“A luxury medical clinic” is how celebrity osteopathic physician Dr. Poonam Desai describes Longevity Place, her Scarsdale business. The wellness center, which opened early in 2024, provides longevity care and integrative medicine, serving as a one-stop shop for all your wellness needs.
For those interested in health and wellness, Dr. Poonam Desai’s name might ring a bell, either from her substantial Instagram following, her TedX Talk, or one of her many interviews on different news platforms. She first worked as an emergency room physician at a Level 1 trauma center in New York City. There, she frequently bore witness to patients whose lives were dominated by chronic illnesses. Coupled with her background as a health-focused professional dancer, she decided to change a piece of the medical community that she felt was underserved.
“My vision was to create a physical space where clients could receive a range of wellness technologies tailored to their needs. Longevity Place was born out of a desire to offer a more comprehensive and personalized health care experience,” Dr. Desai says.
An Integrated Experience
Plenty of Westchesterites have multiple doctors and visit a variety of clinics to get the services they need. With this in mind, Longevity Place aims to reduce the need for multiple trips with an all-in-one experience. It’s important for Dr. Desai to have a close, understanding, and trusting relationship with her clients. She emphasizes that, “to have lasting lifestyle changes, you do want to have a partnership with your doctor.”
Longevity Place’s patients are guided by a physician in an investigation of the root causes of illnesses. They offer a biomarker assessment, including genetic testing, blood cancer screenings, hormone testing, and more. From there, the clinic tailors treatments to address underlying issues, complemented by services such as weight management, IV therapies, vitamin shots, and access to wellness technologies like infrared saunas, light-therapy beds, and cold plunges. The goal is to empower patients to assume ownership of their bodies, their health, and their well-being.
Dr. Desai’s relationships with her clients are on a more trusting and personal level as she sees them multiple times a year and has an understanding of their medical background and history. With this, she is able to give personalized treatments and advice to each client. When going to Longevity Place, there is no need to consult your primary doctor; in fact, many people visit and consult Dr. Desai as their primary doctor. Her clinic not only serves as a health and wellness center but also functions as a regular doctor’s clinic.
“My vision was to create a physical space where clients could receive a range of wellness technologies tailored to their needs.”
—Dr. Poonam Desai
What to Expect
Longevity Place’s ambience is one of a sleek spa; its clean interior resembles a center focusing on relaxation and soothing treatments. It’s that, but also much more: a medical clinic and one-stop shop tailored to aid in prevention and treating medical issues holistically. Longevity Place focuses on longevity and health optimization, integrating the newest wellness technology with personal one-on-one care to set patients up for health for life.
Longevity Place offers multiple services that are similar to those of a medical spa. There are treatments such as infrared sauna sessions, red light therapy, cold plunge, IV therapy, vitamin shots, advanced medical testing such as genetics and biological age testing, a weight loss program, hormone replacement program, peptide therapy, and massage. The full list of services can be found on the Longevity Place website, and each service can be personalized after consulting with Dr. Desai.
Depending on your specific and personal needs, these treatments can be for anyone and everyone no matter your lifestyle or age. “You can slow down aging at any age,” Dr. Desai notes, adding that she currently treats patients who are as young as 20 as well as those who are in their 70s. She explains, “while we can’t change our chronological age…there is an opportunity to slow down aging and go backwards by changing your biological age.”
Overall, Dr. Desai believes that wellness goes beyond just physical health. “We care about how you feel, how you sleep, your vitality, your energy levels, and more. My goal for my clients is to help them become CEOs of their health,” she says.
Longevity Place’s approach to wellness places an emphasis on garnering more awareness to the fact that wellness is a mindset, a lifelong approach to living that fosters a commitment to proactively preventing chronic diseases using an all-encompassing, personalized, and balanced holistic approach to medicine. Testing ranges from $450-$2,000. The functional medicine consult, analysis, and treatment plan is $800.
You can visit the Longevity Place website for more in-depth information on each treatment and to book an appointment.
Longevity Place
696 White Plains Rd Ste. 100, Scarsdale; 914.768.4900
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