Dr. Peter Muran, MD, Naturopath
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Dr. Peter Muran, MD

Addiction Medicine Specialist | Addiction Medicine

5/5(25)
901 Dover Dr Suite 122 Newport Beach CA, 92660
Rating

5/5

About

Peter Muran, M.D. at Longevity Healthcare Center has over 30 years of experience providing care to patients in a variety of settings. Dr. Muran looks at his patient’s entire health as a whole when developing a treatment plan. His mission is to focus on listening and understanding his patient’s mind, body, and spirit. Taking a patient-centered approach to healing, Peter Muran, M.D.’s philosophy is to blend internal medicine and naturopathic medicine. Dr. Muran takes a functional medicine approach that looks for the root cause, which can be the source of many conditions. In identifying this root cause there is an emphasis on the external and internal environment, metabolic pathways, genetics, hormonal sufficiency, neurological and psychological wellbeing, immune health and modulation, detoxification efficacy of the liver and kidney, and gastrointestinal health. It also includes the balancing of the neurotransmitters and any influences of the DNA response.

Dr. Muran's training and experience integrate the cause and effect of each patient's condition to determine the specific treatment to potentiate the recovery of their health.  He specializes in treating conditions through a 'different lens' than today's standard medical community.  He treats conditions such as Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimer’s Disease, Auto-Immune Disease, and Hormonal Imbalance.  Dr. Muran believes the best first step is to collect a complete ancestry history (to evaluate DNA), full medical history, and consider environmental and social histories, to analyze, diagnose and treat the patient as a whole.

As substance abuse and alcoholism have increased, Dr. Muran has been focusing on finding a new, different, and more effective way to treat addiction; the Muran Method.  He believes the best first step to breaking the grip of addiction is to effectively neutralize and eliminate the substance’s inherent toxicity and then to reduce the inflammation in the body caused by their metabolites. He next evaluates each patient’s genetic, medical, social, psychological histories to identify potential root causes of addiction.  By treating the root cause of addiction, Dr. Muran can relieve the symptoms that often lead to relapse.

Education and Training

Pepperdine University MBA 1991

Universidad Autonoma de Guada MD 1982

Rutgers University Pathway MD 1983

Loyola Marymount BS in Mechanical Engineering 1978

Board Certification

American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine

Provider Details

Male English, Spanish
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Dr. Peter Muran, MD's Expert Contributions
  • Do vitamins make men more fertile?

    Yes, indirectly! READ MORE

  • Can you lift weights after a heart stent?

    It's always best to ramp up in moderation. READ MORE

  • Cancerous? Or something else?

    It’s unlikely you have cancer yet likely you have a persistent ongoing inflammatory process in your gut. The gut inflammatory process is causing your GERD and is associated with diet (or foods not good for you) and exacerbated with stress. For 3 weeks did not eat any grains, dairy or sugar (including sweet fruit). Everything should start loosen up. BTW, make sure have 2 BM’s per day. This is managed by you diet. God be with you. Peter J. Muran, MD Please note that this message including any attachments is from Longevity Healthcare, Inc., a Medical Practice. This message contains information that may be confidential and protected by the patient-physician or medical privacy privileges. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient promptly delete this message, any attachments, and all content and notify the sender of the delivery error via return email or telephone at the above number. You may not forward, print, copy distribute or use the information in this message if you are not the intended recipient. READ MORE

  • Does my child need therapy for anger?

    There are multiple reasons for anger, a prominent reason is the consumption of foods that cause inflammation and anxiety. To see if this is a contributory factor no consumption of dairy, sugar (ice cream or cheese or pizza), or grains for 2 weeks. The anger could be simply managed with proper dietary guidance. READ MORE

Areas of expertise and specialization

Alzheimer's DiseaseLyme's DiseaseAddictionParkinson's DiseaseMetal ToxicityAutoimmune DisordersChelationHormone TherapyLong Term COVID SyndromeFunctional MedicineAlcoholism

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Owner, Medical Director Longevity Healthcare 1991 - Present
  • Urgent Care Physician Xpress Urgent Care 2014 - 2017
  • Urgent Care Physician ROADS Foundation Community Clinic 2017 - Present

Awards

  • Patients' Choice Award 2008  
  • Patients' Choice Award 2009  

Professional Memberships

  • Institute of Functional Medicine  
  • American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine  
  • American Academy of Environmental Medicine  
  • American College for the Advancement of Medicine  
  • American Nutritional Association  
  • American Medical Directors Association  
  • Bio-identical Hormone Society  
  • California Medical Association  
  • International Hormone Society  
  • International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society  
  • Orange County Medical Association  
  • Orthomolecular Health Association  
  • San Luis Obispo County Medical Association  

Treatments

  • (Cont. from above) In-depth skills in research and development as evidenced by various publications, presentations, research projects, peer-reviewed articles, journals, and a standard operative procedure manual.

Professional Affiliations

  • American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM), American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine (ABIHM), American College for the Advancement of Medicine (ACAM), American Medical Directors Association (AMDA), American Nutritional Association , American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) , Bio-identical Hormone Society , California Medical Association

Teaching and speaking

  • Presentations: Muran, P. J. (2006). Mercury elimination with oral DMPS, DMSA, vitamin c, and glutathione. American College for the Advancement of Medicine. Muran, P. J. (2003). Treatment of memory loss and Alzheimers disease: Holistic approach to mental health through the balance of neurotransmitters, hormones, and nutrition. Safe Harbors Third Annual Medical Conference, Holistic Integrated Healthcare, Orange County Mensa, Anaheim, CA. Muran, P. J. (2019). New Breakthroughs in Addiction Treatment. UC Irvine, CA Muran, P. J. (2022). The Bredesen Protocol. Simi Valley, CA

Areas of research

Project Name: Validating Tools for Prevention of Breast Disease

Dec 2011–Jul 2012

Role: Primary Investigator 

Institution Name: Supervised by Dr. Eleanor Rogan, University Omaha, NB Overview/Objective: Discovery of how estrogen could metabolize an estrogen quinone, a highly reactive estrogen metabolite, that can strongly bond to DNA’s purines forming an estrogen-DNA adduct and possible DNA damage; wherein the estrogen-DNA adduct and the bio-measurable oxidative stress is a risk potential for the initiation of breast cancer cells. Utilization of functional medicine approach to reduce the amount of estrogen-DNA adduct formation and oxidative stress. 

Result: The study measured the aforementioned risk and instituted a protocol and re-measured the risk in 90 days, resulting in a marked reduction (p<0.02) in the estrogen-DNA adduct formation and oxidative stress and overall marked patient symptomatic improvement. 

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Project Name: Creation and Utilization of an In-Home Care Delivery Model for the Home Bound Patient 

Jul 1996–Oct 1999

Role: Owner/Medical Director 

Institution Name: House Call Physicians, Inc. 

Overview/Objective: Provision of urgent care to medical conditions through physician, nursing, and ancillary support. 

Dr. Peter Muran, MD's Practice location

Longevity Healthcare

901 Dover Dr Suite 122 -
Newport Beach, CA 92660
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