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Dr Michael Patterson

Dr. Michael Patterson, MD, FAAFP

Medical Advisor - Clinical & Therapeutics

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Expertise

Dr. Patterson is the medical reviewer and author for clinical, therapeutic, and mechanism-of-action content on the Healius Peptides Research Hub. He covers:

  • Peptide therapy in clinical practice (10+ years’ experience)
  • GLP-1 receptor agonists (semaglutide, tirzepatide) for metabolic and weight management
  • Growth hormone secretagogues (sermorelin, ipamorelin, CJC-1295, MK-677)
  • Healing peptides in the research literature (BPC-157, TB-500, GHK-Cu)
  • Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy
  • Testosterone replacement therapy
  • Sports medicine and regenerative orthopaedics
  • Functional medicine and metabolic medicine

All clinical and therapeutic-context articles attributed to or reviewed by Dr. Patterson reflect current peer-reviewed literature and his direct clinical practice.

“The peptide therapy literature has matured fast. My job here is to make sure the content readers see reflects the data, not the hype.”

— Dr. Michael Patterson, MD, FAAFP

Dr. Michael Patterson, MD, FAAFP, is a board-certified family medicine and sports medicine physician and the external Medical Advisor on the Healius Peptides medical team. With 14 years of clinical practice based in Miami, Florida, Dr. Patterson is one of the most active prescribing voices in the U.S. peptide therapy community and a recognised peptide doctor in clinical anti-aging medicine.

He earned his MD at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (2008), completed a Family Medicine residency at Mercy Health St. Vincent as Chief Resident, and finished a primary care Sports Medicine fellowship at Cleveland Clinic Akron General. He went on to complete the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) Fellowship in Anti-Aging, Regenerative & Functional Medicine and a Master of Science in Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine from the University of South Florida.

Dr. Patterson currently sits on A4M's adjunct faculty for the Peptide Therapy Mastery course series, has authored eight peer-reviewed publications and one book chapter on peptide therapy and sports medicine, and has been recognised among Castle Connolly's America's Top Family Doctors for four consecutive years (2021–2024). He has spoken at the A4M World Congress multiple times (2019, 2021–2024) and contributes regularly to integrative medicine trade publications.

At Healius Peptides, Dr. Patterson reviews and authors clinical, mechanism-of-action, and therapeutic-context content for the Research Hub. His role is editorial and advisory; he is not involved in product sales, and he does not provide medical advice through this website.

Active medical licensure: Florida, Ohio, Texas. No medical board actions or disciplinary history on record. ORCID, ABFM, and A4M faculty profiles linked above for verification.

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Credentials

MD, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Board Certified: Family Medicine (ABFM) + Sports Medicine CAQ; ABAARM Diplomate; IFM Certified Practitioner; A4M Adjunct Faculty

Active medical licensure

Florida, Ohio, Texas, No disciplinary history

Publications

8 peer-reviewed publications · h-index 5 · ~180 citations

Verification

ORCID + ABFM Diplomate Search + A4M Faculty Listing (links in Additional profile URLs)