Advanced Health Unit
Personalized Preventive Medicine
A new way to understand prevention.
The best way to treat many diseases is to prevent them before they develop.
Preventive medicine is evolving towards a more precise, personalized, and evidence-based model.
At the Advanced Health Unit at Ruber Internacional Hospital, we believe that prevention is no longer about offering the same health check-up to everyone. Every assessment begins with an individual medical evaluation to understand each person's medical history, family history, risk factors, health goals, and which diagnostic tests will provide genuine clinical value.
We combine extensive clinical expertise, advanced diagnostic technology, biomarkers, precision medicine, genomic medicine, and a multidisciplinary approach to design fully personalized health assessments with a comprehensive perspective. This model enables us to anticipate disease, identify risk factors, and develop preventive strategies tailored to each individual. Genetic testing is incorporated whenever it provides clinically relevant information for prevention, diagnosis, or evidence-based therapeutic decision-making.
The entire process is coordinated by specialists in Internal Medicine, whose comprehensive clinical approach allows them to interpret all available information, integrate the results from different diagnostic evaluations, and develop personalized preventive strategies.
We design health programs tailored to each individual, taking into account age, personal and family medical history, lifestyle, and specific health needs. This enables us to select only those investigations that truly provide clinical value for decision-making, avoiding unnecessary tests while improving diagnostic accuracy and delivering more effective, personalized prevention.
Our goal is not only to detect disease at an early stage, but also to help you preserve your health, reduce future risks, and support you in making informed decisions so you can enjoy a longer life with a better quality of life.
At the end of your assessment, you will receive a clear and comprehensive medical report together with a personalized health plan containing practical recommendations to help you maintain your health over the long term.
What makes us different?
1. Personalized Medicine
Every health assessment is individually designed for each patient. We do not follow rigid protocols or offer identical programs to everyone.
2. Precision Medicine and Genomic Medicine
We incorporate biomarkers and genomic testing whenever there is a clear clinical indication. This allows us to personalize preventive strategies, identify inherited health risks, and optimize treatment selection through pharmacogenomic studies, always following the latest scientific evidence.
When clinically indicated, genetic testing enables us to build a comprehensive health profile for each individual. This helps determine genetic predisposition to conditions such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and neurological disorders, among others. In addition, pharmacogenomic analysis can identify the likelihood of drug toxicity and predict the response to commonly prescribed medications, allowing treatments to be tailored more precisely.
3. Clinical Judgment
Clinical assessment guides the entire process. Diagnostic tests are tools that support prevention and diagnosis—they are never an objective in themselves.
4. Multidisciplinary Team
We coordinate specialists from multiple medical disciplines to provide a comprehensive view of your health while avoiding fragmented care and unnecessary duplication of investigations.
5. High-Precision Technology
We have access to advanced diagnostic technologies that are incorporated whenever they provide meaningful clinical information for each individual case.
6. Continuity of Care
Our commitment does not end with the delivery of your medical report. We develop a personalized follow-up plan tailored to your individual risk profile and long-term healthcare needs.
How do we carry out your health assessment?
Initial Medical Consultation
Before your appointment, you will complete a brief health questionnaire that will help us better understand your medical history and lifestyle habits.
Everything begins with a comprehensive consultation with an Internal Medicine specialist. During this appointment, we review your medical history, personal and family history, lifestyle habits, current medications, symptoms you may have experienced, and your personal health goals and expectations.
This initial assessment forms the foundation upon which your entire evaluation is designed.
Personalized Assessment Design
Based on the information gathered, we create a fully customized health assessment program tailored to your individual profile. We select only those investigations that provide meaningful clinical information and address your specific healthcare needs.
Coordinated Assessment
We organize all diagnostic tests in the most convenient way possible, coordinating appointments so that, whenever feasible, the entire assessment can be completed within a single day.
Our multidisciplinary team works in close collaboration to provide a comprehensive overview of your health while ensuring an outstanding patient experience.
Medical Report and Personalized Follow-up Plan
Once your assessment has been completed, your specialist personally reviews every result and provides you with a comprehensive medical report, explaining the findings in detail and answering any questions you may have.
In addition to interpreting the results, we develop an individualized prevention strategy, including personalized recommendations and a follow-up plan tailored to your risk profile and long-term health objectives.
Because our work does not end with the delivery of a report. Effective prevention requires continuity of care.
Our Advanced Health Programmes
We offer a range of health programmes designed to meet the needs of every stage of life. Following your initial medical assessment, each programme can be tailored to your individual profile and healthcare needs.
Our health programmes include:
- Essential Early Prevention Programmes for men and women under the age of 45.
- Essential Comprehensive Health Programmes for men and women aged 45 and over.
- Premium Advanced Medical Assessment Programmes for men and women seeking high-precision preventive care.
- Preventive Second Opinion services.
- Specialised Cardiometabolic Health Programmes.
- Bone Health and Osteoporosis Prevention Programmes.
