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OPTIMIZE YOUR HEALTHSPAN AND LIFESPAN

Redefining Health

Tap into your health potential and prevent disease before it occurs with data-driven precision medicine.

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Get More From Life

Reach your optimal health with a personalized, data-driven, and performance-based approach

At Precision Longevity, we intervene before diseases occur. We utilize a series of blood biomarkers, in-depth physical and cognitive assessments, genetic sequencing, and advanced diagnostic evaluations to develop a personalized health plan for you.

Be proactive and live a healthier, longer life.

Prevent Disease & Extend Lifespan

Precision Longevity seeks to identify and mitigate the earliest signals of transition to disease, long before symptoms ever present.

Optimize Health Span

We help you maximize your physical, cognitive, and emotional health through in-depth evaluations of your physical performance metrics, blood biomarkers, and organ function.

Become an Age Rebel

Age is truly nothing but a number. Join a community of like-minded individuals seeking to defy misconceptions of aging and disease, and get the most out of life.

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Lower your biologic age by reducing cellular damage

Turn back the clock and rejuvenate with maximal stamina, energy, immunity, skin and muscle tone, bone health, libido, and mental agility. The medical expertise and technologies making this possible are upon us.

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Unlock new levels of performance with precision medicine, and unravel the mystery of aging with longevity medicine and 

Optimize your healthspan and lifespan through one of our comprehensive assessment and longevity plans

Foundation

Foundation

Core-set test suite with re-testing and review every 4 months (months 1, 5, and 9)

Signature Ascent

Signature Ascent

Core-set test suite with re-testing and review, plus full genome mapping, epigenetic testing utilizing biologic clocks, and continuous glucose monitoring.

Signature Summit

Signature Summit

All of the features of Signature Ascent, plus personalized precision exercise and nutrition programming.

Diamond Strata

Diamond Strata

All of the features of Signature Summit, plus whole-body MRI, liquid biopsy for multi-cancer early detection, and coronary CT angiogram with coronary artery calcium scoring.

Transform Your Health

Through our deep screening, extensive datasets, and personalized holistic action plans, optimize your healthspan and unlock your longevity potential. 

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Meet us and learn more

Schedule a virtual or in-person initial consultation to meet with our doctor and discuss your health and longevity goals.

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Commit to the process

Choose your level of programming, schedule a date for your first visit, and complete baseline assessments.

3

Complete in-clinic tests and review results

Visit our state-of-the-art clinic, designed for transforming bodies, minds, and souls. Review your results and personalized path to optimal health.

4

Turn information into action

Equipped with your personal tools for health and longevity, begin your journey at a pace that fits your life.

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Repeat tests and review

Meet with your doctor every 4 months to map your progress, stay motivated and update your plan to reflect any changes.

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Choose Your Level of Programming
There are four different levels of programming. Choose the one that's right for you.
Schedule Your Initial Assessment Date
Visit our state-of-the-art clinic, designed for transforming people's bodies, minds, and souls.
Review Your Results & Health Plan
Review your digital dashboard and personalized path to optimal health.
Live Your Best Life
Equipped with your personal tools for wellness and longevity, begin your journey at a pace that fits your life.
Review and Iterate
Meet with your doctor every 3 months to map your progress, stay motivated and update your plan to reflect any changes.

Walking the Talk

Dr. Saeed Shaikh

Dr. Saeed Shaikh

Dr. Saeed Shaikh, M.D, F.R.C.P.C, is the Co-founder of Precision Longevity Inc. and Director of the Niagara Peninsula Arthritis Centre. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Rheumatology Research Consortium and is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor at McMaster University.

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Dr. Derek Haaland

Dr. Derek Haaland

Dr. Derek Haaland M.D., M.Sc., F.R.C.P.C., is the Co-founder and Co-director of Precision Longevity Inc.  He’s also the the Founder and Medical Director of the Waterside Clinic in Barrie. 

