Longevity and Diagnostics
Advanced Diagnostics & Preventive Screening
At Nova Wellness, advanced screening goes beyond routine lab work to provide a deeper understanding of cardiovascular health, metabolic function, hormones, inflammation, body composition, nutrient status, and longevity-related risk factors. The goal is not simply to confirm that labs are “normal.” The goal is to understand what is happening beneath the surface early enough to meaningfully improve long-term health outcomes.
What Advanced Diagnostics Evaluate
Advanced testing allows for a more comprehensive view of health by looking beyond basic screening panels alone. Depending on your history, symptoms, and goals, evaluations may include cardiovascular risk assessment, metabolic function, hormone balance, inflammation, nutrient deficiencies, body composition, and preventive cancer screening.
Testing is always personalized based on clinical need and long-term health goals.
The Nova Wellness Approach to Preventive Screening
Every diagnostic workup begins with a detailed understanding of your health history, symptoms, lifestyle, family history, and risk factors. Testing is selected thoughtfully to provide clinically meaningful information that can guide prevention, optimization, and treatment planning.
- Cardiovascular & Metabolic TestingAdvanced lipid markers, insulin resistance evaluation, inflammatory markers, vascular imaging, and metabolic testing help assess long-term cardiovascular and metabolic health.
- Hormone & Thyroid EvaluationComprehensive hormone and thyroid testing may evaluate sex hormones, cortisol patterns, thyroid function, and additional endocrine markers when appropriate.
- Body Composition & Longevity MetricsResting Metabolic Rate, Strength Assessments, and DEXA body composition analysis may be used to assess strength, metabolism, and healthy aging.
- Cancer Screening & ImagingAdvanced cancer screening, including whole body MRI and imaging options, may be coordinated based on age, family history, symptoms, and individual risk profile.
- Micronutrient & Environmental TestingNutrient deficiencies, heavy metals, mold exposure, and other environmental contributors may be evaluated when clinically indicated.
- Genomic TestingAdvanced genomic testing helps identify inherited tendencies related to Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive health, cardiovascular disease, metabolism, hormone metabolism, nutrient needs, and healthy aging. These insights can help personalize prevention strategies and guide more individualized recommendations for long-term health and longevity.
At Nova Wellness, diagnostics are not treated as isolated data points or wellness trends. Every result is interpreted within the context of the whole patient and integrated into a personalized care plan.
Your Physicians
Two Physicians, One Plan
Dr. Knight, an internist and integrative medicine physician, and Dr. Di Giorgio, a cardiologist, share one plan for each patient, so your heart, hormones, and metabolism are looked at together.
Why This Level of Testing Matters
Many important health patterns develop years before they appear on routine screening or produce noticeable symptoms. Standard lab panels may miss early signs of insulin resistance, inflammation, thyroid dysfunction, cardiovascular disease risk, nutrient depletion, or metabolic decline.
Advanced diagnostics allow for earlier intervention, more personalized treatment planning, and a more proactive approach to long-term health and disease prevention.
Physician-Led Interpretation & Care
Advanced testing is only valuable when it leads to meaningful action.
At Nova Wellness, every workup is reviewed by physicians who integrate the results with your symptoms, lifestyle, risk factors, and long-term goals to create a comprehensive prevention and optimization strategy.
This may include nutrition guidance, hormone optimization, metabolic support, cardiovascular prevention, lifestyle medicine, supplementation, imaging follow-up, or additional specialty care when appropriate.
Who This Program Is For
Advanced diagnostics and preventive screening may be appropriate for:
- Adults focused on longevity and preventive health
- Patients seeking more comprehensive evaluation beyond routine annual labs
- Individuals with family histories of cardiovascular disease, cancer, or metabolic dysfunction
- Patients experiencing unexplained symptoms despite “normal” standard testing
- High-performing professionals interested in proactive health optimization
- Patients looking for physician-guided interpretation of advanced lab and imaging data
What to Expect
I
Discovery Call
A brief consultation to discuss goals, symptoms, and determine fit.
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Comprehensive Evaluation
A detailed review of your medical history, symptoms, lifestyle, family history, and long-term health concerns.
III
Advanced Testing & Imaging
Testing may include advanced cardiovascular markers, hormone panels, metabolic testing, body composition analysis, imaging studies, micronutrient evaluation, and additional diagnostics when indicated.
IV
Results Review & Personalized Plan
Your results are interpreted in the context of your overall health to create a personalized prevention and optimization strategy.
V
Ongoing Monitoring
Repeat testing and follow-up care help monitor progress and adjust your plan over time.
Before Your Visit
Frequently Asked Questions
Will every patient need every test?
No. Testing is highly individualized based on symptoms, history, goals, and risk factors.
Are These Tests Covered By Insurance?
Most advanced cardiovascular and longevity-focused diagnostics offered through Nova Wellness are self-pay and are not billed through insurance. We will review all recommended testing and associated costs with you before moving forward.
How is this different from routine annual lab work?
Routine screening is often designed to identify established disease. Advanced diagnostics focus on earlier detection, prevention, and identifying subtle physiologic changes before disease progresses.
How often should testing be repeated?
That depends on what is being monitored. Some markers may be rechecked within months, while others are repeated annually or less frequently.
Can advanced diagnostics help prevent disease?
The goal of advanced testing is early detection and proactive intervention. Identifying risk factors earlier creates more opportunity for prevention and long-term health optimization.
Earlier Insight. More Personalized Prevention.
Health changes rarely happen overnight. Advanced diagnostics help identify important patterns earlier, creating more opportunities to improve long-term outcomes through proactive, physician-guided care.
At Nova Wellness, prevention starts before symptoms become disease
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We started Nova because the appointments we were trained to give were too short for the questions our patients were asking. That is why a first visit here is 90 minutes, and why the two of us work from the same plan. We both see patients in Roseland, and we would be glad to meet you.