Dr. Khoshal Latifzai began his medical career in emergency medicine, practicing in hospitals of every level. But over time, he found himself increasingly unfulfilled. He was prescribing medications and recommending surgeries, yet seeing little meaningful, long-term benefit for his patients.
That realization led him down a new path: regenerative medicine, and specifically, the use of stem cells derived from the patient’s own body. He stresses that your own (autologous) cells are the gold standard whenever possible. The difference between using your child’s own cells versus a donor’s could mean faster healing, better outcomes, and fewer risks.
**Dr. Khoshal Latifzai is a graduate of Dartmouth Medical School and Yale University Emergency Medicine Residency program, he is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine, and a member of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians – Specialty Training in Regenerative Medicine.
Watch this video to follow Dr. Khoshal’s journey and see the stem cell process come to life.
Why Stem Cells?
Unlike medications or mechanical devices, stem cells have the potential to regenerate and repair damaged tissue. Dr. Khoshal explains how this works:
- Harvesting Stem Cells:
- At Birth: The most ideal time to collect stem cells is at birth, when they are at their most potent and plentiful. These newborn stem cells are highly responsive to injury signals and can be preserved through safe, noninvasive collection from the umbilical cord.
- Later in Life: In cases where stem cells weren’t banked at birth, doctors can still harvest them from the patient’s own adipose (fat) tissue via a gentle liposuction procedure or more invasively from bone marrow.
- Expanding the Cells
In a lab under sterile and quality controlled conditions, such as VitalCells, these cells are safely multiplied in high quality to create a robust therapeutic dose. - Targeted Healing
Once reintroduced into the body, these live cells actively seek out injury, communicate with damaged tissues, and either repair them, or, if the damage is too great, help clear them out through a natural process called apoptosis (cell death), making room for healthy new cells.
Real Results: From Critical Injuries to Everyday Optimization
Dr. Khoshal has treated a wide range of patients, from professional athletes to people simply trying to feel like themselves again:
- One high school football player sustained a traumatic brain injury. Doctors recommended withdrawing care. After rounds of stem cell therapy, he not only survived, he’s thriving.
- Younger patients, including infants as young as 6 months old, have also received therapy. In many of these cases, stem cells weren’t banked at birth, so physicians must extract fat tissue and sedate the child, a necessary but riskier step that could be avoided if the cells are banked at birth.
- Active adults with no clear injuries are also using stem cells proactively, to stay competitive, delay degeneration, and heal faster from micro-injuries caused by intense activity.
Why Banking at Birth Matters
The regenerative potential of newborn stem cells are unmatched. They are:
- If your own, your youngest cells you will have access to in your life
- If your own, have your own DNA and thus no risk of rejection from your body
- Unburdened by age or environmental damage
Dr. Khoshal believes that banking at birth gives families the upper hand, offering a way to treat serious injuries without delay, without sedation, and with the most potent stem cells nature provides.
Looking Ahead: A New Era of Healing
Dr. Khoshal’s journey from emergency medicine to regenerative care underscores a powerful shift happening in healthcare, one that focuses not just on managing illness, but on unlocking the body’s ability to heal itself.
At VitalCells, we give parents and their children something they rarely get from cord blood banking: Control.
- Control over when and how an injury or condition is treated.
- Control over accessing their child’s stem cells with one simple call, ensuring secure, prompt delivery to a medical provider of choice or a trusted clinic from our nationwide network of top regenerative medicine physicians.
- Control over the quality, safety, and readiness of the cells you’ll one day count on, with the added assurance of a full refund if the cells are unable to grow out.
Stem cells are at the center of this movement, offering hope for families facing the unexpected, from injuries and chronic conditions to everyday wear and tear. And while science continues to evolve, one truth is already clear: stem cells are at their peak in numbers and regenerative potential at birth, so banking them gives children access to their most powerful cells for a lifetime.
At VitalCells, we believe every child deserves access to the most powerful version of themselves, today, tomorrow, and decades from now. Because when healing starts from within, the possibilities are limitless.
👉 Learn more about Dr. Khoshal Latifzai’s clinic, Rocky Mountain Regenerative Medicine – Boulder, Colorado’s leading regenerative medicine clinic that offers personalized care backed by proven research.
