Inside Bodybuilding is a team of medical professionals and physicians with specialized knowledge and experience regarding bodybuilding and performance-enhancement drugs (PEDs).
Expertise: George Touliatos, M.D., completed his medical residency in biopathology at the Athens School of Medicine. This gives him deep clinical expertise in interpreting complex blood panels, liver/kidney enzymes, and metabolic markers.
License: Dr. Touliatos is registered with the Medical Association of Athens (License No. 49442).
Experience: Dr. Touliatos is a two-time Greek National Champion (2000, 2009) and has treated patients who have taken anabolic steroids and selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs).
Awards: Dr. Touliatos won the Π.Ε.Σ.Δ. Cup in 2000 and the IFBB-Ε.Ο.Σ.Δ. Panhellenic Championship (light heavyweight category) in 2009.
Expertise: Thomas O'Connor, M.D., M.S., completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in 2005. Dr. O'Connor also holds a Master’s Degree (MS) in Exercise Physiology from Long Island University, providing a rigorous academic foundation in sports performance and hypertrophy.
Certification: He is board-certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM).
License: Dr. O'Connor's Connecticut Medical license number is #43720
Experience: Dr. O'Connor has successfully treated men and women who have used anabolic steroids and SARMs. He was also a competitive powerlifter.
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