Preventive care

What it is

Preventive care aims to find and address risk before it becomes illness. For most adults, the greatest opportunities lie in cardiometabolic health: blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, weight, sleep, physical activity and tobacco use. Within a concierge membership, prevention is not a single annual visit but an ongoing conversation with a physician who knows your history.

What it may include

• Risk assessment. Your personal and family history, current measurements and, where appropriate, an estimate of your longer-term cardiovascular risk.
• Early detection. The screening recommended for your age and history, such as blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes and cancer screening, coordinated with the clinicians who perform it.
• Cardiometabolic prevention. Practical plans for blood pressure, lipids, glucose and weight, including when medication may be worth discussing.
• Lifestyle. Realistic goals for activity, nutrition, sleep and stress that fit your work and travel.

Who it may suit

Adults who want a structured, continuing approach to prevention, including people with a family history of early heart disease, people told their numbers are “borderline”, and people whose schedules make routine care easy to postpone.

What to expect

A first visit reviews your history, records and goals. Dr. Siddiqui will explain which screenings are recommended for you, which further tests might add useful information, and which are unlikely to help. Recommendations draw on established guidance, such as that of the US Preventive Services Task Force and the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology, applied to your circumstances.

Follow-up is ongoing rather than once a year: results are discussed with you, the plan is adjusted as needed, and care is coordinated with your other physicians. Prevention lowers risk but cannot remove it, and a normal result does not rule out every condition.

About Dr. Siddiqui. Dr. Irfan Siddiqui provides concierge care through Regenerative Health & Wellness. More about Dr. Siddiqui · Explore membership.