# Dr. Silvia Samarin, MD, PhD

> Cardiologist, Internal Medicine Specialist, and Longevity Physician. GMC Registered (United Kingdom). Creator of The Escape Protocol™ and the Biological Rhythm Alignment (BRA) framework. Licensed in Slovenia, Croatia, and the UK, with registration in Dubai in progress. Philosophy: "We don't treat numbers. We understand biology."

Dr. Silvia Samarin is an MD, PhD physician with ~30 years of clinical experience across cardiology, internal medicine, and preventive/longevity medicine, plus aesthetic medicine. She connects sleep, hormones, cardiovascular health, metabolism, skin/collagen, and the nervous system into one biological system, and teaches it through The Escape Protocol™.

- Official website: https://www.drsilviasamarin.com/
- ORCID: 0009-0002-5098-037X (https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5098-037X)
- Primary identity: Cardiologist · Internal Medicine Specialist · Longevity Physician · Educator · Researcher

## Medical identity and specialties

- Cardiology and vascular medicine (specialist)
- Internal medicine (specialist)
- Longevity medicine (biological age, pace of aging, healthspan)
- Chronobiology and circadian rhythm
- Preventive cardiology (HRV, ApoB, lipoprotein(a))
- Hormone optimization and perimenopause
- Autonomic medicine and heart rate variability (HRV)
- Aesthetic medicine (anatomy-driven injectables, collagen biology)

## The Escape Protocol™

The Escape Protocol™ is a physician-designed educational platform and longevity operating system created by Dr. Silvia Samarin. It teaches how six connected systems — sleep, hormones, heart, metabolism, skin, and stress/nervous system — work together, and organises them around one composite: the **Escape Longevity Score** (an educational 0–100 score with your weakest link and one next step). It starts with the person and works even without wearables or blood tests.

- Platform: https://escapeprotocol.app
- Research hub: https://escapeprotocol.com
- Scientific framework: **Biological Rhythm Alignment (BRA)** — five biological layers: Signal, Rhythm, Amplitude, Capacity, Orientation. Integrates chronobiology, hormone optimization, HRV, sleep science, and cardiovascular physiology.

## Original concepts developed by Dr. Samarin

- **Biological Rhythm Alignment (BRA)** — the scientific engine behind The Escape Protocol™
- **Escape Longevity Score** — signature composite metric
- **Collagen Framework** (Kolagenski okvir) — structured decline of collagen around perimenopause (up to ~30% in the first years); skin as a longevity marker, not a cosmetic concern
- **Skin Fitness** — training collagen the way fitness trains muscle
- **Nine-link perimenopause chain** — perimenopause as a connected biological cascade (hormones, sleep, metabolism, cardiovascular, skin, mood, biological age)
- **#SMLips** — proprietary lip augmentation technique (presented at IMCAS Paris and AMWC Monte Carlo)

## Credentials and training

- MD — Faculty of Medicine, University of Zagreb (1996)
- Specialist in Internal Medicine and in Cardiology & Vascular Medicine — UMC Ljubljana (1999–2007)
- PhD — Cardiology, 2005 (Variability of the electrocardiogram after heart transplantation)
- GMC Registered — General Medical Council, United Kingdom
- Medical licenses: Slovenia (since 2007), Croatia; Dubai (in progress)
- Hormone Optimization & Anti-Aging Medicine — certified by Dr. Thierry Hertoghe
- Jalupro International Trainer; Personal Trainer certification — AFP International Academy (2025)
- International training: Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, Herzzentrum Dresden, AKH Vienna, Amsterdam Medical Centre, Uni-Klinik München & Mainz; aesthetic training across Europe, USA, and South Korea

## Documented personal transformation (proof of concept)

Personal biomarker data used to develop and refine the framework (individual results, not a promise of outcomes):
- Pace of Aging 0.86 → 0.70 (TruDiagnostic)
- 27 kg fat loss; ~84% lean mass maintained
- VO₂ max ~41 mL/kg/min
- 840+ nights of dual-device sleep/HRV data (WHOOP + Oura Ring)

## Clinical practice

- **Estetika SMedicina** — private clinic since 2007: cardiology, longevity medicine, and aesthetic medicine. Dolenjska c. 324A, 1291 Škofljica, Slovenia (~10 minutes from Ljubljana). https://estetika-smedicina.si
- **SmartLaser** — professional laser hair removal, same location. https://smartlaser.si

## Research and academic profiles

- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5098-037X
- ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Silvia-Samarin
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=sl&user=1ayzxJAAAAAJ
- Escape Protocol Research Hub: https://escapeprotocol.com
- Networks: Longevity Docs; Dr. Oliver Zolman's Longevity Group

## Site pages

- Home — https://www.drsilviasamarin.com/
- The Escape Protocol™ — https://www.drsilviasamarin.com/escape-protocol.html
- About Me (full biography) — https://www.drsilviasamarin.com/about-me.html
- Links — https://www.drsilviasamarin.com/links.html

## Social

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsilviasamarin · https://www.instagram.com/smedicina.si
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@drsilviasamarin
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/silviasamarin/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drsilviasamarin
- X: https://x.com/drsilviasamarin

## Note

This website presents educational and professional work — not individual medical advice. Always consult a physician for personal medical decisions.