meet the team

Dr. Hodge serves as ARTC’s Medical Director; he oversees all services that fall under the ‘Medical and Public’ domains. That includes our major programs of TRT (testosterone replacement therapy), BHRT (Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy), and MMJ certifications (medical marijuana cards).

These services fall under the ‘Public and Medical’ domains since they require diagnoses and prescriptions. Most men and women over 40 can benefit from TRT or BHRT to help restore more youthful hormone levels. We also have additional natural methods that can be used as well. We offer MMJ certifications because Medical Marijuana is the safest and one of the most effective substances for a variety of symptoms and health challenges. Of course, it is an herb that has been used for thousands of years, however, it has been classified as a drug to fit the current ‘medical industrial model,’ in spite of still being banned by the federal government. Just one more example of why we primarily operate in the private sector.

More about Dr. Hodge: He was born and grew up in Wilksbarre, Pennsylvania. He was a high school athlete who participated in both wrestling and track. He competed in the Penn Relays which is a very prestigious annual track competition. Dr. H, later got into powerlifting when the sport was just getting started. That led to him working with a number of powerlifters and other athletes over the years.

From the age of 16 through 25 years old he worked at the local hospital. Due to the quality of his work, they trained him to do everything from doing blood gases, to spinal taps, and assisting in surgery! Times were different then. During this time, he attended and graduated from Wilks College in addition to obtaining a lab technician degree. Upon entering the Army, he served as a Lab Tech at Fort Hood, Texas where he advanced to the rank of Captain.

When he completed his military service, he applied to medical school but was told that he was too old at 29 years of age. Again, times were different back then. Undeterred, he went to the University of Guadalajara Medical School in Mexico and then performed his Residency training at Polyclinic Hospital in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He went on to practice Family Medicine for 25 years in Williamstown, Pennsylvania.

When visiting the Sarasota area in 1989 he had the good fortune of visiting Siesta Key beach. That started him on a process to escape from Pennsylvania with his wife and they moved to the Sarasota area in 2006.

Also of interest, Dr. Hodge began powerlifting way back in 1966 when the sport was just getting started. Over the years he had numerous athletes and powerlifters as patients, and one was a National Powerlifting Champion. While attending a national competition one year, when the other competitors learned that he was a doctor, he we besieged with questions about anabolic medications, and that began his studies on anabolic hormones and TRT way back around 1980.

Since then, Dr. Hodge has helped hundreds, if not thousands, of people with advice and supervision regarding properly supporting their hormone levels to attain and maintain a healthier balance.