Hassan on the left receiving
award.
Auckland Regenerative Clinic
has won the Specialist Clinic of the Year – New Zealand
after being shortlisted for the global
Innovative and Excellence Awards 2023. The clinic
is a private practice specialising in non-surgical
alternatives to treat wear and tear (osteoarthritis) and
sport injuries.
Seven science industries from around
the world were shortlisted for the Corporate LiveWire
awards.
The Innovation and Excellence Awards hosted by
Corporate LiveWire, a global business platform with over
70,000 subscribers, celebrates visionary achievements, by
honouring those who redefine the benchmarks of success
across global industries.
This international award
recognises Dr. Hassan Mubark, renowned Rheumatologist and
his team for their exceptional contributions to the
advancement of care for those suffering from osteoarthritis
of the joints (wear and tear) and resistant injuries that
affect joints, muscles, tendons and ligament anywhere in the
body.
Dr Hassan Mubark, who has flown to London to
accept his award, is thrilled for his work to have been
acknowledged internationally.
“Stem cell therapy is
a complex new area of medicine, and it holds the potential
to revolutionise treating conditions such as certain types
of cancer, particularly blood disorders (like leukemia and
lymphoma), autoimmune diseases, neurologic conditions (like
multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease),
cardio-respiratory conditions, degenerative joint diseases
(like osteoarthritis) and traumatic musculoskeletal
conditions both in New Zealand and around the
world.
Dr Mubark believes safe regenerative medicine
procedures will eventually be available to all Kiwis through
public or private health and ACC, once sufficient research
is published.
Autologous stem cell therapy is a
process where a patient’s own stem cells are used to treat
a range of diseases such as degenerative conditions and
various soft tissues injuries. Stem cells can be used to
repair and replace damaged tissue, while stimulating the
body’s natural healing processes to help regenerate healthy
cells. We don’t use any foreign materials or embryonic or
donor cells, thus it is a safe practice as the cells and
plasma are coming from the same person.
“During my
early days in specialist private practice, I noticed there
wasn’t much available for degenerative joints
(osteoarthritis) and various injuries other than joint
replacements and complex surgeries. This raised my
motivation for an innovative non-surgical approach allowing
surgery as a last resort “whenever feasible,” says
Mubark.
With more than 30 years’ experience, Dr.
Mubark has treated arthritis and auto-immune diseases such
as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, lupus, and
polymyalgia rheumatica. His specialty for using non-invasive
procedures (for osteoarthritis and various injuries), such
as stem cell therapy and other regenerative medicine
products (like plasma and hyaluronic acid) has attracted
international notoriety.
Dr. Mubark has successfully
treated elite athletes, including Owen Franks, who has
played for the Crusaders, Hurricanes and the All Blacks. In
2019, Frank’s hopes for World Cup Rugby seemed dashed
after he suffered a shoulder injury. Rather than surgery,
Frank opted for stem cell therapy that soon saw him back on
the field and back to full health.
“Our main
interest is saving clients from surgery, when possible. The
idea is to control symptoms, improve function and quality of
life, return to sports, and slow or stop the progression of
the degenerative process by some healing naturally without
the use of any pharmaceutical products.
“Stem cell
therapy, when offered early to patients, has a 60-80%
success rate of controlling symptoms and improving quality
of life. Knee, hip, and shoulder joints and tendons have the
highest success rates with this treatment, “ he
says.
The Innovation and Excellence Award 2023 is a
testament to Dr. Mubark’s tireless work to providing quality
patient care and medical research that helps set new
benchmarks for Rheumatic and Orthopaedic care. His
dedication to knowledge-sharing and continuous learning has
help elevate the entire medical community both here and
overseas.
The awards ceremony took place in London
this week (August 29th), marking a celebratory gathering of
industry leaders and
innovators.
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