DNA Health Corp appointes Dr Mikhail Kogan as Chief Medical Advisor

This follows a recent partnership agreement for the Saadiyat Island centre to be affiliated with the United States GW Center for Integrative Medicine in Washington DC. Dr Kogan currently holds the position of Medical Director at the Washington centre, which is widely recognised as one of the world's leading institutions for integrative and holistic medicine.

"The DNA Center for Integrative Medicine & Wellness on Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Island is designed to be our global flagship and a centre of excellence for health and wellness in the region," said Dr Nasim Ashraf, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, DNA Health Corp. USA.

"The UAE is recognised as one of the world's leading emerging health and wellness tourism destinations, forecasting Dhs6.1bn in revenue. Under the assured guidance and integrative medical leadership of Dr Kogan, we believe we will be setting an unparalleled standard for 21st century holistic family health care in the Middle East - in a safe, accessible and luxurious destination," he added.

Dr Mikhail Kogan has pursued a lifelong interest in integrative and holistic approaches to healthy aging and healing alongside his formal medical training throughout his career, and will add his specialist preventative medical, nutritional and healthy ageing expertise as a member of the core DNA Health advisory team.

A graduate of Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, Dr Kogan finished his Internal and Social Medicine residency program at Monteflore Medical Center, Bronx, NY. Following this he completed the fellowship programme in Geriatrics at The George Washington University.

He is US board-certified in Internal as well as Geriatric Medicine, and holds certification in a number of alternative modalities including homeopathy, traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine.

Dr Kogan currently serves as a medical faculty member of The George Washington University as Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics, and is an Associate Director of Geriatric Fellowship.

"Our goal will be to create an unsurpassed nurturing and healing environment in a signature luxury destination, with programmes aimed at empowering our client guests to successfully manage their health and improve their quality of life with the guidance and support of international experts," said Dr Kogan, Chief Medical Advisor, DNA Health Corp. USA.

Situated within The Collection retail complex at the five-star St Regis Saadiyat Island Resort Abu Dhabi, the DNA Center for Integrative Medicine and Wellness' will provide its client guests with access to leading-edge Western medicine advanced diagnostics and cellular therapies, with treatment programmes complemented by a variety of traditional and alternative therapies to achieve optimum health.