Peptide World Congress 2026

Dr. William Seeds is a true trailblazer in regenerative medicine. As the founder of Seeds Scientific Research & Performance (SSRP), he leads the world’s top institution dedicated to advancing the understanding and applications of cellular and peptide therapy. Dr. Seeds’ passion for optimizing human health and performance has driven him to the undisputed frontline of this rapidly growing field.

While his extensive qualifications include board certification in orthopedic surgery and training in Advanced Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine, Dr. Seeds’ influence extends far beyond the clinical setting. He is a best-selling author of Peptide Protocols Vol. 1, the first peptide handbook for practitioners, and The Redox Promise, an evidence-based guide to cellular redox balance and its critical role in combating aging and disease. Dr. Seeds has also contributed to the advancement of medical science through impactful research, including a study on the role of mitochondrial function in neurodegenerative diseases published in Cells and a foundational paper on a ketone-based therapy for COVID-19 patients in Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. His highly anticipated third book, set to release in early 2025, will be the definitive authority on GLP-1s, providing unparalleled insights into their role in weight management and metabolic health—no other resource comes close in scope or expertise.

Recognized as the world’s top peptide expert, Dr. Seeds’ insights are highly sought-after. He serves as a Professional Medical Consultant for major sports leagues, including the NHL, MLB, and NBA, as well as NBC’s Dancing With The Stars. His many peer-reviewed publications have contributed to the growing body of evidence supporting the efficacy of peptide therapies and laid the groundwork for peptide specialists everywhere.

Dr. Seeds’ dedication to patient care, combined with his unwavering pursuit of knowledge, has solidified his position as an architect of modern regenerative medicine. He continues to inspire and educate healthcare professionals and patients alike, empowering them to achieve optimal health and reach their full potential.

Carl Paige, MD is a respected, leading voice on optimal health and aging, cellular medicine, and peptide therapy. Dr. Paige is the CMO and co-founder of the Kentucky-based Medical Transformation Center, which is a regional hub of innovation, advancing optimal aging health through cellular medicine, and helping the body heal itself.

After practicing more than three decades as a board-certified pediatrician and internist, Dr. Paige took the vast knowledge he’d obtained working with patients and began investigating innovative ways to address his wife Terri’s long-term gastrointestinal and autoimmune issues. In researching possible causes, he became increasingly convinced by a growing body of scientific approaches that sought out lifestyle, genetic, and other factors to explain the underlying mechanisms and origins of sickness.

In 2013 Dr. Paige and Terri Paige opened Medical Transformation Center, a state-of-the- art facility in Louisville where they offer cellular and regenerative approaches to patients, and deliver the most forward-thinking treatments for healthy aging, optimization, longevity, and restorative care.

Dr. Paige continuously educates himself on groundbreaking treatment modalities, and research-based regenerative techniques and advances. Via recent studies in stem cell and exosome therapy, Dr. Paige is uniquely qualified to offer ultrasound analysis and treatments such as peptides for regenerative joint therapies and joint health maintenance.

Jamie Gabel is a Physician Assistant, Co-Founder and Clinical Director for Advitam (ad-vee-tum) at the Shafer Clinic in New York City. Jamie started his career in sports medicine and orthopedic surgery and became interested in regenerative medicine which propelled his journey into cellular and metabolic medicine. As a Fellow of the "Seeds Scientific Research and Performance Institute", Jamie stays current on the latest research and advancements in cellular medicine.

Dr. Valerie Donaldson is the Founder and Medical Director of Regenerative Medicine Center (RMC).

She graduated from Rush Medical College and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine; certified in Anti-Aging Medicine, Functional Medicine, Stem Cell Therapy, Cellular Medicine, and Prodrome Therapy.

As an attending physician at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital Emergency Department, she authored research papers on effects of Incubation Techniques on the Traumatic Cervical Spine, and on the use of lab results in the Emergency Room.

After leaving the ER in pursuit of her passion in Anti-Aging, Functional Medicine, Dr. Donaldson was the first attending physician at the first complementary center in Pittsburgh, UPMC Center for Complementary Medicine.

She left UPMC Complementary Medicine Center to open a solo practice becoming the first physician in Pittsburgh to be certified in Anti-Aging Medicine.

In 2000, Dr. Donaldson became the first doctor in the world to introduce total body vibroacoustic, color and light harmonic resonant therapy called Light Portal™ into her practice allowing her patients a meditative-like experience allowing balance in the body.

