Dr Aaron Vandermeer, MD, MD

Dr Aaron Vandermeer, MD, is a physician working in internal and preventive medicine, with a clinical interest in evidence-based screening and the shared decisions that surround it. He reviews the health content on Grow & Thrive Wellness before it is published.

Reading each article, he checks that the descriptions of screening tests, blood panels, intervals, and result thresholds line up with current evidence and the way major guideline bodies frame them, drawing on sources such as the World Health Organization, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Cochrane reviews, and peer-reviewed primary literature. He pays particular attention to the harms side of the ledger: overdiagnosis, false positives, and the downstream testing that a single borderline result can set in motion. Where a benefit is uncertain or contested, he asks the writing to say so plainly rather than tidy it away.

His review keeps the medical claims sound, but it does not extend to your individual situation. Nothing here is personal medical advice, and it cannot replace a clinician who knows your history, your risk factors, and your reasons for testing. For decisions about your own screening plan, that conversation is where the answers belong.