Longevity Medicine Is Already Here
Longevity medicine is the personalized, evidence-based practice of modifying the root mechanisms of aging: biological, cognitive, and psychosocial, before they become disease. It extends healthspan, not just lifespan. Using advanced diagnostics, precision interventions, and technology-enabled monitoring, it translates measurement into action across every medical discipline. Your patients are already asking for it. The question is whether your physicians are ready to lead or follow.
Three Market Signals
Patient demand is accelerating. Patients are seeking actionable strategies to extend their healthy years. They arrive informed by podcasts, wearables, and direct-to-consumer lab testing. They expect their physicians to match that knowledge.
The science has reached clinical readiness. Biological age testing, epigenetic clocks, multi-omics, senolytics, GLP-1 receptor agonists, and AI-powered diagnostics are entering mainstream practice. The field is no longer speculative, it is clinical, technical, and operational.
The physician gap is real. Every company building in longevity medicine hits the same wall: you can find doctors, but you can't find doctors trained in longevity medicine. Brilliant clinicians trained to treat disease; not to optimize healthspan. Certified longevitydocs.™ (CLD) closes that gap.
Longevity medicine is the next frontier in healthcare. Patients demand personalized, preventive strategies to stay healthier, longer. Physicians must be ready. The Certified longevity docs.™ credential equips doctors with the science, tools, and clinical frameworks to lead in aging biology, diagnostics, and health optimization. Dr. David Luu, Founder, longevitydocs.™
What Is a Longevity Doctor?
A longevity doctor is a physician trained in the science of aging and healthspan optimization. Longevity doctors use advanced diagnostics (epigenetic clocks, biomarker panels, omics profiling) to assess biological age, then prescribe personalized interventions across lifestyle, therapeutics, and technology to slow aging and extend healthy years. Unlike traditional medicine, which responds to disease, longevity medicine is proactive—preventing aging-related conditions before they start.
The Certified longevitydocs.™ (CLD) credential trains physicians to become longevity doctors. After CLD, you'll understand the hallmarks of aging, how to test for biological age, clinical protocols for emerging therapeutics (GLP-1s, peptides, senolytics), and how to scale longevity care in your practice.
The World's Largest Longevity Physician Network
Longevitydocs.™ is the world's largest vetted physician network in longevity medicine. We unite physicians, industry, and institutions to build the trusted global infrastructure that makes longevity medicine the new standard of care.
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1,200+ Physicians across 68+ countries
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Medical Education: World's first longevity medicine certification (CLD)
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Clinical Research: Real-world evidence & clinical trials infrastructure with leading institutions
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Summit: Annual gathering of longevity medicine leaders
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Awards: Recognizing excellence in longevity practice
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News & Analysis: Weekly insights on science, clinical practice, and market signals
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Professional Network: Global community of vetted longevity physicians. Growing every week, engaged into collaboration, referrals and advancing the field
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Longevity Intelligence — Hippo AI: Built on the CLD curriculum to support clinical decision-making
Certified longevitydocs.™ Program at a Glance
| Element |
Details |
| Credential |
Certified longevitydocs.™ (CLD) |
| Eligibility |
Licensed physicians only (MD, DO, MBBS or equivalent) |
| Format |
100% online, self-paced, via dedicated LMS |
| Duration |
Designed for 6–9 months · Up to 12 months maximum |
| Volume |
100+ hours · 10 core modules · 50 units · Capstone project |
| Delivery |
Online learning platform, Pre-recorded video lectures, downloadable resources, quizzes, clinical case discussions |
| AI Companion Access |
Hippo 24/7, your AI co-pilot for longevity medicine |
| Live components |
Monthly faculty-led sessions (clinical pearls, case discussions, interactive Q&A) · Monthly cohort connection calls · Open office hours with CLD staff |
| Assessment |
Unit-level quizzes + clinical case studies · Final examination · Capstone project (peer-reviewed strategic plan) |
| Cohort model |
Cohort-based enrollment, limited seats, first-come first-served. New cohorts open regularly. |
| Tuition |
$10,000 USD per physician |
Designed for practicing physicians. The self-paced format means your physicians continue seeing patients while they train. The estimated weekly commitment is 3 to 5 hours to complete in 6 - 9 months. All live sessions are recorded for asynchronous access across time zones.