In her words, “I offer hope to people who have no hope. I do this by passionately searching for the cause to appropriately treat the underlying dysfunction. I do not believe patients are drug deficient, but are out of balance in their biochemical, nutritional, hormonal, emotional, cellular and/or spiritual makeup. One must find where the individual is out of balance and correct it to sustain wellness.”

Dr. Khanh Nguyen is a longevity and regenerative medicine expert with 20+ years in hospital-based critical care. After overcoming her own autoimmune illness and caring for a son with a rare neurological condition, she pivoted toward proactive, cellular-level healing. At Austin Regenerative Therapy, she combines peptide therapy with regenerative modalities like Young Plasma Exchange (YPE), VSEL stem cells, exosomes, and NAD+ to target the Hallmarks of Aging. Dr. Nguyen’s concierge approach blends personalized diagnostics, hormone optimization, and functional strategies to help patients extend vitality and performance. She is a proud SSRP Fellow and advocate for whole-person, future-forward health.

Dr. Stephen Matta, DO, MBA, CAQSM, is a triple board-certified physician in Family Medicine, Sports Medicine, and Stem Cell Therapy. He is co-founder of Meeting Point Health in Philadelphia. Specializing in regenerative orthopedics, anti-aging, and cellular medicine, he integrates holistic therapies like ultrasound-guided regenerative injections with orthobiologics, osteopathic manipulation, peptide and hormone therapy, and medical acupuncture to address chronic pain and nervous system dysregulation. A graduate of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Matta completed his residency at Valley Baptist Family Practice in Texas, and a fellowship in Primary Care Sports Medicine at Mountainside Sports Medicine in New Jersey. His East-meets-West approach, co-developed with his wife, Mary Anne Matta, emphasizes root-cause solutions, utilizing peptides, ozone therapy, and stem cell therapy. Formerly a team physician for the Antigua Professional Soccer Team and NJIT Division I sports, Dr. Matta is a Fellow of the SSRP Institute and a sought-after speaker. His comprehensive assessments and patient-centered care have transformed lives, earning him a reputation as a master diagnostician dedicated to unlocking human potential through integrative medicine.

Dr. Siobhan Newman is the founder and chief medical officer of Newman MD LifeCare. Board-certified in Emergency Medicine and a Fellow in Family Medicine, she brings over 30 years of experience treating complex medical emergencies and chronic diseases. She serves as Cellular Medicine Faculty with Seeds Scientific Research and Performance.

Her practice, Newman MD LifeCare, transforms cutting-edge research into powerful clinical solutions through regenerative therapies and preventative medicine, focusing on healthy aging, performance, and neurodegenerative care.

Dr. Will Haas, MD, MBA is a physician, innovator, and pioneer in cellular and integrative medicine. As Founder and CEO of VYVE Wellness in Charlotte, NC, he has redefined how we approach aging and performance by targeting health at its most fundamental level—the cell.

Board-certified in both Integrative and Family Medicine, Dr. Haas also serves on faculty at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine and trained with the Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM). His background as both a physician and entrepreneur—earning his MBA from East Carolina University—allows him to bridge science, strategy, and patient-centered care in a way few can.

At VYVE, Dr. Haas has developed a comprehensive system for optimizing energy, cognition, and longevity through precision IV nutrient therapy, therapeutic peptides, hyperbaric oxygen, low-level laser therapy, and neurocognitive enhancement. His work has been featured in Men’s Journal, Triathlete Magazine, Medscape, Woman’s World Magazine, and the New York Post.

Beyond clinical practice, he is Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Infusive, scaling advanced IV therapy and peptide therapy nationwide. A former elite athlete, Dr. Haas continues to embody his high-performance philosophy—helping patients think, feel, and perform better from the cellular level up.

Kelli Musa is the practitioner women find after everyone else has failed them. A functional medicine clinician with two decades of clinical practice, Harvard nutrition credentials, and SSRP certification, Kelli is the founder of Peptides First and the architect of The Metabolic Code, a clinical framework rebuilding how women are evaluated, treated, and tracked through midlife. Her thesis is clinical and inconvenient. Metabolism is the driver. Weight, mood, energy, and hormones are downstream of it. Most women aren’t broken. They’ve been read in fragments by a system that runs five tests in twelve minutes and calls it care. She knows the cost of that system personally. Her mother, Carrie, died at forty-three after being dismissed for years. That story is not a grief narrative. It is the clinical case that built the practice. Today, Kelli has helped thousands of women navigate perimenopause, post-pill recovery, and metabolic adaptation, and her practice does not compete with med spas. It replaces them. She speaks nationally on peptide therapeutics, female longevity, and metabolic medicine, and is currently writing her first book, Ms. Managed.