- Advanced Specialised Programmes in brain health, sports performance and sports medicine, men's health, women's health, and other areas of personalised prevention.
In every case, the final content of your assessment may be adjusted following your initial medical consultation.
Our Commitment
At the Advanced Health Unit, we believe that the best prevention is prevention tailored to each individual.
We do not perform more tests—we perform the right tests.
Our goal is not simply to diagnose disease, but to help you understand your health, anticipate future risks, and make informed decisions that will protect your well-being throughout your life.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Why do I need a medical consultation before undergoing any tests?
Because the medical consultation is the foundation of personalised prevention. It enables us to understand your medical history, family history, lifestyle, and health goals so that we can recommend only those investigations that provide genuine clinical value while avoiding unnecessary testing. - Do I need to undergo every test included in the programme?
Not necessarily. Following your initial medical assessment, we may adapt the content of your evaluation so that it includes only the investigations that are clinically appropriate for your individual circumstances. - Can all the tests be completed on the same day?
Whenever possible, we organise your assessment in a coordinated manner to minimise travel and provide the most convenient experience for our patients. - Who interprets the results?
All results are personally reviewed by the physician responsible for your assessment, who prepares an integrated medical report together with an individualised prevention and follow-up plan.
Discover Our Ruber Internacional Health Programmes
Who is it for?
Designed for men under the age of 45 who wish to assess their overall health, identify potential risk factors, and establish a personalised preventive strategy based on their age, lifestyle, and personal and family medical history.
Objectives
- Assess overall health status.
- Detect cardiovascular, metabolic, and other relevant risk factors at an early stage.
- Promote evidence-based healthy lifestyle habits.
- Develop a personalised prevention and follow-up plan.
The assessment includes
- Consultation with an Internal Medicine specialist.
- Comprehensive blood tests (haematology, coagulation, kidney and liver function, glucose, cholesterol, and vitamins).
- Urinalysis.
- Chest X-ray.
- Abdominal and thyroid ultrasound.
- Cardiac assessment (electrocardiogram and echocardiogram).
- Dental health assessment.
- Whole-body DEXA scan for body composition analysis (muscle mass, body fat, and bone mass).
- Digital mole mapping.
- Urological assessment.
- Integrated medical report.
What does this assessment provide?
It offers a comprehensive overview of your current health status and identifies potential risk factors before symptoms appear, enabling personalised preventive strategies from an early age.
Who is it for?
Designed for men aged 45 and over who wish to undergo a preventive health assessment tailored to age-related changes and aimed at the early detection of the most common diseases affecting adult men.
Objectives
- Assess cardiovascular, metabolic, and prostate health.
- Detect common age-related diseases at an early stage.
- Identify modifiable risk factors.
- Develop an individualised prevention and follow-up plan.
The assessment includes
- Consultation with an Internal Medicine specialist.
- Extended blood tests including prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and other relevant biomarkers.
- Urinalysis.
- Low-dose chest CT scan.
- Abdominal and thyroid ultrasound.
- Comprehensive cardiac assessment (ECG, exercise stress test, and echocardiogram).
- Whole-body DEXA scan.
- Dental examination and panoramic dental X-ray (orthopantomogram).
- Digital mole mapping.
- Urological assessment.
- Colonoscopy (when indicated by the evaluating physician).
- Integrated medical report.
What does this assessment provide?
It provides a comprehensive evaluation of the principal health risks associated with male ageing, with particular emphasis on cardiovascular, metabolic, and prostate health, promoting early detection and personalised follow-up.
Who is it for?
Designed for women under the age of 45 who wish to assess their health and establish a personalised prevention strategy based on their age, medical history, lifestyle, and hormonal status.
Objectives
- Assess overall health status.
- Detect risk factors and gynaecological conditions at an early stage.
- Promote evidence-based healthy lifestyle habits.
- Develop a personalised prevention plan.
The assessment includes
- Consultation with an Internal Medicine specialist.
- Comprehensive blood tests including hormonal assessment and vitamin levels.
- Urinalysis.
- Chest X-ray.
- Abdominal and thyroid ultrasound.
- Cardiac assessment (electrocardiogram and echocardiogram).
- Dental health assessment.
- Whole-body DEXA scan.
- Digital mole mapping.
- Gynaecological examination, including mammography and/or breast ultrasound when clinically indicated.
- Integrated medical report.
What does this assessment provide?
It combines the evaluation of overall health with gynaecological and hormonal health, enabling the identification of risk factors and the development of preventive strategies tailored to every stage of a woman's life.
Who is it for?
Designed for women aged 45 and over who wish to undergo a comprehensive health assessment focused on the changes associated with menopause and healthy ageing.
Objectives
- Assess cardiovascular, metabolic, bone, and gynaecological health.
- Detect the most common diseases affecting this stage of life at an early stage.
- Identify modifiable risk factors.
- Develop a personalised prevention plan.
The assessment includes
- Consultation with an Internal Medicine specialist.
- Comprehensive blood tests with additional biomarkers when clinically indicated.
- Urinalysis.