He is an Associate Clinical Professor at McMaster University and Assistant Professor at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine in Sudbury.

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Walking the Talk

Dr. Saeed Shaikh

Dr. Saeed Shaikh

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Co-founder of Precision Longevity Inc. 

Dr. Saeed Shaikh, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., is the Co-founder and Medical Director of Precision Longevity Inc. and Director of the Niagara Peninsula Arthritis Centre. He serves on the Scientific Advisory Council of Osteoporosis Canada and is Director of Precision Rheumatology with the American Board of Precision Medicine. He is also an Assistant Clinical Professor at McMaster University.

After 20 years in practice as a rheumatologist, it became very apparent to Dr. Shaikh that treating conditions like rheumatoid arthritis has become much better due to scientific innovation resulting in more effective pharmaceuticals. 

Now, the biggest challenges he sees with patient’s are lifestyle-related diseases robbing people of optimal health and shortening their lives. Dr. Shaikh has always been a strong voice in stressing the lifelong process of healthy habits to improve functionality, quality of life, and ultimately avoiding the development of chronic diseases.

Dr. Derek Haaland

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Co-founder of Precision Longevity Inc. 

Dr. Derek Haaland M.D., M.Sc., F.R.C.P.C., is the Co-founder and Co-director of Precision Longevity Inc.  He’s also the Founder and Medical Director of the Waterside Clinic in Barrie. 

He is an Associate Clinical Professor at McMaster University and Assistant Professor at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine in Sudbury.

He attended the University of Guelph, where he did a B.Sc. in Biomedical Sciences and an M.Sc. in Nutritional Sciences. He then went on to do his M.D. at Dalhousie University. 

He completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at McMaster University, followed by a combined fellowship in Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology & Allergy, followed by a year as a Clinical Scholar as the Geoff Carr Lupus Fellow.

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Our Team

Dr. Emilio Raimondo 
M.D., F.R.C.P.C.

Cardiology and lipidology consultant

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Vicki Bendus
 B.Sc., M.Sc.,
Ph.D. Candidate

Strength and conditioning programmer

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Abbey Mendelson
B.A. Psychology,
Registered Psychotherapist

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Sara Bauer
 B.Sc., M.Sc.,
Ph.D. Candidate

Lead scientific analyst and performance consultant

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Casim

Human Performance Lab technician and data analyst

Nina
B.A. Biochemistry

Human Performance Lab technician and data analyst

Level 1
Foundation		Level 2
Signature Ascent		Level 3
Signature Summit		Level 4
Diamond Strata
Liquid biopsy (multi-cancer early detection blood test)✔️
Whole body MRI✔️
Coronary angiography (CCTA) with coronary artery screening (CAC)✔️
Precision Exercise Programming✔️✔️
Precision Nutrition✔️✔️
Comprehensive subjective screening✔️✔️
Longevity pharmaceuticals✔️✔️✔️
Full genome DNA analysis✔️✔️✔️
Continuous glucose monitoring✔️✔️✔️
Comprehensive integrative longevity assessment & optimization✔️✔️✔️
First-line longevity assessment & optimization✔️
Electrocardiogram✔️✔️✔️✔️
Lung spirometry✔️✔️✔️✔️
Fibroscan (liver health assessment)✔️✔️✔️✔️
Body composition assessment✔️✔️✔️✔️
Comprehensive exercise testing✔️✔️✔️✔️
Comprehensive blood work panel✔️✔️✔️✔️
Personalized data review with Clinic Director✔️✔️✔️✔️

A Personalized Health Plan

Each level of our assessments includes comprehensive personal health data collection. The Foundation plan is designed for personal tracking of extensive health and performance data every four months. All other plans include highly detailed personalized longevity plans for exercise, nutrition, evidence-based supplements, and sometimes medications. We take into account your unique genes and biology, lifestyle, and goals. The journey to a more youthful you will ultimately include a broad, holistic, yet highly detailed series of safe and effective interventions designed to repair or fend off damage in the body and maintain the maximal performance of all systems.

