Dr. Ross VanAntwerp, DO

My journey into medicine began as a paramedic, where I fought to keep people alive until we reached the hospital — exciting, challenging, and deeply humbling work.

After medical school, I completed my internship and the first two years of my Internal Medicine residency at a regional trauma center north of Detroit. My days were spent in critical care, stabilizing patients in the ICU — many near the end of life. I realized that even when I did everything right, I was often only extending life by a month or two. Most of these illnesses were lifestyle-related and preventable.

Seeing firsthand what brings people to the ICU inspired me to focus on keeping them out of it. That led me to a Preventive Medicine rotation and a unique fellowship at Johns Hopkins, where I trained in both Internal Medicine and Clinical Preventive Medicine, emphasizing health risk assessment and lifestyle modification.

Today, my focus on Men’s Health blends the best of both worlds. With modern laboratory testing, we can now optimize the endocrine system in ways not possible before, balancing testosterone and related hormones to enhance health, vitality, and quality of life.

“Different patients, require different therapies. You can rarely treat two patients the same.” – Dr. Ross VanAntwerp Medical Director TRTMD