About our pioneering medical research team...
GenSpec has led the fight to expose some of the shocking disparities and unique health risks facing diverse ethnic groups. Inspired by the tremendous need for genetically specific health care, GenSpec founder, Joey Lander, assembled a team of medical professionals to create products that address the unique genetic health concerns of diverse ethnic groups.
GenSpec believes that access to good health is a fundamental human right. The entire GenSpec team continually works to educate health providers and health conscious consumers about the need for better solutions to ethnically specific health issues.
Joseph "Joey" Lander
Founder and President of GenSpec Labs, LLC
As a practicing lawyer, Joey Lander was inspired by a case involving a ten year-old girl with uncontrollable diabetes. While researching her condition he discovered an overwhelming amount of information linking some health challenges with vitamin deficiencies and specific ethnicities.
With Vice President and business partner, Dr. Dexter Russell, Lander and his pioneering team of medical professionals created GenSpec, the world's first genetically specific nutritional supplements. Lander and his team have designed GenSpec products to be an integral part of a comprehensive healthcare program. Joey resides in Old Town, Florida with his wife and two daughters. He continues to practice law.
Dr. Dexter Russell
Vice President of GenSpec Labs, LLC
ANA (American Naprapathic Association) certified and licensed Naprapath, clinical dietitian and nutritionist.
ANA (American Naprapathic Association) certified and licensed Naprapath, clinical dietitian and nutritionist.
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, herbal medicine was a vital part of island life. For Dr. Russell, his path to health and wellness began at a very early age. After moving to the United States and obtaining his citizenship, Dr. Russell served in the Air Force and later graduated from Florida International University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Dietetics and Nutrition. In the late 1980's, Dr. Russell moved to Germany and was introduced to various alternative-healing methods. Shortly after working in Europe, Dr. Russell returned to the U.S. to attend chiropractic college and discovered the discipline of Naprapathy, a form of connective tissue manipulation which is known for it's restorative effect on the human body. He graduated from the National College of Naprapathic Medicine located in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Russell later went on to co-found the Center for Natural Therapy located in Evanston, Illinois, and has worked for Miami Cerebral Palsy as a consulting dietitian where he was instrumental in designing special diets for patients with an array of dietary needs. As a principle of GenSpec Labs LLC, Dr. Russell's primary objective is to empower others to take responsibility for their health and well-being. Because of this, he is committed to helping develop high value nutritional products that will aid in enhancing the health of persons within various ethnic groups. Dr. Russell currently lives in Naples, Florida where he oversees production of the GenSpec line of nutraceutical products.
Dr. Carl Smart
Medical Associate for GenSpec Labs, LLC
Certified and licensed practicing Pulmonologist based out of Charlotte, North Carolina.
Dr. Smart received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from Fordham University and later pursued his graduate studies at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he earned his Doctorate of Medicine. After receiving his Bachelor of Science, Dr Smart began his residency training at Albert Einstein Medical Center in New York. Following his residency, Dr. Smart then did his pulmonary fellowship at Yale New Haven Hospital. Currently, Dr. Smart is a well-respected physician in both North and South Carolina and has been practicing Pulmonary Medicine in Charlotte, North Carolina for the last ten years. Additionally, Dr. Smart is on the board of a variety of different committees such as the Medical Executive Committee, Trauma Outcome Committee, and Carolinas Specialty Hospital. Dr. Smart was drawn to GenSpec because of the realistic goal and results that he believes are obtainable for this product. He strongly feels that GenSpec's ultimate goal will be two-fold. "One advantage is that it will educate the community at large that there is a disparity, as it relates to healthcare issues for African Americans and Hispanics."
Dr. Jim Wood
Medical Associate for GenSpec Labs, LLC
Practicing Nephrologist in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Dr. Wood received his undergraduate training at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and completed his residency in internal medicine in Carolina's Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Subsequently, Dr. Wood completed his nephrology fellowship at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. He has been practicing nephrology for over four years now, and as a kidney specialist, Dr. Wood has taken note that certain health challenges disproportionately affect certain ethnicities. "It is very important for a product to be available which is essentially genetically formulated and tailored to certain ethnicities and genders," says Dr. Wood. "And now, for the first time, such a product does exist and can be effective. That product is GenSpec."
We've created this site to serve as an evolving educational resource for information about genetically specific health concerns. The site offers general facts that can help men and women of diverse ethnicities make better choices about their health. It also provides a forum for discussing solutions and the benefits of genetically specific nutritional supplements.
