A Legacy of Medicine and Molecular Biology
 
I grew up in a family where healthcare wasn’t just a career; it was a way of life.
My father is a compounding pharmacist who owned and operated a pharmacy inside an urgent-care facility near the ski slopes of Park City, Utah. Working alongside him, I learned how to compound and dispense medications. I learned the precision, care, and immense responsibility involved in preparing medications.

Our family’s medical footprint extends even further—from award-winning heart surgeons at the University of Utah Hospital to relatives who have patented groundbreaking medications. Witnessing their careers showed me the profound ways scientific knowledge can be translated into meaningful human impact.
 
That environment shaped my ambitions, but my university studies in biochemistry and molecular biology gave me my own lens. I became fascinated by how the body functions at its most fundamental level—the chemical processes within cells, the intricate dance of metabolism, and how nutrients sustain human health.
 
That scientific foundation is the bedrock of this company. It forces me to look beyond the marketing of an ingredient and ask the hard questions: What does the research actually show? What are the limitations? Is this appropriate and safe for the individual in front of us? Here, science is not a branding tool; it is the standard we uphold.
 
The First Clinic: Built from the Ground Up
 
My brother, Dr. Kord Strebel, is an award-winning physician, Clinical Assistant Professor at UNLV’s medical school, and a recognized leader in minimally invasive robotic gynecologic surgery. His career has extended far beyond the walls of his private practice. He has held physician leadership and hospital board roles, has ownership interests within the Las Vegas healthcare community, and has been affiliated with many of the city’s major hospitals, including Summerlin Hospital Medical Center, Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center, Valley Hospital Medical Center, MountainView Hospital, Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, Southern Hills Hospital Medical Center, and University Medical Center of Southern Nevada.
 
His practice at Women’s Health Associates of Southern Nevada on Pinto Lane became an important part of my own story. Long before IV Vitamin Therapy Clinic became what it is today, I was surrounded by the realities of medicine—not simply the science, but the responsibility of caring for patients, operating medical practices, working within hospitals, and making decisions that directly affect people’s lives.
 
My brother was also involved in the early development of the clinic. Drawing on his experience as a physician, he provided medical input as we developed some of our original infusion protocols and helped us think through how treatments should be approached from a clinical and patient-safety perspective. He was also instrumental in recommending that we develop a pregnancy-focused infusion specifically for patients experiencing the unique hydration and nutritional challenges that can accompany pregnancy, always with appropriate medical screening and oversight.
 
My brother and I had also worked together through a nonprofit supporting mothers facing difficult pregnancies. That experience reinforced something deeply rooted in our family: medicine is never only about a diagnosis or a procedure. Behind every chart is a person, a family, and a life that can be changed by the quality of care they receive.
 
It was inside his Pinto Lane medical practice that I built my first IV clinic, originally called IV Clinic Vitamin Drip. I built it from the ground up—developing the operations, the identity, the clinical standards, and the patient experience I wanted the company to represent.

Growing up with a compounding pharmacist as my father and later working alongside a physician with extensive hospital, academic, surgical, leadership, and healthcare ownership experience gave me an unusually broad view of medicine. Combined with my own education in biochemistry and molecular biology, that environment became the foundation for how I approached IV therapy from the beginning: with respect for the science, attention to detail, and an understanding that when someone places their health in your hands, the responsibility is enormous.

The Turning Point: Becoming the Patient

Before I ever faced cancer myself, I watched my brother battle non-Hodgkin’s B-cell lymphoma. At 28, I began experiencing night sweats and alarming physiological changes. Given my brother's history, I knew something was wrong.

I sought answers from nine different doctors, continually feeling like a vital piece of the puzzle was being missed. Finally, a medical student took the time to truly listen to my history. He brought in the attending physician, who discovered an enlarged spleen and ordered an immediate PET scan.