The Certified longevitydocs.™ CLD Experience
CLD provides the structure, rigor, and clinical credibility to integrate longevity medicine into practice while remaining independent of industry influence or prescriptive mandates.
Best-in-class curriculum
100+ hour structured curriculum across 10 modules plus capstone.
Hippo AI learning assistant available 24/7
AI-powered study tool built on the CLD curriculum. Quizzes, flashcards, case scenarios, deep explanations, and summaries. 1 year subscription.
Longevitydocs Club membership
Access to physician community spaces, newsletter, WhatsApp discussion channels, and ongoing peer exchange.
Monthly cohort connection forum
Structured opportunities to connect with your cohort, share experiences, and build professional relationships with peers advancing the field.
Personalized leadership & education support
Dedicated 1:1 goal-setting with the CLD Head of Education to align career pathway, learning strategy, pacing, and accountability.
Office hours & learner support
Open office hours for program-related questions, logistics, and guidance. Direct access to longevitydocs.™ CLD team to ensure learners are reaching their full potential.
Tuition benefit (12 months)
20% tuition benefit on select longevitydocs.™ offerings: live and virtual Masterminds, the annual Cannes summit, and curated Jeffersonian-style Table dinners.
The Certified longevitydocs.™ CLD Curriculum Part 1
Module 01 — Foundations
Establish a solid scientific and clinical base for practicing longevity medicine. Explore the origins of the field, East vs. West paradigms, healthspan vs. lifespan definitions, lifestyle and intervention models, outcome metrics, and the evolving regulatory and technological landscape.
Module 02 — Biology of Aging
Gain a deep understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms of aging. Covers the hallmarks of aging, longevity pathways (mTOR, sirtuins, AMPK, Klotho), inflammaging, mitochondrial dysfunction, telomere attrition, and translational science bridging bench to bedside.
Module 03 — Testing & Diagnostics
Master the latest tools to assess biological age and health status. From advanced biomarker panels and epigenetic clocks to omics profiling (proteomics, metabolomics, genomics), imaging (DEXA, CIMT, coronary CT), wearable data integration, continuous monitoring, and functional testing.
Module 04 — Specialty Integrations
Translate longevity strategies into organ and system-specific protocols. Learn to personalize interventions for cardiovascular, metabolic, hormones, immune, brain, gut, skin, and musculoskeletal health; connecting aging biology to clinical decision-making in each domain.
Module 05 — Lifestyle Interventions
Learn to prescribe evidence-based lifestyle protocols that enhance healthspan. Covers precision nutrition, fasting and caloric restriction strategies, movement prescription, sleep optimization, stress resilience, environmental health, and behavioral change frameworks.
The Certified longevitydocs.™ CLD Curriculum Part 2
Module 06 — Therapeutics
Stay ahead with emerging therapeutics in longevity medicine. From senolytics, peptides, and nutraceuticals to hormone optimization, regenerative strategies (PRP, exosomes, stem cells), hyperbaric oxygen therapy, medical aesthetics, plasmapheresis, and bioelectrical devices.
Module 07 — Technology & AI
Explore how emerging technologies are transforming diagnostics and care delivery. Covers AI applications in diagnostics, aging trajectory modeling, telemedicine, wearable data integration, platform-based patient monitoring, EMR optimization, remote care delivery, and IP productization for longevity practices.
Module 08 — Research & Clinical Trials
Gain the tools to contribute to the scientific advancement of longevity medicine. Covers real-world evidence, clinical trial design, IRB and consent protocols, collaboration with industry and academia, publication pathways, and becoming a Principal Investigator (PI).