Dr. Hausman-Cohen has been in the field of integrative medicine for over 25 years. She is the co-author of publications on a range of topics including nutrigenomics, utilization of genomics for improving outcomes in Autism and dementia, and a textbook chapter relating to using genomics to identify modifiable contributing causes and improve outcomes in cognitive decline. She is the co-founder of both Resilient Health Austin and IntellxxDNA® – a genomics clinical decision support tool being used across the county, that empowers clinicians to practice precision medicine in both academic and private practice settings. She and her co-founder developed IntellxxDNA as an answer to an unmet need in the medical community; the need for an accurate, evidence-based genomics tool geared at helping clinicians practice true root cause medicine, whether the patient has mental health concerns, cognitive decline, autism, or medical mysteries. Dr. Hausman-Cohen received both her master’s degree and medical degree from Harvard Medical School.

Tammy Wolf RN CANS FNP-S is an advanced aesthetic injector with over 20 years of experience at the intersection of medical aesthetics and cellular medicine. Currently practicing in Houston Texas, Tammy has built a reputation for delivering refined, natural results while integrating a deeper understanding of cellular health and regenerative care into her patient care. Driven by passion for innovation, Tammy is actively expanding her work into regenerative medicine through her involvement with the SSRP institute and mentorship under Dr. Seeds; she is particularly interested in integrating advanced aesthetic techniques with the principles of redox, cellular and peptide science. Tammy is also pursuing her family nurse practitioner degree, further advancing her ability to deliver comprehensive, patient centered, evidence-based care. Her mission is to redefine aesthetics through a regenerative lens, where vitality and cellular function become the foundation of true beauty. At the core of her philosophy is a singular idea: that beauty is not created it is revealed, optimized and sustained at the cellular level.

Lea Llovio is a Conscious Wellness™ Thought Leader and globally sought-after Keynote Speaker and advisor to global change makers, top doctors, and leaders in wellness, personal development, and entertainment. Known as the “Doc Whisperer,” Lea is the one they call when no one else can identify what’s blocking progress or healing. Whether supporting a high-profile visionary facing the unseen pressure of visibility or guiding a physician to remember why they entered medicine in the first place, Lea helps people return to the core of who they are by removing self-imposed and external interference, while accelerating and elevating healing and the impact they make on the world. Lea’s work centers on elevating purpose, accelerating healing, and fine tuning how leaders think, lead, and execute under the demands of high visibility. She helps high achievers identify and transmute the thought processes, emotional interference, and internal pressures that drain energy, delay healing, and distract from optimized living and world impact. Her unique framework integrates Scientific Medicine and Spiritual Medicine into a practical, results-driven approach she calls Conscious Wellness™, The Dance between Scientific Medicine and Spiritual Medicine™ Lea is trusted by the most influential voices in medicine, wellness, and global leadership.

Rhonda Bonilla, MSN, FNP-BC With over three decades of experience across trauma and emergency care, immunology, dermatology, primary care, and health optimization, Rhonda Bonilla brings a depth of medical expertise that few can match. As a nationally certified Family Nurse Practitioner, she has dedicated her career to advancing patient outcomes and raising the standard of care in every community she serves. Today, Rhonda serves as Chief Science Officer at NUTRAFi, where she collaborates with clinics across the country and internationally to advance efficient and effective vitamin supplementation. She also leads new product development initiatives, oversees compliance, and merges clinical insight with innovation to shape the next generation of nutraceuticals. Driven by lifelong learning, Rhonda remains at the forefront of emerging therapies—from peptide science and personalized supplementation to GLP-1 receptor agonists and novel anti-obesity treatments. Her passion for understanding the body’s intricate systems empowers her to deliver truly personalized care and guidance. Beyond her professional accomplishments, Rhonda is a dedicated philanthropist and humanitarian. She has served on the International Board of Directors for Heart to Honduras and participated in numerous medical mission trips, reflecting her deep commitment to global health, compassion, and community development.