Dr. Filippo Ongaro, coach and author of Biobehavioral Coaching®
A medical doctor (university of Ferrara, Italy) and an expert in sports science and functional medicine, Filippo has worked with elite athletes at the Center for Biomedical Studies Applied to Sports in Italy and later with astronauts at the European Space Agency (ESA). At ESA Filippo was responsible for astronauts' health and performance enhancement programs and co-operated with international scientists from NASA, Russia and Europe at the development of new methods to improve performance and counteract astronauts’ accelerated ageing during long duration space missions.
From 2001 to 2002 Filippo lived at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre in Russia, acquiring first hand experience of Russian approaches to functional medicine, psycho-physiology and performance enhancement. During this period Filippo provided medical support to an Italian astronaut flying to the International Space Station in all phases of his psycho-physical training and rehabilitation as his personal medical doctor and coach. |
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Filippo is a member of the Institute for Functional Medicine (Gig Harbor, WA, USA) and follows the Institute´s educational programs and clinical guidelines. In his daily work Filippo focuses on an integrated approach to health, combining his expertise in functional medicine and psycho-physiology with a unique insight in performance enhancement methods.
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