Medically reviewed by Mark Strehlow, MD, Medical Director — September 2026
Why we test this thoroughly
A standard annual physical is designed to find disease that is already present. Our goal is different: to understand where your health is heading while there is still time to change course. That takes more information than a basic panel provides, and it takes repeat measurements, because one result is a snapshot and a series of results is a trend.
We do not test for the sake of testing. Every test below answers a specific question about you, and every result is reviewed with you in person. If a test would not change your plan, we will tell you so.
Who this is for
Most of this testing is built into Premier Care, our comprehensive program. Your first Premier Care visit combines fasting lab work, a DXA scan and cardiovascular screening with a provider consultation.
The tests
Comprehensive blood testing
Fasting blood and urine testing, completed before your first visit, covers hormones, thyroid, metabolic health, inflammation, nutrient status and selected genetic markers. It is the foundation for everything else, and focused follow-up labs show how your plan is working.
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DXA body composition and bone density
A DXA scan is a very low-dose X-ray that measures fat mass, lean mass and bone mineral density, region by region. You lie still on a table, fully clothed, and the scan usually takes less than seven minutes. It tells us far more than a bathroom scale or BMI can, including how much fat is carried around the abdomen and whether bone density needs attention.
Advanced cardiovascular screening
Heart disease often develops silently. Our screening combines blood markers that go beyond a standard cholesterol panel (such as lipoprotein(a), lipoprotein particle testing and markers of vascular inflammation) with ultrasound imaging: a limited echocardiogram, a carotid artery evaluation for early plaque, an abdominal aortic aneurysm screen, a screen for atrial fibrillation and, if needed, a check of circulation in the legs.
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Biological age testing
Your birth date is fixed; the pace at which your body ages is not identical for everyone. Biological age testing uses a few drops of blood to analyze DNA methylation patterns and, in one version of the test, telomere length. The result is an estimate, and we treat it as one data point alongside your other results, not as a verdict.
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DNA testing
We offer genetic testing through SelfDecode, using a cheek swab you can collect at home. Reports cover areas such as nutrition, fitness and how your body may process certain medications and supplements. Genetic results describe tendencies, not certainties. Our patients can review their reports with our staff; people who are not patients can also order through the clinic.
Multi-cancer early detection
For Premier Care patients, we can order multi-cancer early detection blood tests, including Galleri and Cancerguard. These tests look for signals associated with a number of cancers from a single blood draw. They are screening tools, not a diagnosis: a positive signal needs follow-up testing to confirm, a negative result does not rule cancer out, and they are used in addition to, never instead of, the screenings your primary care physician recommends, such as colonoscopy and mammography. Your provider will talk through whether this testing makes sense for you.
Cognitive screening
For Premier Care patients, brief cognitive assessments are part of our Cognitive Health Protocol, so that brain health has a baseline and is tracked over time like everything else.
What happens with your results
Your provider sits down with you, explains each result in plain language and gives you copies to keep. Together you agree on a plan. Premier Care patients return after an initial three-month program for a re-evaluation with focused lab work, and diagnostic studies are repeated when there is a reason to repeat them.
Testing can identify risk; it cannot rule out every condition, and it does not replace the screenings your primary care physician recommends.
Next step
Call (913) 727-7700 or contact us to ask which testing fits your situation.
This page is educational and is not medical advice. Individual results vary.