Maxim Benz is a physician with over 20 years of professional experience in holistic medicine, possessing extensive and diverse expertise. He supports his patients with practical healing arts, drawing from traditional naturopathy as well as modern methods and insights from Integrative and Functional Medicine.
Since early 2024, he has focused exclusively on telemedicine to provide his services to more people at significantly lower treatment costs while promoting a more sustainable healthcare approach.
Vita
- Since 12/2023 Private telemedicine practice, development of a telemedicine platform for Integrative and Functional Medicine, industry consulting, doctoral research
- 2021 – 12/2023 Employed physician at Thera Practice Clinic, Berlin
- 2021 Medical licensure (Approbation)
- 2014 – 2021 Medical studies at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
- 2007 – 2014 In Portugal, naturopathic practice in private clinic
- 2007 Lecturer (Introduction to Toxicology, Neurology) at the Medakademie Emergency Medical School, Berlin
- 2006/2007 Naturopathic practice in private clinic, Berlin and Lecturer training program at the Samuel-Hahnemann School, Berlin
- 2006 Heilpraktiker (naturopathic practitioner) license
- 2003 – 2006 Naturopathic training at the Samuel-Hahnemann School, Berlin
- 2002 Mobile elderly care as a nursing assistant at the Red Cross, Berlin
- 2001 General university entrance qualification (Abitur)
- 1997/1998. Civil service (geriatric care) at the Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe (JUH), Kiel
Areas of Expertise
- Integrative and Functional Medicine
- Naturopathy
- Telemedicine / Digital Medicine
- Regulatory Medicine and Lifestyle Therapy
- Environmental Medicine Diagnostics and Therapy
- Detoxification Therapies / Chelation Therapy
- Mitochondrial Medicine
- Micronutrients
- Cell Symbiosis Therapy
- Me2Vie
- High-Dose Ozone Therapy
- Heart Rate Variability Analysis
- Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
- Applied Kinesiology
- Biomagnetism (Isaac Goiz-Durán method)
- Homeopathy
- Preventive Medicine
- Holistic Preoperative Preparation
- Dementia Prevention
- Mycotherapy
Research
- Antibiotic use in clinical studies on homeopathy – a systematic review
- Risk Literacy Among Portuguese Medical and Dentistry Students
- Risk Communication About Post-operative Delirium (POD) and Post-operative Cognitive Dysfunction (POCD)
- Effect of 2-week supplementation with an amphiphilic, liquid Cell Tonic supplement on mitochondrial performance and perceived energy levels in a middle-aged, healthy population sample (registration pending)
Consulting
Initiatives
• Founder and organizer of the AG Risk Competence working group and the “Revolutions” lecture series at Charité (Youtubekanal)
Languages
• German (native)
• English (fluent)
• Portuguese (fluent)
• Spanish (less fluent)
Medical Chamber Memberships
- Berlin Medical Association (ÄKB) – Member No. 83670
- Ordem dos Médicos (OM) – Registration No. 73838
Professional Society Memberships
- European Society for Integrative Medicine (ESIM)
- Sóciedade Portuguesa de Medicina Integrativa (SPMI)
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Digitale Medizin e.V. (DGDM)
- Hartmannbund (www.hartmannbund.de/)
- Deutscher Berufsverband Klinischer Umweltmediziner e. V. (dbu)