Want to learn more about the four levels of assessment? 

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Level 1                   Level 2                      Level 3                 Level 4     

PL Foundation   PL Comprehensive   Deep Comprehensive   Summit     

Liquid biopsies (deep
cancer screening)

Whole body MRI

Endothelial function assessment

Echocardiography

Coronary Angiography

Multidimensional
cognitive assessment

Comprehensive longevity & health span assessment & optimization

Precision Exercise

Precision Nutrition

Full exsosome analysis 

Continuous glucose monitoring

Comprehensive subjective screening 

Electrocardiogram

Fibroscan (liver health assessment)

Spirometry (lung health assessment) 

Body composition assessment

Comprehensive exercise testing

Comprehensive blood work panel

 
 
              
              
              
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        

A Personalized Health Plan

Each level of our assessments includes comprehensive personal health data collection. The Foundation plan is designed for personal tracking of extensive health and performance data every four months. All other plans include highly detailed personalized longevity plans for exercise, nutrition, evidence-based supplements, and sometimes medications. We take into account your unique genes and biology, lifestyle, and goals. The journey to a more youthful you will ultimately include a broad, holistic, yet highly detailed series of safe and effective interventions designed to repair or fend off damage in the body and maintain the maximal performance of all systems.

Want to learn more about the four levels of assessment? 

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A Centre for Longevity

Our first location at 2 Lakeshore Road, St. Catharines, is a state-of-the-art facility that provides the comfort, privacy, and ambiance for extensive on-site assessments. This is where clients will receive blood draws, multiple organ-specific tests, and in-depth exercise testing. Personal health data summaries will take place with Dr. Shaikh at each review. This uplifting space feels like more than a clinic and we aspire it to be a centre for longevity that celebrates life and brings like-minded people together on the path to optimizing their health.

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A group of people standing in front of a projection screen, displaying precise information for long-term use.

Gathering of Healthy Longevity Medicine Society members. L to R: Prof. Andrea Maier (National University of Singapore), Saeed Shaikh and Derek Haaland (Precision Longevity), Prof. Tzipi Strauss (Sheba Longevity Center, Tel Aviv, Israel), Prof. Evelyne Bischof (University of Shanghai, Sheba Longevity Center)

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Meeting with Prof. David Sinclair at the ARDD 2023 meeting at the University of Copenhagen



Pioneers of Longevity Medicine

The idea of pursuing full potential of healthspan and lifespan is an emerging science in Canada that we hope to transition from an older, “sick-care” approach to medical practice. Together, we bring over 45 years of clinical experience and a wealth of knowledge from around the world to those who want to unlock new levels of health.

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There is no time like the present to gain more freedom by pushing your limits and taking charge of your health by being proactive and harnessing the expertise and technologies that are currently available.

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Dr. Saeed Shaikh

Dr. Saeed Shaikh, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., is the Co-founder of Precision Longevity Inc. and Director of the Niagara Peninsula Arthritis Centre. A native of Toronto, Dr. Shaikh received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto and Doctor of Medicine from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He completed his Residency in Internal Medicine at the Medical Center of Delaware, Fellowship in Rheumatology at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and a post-graduate Fellowship at the University of Manitoba. He has completed board certifications in both Internal Medicine and Rheumatology in the United States and Canada. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Rheumatology Research Consortium and is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor at McMaster University.

In 2018 I attended my thirty-year high school reunion at a suburban Toronto area country club. Given the passage of time, it was natural to be curious how people looked and to hear about where their lives had taken them. Not surprisingly, there were varying amounts of grey hair, some had stayed slim, and others had put on mid-life weight. However, all that aside, we were also there to celebrate a dear classmate who had recently passed away from esophageal cancer. He was a memorable friend of mine that was an integral part of my teenage years. Four months prior to that event, a close medical school friend of mine passed away after taking his own life. I asked myself, was there something that could have been done to catch the esophageal tumour earlier? Could there have been a way to identify the inner pain of my med school friend and a way to change his tragic fate?