Module 09 — Ethics, Law & Regulation
Understand the ethical and legal frameworks shaping this fast-moving field. Covers FDA pathways, international regulation (US, EU, Asia, directly relevant for clinics operating across jurisdictions), malpractice risk in innovation, and ethical dilemmas in life extension and commercial longevity.
Module 10 — Practice Leadership
Learn how to grow, position, and lead a longevity-focused practice. Covers business architecture, clinic models (concierge, hybrid, fee-for-service), financial structuring, membership and subscription models, branding, media training, and building thought leadership within the medical community.
Capstone Project
A culminating project designed to help you apply CLD material in a way that is meaningful and relevant to your own practice or specialty. Physicians design a longevity integration plan relevant to their actual practice setting; directly applicable to clinic implementation.
Learn From the Physicians & Scientists Defining Longevity Medicine
The CLD faculty is composed of leading physicians and scientists who are at the forefront of longevity medicine; practicing clinicians scaling longevity care worldwide alongside top researchers from Stanford, Mayo Clinic, and the Buck Institute pioneering the science behind it.
Dr. Frank Lipman
Pioneer in integrative and functional medicine. 40+ years of clinical experience. NYT bestselling author of 7 books. Founder, Eleven Eleven Wellness Center, NYC.
Dr. Darshan Shah
Board-certified surgeon. Founder of Next Health, the world's largest Health Optimization and Longevity clinic. 20,000+ surgical procedures. Host of the Extend podcast.
Dr. Giovanni Campanile
Harvard-trained cardiologist. Quintuple board-certified including interventional cardiology and integrative medicine. Former cardiologist to President George H.W. Bush.
Dr. David Furman
PhD in Immunology. Director, Stanford 1,000 Immunomes Project. Associate Professor & Chief of AI Platform, Buck Institute for Research on Aging. 25+ patents.
Dr. Saranya Wyles
Mayo Clinic dermatologist and researcher. MD/PhD. Director, Regenerative Dermatology and Skin Longevity Laboratory. NIH-funded pioneer of SenSkin and 3D bioprinted skin models.
Dr. Steven AR Murphy
Board-certified internist. Yale and Mount Sinai trained. 10-time Castle Connolly Top Doctor. Pioneer in genomic and regenerative medicine. NYC and Greenwich, CT.
Dr. Pradeep Albert
Diagnostic radiologist and regenerative medicine pioneer. Founder, Longerton University. President, American Academy of Stem Cell Medicine. 40,000+ regenerative procedures. UN speaker.
Dr. Sajad Zalzala
Board-certified family physician. Co-Founder & CMO, AgelessRx. Licensed in all 50 states. Lead investigator, PEARL trial — world's first large-scale rapamycin aging trial. XPRIZE Healthspan winner.
Dr. Matt Dawson
Emergency medicine physician. Former associate professor, University of Kentucky. CEO & Co-Founder, Wild Health, a genetics-based precision medicine platform.
Dr. Amy Killen
Board-certified emergency physician turned longevity and regenerative medicine leader. Co-Founder, Humanaut Health. Specializes in women's health, hormone optimization, and stem cell therapies.
Dr. Neil Paulvin
Board-certified in family medicine, anti-aging and regenerative medicine. Manhattan-based. Specializes in peptide therapy, sports medicine, and biohacking. Treats Fortune 500 executives and Olympic athletes.
Dr. Alan Katz
Double board-certified in Hyperbaric and Emergency Medicine. National Medical Director, Hyperbaric Medical Solutions. Integrative oncology. Co-author of Lifespan Decoded.
Dr. Stephan Stefanovic
German-Swiss gynecologist. Professor at University of Heidelberg. Director of strategic development and CEO of multiple longevity centers. Harvard executive education.
Dr. Sahil Chopra
Internal Medicine (UCLA), Pulmonary & Critical Care (Loma Linda), Sleep Medicine (Harvard). Co-Founder & CMO, Empower Sleep. Pioneer in data-driven personalized sleep care for longevity.
Dr. Rikin Patel
Board-certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. Cornell and NYU trained. Fellowship in Sports Medicine and Pain Medicine. Expert in orthobiologics and physical longevity.
