Specializations & Approach:
- Longevity & Hormone Optimization: Dr. Luken specializes in personalized protocols for longevity, energy, and resilience, including hormone optimization for both women and men (TRT, menopause, andropause).
- Musculoskeletal Regeneration: He offers advanced therapies for joint pain, tendinopathies, arthritis, chronic pain, and sports injuries, including ultrasound-guided injections, PRP therapies, prolotherapy, and personalized stem cell treatments (umbilical cord-derived cells, PRP, or biologic allografts). His approach is guided by diagnostic imaging (MSK ultrasound or MRI), patient functional goals, and their metabolic, hormonal, and inflammatory profiles.
- Root-Cause Healing: Dr. Luken focuses on root-cause healing of chronic conditions, including autoimmune and metabolic conditions.
- Holistic Care: His practice integrates brain optimization, metabolic rebalancing, clinical nutrition, preventive health, and musculoskeletal health into a comprehensive care model.
Background & Experience
Dr. Luken is a U.S. and Mexican citizen, born in El Centro, California. He completed medical school at Universidad Autonoma de Baja California and his Family Medicine specialty at Hospital Universitario, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. He has extensive observership experience in neonatology and pediatric cardiovascular surgery at Rady Children’s Hospital, and cardiothoracic surgery at Sharp Chula Vista Hospital. He also has clinical research experience at UCSD.
Dr. Luken is ECFMG Certified and has passed USMLE steps 1, 2CS, and CK. He has held roles as a General Physician, Cardiology Research Assistant, Physician Assistant, and Clinical Medical and Postsurgical Director at ViveMed Group. Currently, he is involved with Orthowellness Clinic, focusing on regenerative medicine.
Community Involvement & Ventures
Beyond his clinical practice, Dr. Luken is passionate about promoting a safe and healthy lifestyle. He founded “Nada a Cambio,” a non-governmental organization dedicated to this mission. He also created SuturaLab, a silicon suture training pad for medical students. He is the co-founder of Bonsomé, a bone broth bar offering healthy collagen and protein-rich beverages, stemming from his vision of internal healing.
Dr. Luken is fluent in English and Spanish.