In the next couple of years, several other men I knew around my age had heart attacks. A couple of them did not survive and the ones that did were unable to return to youthful things like high exertion sports. People’s lives were changing and the common explanation I got was that this is what happens with age. I found this terribly disturbing. Does the natural process of aging mean we must have a chronic disease, be it atherosclerosis, hypertension, obesity, or being pre-diabetic? Does it mean we lose the ability to do activities we find highly satisfying? Meanwhile, in my mid-fifties, I was feeling no different than when I was thirty. I felt physically strong and energetic and had not stopped lifting weights or playing hockey with competitive players several decades younger. Performance sport, particularly hockey, was a big part of my early life and that was later translated into general fitness and coaching. In late 2022, I decided I would start training for masters level sprinting and approach it with the right coaching and some sport science to try maximize my potential. What was my motivation? Well, I knew what I did not want. I did not want to be slow moving, weak, or frail, or slide down the path of transitioning to chronic diseases that would reduce my quality of life. I was also aware that my family had a genetic predisposition as my father and his seven siblings had type 2 diabetes mellitus and atherosclerotic heart disease. 

After 20 years in practice as a rheumatologist, it became very apparent that treating conditions like rheumatoid arthritis became much easier because scientific innovation had advanced to a point where we could treat this disease with effective pharmaceuticals. By far the biggest challenge in our clinic became lifestyle related diseases such as obesity, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, mental health issues, and what we refer to as general deconditioning (or lack of fitness). We could treat rheumatoid arthritis, but it was those other problems that were robbing people of their health and shortening their lives. 

Then COVID-19 changed our collective lives like nothing we had ever experienced. The pandemic affected everyone differently and for some people it was a time of loss and struggle and for others, it was a time for reflection and focus. It was well documented how exercise levels were reduced and alcohol and drug intake increased in many people. However, for some people, including myself, self- exploration fueled the pursuit of a greater sense of purpose. I chose to read more, self-educate, and engage deeply in longevity-based health. Meanwhile our health system in Canada was cracking at its seams. Patients were sicker and COVID infection had become a massive risk for death and hospitalization in those that had chronic diseases and weakened immune systems. Often these were elderly people, however, younger people who were less healthy were also affected much more by this virus. To make matters worse, access to healthcare became a major challenge. I decided I needed to make some fundamental changes to what I did as a medical doctor because the status quo of our current health model was clearly not working. Patients were sicker and not much was being done about highly preventable chronic diseases. The concept of Precision Longevity started taking shape in 2021. Biotechnology had been advancing at a rapid pace yet little of that was being translated to health practice. For example, the first mapping of the human genome cost 3 billion dollars and now we can have it done for a few hundred dollars. We had a lot more knowledge of molecular and cellular processes involved in aging, and finer details regarding tactical lifestyle behaviours, nutrition, supplements, and the use of pharmaceuticals that were not being translated to our patients. If we were to wait for government or practice guidelines to change, it may be several more decades before substantial progress becomes available for patients. The idea of building long-term care facilities and adding more support workers for the elderly is merely putting band aids over bullet holes. We need to support healthy aging and build a more independent elderly population. Precision Longevity became a reality after lengthy conversations with a longtime friend and colleague of mine, Derek Haaland, who is a brilliant physician and visionary. Our ideas progressed at a rapid pace, and we both now collaborate with a global ecosystem of Longevity leaders, sharing best practices in a rapidly growing field. I value personal health and my amazing family and close confidantes as the highest priorities in my life. I am passionate and dedicated to advancing health for as many people as possible and look forward with excitement at the future possibilities of maintaining an enriched life and helping advance the science and art of health.

