The Medical Staff

Allan E. Sosin, M.D.

Allan Sosin is the founder and medical director of the Institute for Progressive Medicine. He received his medical degree from Northwestern University Medical School and is board-certified in both Internal Medicine and Nephrology, the study of kidney disease.

For thirteen years Dr. Sosin ran a private internal medicine practice in Philadelphia. During that time he became increasingly interested in alternative approaches to medical problems including nutrition, vitamin and mineral therapies, chelation therapy, acupuncture, natural hormone replacement therapy, exercise and stress management, chiropractic and massage. During his time in Philadelphia he organized and directed two drug detoxification centers. He also held the position of Assistant Medical Director at The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential, a world-renowned facility for the treatment of brain injured children. In 1997 the Institutes for Human Potential awarded him the LEONARDO DAVINCI AWARD for his work.

In 1995 he and his family moved to Newport Beach where he worked As the Medical Director of a prominent integrative medical clinic. He was instrumental in introducing new therapies, including Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. In the year 2000, Dr. Sosin received the PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD from the National Health Federation.

Dr. Sosin is an expert in the use of natural approaches to replace drugs and surgery. He has over 40 years of clinical experience in treating patients with traditional therapies and 15 years experience using alternative methods in combination with conventional medicine. Dr. Sosin is an associate clinical professor for the Univeristy of California, Irvine School of Medicine. He is a member of the American College for the Advancement of Medicine (ACAM) and is a certified Defeat Autism Now!^® physician. Dr. Sosin has also worked extensively with IV therapy, acupuncture and natural hormone replacement therapy. He has successfully treated thousands of patients with serious medical conditions. Dr. Sosin is the author of two books, Alpha Lipoic Acid: Nature's Ultimate Antioxidant, and The Doctor's Guide to Diabetes and Your Child, and has appeared on both radio and television.
 

German Zermeno, M.D.

German Zermeno completed a residency in Internal Medicine and a three-year fellowship in gastroenterology before pursuing an additional residency in family medicine at Serra Memorial Hospital in Sun Valley California.

Dr. Zermeno had been practicing Medicine for over 24 years in Southern California when he decided to look into complementary and alternative medicine.  After many years in traditional practice he realized that he was not seeing the improvements he wanted in his patients treating symptoms using pharmaceuticals without addressing the underlying disease.  Dr. Zermeno studied nutrition, detoxification, hormonal replacement with Bio-identical hormones, and chelation therapy.  He also completed additional training in IV nutritional therapies.

Dr. Zermeno is board certified in functional and restorative medicine by the American Academy of Anti-aging Medicine, and is an active member of the Academy. He has had the opportunity to appear on both Radio and Television and is fluent in both English and Spanish.

Julie Kahn Harden, N.D., L.Ac.

Dr. Harden earned her degree in Naturopathic Medicine from Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington. She went on to complete two degrees in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, the first at Bastyr University and an advanced degree at South Baylo University. During her residency, she trained at both the Bastyr center for Natural Health and the NCNM Natural Health Center.

Dr. Harden completed advanced education in infertility, gynecology, nutrition, functional endocrinology, bio-identical hormone replacement therapy, environmental medicine, and cranialsacral therapy. She is a member of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, the California Naturopathic Doctors Association, the American Association of Oriental Medicine and the American College for Advancement in Medicine.

Dr. Harden followed her passion for preconception health care and natural fertility treatments to Sydney, Australia, where she completed an internship at the Jocelyn Center for Natural Fertility Management and furthered her study in reproductive endocrinology. She has created a comprehensive program to optimize fertility for both men and women and support the birth of healthier babies.

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