Personalized Lifestyle, Performance & Longevity Medicine

About Dr. Amy Savagian

Dr.  Amy Savagian  was trained at the University of Southern California and finished medical school in 2009. Since that time she has done internship and residency at USC, White Memorial and Huntington Memorial Hospital.  Dr. Savagian uses a personalized, system based approach to wellness that empowers patients to achieve their highest expression of health. She is board certified in internal medicine, integrative medicine and obesity medicine.  On her boards, she earned the top decile scores reported.  Most recently Dr. Savagian has trained with performance medicine expert Dr. Craig Koniver. 

Lifestyle Medicine

The foundation of this practice is lifestyle medicine. Lifestyle medicine uses lifestyle factors to promote healthy aging.  The 4 drivers of healthspan and longevity are:

  • Activity
  • Sleep
  • Nutrition
  • & Mental Wellbeing

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​Functional Medicine

Dr. Savagian trained with the Institute for Functional Medicine. Functional Medicine is a form of care that uses a system based approach to analyze the root cause of disease.  Treatment is dedicated to prevention, early assessment, and improved management of complex, chronic disease. Functional medicine uses a personalized, systems-oriented model that empowers patients by encouraging them to become pro-active in their healthcare and working as partners with their physician. 

Body Composition Evaluation

Dexa scans are the gold standard of body composition testing.  Dexa allows us to understand bone mineral density, lean body mass and fat mass.  Bone density is an important metric as it helps us to understand risk of fractures. Fractures particularly hip fractures have a high morbidity and mortality. Lean mass ratios are important in understanding muscle mass.  We know that low muscle mass is associated with cognitive decline, low bone density and those with lower muscle mass appear to die earlier. For more information click here.

Fitness Testing Analysis

Fitness confers significant healthspan benefits. VO2 Max testing is the gold standard of performance and fitness testing. The test is performed on a treadmill or stationary bike.  A VO2 Max test looks at your bodies ability to use oxygen. It is the maximum volume of oxygen your body can use at a given time. We use the data to evaluate where patients are currently and create a plan with the goal of helping them move to the highest standardized fitness ranking. Being in the highest versus lowest ranking group has been shown to significantly decrease all cause mortality. For more information, click here.

Cognitive Health Testing

Our brain health is fundamental to healthy aging. We offer baseline cognitive testing and lifestyle modification to maintain and hopefully prevent or slow down age related cognitive changes. We use CNS Vital Signs to better understand executive function, memory, processing speed, and other important functions. For more information, click here.

Hormone Optimization

As men and women age, the production of many hormones decline.  Hormones are the body's messengers responsible for many functions and waning levels can lead to poor energy, sleep, and libido, as well as weight gain, vaginal dryness and mental fogginess. Dr. Savagian has the training and experience to know which and by precisely how much to replenish decreased hormones. She administers hormones orally, transdermally and transmucosally. Hormones evaluated  include: Estrogen, Progesterone, Testosterone, DHEA, Thyroid,  Cortisol and Pregnenolone. For women considering hormone replacement therapy, Dr. Savagian recommends the book Estrogen Matters by Avrum Bluming and Carol Tavris.