- Low-dose chest CT scan.
- Abdominal and thyroid ultrasound.
- Comprehensive cardiac assessment (ECG, exercise stress test, and echocardiogram).
- Whole-body DEXA scan.
- Dental examination and panoramic dental X-ray (orthopantomogram).
- Comprehensive gynaecological assessment.
- Colonoscopy when clinically indicated.
- Digital mole mapping.
- Integrated medical report.
What does this assessment provide?
It provides a personalised evaluation of the changes associated with menopause and healthy ageing by integrating cardiovascular, metabolic, bone, and gynaecological prevention to support long-term health and well-being.
Who is it for?
Designed for men seeking a high-precision medical assessment, particularly those with significant family medical history, complex risk factors, or a desire to gain a comprehensive understanding of their overall health.
Objectives
- Provide a comprehensive, high-precision medical assessment.
- Detect abnormalities at their earliest stages.
- Integrate evaluations from multiple medical specialists.
- Develop a personalised prevention and follow-up strategy.
The assessment includes
- Personalised medical consultation and assessment planning.
- Advanced blood tests, including immunological and metabolic evaluation.
- Tumour markers and serology.
- Urinalysis.
- CT scan of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis.
- Thyroid and supra-aortic trunk ultrasound.
- Advanced cardiac assessment (ECG, echocardiogram, and exercise stress test).
- Spirometry.
- Whole-body DEXA scan.
- Dental health assessment and panoramic dental X-ray (orthopantomogram).
- Digital mole mapping.
- Urological assessment.
- Colonoscopy.
- Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) evaluation.
- Ophthalmology assessment.
- Integrated medical report.
What does this assessment provide?
It combines advanced diagnostic technology with a multidisciplinary medical evaluation to provide a comprehensive overview of your health, identify risks at their earliest stages, and develop a fully personalised prevention plan.
Who is it for?
Designed for women seeking a comprehensive, high-precision medical assessment tailored to their personal medical history, hormonal status, risk factors, and health goals.
Objectives
- Provide a comprehensive, high-precision medical assessment.
- Detect abnormalities before symptoms develop.
- Integrate evaluations from multiple medical specialists.
- Develop a fully personalised prevention strategy.
The assessment includes
- Personalised medical consultation and assessment planning.
- Advanced blood tests, including immunological and metabolic evaluation.
- Tumour markers and serology.
- Urinalysis.
- CT scan of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis.
- Thyroid and supra-aortic trunk ultrasound.
- Advanced cardiac assessment (ECG, echocardiogram, and exercise stress test).
- Spirometry.
- Whole-body DEXA scan.
- Dental health assessment and panoramic dental X-ray (orthopantomogram).
- Comprehensive gynaecological examination, including breast assessment.
- Colonoscopy.
- Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) evaluation.
- Ophthalmology assessment.
- Integrated medical report.
What does this assessment provide?
It combines advanced diagnostic technology with a multidisciplinary evaluation to provide a comprehensive overview of your health, identify complex risk factors, and establish personalised preventive strategies.
Who is it for?
Designed for individuals with cardiovascular or metabolic risk factors, a family history of cardiovascular disease, or anyone wishing to gain a more accurate understanding of their overall cardiovascular risk.
Objectives
- Characterise individual cardiovascular and metabolic risk.
- Detect subclinical vascular disease.
- Identify modifiable risk factors.
- Personalise preventive and therapeutic strategies.
The assessment includes
- Advanced blood tests, including metabolic and inflammatory biomarkers.
- Vascular ultrasound of the carotid and femoral arteries.
- Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM).
- Liver FibroScan®.
- Ophthalmology assessment.
- Coronary CT scan or coronary artery calcium scoring.
- Carotid and cerebral MR angiography (when clinically indicated).
What does this assessment provide?
It enables a highly accurate evaluation of cardiovascular and metabolic risk beyond traditional risk factors, identifying subclinical disease that helps personalise prevention and treatment strategies.
Who is it for?
Designed for individuals at risk of osteoporosis or fractures, postmenopausal women, and anyone wishing to undergo a comprehensive evaluation of their bone health.
Objectives
- Assess bone health and bone quality.
- Detect osteoporosis and disorders of bone metabolism.
- Identify factors that increase fracture risk.
- Develop personalised preventive and therapeutic strategies.
The assessment includes
- Blood tests specifically assessing bone metabolism and bone biomarkers.
- Evaluation of relevant vitamins and hormones.
- Bone turnover markers.
- Bone mineral density assessment (DEXA scan of the lumbar spine and hip).
- Spinal X-ray when clinically indicated.
- Additional investigations based on the individual's risk assessment.
What does this assessment provide?
It offers a comprehensive evaluation of bone health, helping identify the causes of bone loss, estimate individual fracture risk, and establish personalised prevention and treatment strategies.
The tests included in each programme may be adapted or complemented following the medical assessment and the information obtained from the pre-assessment health questionnaire, ensuring a truly personalised evaluation while avoiding unnecessary investigations.
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