Dr. Jay Luthar
Triple board-certified: Internal Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine, Integrative Medicine. Boston-based integrative primary care physician.
Dr. Cynthia Keller
Pediatrician, 25 years. Founder, Centered in Wellness. Specializes in longevity medicine, tick-borne illness, and autoimmune disease.
Dr. Melissa Loseke
Founder & Medical Director, ReNew Institute. 20 years in pain management, hormone optimization, regenerative medicine, and peptide therapy.
Dr. David Lipman
Health and human performance specialist. Medical Doctorate with honours in Exercise Physiology. Consults for health-tech startups and elite sporting teams. Focus on wearables and longevity data.
Hippo: AI Assistant
Every Certified longevitydoc.™ now has Hippo. An AI learning assistant grounded in the CLD knowledge base. Designed to help physicians learn faster, deeper, and more confidently.
What Hippo Does
Longevity-specific knowledge: You were trained in pathology. Hippo teaches through aging mechanisms, healthspan, and prevention; the way longevity medicine actually works.
Fill the gaps: Your patients are asking about GLP-1s, rapamycin, Lp(a). Hippo closes the gap between what they're reading and what you can confidently answer; in five minutes, from the CLD curriculum.
Shorten the implementation time: Reading a concept is one thing. Applying it Monday morning is another. Hippo equips you with the confidence and specificity you need.
Available Features
- Quiz sessions — Clinical reasoning questions
- Open questions — Case scenarios with feedback
- Flashcards — Biomarkers, mechanisms, interventions
- Learning checklists — Track your progress
- Explain — Break down any concept
- Summary — Get key takeaways fast
Wherever you're learning, Hippo's there.
Every CLD graduate has access to Hippo for one year. An AI learning assistant built on the entire CLD curriculum. Available 24/7 to answer clinical questions, case scenarios, and build your confidence in longevity medicine practice.
What You Walk Away With Upon Completion
Credential & Recognition
- Certified longevitydocs.™ (CLD) credential
- Verified digital badge (shareable on LinkedIn, clinic website, physician profiles)
- Listing in the longevitydocs Global Directory
Clinical Tools & Ongoing Access
- Clinical toolkit: downloadable protocols, assessment tools, and templates for immediate use
- Faculty-led Q&A access
- Early Access Mastermind and Summit Invitations (tickets not included)
- Hippo AI learning assistant access
- Connection to a global physician network across 50+ countries
Outcomes Summary
Clinical confidence in longevity medicine. Practice-ready tools you can implement immediately. A strong foundational framework; not a rigid playbook. Recognition as a Certified longevitydocs.™ Physician. Ongoing connection to the physician community shaping the future of longevity medicine.
The CLD is a voluntary professional certification for education and professional development. It does not grant, expand, or modify the legal rights, scope of practice, or licensure of any physician. Physicians are responsible for practicing in accordance with the laws and regulations of their jurisdiction.
Certified longevitydocs™ CLD: The World's First Credential in Longevity Medicine
Education · CLD Program Overview
Certified longevitydocs™ CLD: The World's First Credential in Longevity Medicine
Built by physicians, for physicians. 100+ hours, 10 core modules, Stanford faculty, Mayo researchers, Hippo AI. Self-paced, 6-9 months. The credential that defines the field.
Longevity Medicine Is Already Here
Longevity medicine is the personalized, evidence-based practice of modifying the root mechanisms of aging: biological, cognitive, and psychosocial, before they become disease. It extends healthspan, not just lifespan. Using advanced diagnostics, precision interventions, and technology-enabled monitoring, it translates measurement into action across every medical discipline. Your patients are already asking for it. The question is whether your physicians are ready to lead or follow.
Three Market Signals
Patient demand is accelerating. Patients are seeking actionable strategies to extend their healthy years. They arrive informed by podcasts, wearables, and direct-to-consumer lab testing. They expect their physicians to match that knowledge.
