Ultimaxx Health is pleased to announce that Dr. Patricio Reyes has joined its Advisory Board

Dr. Patricio F. Reyes is a board certified and highly regarded neurologist and neuropathologist.  He is currently Director, Traumatic Brain Injury and Alzheimer’s Disease & Cognitive Disorders Clinics at the Phoenix VA Medical Center. Pat brings 30 years of clinical expertise, translational (e.g. in vivo models, neuropathology and CSF testing) research, and drug development (e.g. Cognex, Exelon and Exelon Patch) experience in Alzheimer’s Disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Dr. Reyes is former Professor of Neurology, Pathology & Psychiatry at Creighton University in Omaha & Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia (Bernard Alpers Professor), Director and founder of the Center for Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Brain Bank in both institutions, and Karsten Solheim Chair for Dementia at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix. He also helped establish the Center for Dementia Care at HealthPartners in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Dr. Reyes was one of the first to establish rapid autopsy brain banking in the United States and the first to build Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia Centers in Texas, Pennsylvania and Nebraska. He and his associates described the smell changes in Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders and was the principal investigator of numerous clinical trials that led to the FDA approval of new drugs for Alzheimer’s disease. Similar olfactory deficits may exist in individuals with concussion and brain trauma.

Most importantly, Dr. Reyes has also been an advocate for identifying as well as improving the health care needs of all ethnic groups and high-risk populations. He was a volunteer physician for Golden Gloves, and board member, 2009 distinguished educator of the year, and education

committee chair of the American Association of Professional Ringside Physicians. He has worked extensively with the Retired Players Association to improve health care for retired NFL players as well as improving health care awareness for the boxing profession in his native Philippines.

His accomplishments as a teacher, clinician, scientist and community leader have been affirmed by his selection as “Best Doctors of American in 2003-2004, Scientist of the 21st Century, the Republican Party’s Ronald Reagan Gold Medal recipient in 2004, Physician of the Year for 2005, 2007 Arizona’s Asian American Association for Community Service and Physician of the Day by the Arizona House of Representatives. In 2009, he was named Top Doctor, in Who’s Who Global Medical Directory. He is a member of several medical and scientific organizations. He is currently involved in assessing the medical, cognitive, neurologic and neuropathologic aspects of sports and non-sport related traumatic brain injury symptoms with the hope of developing newer and more effective treatment.

Ultimaxx Health is honored to have him.

Dr. Douoguih is a graduate of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA where he was an All-American lacrosse player. He received his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond and is an alumnus of the Union Memorial Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program.

Dr. Douoguih is board-certified in orthopaedic surgery, and completed a sports fellowship at the prestigious Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles. Dr. Douoguih has served as an assistant team physician for the Washington Redskins, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Angels, and Anaheim Mighty Ducks as well as for the teams of Loyola Marymount University.

Dr. Douoguih currently serves as the Medical Director and Head Team Physician for the Washington Wizards (NBA) and as Medical Director for the Washington Capitals (NHL) and is former Medical Director for the Washington Nationals. Dr. Douoguih serves as a Team Physician for the United States Judo Team, is an Associate Team Physician for the University of Maryland athletics (NCAA) and a consultant for the Baltimore Ravens (NFL). He also serves as Medical Director of MedStar Sports Medicine, Washington Region.

Dr. Douoguih is a member of the Georgetown Orthopaedic Institute and performs surgery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, where he specializes in arthroscopic treatment of the shoulder, elbow and knee. He is an award winning researcher who has published multiple articles in peer reviewed journals and has lectured internationally on various sports medicine topics.

Ultimaxx Health is honored to have him.

Dr. Abd-Elsayed is currently the Medical Director of Pain Services at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Abd-Elsayed has an extensive clinical and research background, having performed a clinical research fellowship at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic, after which he joined the University of Cincinnati where he completed his residency training in Anesthesiology and then more focused training in Chronic Pain Medicine, prior to his moving to the University of Wisconsin to serve in his current academic role.

Dr. Abd-Elsayed has published dozens of peer reviewed manuscripts and has several presentations and book chapters. He also serves as a reviewer and editorial board member on several peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Abd-Elsayed treats and manages patients dealing with both acute and chronic pain on a daily basis, and is aware of the challenges we face as a society because of prescription narcotics’ over use. He is passionate about trying to educate patients and his peers about the hazards of prescription narcotics and the need for safe, effective alternatives.

Ultimaxx Health is honored to have him