average weight change at 72 weeks on tirzepatide 15 mg, against −3.1% on placebo
Jastreboff AM et al., N Engl J Med 2022 · PMID 35658024
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Start with what is bothering you.
Five of the reasons people come to us, each with its own page, its own plan and a physician behind it.
Brain fogCan’t focus, can’t remember, can’t think straight
Stubborn belly fatDiet and exercise are not moving it
Heavy periods & low ironExhausted every month, cold, short of breath
Chronic anemiaLow iron or low blood counts that keep coming back
Hangover recoveryPartied too hard? Rehydrate and get your day back2clinics, in Columbia and Laurel, Maryland
about20insurance plans in network
about200perioperative providers trained in Liberia and The Gambia since 2022
2025Voted Best Weight Loss Clinic in Laurel
Care
What we treat
Prehab · Prehabilitation Centers of AmericaSurgical pre-optimizationGet stronger before surgerySingle prehab services · $119 eachSee the evidence and your options
Opening soon · Maryland’s first CORFOutpatient rehabilitation (CORF)Physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapy, and nursingOpening soon: hear when
Hormone optimizationWomen’s healthHormones, energy, sleep and moodEstroBalance™ · $499 a monthSee the evidence and your options
Hormone optimizationMen’s healthTestosterone, recovery and strengthNandrolone+™ · $499 a monthSee the evidence and your options
ShredRx™ medical weight managementFat loss & muscle gainPhysician-led GLP-1 care, and the year afterSupport & Accountability Team · $89See the evidence and your options
Preventative and functional careLongevityHealthspan, not just lifespanAgelessRenew™ · From $229 a sessionSee the evidence and your options
Sick visits, hydration and electrolytesSame-day care & IV therapySick visits, IV hydration, electrolytesRehydrationPrime™ · $179 a sessionSee the evidence and your options
Physician-owned and physician-led
Why physician-led matters.
- A physician owns your planPhysician-owned and physician-led: every program is overseen by a physician, from the first visit.
- Labs, not guessesHormone programs carry complete laboratory monitoring; ShredRx adds in-house rapid metabolic testing.
- Seen this week, or todayMonday to Saturday, 9 AM to 7 PM. Call before 2:00 PM for a same-day visit.
- Your surgeon in the loopPrehab coordinates with your surgical team and sends a readiness letter.
- About 20 insurance plansIncluding Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare and Cigna. Call to check yours.
Published averages
The research behind the care.
Published averages from the trials and studies our care pages cite, each linked to PubMed.
fewer hot flashes on oral hormone therapy than on placebo, pooled from 24 trials
MacLennan AH et al., Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2004 · PMID 15495039
See the chartrisk ratio of lung complications after exercise before surgery, against usual care
Perry R et al., BMJ Open 2021 · PMID 34593498
See the chartthe adjusted risk of death with low fitness, against elite fitness, in 122,007 adults
Mandsager K et al., JAMA Netw Open 2018 · PMID 30646252
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Academic internship & clinical experience site
Training the next generation with Bowie State University
AthleticsMD is an academic internship and clinical experience site for Bowie State University students. Students learn in our Columbia and Laurel clinics alongside physicians, across surgical prehabilitation, hormone and weight care, same-day care and IV therapy, and in the research and global surgery work behind them.
As featured in
Beyond the clinic
Software we build, and surgery we fund
Software engineeringSmart healthcare software
IPMS, AMDana, Smart EHR, Smart Scribe, SmartMeet, No Regain
Development and partnershipsGlobal surgery infrastructure
Oxygen, energy and surgical systems in West Africa
The charitable hub · 501(c)(3)Healing Vessels International
Care here funds care everywhere
A program of Healing Vessels InternationalGlobal Surgery University
A five-year surgical training program for Africa
Hospital infrastructureChinedozi Hospitals & Healthcare International
Hospitals across Africa, beginning in Nigeria
Ask Uri’El · our virtual assistant
Questions about any of our services? Ask Uri’El.
Uri’El knows every service, price and program here, explains what may fit you, and books you in, in plain words. When something needs a physician, Uri’El says so and brings in the team.
Uri’El is an automated assistant, not a clinician, and not for emergencies: call 911. Please don’t share medical details in the chat; the team takes those at your visit.
Our mission
Care here funds care everywhere.
Through Healing Vessels International and its sister organizations, AthleticsMD supports surgical training and hospital infrastructure in Liberia, The Gambia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria.
From our desks
Latest from our blogs
Our blogs summarise published research and public guidance in plain language, every claim linked to its source.
iPMS Practice DeskNurse-Physician Relations and Emotional Intelligence: What a 3,359-Nurse Sabah Survey ShowsScienmag reports a cross-sectional BMC Nursing survey of 3,359 nurses in Sabah, Malaysia, that linked collegial nurse-physician relations with higher emotional intelligence. The findings are associations, not causes.iPMS Practice DeskiPMS vs DrChrono: Replace It, or Keep It and SyncA decision guide for DrChrono practices weighing iPMS: when to keep DrChrono as the system of record and sync, when to replace it, and what to confirm first.AthleticsMD Clinical DeskPrehab before major surgery: where five evidence sources agree, conflict and fall shortA network meta-analysis, an umbrella review, an ASCO guideline, a lung resection trial and a knee arthroplasty review mostly favour prehabilitation, but most certainty ratings are low to very low.AthleticsMD Clinical DeskSemaglutide trial for addiction will track justice, jobs and housing outcomesSTAT reports a planned Allegheny County trial of weekly semaglutide in up to 1,200 people with alcohol or opioid use disorder, tracking justice involvement, employment and housing.SmartMeet DeskBetter U and Evernow Pair Menopause Care With Telehealth Psychiatry: What the Report SaysLongevity.Technology reports a nationwide telehealth partnership joining menopause specialists with psychiatry, including off-label at-home ketamine for some patients, announced without outcome data.SmartMeet DeskCY 2027 ESRD Payment, AKI Dialysis and Quality Incentive Proposed Rule: What to CheckCMS proposed CY 2027 updates to the ESRD Prospective Payment System, the AKI dialysis payment rate and ESRD Quality Incentive Program requirements. This brief covers scope, dates and what the summary leaves out.
Products & Innovation
Our products, and the partners we work with
Prehabilitation Centers of AmericaSurgical pre-optimization programsprehab.athleticsmd.orgBook a visitOnline booking and paymentsgo.athleticsmd.orgIPMSIntegrated Practice Management System, with Smart EHR and Smart Scribemyipms.appAMDanaCollaborative tasks, research and grants managementamdana.appSmartMeetTelehealth, booking and reminders for practicessmartmeet.cloudNo RegainLife after GLP-1noregainapp.comHealing Vessels InternationalThe charitable hubhealingvessels.orgGlobal Surgery UniversitySurgical training for Africaglobalsurgery.universityChinedozi Hospitals & Healthcare InternationalHospital infrastructure, beginning in Nigeriachhi.healthInstitute of Global Perioperative CareIGPC, a global surgery partnerglobalperioperative.careThe G4 AllianceAdvocating for surgical patientstheg4alliance.orgJohns Hopkins GAPPA global surgery partnerhopkinsmedicine.org/gapp
Your next step
The first step is one conversation.
A few questions online, or a call. A physician makes the final decision at your visit. Your consultation with the physician is $49, credited toward your visit or program.
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