Longevity Medicine Program

Longevity Designed for You

The future of health care isn’t just about treating illness—it’s about assessing and reducing risk before problems arise. 

Invest in your health through individualized, cutting-edge care. At Weill Cornell Medicine’s Longevity Medicine Program, we empower you to redefine the boundaries of aging, optimizing not just how long you live but how vibrantly you thrive.

Beyond Conventional Care

While much of modern medicine is devoted to the diagnosis and management of medical conditions, we proactively cultivate wellness. Our longevity medicine team goes beyond the limitations of annual checkups, delving deep into your unique biology to help you not just live longer, but live better—starting now. 

Personalized Health Blueprint

We invite you to take the first steps on a long-term, data-driven, actionable care path tailored specifically to your health needs and goals. 

Proactive Vitality

Address the root causes of aging and chronic disease through preventive strategies and regenerative health practices.

Quarterly Visits

Meet with established experts across multiple disciplines throughout the year to foster healthy aging.

Your Team of Longevity Experts

Why Choose Weill Cornell Medicine

As part of Weill Cornell Medicine’s world-renowned academic health system, our program provides access to unparalleled resources, cutting-edge research and a network of leading specialists—a distinction few longevity programs in the country can claim. 

Our Approach to Longevity

Across numerous studies, exercise is repeatedly demonstrated as the most effective intervention to improve physical and mental health, with benefits for both lifespan (length of life) and health span (quality of life). It’s for this reason that attention to exercise is prioritized in our program. That said, we recognize that exercise is hard. We are committed to working with you to develop and modify exercise regimen recommendations that promote enjoyment, maximize time efficiency and account for any neuromuscular/joint limitations you might have.

In addition to the fitness focus, our program also involves comprehensive lab testing, cancer screening, cardiovascular health assessments, advanced cardiac imaging, personalized nutrition guidance and attention to mental health to enhance your interpersonal relationships, relationship with yourself and ability to manage stress. Beyond the above, you will work closely with a longevity medicine physician to optimize other areas of your medical care, ensure that care coordination occurs with the other members of your care team and determine any need for additional specialist consultation.

Physical Function Testing

During your in-person visits with our exercise physiologists, you will undergo two types of assessment sessions. In one of these, we will have you use either a treadmill or stationary bike to measure your VO2max. This metric provides the most precise and objective assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness, which pertains to your body’s ability to sustain whole-body endurance exercise. In the other, we will use equipment more commonly found in a gym to assess your strength, mobility and balance.

Together, these assessment sessions will inform creation of personalized, structured exercise routine recommendations designed for you. Repeat reassessments will track your progress, ensuring that the program evolves in parallel to you. This approach empowers you to sustain or improve your physical independence, helping you maintain an active, fulfilling lifestyle for years to come.

24-Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring

Gain an understanding of your blood pressure fluctuations across the day to help inform treatment options. 

Body Composition Testing

Periodically assessing changes in your muscle and adipose tissue allows us to create and modify customized strategies for optimizing your fitness, metabolism and overall well-being.

Nutrition Guidance

Sessions with our dietitians, in association with continuous glucose monitoring devices, will help you to achieve control over your metabolic health by understanding how your body responds to food, exercise and other lifestyle factors.

Galleri Cancer Screening

This revolutionary multi-cancer early detection test gives you peace of mind and the power of early intervention.

Lumen Breath Testing

Learn about the relationship between nutrition and energy utilization of your metabolic system to optimize fat reduction and improve exercise performance.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this program right for me?

The structure of the Weill Cornell Longevity Medicine (WCLM) Program was designed for adults of all ages. It’s never too early or too late to make your health a priority. While improving your health remains our primary goal, we will always keep your safety in mind; your longevity medicine team will collaborate with your other doctors to ensure care coordination and alignment occurs periodically during your participation in our program. Our registered dietitians and mental health specialists have years of experience working with individuals of diverse backgrounds, dietary preferences and restrictions. Our exercise physiologists have worked with everyone from professional athletes to individuals of advanced age with complicated medical histories. 

There’s a lot of Longevity Medicine (LM) programs becoming available - what makes this program special?

As a result of the level of testing in LM programs, it is frequently necessary to establish care with specialists to provide focused management for other health conditions. As such, private LM clinics may struggle to offer this greater level of care in a timely manner when it is necessary. In contrast to private LM programs, the Weill Cornell Longevity Medicine (WCLM) Program is situated within Weill Cornell Medicine's vast network of expert specialists and can support more comprehensive care in a timely manner if that need arises.

How is this program different from an executive health physical?

Executive health physicals generally involve a single round of extensive testing. These programs may include VO2max testing but generally involve minimal to no attention to assessments for strength. The Weill Cornell Longevity Medicine (WCLM) Program includes quarterly visits and this structure is better designed to support progressive health improvements.

The strength and performance aspects of our program are comprehensive.

  • Some form of VO2max testing occurs at each of your visits and informs changes to your recommended cardiorespiratory fitness training routine.
  • Strength of all major muscle groups is assessed. Your results are compared to demographic norms that allow us to identify areas of greater opportunity for you while maximizing your strength in other areas.
  • At each visit, we ask for your feedback about how the routine is working for you between your visits with us, and we make changes to our recommendations as needed to overcome any barriers that emerge.
  • Initial and periodic body composition assessments provide insights regarding your muscle mass and fat mass that provide an additional layer of information reviewed by your dietitian and exercise physiologist.

If I become a patient in the program, does my LM physician replace my Primary Care Provider (PCP) or other specialists?

Clinicians within the Weill Cornell Longevity Medicine (WCLM) Program have a focus that is separate from, but supportive of, care from your PCP and other specialty-specific (i.e. cardiology, endocrinology, etc.) providers. If you do not yet have a PCP or wish to transition care to a new one, recommendations will be provided. If establishing care with a specialist is recommended by your WCLM physician, a referral will be provided, and you will have the immediate option to set up an appointment with one of Weill Cornell Medicine's world-class specialists.

Will my LM physician prescribe medication(s) for me as part of my participation in the Longevity Medicine Program?

While the use of certain medications or supplements may be recommended by your longevity medicine physician, prescribing medications and managing your existing medication regimen remain outside of the scope of your providers within the Weill Cornell Longevity Medicine (WCLM) Program. Your WCLM physician’s role is to be the director of care as it pertains to your participation in the program. As a result of your participation in the program, your longevity medicine physician may provide recommendations that pertain to your care from your other providers. Each of these recommendations will be shared with you and, provided you grant permission, communicated to your other providers.

Why are Full-Body MRIs (FBMRIs) included in this program?

It is true that experts have differing opinions on the value of FBMRIs. That said, our goal is to be transparent with you about potential benefits and potential harms to help you reach a personalized decision about whether this test is appropriate for you. One benefit of having an FBMRI procedure at Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) as opposed to a private site is that the scan is read by a team of WCM radiologists and you can be connected with a WCM specialist for further management of any abnormalities detected.