conditions. Readers should note that treatment of internal organ and autoimmune disease with fat-derived cells is not an established therapy, and should ask what evidence exists for their own condition. Year of establishment, languages spoken and international patient services are not stated.
This condition list is very broad and includes serious internal and autoimmune diseases. Ask the clinic directly what published evidence supports the use of fat-derived cells in your specific condition, and discuss it with the doctor managing that condition.
Only the patient's own tissue is used; the site states embryonic cells are not used.
The clinic is at 4842 North Cortona Way, Suite 110, Meridian, Idaho 83646, telephone (208) 579-2037, email info@stemcellsofidaho.com. Published hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm, closed at weekends. Radiographic studies are done on site. Year of establishment, languages spoken and international patient services are not stated.
No prices are published. The site states plainly that cell therapy is not covered by insurance, so treatment is paid for privately; ask the clinic for a written quotation.
Profile compiled from information published on the clinic's own website and from the StemCell Registry directory record. Details may change; confirm directly with the clinic before making decisions.