Innovative Directions in Health
Innovative Directions in Health is the leading Anti-Aging & Preventive Medicine clinic in Minnesota. The clinic is led by its founder, Khalid Mahmud, M.D., F.A.C.P, former Chief of Medicine at North Memorial Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN. The clinic specializes in Internal Anti-Aging, Facial Anti-Aging, and Body Sculpting Services.
Dr. Mahmud is fully certified by the American Board of Anti-Aging Medicine and has been a member of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine since 1996. During this time, he has received extensive and ongoing training by way of:
- Attending the Academy's educational and scientific meetings
- Participating in numerous educational courses and seminars in the fields of nutrition, exercise, hormonal therapies, supplementation, prevention of disease, and skin anti-aging
- Subscribing to numerous periodicals and books on these subjects
- Quadruple board certification in the fields of Anti-Aging Medicine, Internal Medicine, Hematology, and Oncology
- Fellow, American College of Physicians (FACP)
- Fomer Medical Advisor for the American Society of Asthetic LipoDissolve [ASAL]
- Practice of Medicine for 30 years in Minneapolis
- Former Associate Clinical Professor, University of Minnesota
- Former Chief of Medicine, North Memorial Medical Center, Minneapolis Minnesota
- Former Medical Director of Oncology, North Memorial Medical Center, Minneapolis
- Former member of the FDA panel on devices and radiological health
- Former Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Medisys, a Minnesota based national and public high technology homecare company
- Former Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Telecare, Inc., a Minnesota based company that pioneered the field of "Home Telemedicine", and received recognition as one of the 50 fastest growing twin cities private companies for four years
- Former member Board of Directors, American Academy of Homecare Physicians, and one of its founding members
- Former Chairperson, American Telemedicine Association Homecare Taskforce
- Former member Board of Directors, American Telemedicine Association
- Frequent national speaker
- Author of numerous articles in healthcare/medical/scientific journals
- Author, "Keeping aBreast: Ways to PREVENT Breast Cancer" (2005)
- Recipient of the 1988 Asian Pacific Minnesotan Award for Leadership in the field of Health from the Governor of Minnesota
- Recipient of a 5 page tribute in "Caring," the official magazine of the National Association of Home Care
- Member, Board of Directors, and one of the founders of "The Little Hospice" in Edina, Minnesota
Dr. Richard Sinda was born and raised in the Detroit area. While earning his Bachelor of Arts in Biology at Kalamazoo College in Michigan, he did two research internships at National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland; one working with breast cancer (at the National Cancer Institute) and the other with optimal vitamin C levels (at the National Institute of Diabetes and Kidney Diseases).
He went on to Osteopathic Medical School at Des Moines University and graduated in 1991. He continued his medical internship and residency in Family Medicine in Detroit (affiliated with Michigan State) finishing in 1994.
After, Dr. Sinda practiced full time Family Medicine for 8 years in Michigan and then in Minnesota while moonlighting in Urgent Care that entire time. In 2002, he switched to full time Urgent Care (working first for Now Care then Park Nicollet) while also working at Provation MD (Wolters Kluwer Health) downtown Minneapolis, developing clinical content for medical software.
Dr. Sinda became certified in Age Management Medicine (AMM) in 2011 and has adopted Dr. Mahmud's programs and protocols for Anti-Aging Medicine with a long track record of reducing symptoms and the risk of chronic diseases such as heart attack, stroke, dementia and cancer, while naturally controlling chemical and hormonal imbalances in the body.
When he is not at work, Dr. Sinda enjoys spending time with his wife Jill (a physical therapist) and 3 teenage sons, as well as playing guitar, running, traveling and reading about science and science fiction. He resides in Excelsior, MN.
Charity Zrust
RN, Certified Injector
Charity has been in the medical field for over 15 years, graduating with a Registered Nurse Associates degree in 2007. She has served in many different medical settings; hospital, clinical, home health care, skincare and cosmetic surgery, bringing many areas of practical nursing to her experience.
Clinically trained by Dr. Mahmud, Charity is passionate about helping patients safely and effectively enhance their quality of life. She is dedicates her time to helping patients achieve their anti-aging goals and regain balance and sense of self with bio-identical hormone replacement therapy.
Charity is also a highly trained Injector specializing in Botox, Dysport, Restylane, Perlane and Juvederm for cosmetic correction and enhancement. She continues to excel with the latest advancements to restore youthfulness to the skin. In addition, she is a trained technician for hair removal and photo facial skin rejuvenation.
When not at work, Charity enjoys shopping, reading, fishing and spending time with her husband Craig and daughter Ashlyn.
Lisa Rhodes
Clinic Manager, Esthetician, Phlebotomist
Lisa has been with Innovative Directions in Health since 2005. She wears many hats at the clinic; managing business operations and patient accounts, Esthetics, and Phlebotomy. She provides a wide variety of non-surgical treatments, chemical peels, microdermabrasion, photo-facial skin rejuvenation and hair removal. She enjoys working with clients to help them achieve their personal skincare goals by recommending in-office treatments as well as pharmaceutical grade products for optimal results.
Lisa has a Bachelor's Degree in Business from the University of WI, Eau Claire and received extensive Esthetics training and certification from St. Paul College. She continues to attend advanced seminars for product knowledge and clinic trainings/seminars for the latest anti-aging and preventative medicine news to share with patients.
When Lisa is not at work, she enjoys spending time traveling with her husband Justin and chasing around her little ones, Braden and Alaina.
