Chronic Lyme disease is one of the most misunderstood and undertreated conditions in modern medicine. Standard antibiotic courses often fail to resolve the complex, multi-systemic symptoms that patients experience for months or years after initial infection.
Contrary to common belief, Lyme disease is not transmitted exclusively by ticks. Evidence supports transmission through mosquitoes, horse flies, and congenital pathways. Clinical observations also raise questions about potential person-to-person transmission, with multiple family members frequently presenting with active Borrelia infection.
At St. George Hospital, we have spent over three decades developing an integrative, multimodal approach that addresses the full spectrum of tick-borne illness, including persistent Borrelia infection, co-infections such as Bartonella and Babesia, immune dysregulation, neurological involvement, and the systemic inflammation that drives chronic symptoms.
Our treatment is structured into distinct clinical modules: the Lyme Eradication Package (2 weeks of hyperthermia at 41.6–41.8 °C / 106.9–107.2 °F with combination antibiotics), the Co-Infection Module (10 PDT sessions with Riboflavin + UV/blue light and apheresis), and the Microbiome Restore Week (microbiome transplantation and gut restoration). Additional blood purification and neural therapy are available based on individual findings. Protocols are developed by Dr. Julian Douwes and supervised by Dr. Angelina Svircev.
Understand Borrelia burgdorferi infection, how it progresses, why it becomes chronic, and the symptoms that affect every system of the body.
Why standard testing misses chronic Lyme, and how our advanced diagnostic approach identifies the full picture of infection and immune disruption.
Our comprehensive, individualized treatment approach combining antimicrobials, hyperthermia, immune support, and detoxification.
Bartonella, Babesia, Ehrlichia, Rickettsia, and other tick-borne co-infections that complicate diagnosis and require targeted treatment.
How we combine hyperthermia, apheresis, immune therapy, detoxification, and more into one coordinated protocol for maximum effect.
The history of Lyme disease treatment at St. George Hospital, from pioneering work in the 1980s to today's advanced integrative protocols.
Friedrich Douwes M.D. (1945–2022)
Founder of St. George Hospital
Over 40 years of clinical experience in integrative Lyme disease treatment
Today, our Lyme disease program continues under the care of Angelina Svircev M.D., with treatment protocols developed by Julian Douwes M.D. (Chief Medical Officer).
We use advanced laboratory testing, including specialized Borrelia culture, ELISpot, CD57 analysis, and co-infection panels to identify what standard tests miss.
Our hyperthermia protocols raise core body temperature to create conditions hostile to Borrelia spirochetes while enhancing immune function and antibiotic efficacy.
We welcome patients from around the world and provide coordination for travel, accommodation, translation, and follow-up care with your home physicians.
We combine up to 12 treatment modalities in a single, coordinated protocol, including antimicrobials, hyperthermia, apheresis, immune therapy, and detoxification.
We routinely test for and treat Bartonella, Babesia, Ehrlichia, Rickettsia, Chlamydia pneumoniae, Mycoplasma, and other co-infections that perpetuate symptoms.
Our treatment approach is grounded in decades of clinical experience and supported by published research on hyperthermia, Borrelia biology, and integrative Lyme care.
Blood filtration removes inflammatory proteins, microclots, and pathogen-associated toxins that perpetuate chronic Lyme symptoms.
Controlled fever therapy targets heat-sensitive Borrelia organisms and activates the immune system's anti-pathogen response.
Medical ozone provides antimicrobial support and immune modulation, a key component of our multimodal Lyme protocol.
Antimicrobial PDT penetrates biofilm-protected Borrelia colonies that resist standard antibiotic treatment.
Targeted immune support restores the immune competence needed to control and clear chronic Lyme infection.
