The INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED MEDICINE was established by Herbert R. Slavin, M.D. over 10 years ago with one sole purpose -

	"To make available to the patient the latest in medical science in order to prevent disease by intervention during the earliest stages of dysfunction, and to treat disease by addressing the underlying causes."
Dr. Slavin

Dysfunction occurs well before any symptoms occur and is therefore a major paradigm shift from Mainstream Medicine, where symptoms must first be present before any intervention is taken.

How does early intervention benefit the patient?
We know that the number one cause of death and disability in this country is heart disease, number 2 is cancer, number 3 is stroke and number 4, believe it or not, is from the appropriate use of prescription drugs. We also know that the use of prescription drugs can be avoided through early intervention when attention is paid to the underlying cause of dysfunction rather than to merely treating a symptom. Therefore, our attention must be focused on correcting the underlying causes. This is where implementation of the latest in medical science comes in because at this stage, the patient feels perfectly normal, usually has no symptoms and is unaware that his or her body may be malfunctioning.