The science has reached clinical readiness. Biological age testing, epigenetic clocks, multi-omics, senolytics, GLP-1 receptor agonists, and AI-powered diagnostics are entering mainstream practice. The field is no longer speculative, it is clinical, technical, and operational.
The physician gap is real. Every company building in longevity medicine hits the same wall: you can find doctors, but you can't find doctors trained in longevity medicine. Brilliant clinicians trained to treat disease; not to optimize healthspan. Certified longevitydocs.™ (CLD) closes that gap.
What Is a Longevity Doctor?
A longevity doctor is a physician trained in the science of aging and healthspan optimization. Longevity doctors use advanced diagnostics (epigenetic clocks, biomarker panels, omics profiling) to assess biological age, then prescribe personalized interventions across lifestyle, therapeutics, and technology to slow aging and extend healthy years. Unlike traditional medicine, which responds to disease, longevity medicine is proactive—preventing aging-related conditions before they start.
The Certified longevitydocs.™ (CLD) credential trains physicians to become longevity doctors. After CLD, you'll understand the hallmarks of aging, how to test for biological age, clinical protocols for emerging therapeutics (GLP-1s, peptides, senolytics), and how to scale longevity care in your practice.
The World's Largest Longevity Physician Network
Longevitydocs.™ is the world's largest vetted physician network in longevity medicine. We unite physicians, industry, and institutions to build the trusted global infrastructure that makes longevity medicine the new standard of care.
Certified longevitydocs.™ Program at a Glance
Designed for practicing physicians. The self-paced format means your physicians continue seeing patients while they train. The estimated weekly commitment is 3 to 5 hours to complete in 6 - 9 months. All live sessions are recorded for asynchronous access across time zones.
The Certified longevitydocs.™ CLD Experience
CLD provides the structure, rigor, and clinical credibility to integrate longevity medicine into practice while remaining independent of industry influence or prescriptive mandates.
Best-in-class curriculum
100+ hour structured curriculum across 10 modules plus capstone.
Hippo AI learning assistant available 24/7
AI-powered study tool built on the CLD curriculum. Quizzes, flashcards, case scenarios, deep explanations, and summaries. 1 year subscription.
Longevitydocs Club membership
Access to physician community spaces, newsletter, WhatsApp discussion channels, and ongoing peer exchange.
Monthly cohort connection forum
Structured opportunities to connect with your cohort, share experiences, and build professional relationships with peers advancing the field.
Personalized leadership & education support
Dedicated 1:1 goal-setting with the CLD Head of Education to align career pathway, learning strategy, pacing, and accountability.
Office hours & learner support
Open office hours for program-related questions, logistics, and guidance. Direct access to longevitydocs.™ CLD team to ensure learners are reaching their full potential.
Tuition benefit (12 months)
20% tuition benefit on select longevitydocs.™ offerings: live and virtual Masterminds, the annual Cannes summit, and curated Jeffersonian-style Table dinners.
The Certified longevitydocs.™ CLD Curriculum Part 1
Module 01 — Foundations
Establish a solid scientific and clinical base for practicing longevity medicine. Explore the origins of the field, East vs. West paradigms, healthspan vs. lifespan definitions, lifestyle and intervention models, outcome metrics, and the evolving regulatory and technological landscape.
Module 02 — Biology of Aging
Gain a deep understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms of aging. Covers the hallmarks of aging, longevity pathways (mTOR, sirtuins, AMPK, Klotho), inflammaging, mitochondrial dysfunction, telomere attrition, and translational science bridging bench to bedside.
Module 03 — Testing & Diagnostics
Master the latest tools to assess biological age and health status. From advanced biomarker panels and epigenetic clocks to omics profiling (proteomics, metabolomics, genomics), imaging (DEXA, CIMT, coronary CT), wearable data integration, continuous monitoring, and functional testing.
Module 04 — Specialty Integrations
Translate longevity strategies into organ and system-specific protocols. Learn to personalize interventions for cardiovascular, metabolic, hormones, immune, brain, gut, skin, and musculoskeletal health; connecting aging biology to clinical decision-making in each domain.
