Who We Are
Tudor C. Marinescu, MD, PhD, is a holistic family medicine physician with extensive credentials in osteopathic manual medicine including cranial and biodynamic osteopathy as well as regenerative injection therapies such as prolotherapy, neural therapy, physiology regulating medicines and vibrational/energy medicine.
Dr. Marinescu is best known for empowering his patients to assume responsibility of their own life through educating and assisting them to achieve and maintain an overall vibrant state of health. He is a licensed Medical Doctor, a top 10 % graduate of his class at J.W. Goethe University School of Medicine in Frankfurt/ Germany and holds a Ph.D. in Medicine from the H. Heine University in Germany. His medical training occurred in two European medical systems, where the allopathic and the “alternative” were deeply interconnected, interactive and interdependent.
History
Born in Transylvania, Romania, Dr. Marinescu pursued an athletic career with one of the best Romanian alpine ski teams. His goal was to become a professional athlete. At age 16 he developed a muscular-skeletal growth disorder that forced him to be sidelined for two years. As he was restricted from all physical activity including soccer and running, his whole universe broke down. Proper care by the team holistic physician enabled his complete recovery and two years later he was back on the slopes competing again and with no prior training, reaching 4th place at the National High-School Championships. But something had changed. His interest was not on competing anymore but rather focused on how to get injured people back on the “slopes of life”.
He entered Medical School in Bucharest/Romania and after the fall of communism was given the opportunity to complete his education with one of the most prestigious Universities in Germany, J.W. Goethe in Frankfurt/Main. Dr. Marinescu’s Ph.D. dissertation entitled “Therapy of the Primary Brain Tumors” inspired his quest for understanding the true origins of dis-ease and the natural ways of prevention and treatment. Upon receiving his Ph.D. from H. Heine University in 1996, Dr. Marinescu came to the U.S. for advanced training. He completed a 1-year research fellowship in orthopedic surgery, followed by a surgical internship, both at UCLA. His desire to practice integrative medicine led him to choose to continue his post-graduate training with a 3-year family medicine residency at USC.
Multidisciplinary integral healing system
He went on to pursue an extensive post-doctoral training focusing around creating a multidisciplinary integral healing system that empowers, educates and assists people in achieving and maintaining vibrant mental, emotional, physical and spiritual health. This is entirely reflected today in his philosophy and practice of medicine.
He holds a Certificate of Proficiency in Osteopathy in the Cranial Field by the Osteopathic Cranial Academy, is part of the teaching staff of the Osteopathic Cranial Academy and served on the Board of Directors of the Osteopathic Cranial Academy as an M.D. advisor. He also is a Certified Prolotherapy and Regenerative Injection Therapy Provider by the American Association of Orthopedic Medicine.
During his doctoral studies, Dr. Marinescu came across numerous research studies and protocols proving the benefits of adding complimentary medicine approaches to the standard protocols in the treatment of so-called incurable disorders. In this study of 189 patients, the only six patients that survived their sickness and the treatment protocols had done so by completely changing their way of life and aligning themselves to the laws of nature.
Natural laws of life
This motivated him to embark upon deepening his understanding about the natural laws of life. As part of this journey, he met and studied with indigenous healers from different traditions. In these ways, it is believed that all imbalances originate in the energetic, invisible (mental, emotional and spiritual) realm. Treatment is always aimed at dissolving these energetic imbalances, while the physical body was assisted and supported along the journey.
Also, the return to simple and natural ways of life and living in balance with all Creation is emphasized in daily life as well as in ritual and ceremonial space. Exposure to indigenous traditions helped Dr. Marinescu discover the meaning of the physician-priest (physician-healer) archetype, which he strives to embody in his philosophy and practice.
He also volunteered his time and services in third world countries over the last 20 years. He has been traveling to Honduras and Mexico with the Hackett-Hemwall Foundation [http://www.hacketthemwall.org/WELCOME.html], the world’s largest teaching and education organization for Prolotherapy and to Africa where together with a group of benefactors they provided an ambulance as well as diagnostic equipments and medication for the local hospital in Dano, Burkina Faso.
Dr. Marinescu’s professional experience in 3 medical systems (Romania, Germany and the U.S.), as well as his implementation of indigenous healing methods puts him at the forefront of Integrative and Preventive Medicine. Dr. Tudor has been in private practice in Santa Monica and Ojai, California since 2001. He recently relocated to the Verde Valley and opened his new office in Sedona and is looking forward to bringing his services to the people of Northern Arizona.
Office Policies
Dr. Tudor seeks to identify the root cause of somatic (physical) pain and dysfunction. He treats all ages from newborns, adolescents, adults, as well as the elderly.
Dr.Tudor uses hands-on traditional osteopathic manual medicine as his main modality of treatment. When needed, he adds healthy forms of injections to strengthen ligaments, tendons, support joint function as well as calm and revitalize irritated nerves and traumatized connective tissue.
The initial appointment consists of a comprehensive history, an osteopathic hands-on physical exam, as well as a full osteopathic manual treatment and lasts 90 minutes.
Follow-up appointments for osteopathic treatments are 45 minutes. Appointments for regenerative injection therapies can last longer than 45 minutes, depending on the numbers of the areas injected and modalities used.
APPOINTMENT
Your appointment is time set aside for you and your physician. Without a 24 hour notice (workdays) for follow-up appointments and 48 hrs. notice (workdays) on new appointments, patients who forget their appointments or cancel at the last minute will be charged a full appointment fee. Please understand that we allow a significant amount of time for each patient visit and a missed appointment is lost time, which could have gone to a patient on the waiting list.
For those of you interested in scheduling appointments, please call 928-605-3280 or email us at [email protected]. Please note that we require a credit card number to reserve your appointment.
PAYMENT
Our office does not bill insurance. We are not a medicare provider nor are we a provider for any heath care plans or insurances.This is done to support optimal time and services during your visit for your personalized evaluation and treatment.
All fees and payments are collected at the time of service. An itemized super bill is provided so you may directly submit it to your medical insurance carrier for reimbursement according to your policy.
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