Dr. Navin Hettiarachchi, Ph.D., DNM, ATC, PRC, CSCS
Board-certified | Based in Washington, D.C. | Worldwide Concierge Medicine
If you are:
- looking to heal faster from an injury or surgery
- looking for alternatives to surgery
- suffering from health problems after trying every type of conventional method – medication, therapies to surgeries – and know that this NOT how you want to live the rest of your life
- looking to fine tune your overall health and wellness with preventive care
Dr. Navin Hettiarachchi is an internationally recognized expert in root-cause personalized performance medicine and the founder of Navin Health. His mission is to help people reclaim their health, movement, energy, and quality of life. He is uniquely sought for his ability to integrate the postural, neurological, structural, and biochemical factors together, often missed in traditional approaches to health and performance.
He integrates Postural Restoration (PRI) science and methodology with sports medicine, functional medicine, nutrition, neuroscience, biomechanics, longevity science, and human performance optimization – with evidence-based practices – to understand the root cause and resolve each client’s specific health issue permanently so they can look forward to a thriving life again.
With over 25 years of experience, he has helped clients recover from chronic pain, unresolved injuries, fatigue, inflammation, mobility and performance limitations, and nervous system dysregulation – when conventional therapies, surgeries, medications, and rehabilitation programs had not given them the outcomes they are seeking.
Navin believes that symptoms are often the body’s final expression of deeper neurological, structural, biochemical, and emotional imbalances, and that lasting health transformation requires treating the body as a fully interconnected system. At the core of Navin’s practice is the REDT Method – his proprietary framework built on four pillars: Root Cause, Evaluation, Design, and Transformational Treatment. REDT goes beyond symptoms and uncovers the drivers behind pain and performance limitations to create individualized treatment strategies for lasting health outcomes.
Navin’s clientele includes professional athletes, Gold Medal Olympians, Paralympians, NCAA programs, public figures, high-achieving individuals to children and senior citizens seeking a comprehensive approach with sustainable outcomes to their health and performance.
Navin was the Director of Health, Wellness, and Performance for the Washington Wizards and worked in the NBA for 17 years while simultaneously serving for nine years in the WNBA as Head Athletic Trainer and Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Washington Mystics. Prior to that, he worked with the Washington Commanders (NFL) and served as Head Athletic Trainer at the Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (STAR) Clinic in Washington, D.C.
In 2016, Navin earned his Postural Restoration Trained (PRT) credential and became the first Postural Restoration Institute (PRI) Postural Restoration Trained (PRT) Athletic Trainer in Washington, D.C. and in the NBA. Now recognized as a Postural Restoration Certified (PRC) credentialed provider, he integrates PRI’s science of postural adaptations, asymmetrical patterns, respiration, and polyarticular chain function alongside his expertise in osteopathic medicine, chiropractic care, physical therapy, manual therapy, strength and conditioning, nutrigenomics, trigger point needling, acupuncture, and natural medicine.
Navin holds a B.S. and M.S. in Sports Medicine, along with a Doctorate and Ph.D. in Natural Medicine and is a board-certified Doctor of Natural Medicine. He has trained under world-renowned physical therapists, chiropractors, and osteopaths across the United States, Australia, Belgium, England, Malaysia, India, Ireland, Thailand, Czech Republic, and other parts of the world. He has also studied alongside indigenous healers in Chile, Tanzania, and Estonia, further expanding his global perspective on healing, recovery, and human performance.
Navin has been featured in Esquire, Men’s Health, and numerous health and performance podcasts, and is the host of the 9 Mins to Thrive with Navin podcast. Through his worldwide concierge medicine practice – based in Washington, D.C. – he delivers personalized assessments, hands-on treatment, recovery optimization programs, and ongoing performance care for clients in Washington D.C. and around the globe, continuing to redefine what’s possible for human health, wellness and performance.