Dr. Derek Haaland

Dr. Derek Haaland, M.D., M.Sc., F.R.C.P.C., was born in Sudbury, Ontario.  He attended the University of Guelph, where he did a B.Sc. in Biomedical Sciences and an M.Sc. in Nutritional Sciences.  He then went on to do his M.D. at Dalhousie University.  He completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at McMaster University, a combined fellowship in Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology & Allergy, and a year as a Clinical Scholar as the Geoff Carr Lupus Fellow. He is an Associate Clinical Professor at McMaster University and Assistant Professor at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine in Sudbury. He is the Founder and Medical Director of the Waterside Clinic in Barrie and co-founder and Co-director of Precision Longevity.

I started medical school nearly a quarter century ago. After a good grounding in all things granola and holistic at the University of Guelph, I commenced “drinking the Kool-Aid®” of modern medicine at Dalhousie University in 1999. Don’t get me wrong, it was a delicious and satiating beverage indeed. It was a time of revolution. Notably, infliximab (Remicade®) was licensed for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis that year, ushering in the “biologic” or “advanced therapeutic” era in modern medicine. With a fascination for the causes and cures of autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases, I pursued training in Internal Medicine at McMaster University, followed by a combined fellowship in Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology & Allergy, and thereafter a year as a Clinical Scholar as the Geoff Carr Lupus Fellow. 

They say Barrie is as far south as a person from Sudbury can go, and still feel comfortable. I seem to fit the mold, and following clinical scholarship, I established the Waterside Clinic in Barrie, Ontario. Since that time, my team and I have had the absolute privilege of treating thousands of patients with complex inflammatory, immunologic, and other systemic conditions. It has now been 20 years since I left Dalhousie. My father would joke with me, “When are doctors going to stop practicing and finally be competent?”. Indeed, it has been the practice of medicine over the last 13 years that has taught me much about the greatest advances in medicine but much more about the human condition and the failings of our current system. This is not to criticize the current system itself. It is, however, to point out the clear fact that modern medical practice represents an important facet of optimal health and wellness but is by no means a totality. Biologics and other advanced therapies have represented absolute paradigm shifts in both our understanding and treatment of modern ailments. However, I have learned that no combination of the best medication ensures good success, let alone optimal outcome, in the absence of a truly holistic approach. The need for a new scientifically and medically grounded holism has never been more obvious. What follows are some of the other reasons founding Precision Longevity was critical for me:

I have observed medical science grow exponentially for decades while medical practice has grown linearly at best.  Although our current medical model offers more promise than ever before, the gap between medical science and medical practice has ironically never been greater. While expressing gratitude to modern medicine’s clinical trials (my team and I are involved) and a plethora of new and emerging approaches, we can also acknowledge some limitations of the standard approach. Although critical for proof-of-principle (that is – can a given approach work in the ideal scenario?), the current approach ignores outliers, excludes the complexities, and depends on extrapolation of “the average patient” to you, a living, breathing, infinitely unique individual. This “average patient” represents an imaginary patient that never has and never will exist, by all odds. It is time to invert this approach and study and optimize the actual patient – you.  There is absolutely nothing wrong with modern medicine per se; it is just that at times, it conflates or confuses what it is (a system of inquiry and an approach) with what it thinks it is – a totality, a “whole truth and nothing but the truth”, to borrow a phrase.

In practice, “modern medicine” is nearly completely blind to the massive gap between “disease-free” and “optimal health”.  By depending on a “disease” to emerge (following typically years if not decades of dysfunction) to “diagnose and treat”, it systematically misses a massive opportunity for prevention by design. Worse, it never even brings the possibility of optimal health into focus. I have observed computer technology and artificial intelligence, including machine learning, come to the forefront in many domains of modern life. Yet decisions about human health are made considering only a handful or two variables at a time – the number our brains happen to be able to juggle at once. Yet tens of thousands of variables are relevant to optimal health and longevity for each of us.  Dozens and dozens of variables are likely to apply to each particular consideration.  Consider memorizing a ten-digit phone number and now a one hundred and one-thousand-digit number, and you quickly get the point. The time is nigh to integrate modern computer technology into decision making about health & wellness, and the optimization of healthspan & lifespan. I might argue most excitingly, the era of Longevity Medicine is truly upon us. We have all had the idea of “slowing aging” or perhaps “delaying the ravages of time”. This is so entrenched in our day-to-day perception of reality – “all things must pass” as George Harrison said. However, indeed, the reality is that the relationship between “time” and “aging” is strong (the way sunny summer days are strongly correlated with hot summer days) but not absolute.

