Biography

More about dr. mike

A veteran of more than 250 media interviews, Dr. Mike is a regular guest veterinarian on KDKA-TV’s “Pittsburgh Today Live.” He recently concluded his the weekly guest host of “Animal General with Dr. Mike” on powerhouse radio station KDKA-AM. In 2009, he was presented with the “Rising Star Award” from the Veterinary News Network.

For volunteering his time and experience, Dr. Mike has received numerous awards from breed clubs, the Cat Fanciers’ Association and Pioneers for Animal Welfare Society (PAWS). He was named to an honorary position on the Board of Directors of the prestigious Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary for his work with wildlife and received a distinguished service award for 12 years (1986-1998) as veterinarian for the Nassau County, New York Mounted Police Force.

Dr. Mike graduated from the Pennsylvania State University in 1981 with a degree in Animal Bioscience, and earned his D.V.M. degree from the Iowa State University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1986. Owner of Animal General of Cranberry, near Pittsburgh, he is married and the father of five children.

now treating humans

dr. mike hutchinson is chairman of the board at vivatech international, using regenerative medicine to treat humans

VivaTech is a Pennsylvania-registered Corporation that licenses proprietary technology utilizing ultrasound cavitation to extract the adipose-StroMed cells with extra-cellular matrix from adipose tissue. Unlike other methods of stem cell therapy, the major advantages of using this patented technology is the ease and speed of processing (minutes instead of hours) and most importantly, NO USE OF ENZYMES or chemicals.

VivaTech International Inc. is the Sponsor of IRB (Institutional Review Board – of the Institute of Regenerative and Cellular Medicine) approved Clinical Trials for Osteoarthritis of the Knee, Hip and Shoulder.

VivaTech International Incorporated is a Pennsylvania based Corporation founded on February 12, 2015.

VivaTech has exclusive rights to license Cell-Innovations (Australian company) medical protocol in the U.S. This protocol was developed and implemented in Australia by Dr. Wayne Thomas. This procedure is allowed by Australia’s TGA (Therapeutic Goods Administration).

Over 1,500 patients have been treated in Australia by Cell-Innovations using Dr. Thomas’s technology with greater than 82% of the patients reporting a major improvement in reducing pain, with evidence of cartilage regrowth.

CLINICAL TRIAL DETAILS

• This outpatient procedure is an autologous adipose derived adult stem cell treatment (Not embryonic).
• The procedure requires liposuction to harvest the patient’s adipose that is processed on site and injected into the afflicted joint.
• Blood is also drawn and used for a PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) procedure that is done in conjunction with the stem cell injection.
• The whole process is done the same day and takes a few hours.
• Processing the fat is done with a proprietary ultra-sonication protocol thereby eliminating the risk of contamination from enzymes, etc. No enzymes are used in this process.
• The clinical trial is currently patient funded.
• The clinical trial end point is 6 months.
• An MRI is completed before the procedure and also at 6 months. Survey data is collected measuring pain scores at 0, 2 months and 6 months.