You’re worth it

All too often people visit a doctor only after they’ve suffered advanced disease and are too ill to be cured.

After practicing medicine for many years, I’ve come to a very straightforward conclusion: prevention is the key to a long, healthy life. For years it has been my goal to combine the most detailed laboratory testing, contemporary imaging, and virtually unlimited time to offer the best preventive health exam possible.

We founded the Rose Center for Preventive Medicine based on the philosophy that health-conscious men and women understand the value of prevention. One of the best examples of the power of prevention is coronary heart disease, our nation’s number one killer. Sadly, the first sign of coronary heart disease for over 50% of Americans is irreversible damage--either a heart attack or sudden death. This does not need to be the case. Decades before a heart attack, plaque begins to build up in the walls of the coronary arteries. By using the most sensitive scanning technology, early signs of coronary artery disease can be detected, and most importantly, plaque build-up can be stabilized or reversed.

Prevention also means playing an active role in your own good health. It has long been my observation that those individuals who understand the most about their bodies take the best care of themselves. To be sure the human body is complex, but it doesn’t need to be mysterious. Good health begins with knowledge.

Testing, technology, teaching, and time. That’s what the Rose Center is all about. That’s what allows us to provide the best possible health examination available today. That’s what will help you remain healthy and active for many years to come. You’re worth it!

Stay healthy,
Richard Abrams, M.D.
Medical Director
Rose Center for Preventive Medicine