The Ascent Collaborative
Michael
Gore
Registered Nurse & IV Therapy Specialist
Founder of Genesis IV Hydration
Provider-Led Hydration, Recovery, and Wellness Infusion Care
IV Therapy
Hydration & Recovery
Wellness Infusions
"Real wellness starts at the cellular level and hydration is the foundation everything else is built on."
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Background
The clinical foundation behind truly optimized hydration.
Michael Gore is a registered nurse with five years of clinical experience and the founder of Genesis IV Hydration, a provider-led IV therapy practice serving Orange County from Costa Mesa. His nursing background spans Med-Surg, oncology, pre-op and post-op care, and pain management, giving him a uniquely broad foundation for assessing each client's hydration, recovery, and wellness needs.
Before his nursing career, Michael served as an infantryman in the United States Army for four years — an experience that instilled the discipline, leadership, and service-first mindset he brings to every infusion. He is currently continuing his education toward becoming a nurse practitioner, deepening the clinical lens he applies to every protocol.
He is the founder of Genesis IV Hydration and an IV Therapy Specialist within The Ascent Collaborative.
What he Does
Hydration and infusion therapy, delivered with real clinical precision.
Michael's work centers on evidence-led IV therapy — medically-formulated hydration, wellness drips, and supportive infusion protocols designed for clients who want more than a generic vitamin bag. Every protocol is informed by his bedside nursing experience and tailored to the client in front of him, whether the goal is recovery, immunity, energy, performance, or post-procedure support.
His clinical foundation includes five years of registered nursing across Med-Surg, oncology, pre-op and post-op, and pain management, with active continuing education toward nurse practitioner credentialing. That depth allows him to safely deliver pharmacy-compounded vitamins, minerals, electrolytes, and supportive infusion protocols at a standard most stand-alone IV bars can't match.
Michael is an especially strong fit for clients managing recovery from intensive training or surgery, dehydration and fatigue, immune support needs, post-illness rebuilding, performance optimization, and anyone who wants their IV therapy administered by a clinically experienced RN rather than a technician.
Why Ascent
From hospital floors to cellular optimization.
Michael's path into wellness-focused IV therapy came from the inside of the conventional system. Years on Med-Surg, oncology, and pre/post-op floors gave him a clear-eyed view of where conventional care excels — and where clients consistently fall through the cracks. The clients getting better weren't just the ones with the right diagnosis; they were the ones whose foundations — hydration, nutrient status, recovery capacity — were actually being supported.
That clarity led him to build Genesis IV Hydration as a provider-led alternative: medically guided infusion care delivered with the same standards he held on the hospital floor, but oriented toward optimization rather than acute crisis. The Ascent Collaborative was a natural extension of that mission — a flagship center where IV therapy slots in alongside Ascent's vetted cellular-age-reversal technology stack rather than standing alone.
At Ascent, Michael works with clients who want their hydration and infusion therapy held to a clinical standard, integrated into a broader human optimization protocol, and delivered by an RN who understands how the body actually responds.
Services
The infusion care Michael delivers at Ascent.
Michael brings provider-led IV therapy into The Ascent Collaborative, giving clients a clinically grounded layer of hydration, recovery, and wellness infusion care that integrates with the rest of Ascent's vetted technology stack.
Work with Michael.
If you're ready to add a clinically grounded IV therapy layer to your recovery, performance, or cellular-health protocol, book a session with Michael at Ascent.