What Doctors Look for at Your Yearly Health Visit

If you’ve been putting off your annual checkup or aren’t sure what should happen during your primary care visit, this conversation breaks it all down. In this episode of Baptist HealthTalk, Dr. Anthony Gonzalez, chief of surgery for Baptist Hospital of Miami, and medical director of Bariatric Surgery at Baptist Health, sits down with Dr. Ravindra Ganesh, internal medicine physician with Baptist Health Concierge Medicine, to explain why primary care is the foundation of long-term health.

They discuss what screenings and labs actually matter, how age and family history guide preventive care, and why things like blood pressure, cholesterol, sleep, and lifestyle habits shouldn’t be ignored. Dr. Ganesh also clears up common myths around supplements, vaccines, and testing—helping patients feel more confident and informed about their health decisions.

Watch now to learn how a proactive primary care approach can help catch problems early and keep you healthier all year long.

Host: Anthony Gonzalez, M.D., chief of surgery for Baptist Hospital of Miami, and medical director of Bariatric Surgery at Baptist Health.

Guest: Ravindra Ganesh, M.D., internal medicine physician, Baptist Health Concierge Medicine