Modern science can attest that the mechanisms of aging itself are being unravelled. Indeed, aging is not simply a progressive decay of the living system over time; rather it is a set of highly coordinated phenomena. The opportunity for intervention is upon us, not just to “slow aging” but ultimately to reverse it. The age of Longevity Medicine is here and now!!!

Vicki Bendus

Vicki is currently the Director of Performance with the PWHL Montreal hockey team. She joined Precision Longevity in 2023 as our Exercise Coordinator and is responsible for creating individual exercise programs targeting longevity performance outcomes for our clients. She was formerly a Lead Sport Performance Coach at Brock University where she worked with the Men’s and Women’s Hockey and Soccer teams. Vicki has worked with Hockey Canada’s Women’s National team programs since 2016. She is currently the Strength & Conditioning Integrated Support Team lead for all National Women’s Hockey programs and is also the lead S&C coach with the Senior National Team.

Outside of hockey, Vicki has been an S&C coach with Wrestling Canada since the 2016 Olympics. Vicki is currently pursuing her PhD that will be focused on identifying, measuring, and improving off-ice key performance indicators for linear skating speed. As an athlete, she was a member of Canada’s National hockey team and while she played NCAA hockey at Mercyhurst university, she was the recipient of the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award as the top collegiate player in the nation in 2010.

 

 
 
 

Abbey Mendelson

Abbey is a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Psychotherapists of Ontario. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from McGill University in Montreal and completed his psychotherapy training at the Transformational Arts College in Toronto. He studied acting at the Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York City and trained classically as a singer for over ten years. He has vast experience in mindfulness-based meditation and works with the Internal Family Systems model.

Abbey practices in Toronto, Ontario and also offers virtual visits with clients. Some of the conditions he works with include anxiety, depression, addictions, anger, sadness and shame. He works with  individuals as well as couples.  “I believe in the innate capability each of us has within us that, when explored, given space, and nurtured, leads us back to health. In our work, I listen to what your system reveals in the moment and go from there, following your natural road map, leading you along the path back to peace.”

As a therapist, Abbey offers a caring heart, the ability to hear you as you want to be heard, and an intuitive sense to know where you are stuck within yourself. He will rarely tell you what you should do but will ask questions that help lead you back to yourself. He has a well-rounded approach to therapy, drawing from training in psychology, the arts, and years practicing Vipassana meditation. In Vipassana, one learns to observe the reality as it is, not as one wants it to be.  “This key tenet in mindfulness-based meditation, the ability to be present in the moment, is something I have  experience with and will bring to our work together.”

Dr. Emilio Raimondo

Dr. Emilio Raimondo is the cardiology consultant for Precision Longevity. He has vast experience in lipidology and the most advanced cardiac diagnostics. Dr. Raimondo obtained his medical degree at the University of Western Ontario graduating cum laude.  He trained in Internal Medicine at the University of Toronto and returned to the University of Western Ontario to subspecialize in Cardiology and Critical Care Medicine.  In 1985, he began practicing in St. Catharines, Ontario. Dr. Raimondo has served as the head of the Critical Care Unit and the Department of Medicine in the St. Catharines hospital system and also has led the pacemaker clinic and ECHO lab.  He presently focuses his practice on outpatient cardiology and non-invasive cardiology testing.  He offers cardiac consultation, various forms of stress testing, echocardiography, and ambulatory monitoring.