Module 05 — Lifestyle Interventions
Learn to prescribe evidence-based lifestyle protocols that enhance healthspan. Covers precision nutrition, fasting and caloric restriction strategies, movement prescription, sleep optimization, stress resilience, environmental health, and behavioral change frameworks.
The Certified longevitydocs.™ CLD Curriculum Part 2
Module 06 — Therapeutics
Stay ahead with emerging therapeutics in longevity medicine. From senolytics, peptides, and nutraceuticals to hormone optimization, regenerative strategies (PRP, exosomes, stem cells), hyperbaric oxygen therapy, medical aesthetics, plasmapheresis, and bioelectrical devices.
Module 07 — Technology & AI
Explore how emerging technologies are transforming diagnostics and care delivery. Covers AI applications in diagnostics, aging trajectory modeling, telemedicine, wearable data integration, platform-based patient monitoring, EMR optimization, remote care delivery, and IP productization for longevity practices.
Module 08 — Research & Clinical Trials
Gain the tools to contribute to the scientific advancement of longevity medicine. Covers real-world evidence, clinical trial design, IRB and consent protocols, collaboration with industry and academia, publication pathways, and becoming a Principal Investigator (PI).
Module 09 — Ethics, Law & Regulation
Understand the ethical and legal frameworks shaping this fast-moving field. Covers FDA pathways, international regulation (US, EU, Asia, directly relevant for clinics operating across jurisdictions), malpractice risk in innovation, and ethical dilemmas in life extension and commercial longevity.
Module 10 — Practice Leadership
Learn how to grow, position, and lead a longevity-focused practice. Covers business architecture, clinic models (concierge, hybrid, fee-for-service), financial structuring, membership and subscription models, branding, media training, and building thought leadership within the medical community.
Capstone Project
A culminating project designed to help you apply CLD material in a way that is meaningful and relevant to your own practice or specialty. Physicians design a longevity integration plan relevant to their actual practice setting; directly applicable to clinic implementation.
Learn From the Physicians & Scientists Defining Longevity Medicine
The CLD faculty is composed of leading physicians and scientists who are at the forefront of longevity medicine; practicing clinicians scaling longevity care worldwide alongside top researchers from Stanford, Mayo Clinic, and the Buck Institute pioneering the science behind it.
Hippo: AI Assistant
Every Certified longevitydoc.™ now has Hippo. An AI learning assistant grounded in the CLD knowledge base. Designed to help physicians learn faster, deeper, and more confidently.
What Hippo Does
Longevity-specific knowledge: You were trained in pathology. Hippo teaches through aging mechanisms, healthspan, and prevention; the way longevity medicine actually works.
Fill the gaps: Your patients are asking about GLP-1s, rapamycin, Lp(a). Hippo closes the gap between what they're reading and what you can confidently answer; in five minutes, from the CLD curriculum.
Shorten the implementation time: Reading a concept is one thing. Applying it Monday morning is another. Hippo equips you with the confidence and specificity you need.
Available Features
Wherever you're learning, Hippo's there.
What You Walk Away With Upon Completion
Credential & Recognition
Clinical Tools & Ongoing Access
Outcomes Summary
Clinical confidence in longevity medicine. Practice-ready tools you can implement immediately. A strong foundational framework; not a rigid playbook. Recognition as a Certified longevitydocs.™ Physician. Ongoing connection to the physician community shaping the future of longevity medicine.
The CLD is a voluntary professional certification for education and professional development. It does not grant, expand, or modify the legal rights, scope of practice, or licensure of any physician. Physicians are responsible for practicing in accordance with the laws and regulations of their jurisdiction.
Ready to Lead WITH Longevity Medicine In Your Practice?
Certified longevitydocs.™ provides 100+ hours of curriculum, Stanford faculty, Mayo researchers, and Hippo AI to equip you with the confidence and tools to practice longevity medicine at scale. Limited seats. Cohort-based enrollment. First-come first-served.
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