The results were staggering: a 13-by-9-centimeter mass beneath my heart, along with a 3-centimeter mass on my liver. Because of the size and location of the primary mass, surgery was deemed unsafe. By the time the biopsy results returned, I was critically ill. My oncology team determined we couldn't wait another day. Chemotherapy began that very night.
 
What the Treatment Chair Taught Me

Chemotherapy was the most physically devastating experience of my life. My weight fell from 160 pounds to approximately 120. I became profoundly weak, and the side effects changed nearly every part of my daily life.

Until then, I had studied health largely through science—biochemistry, molecular biology, medications, nutrients, and physiology. Cancer forced me to experience healthcare from the other side. I learned what it feels like to wait for a scan, to fear the next result, and to make extraordinarily difficult treatment decisions when your body is already exhausted.

My oncology team was treating the large mass beneath my heart with chemotherapy. We were also following a separate approximately 3-centimeter mass on my liver. At that point, my body had been through an enormous amount, and I was not able to simply move into another chemotherapy regimen for the liver mass. My oncology team and I made the decision to monitor it closely rather than immediately begin that additional treatment.

During that period, I continued something that had already become personally important to me: high-dose IV vitamin C along with glutathione and hydroxocobalamin. I had spent years following research involving intravenous vitamin C, including published work associated with the Riordan Clinic, and I made the personal decision to incorporate it into my care while continuing to be followed medically.

Then came a series of scans I will never forget.
The liver mass measured approximately 3 centimeters. On a later scan, it was approximately 2 centimeters. Then approximately 1 centimeter. Eventually, it was no longer visible on imaging.

I am careful about how I tell this part of my story. I cannot scientifically prove from my individual experience what caused that mass to disappear, and I would never promise another person the same result. But I also will not erase IV vitamin C from my story. I was receiving it during that period, those scans are part of my medical history, and the experience profoundly influenced my life.
In 2017, I reached full remission.

I have remained cancer-free ever since.

My experience with cancer is one of the reasons I believe so strongly that patients deserve thoughtful conversations about their care, including supportive and integrative approaches when medically appropriate. IV nutrient therapy is not a substitute for oncology care, and IV vitamin C is not FDA-approved to treat cancer. But my experience gave me a lasting respect for studying every reasonable avenue of supportive care, asking difficult questions, and treating the person—not simply the diagnosis.
I continue to use IV vitamin C and nutrient therapy as part of my own personal wellness routine today.

A Deeply Personal Responsibility

Today, IV Vitamin Therapy Clinic is the culmination of everything I have learned.
My commitment as a founder is to maintain an environment where licensed, qualified medical professionals administer care with both clinical precision and profound compassion. We do not cut corners on patient screening, clinical oversight, or communication.

Whether you visit our Las Vegas clinic or book a mobile appointment, I want you to know there is a real history and a heavy sense of responsibility behind this company. I know that the person walking through our doors has a life, a family, and underlying anxieties that may not be visible on a medical chart.

My scientific background shaped how I think. My family’s legacy shaped what I value. But surviving cancer changed what this responsibility means to me.

That is why I built this clinic
 
A Note on Integrative Care and My Personal Journey
This story reflects my personal battle with cancer and the experiences that shaped my commitment to compassionate care. During my oncology-directed treatment, I also chose to receive IV nutrient therapy alongside—not in place of—chemotherapy and medical care. My story is not medical advice or evidence that IV nutrient therapy caused my remission, and it does not promise similar outcomes for others.
 
At IV Vitamin Therapy Clinic, we believe in an integrative, collaborative approach to your health. Our focus is on hydration and individualized nutrient support when clinically appropriate, guided by licensed medical professionals. We respect the challenges and personal decisions patients face while encouraging continued care and open communication with their treating physicians.
IV vitamin C is not FDA-approved to treat cancer. Our IV nutrient services are not offered as cancer treatments or replacements for oncology care. Because some nutrients and antioxidants may interact with cancer therapies, patients should consult their oncologist before receiving an infusion. Our commitment is to listen, prioritize safety, and provide compassionate care throughout your journey—just as compassion mattered throughout mine.