An Interview with Dan Cosgrove of Wellmax

I recently had the opportunity to talk to Dr. Dan Cosgrove who founded Wellmax Center for Preventive Medicine in 1997. Dr. Cosgrove described his background in Internal Medicine and later Emergency Medicine. It was his dissatisfaction with the rapid, superficial symptom- driven evaluation that characterizes Emergency Medicine that led to his creation of a model comprehensive prevention at Wellmax.

The patient’s Personalized Health Portfolio is the center of care at Wellmax. Dr. Cosgrove and his staff work diligently with the patient to create the health portfolio which ultimately becomes the living story of their health. Past events are noted but the document is updated by a careful medical history and exam followed by a comprehensive array of structural, functional, and biochemical tests. This organized and comprehensive approach allows Dr. Cosgrove and his staff to gain special insight into that patient’s risks and presymptomatic conditions. Dr. Cosgrove and his staff work on a roadmap or plan of next steps and lifestyle improvement for the patient. This process is supported by a psychologist, exercise physiologist, and nutritionists to help sustain positive change. The flow of information and creation of a network of care providers is what lies in the future.

The entire interview is available as a pod cast.