Our Team.
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James J. Lohse
MD, FAAFP, CAQSM
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Imagine a world where patients hold the reins to their health journey empowered with the knowledge and tools to navigate longevity with confidence.
Envision, living, not just longer but healthier when your health goals are within reach.
These fundamental principles have led me to the founding of Next Level Health.
My vision and sole purpose of Next Level Health was to make a person’s health their number one priority not only for themselves but for their loved ones.
Our patients will be given the ability to achieve their health goals and to live life longer.
We believe each patient in our practice will obtain the full health knowledge they will need to empower their bodies, their minds, and their souls.
We have been trained on the front lines of healthcare.
We have an established community presence in Tennessee.
We have begun a revolution to take back your health, and our passion to change the lives of one patient at a time is unwavering.
Today, begins your journey!
Dr. James Lohse, a native of New York City, resides in Franklin, Tennessee with his family since 2007. He is married to Christina Lohse, MD who is a pediatrician, and they have three sons.
Jay Cleveland
MD
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Dr. Jay Cleveland’s passion for longevity medicine stems from not only his personal health journey, but also from years of providing emergency care, as well as a general frustration with the limitations of the current healthcare system.
A graduate of The University of Kentucky College of Medicine he remained at UK for residency in Internal Medicine with an interest in cardiovascular disease, after which he completed a residency in Emergency Medicine. Following his final year as Chief Resident, he attained board certification and moved to Franklin, Tennessee with his family where he has been in private practice in emergency medicine for nearly 20 years. It was during this time on the front lines of healthcare that he made the decision to pivot from sickness to wellness medicine. Each day he was inundated with patients suffering heart attacks, strokes, complications from diabetes, hip fractures secondary to osteoporosis, and late stage cancer. One question persisted, “Why?”. Why did these have to occur? Couldn’t they be prevented? The answer is yes, many of these cases are preventable but you have to take the time to look. It was time to stop treating the illness and start treating the patient.
Doctors are trained to diagnose what is in front of them, but over time Dr. Cleveland realized it was necessary to step back and see the bigger picture to truly optimize someone’s health. It is this 360 degree approach to patient care that he brings to Next Level Health.
“My entire medical career has been been spent treating patients by essentially looking through a keyhole, seeing them only in parts, based on their disease. It is an amazing difference once you actually open the door and see them as whole. We have to put in the work now to maximize our health so we can enjoy our lives. The goal is not just living, but living well. I am excited to take this journey to better health and longevity with you.”
Jennifer Heinrich
PA-C
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Jennifer Heinrich is a Physician Assistant with ten plus years of experience in Family Practice. Her focus has been hormone therapy and weight loss for the last five years.
Jennifer earned her Masters in Physician Assistant Studies at Rosalind Franklin School of Medicine in North Chicago in 2002. Her undergraduate degree from Xavier University in Cincinnati is in Biology and Spanish. She began her career in the inner city of Chicago, helping medically underserved communities and continued this work with United Neighborhood Healthcare Services when she moved to Tennessee in 2006.
After a small professional break to raise her children full-time, Jennifer rejoined the healthcare field with a new perspective, passion, and focus. Jennifer’s personal journey addressing her own symptoms of perimenopause led to her current career focus on hormone therapy. After specialized training and mentorship, she is proud to improve the quality of life for patients (both men and women) with bioidentical hormone replacement therapy and testosterone replacement therapy. Jennifer has been a certified Biote provider since 2022 and collaborating and connecting with her patients to help them live life to the fullest is what continues to fuel her passion for medicine.
Jennifer lives in Franklin, Tennessee with her two teenage boys and enjoys hiking, yoga, dance, and reading when she gets a chance.
Dr. Jay Cleveland’s passion for longevity medicine stems from not only his personal health journey, but also from years of providing emergency care, as well as a general frustration with the limitations of the current healthcare system.
A graduate of The University of Kentucky College of Medicine he remained at UK for residency in Internal Medicine with an interest in cardiovascular disease, after which he completed a residency in Emergency Medicine. Following his final year as Chief Resident, he attained board certification and moved to Franklin, Tennessee with his family where he has been in private practice in emergency medicine for nearly 20 years. It was during this time on the front lines of healthcare that he made the decision to pivot from sickness to wellness medicine. Each day he was inundated with patients suffering heart attacks, strokes, complications from diabetes, hip fractures secondary to osteoporosis, and late stage cancer. One question persisted, “Why?”. Why did these have to occur? Couldn’t they be prevented? The answer is yes, many of these cases are preventable but you have to take the time to look. It was time to stop treating the illness and start treating the patient.
Doctors are trained to diagnose what is in front of them, but over time Dr. Cleveland realized it was necessary to step back and see the bigger picture to truly optimize someone’s health. It is this 360 degree approach to patient care that he brings to Next Level Health.
“My entire medical career has been been spent treating patients by essentially looking through a keyhole, seeing them only in parts, based on their disease. It is an amazing difference once you actually open the door and see them as whole. We have to put in the work now to maximize our health so we can enjoy our lives. The goal is not just living, but living well. I am excited to take this journey to better health and longevity with you.”