Who We Are
A laboratory built around providers and patients — born from a pharmacy that set out to treat people better, and a doctorate that set out to run labs like they had never been run before.
From a better pharmacy experience to a better laboratory.
Dr. Blake Musick and Dr. Jenelle Musick began Life Well Pharmacy in response to a growing need for a better pharmacy experience. Blake decided to launch his own pharmacies after receiving so many complaints from providers about how poorly their patients were being treated at big-chain pharmacies, and thus Life Well Pharmacy was born.
At the same time Life Well Pharmacy was started, Jenelle decided to go back to school for her Doctorate in Clinical Laboratory Science, and during her studies, she saw an opportunity to conduct labs in a way they had never been done.
What I experienced during my rounds with physicians and patients is that providers lacked the ability to have real-time consults for difficult cases and patients needed an advocate.
What developed was Life Well Cadence Laboratories. A laboratory where providers get to meet with the CEO to come up with customized panels to get answers for patients that traditional labs cannot.
Two decades of research and clinical laboratory science.
Laboratory owner Dr. Vargas Musick, DCLS, MPH, MLS (ASCP)CM, has 20 years of expertise in research and clinical laboratory sciences in immunology, microbiology, and genetics. Dr. Musick began working at Lineberger Cancer Center as an undergraduate at UNC Chapel Hill at the age of 19. She worked in an immunology lab where she conducted murine and clinical research in Graft versus Host Disease. She won a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship for her research on T cells. She has won many business and professional awards.
Dr. Musick also holds a Master of Public Health degree from Liberty University, where she conducted research on addressing socioeconomic constraints in healthcare.
Dr. Musick graduated from the University of Kansas Medical School's Doctorate of Clinical Laboratory Science program in 2024. Her research focused on Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing in high-acuity inpatients in the NICU and PICU. Her genetic research involved diagnosing rare diseases using the latest genetic technology.
40 Under Forty — Business Journal, 2025
Testing tailored to each patient.
Dr. Musick is dedicated to using her education and background in microbiology/infectious disease, genetics, and immunology to improve patient care and experience by offering a customized panel of tests tailored to each patient.
What we offer is unlike anything. You'll meet with a DCLS to discuss your symptoms and have access to a dedicated team of PhDs, pharmacists, MPHs, and clinicians to meet individual needs.
Life Well Cadence Laboratories has state-of-the-art laboratory equipment to ensure your patients receive the best service and the latest laboratory technology. Dr. Musick carefully selected each analyzer and the entire test menu by comparing sensitivity, specificity, ease of collection, cost, and utility to develop panels for chronic diseases, women's health, men's health, sports science, and genetic diseases.
Life Well Cadence Laboratories
Welcome to Life Well Cadence Laboratories, a family-owned and managed clinical laboratory where we put patients and providers first. We are owned by a Doctorate of Clinical Laboratory Scientist with 20 years of experience in research and clinical labs.
Highest Laboratory Standards
Accreditations
- CLIA High-Complexity Laboratory
- COLA Accredited
Laboratory Staff Credentials
- PhD Toxicology Chemist
- Master of Public Health
- Medical Laboratory Scientists
- Medical Laboratory Technologists
Turn-Around-Time
24–48 hours
Since we are a local laboratory, we have a turn-around-time of 24–48 hours for laboratory tests — so providers and patients get answers fast.
Business Awards
- Best of Johnson City — Johnson City Press
- Best of Bristol — Bristol Times
- Tri-Cities Business Journal Forty Under 40
- ASCP 40 Under Forty — American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
- 2025 KOSBE Finalist — Life Well Pharmacy
- 2nd Best Pharmacy in Tennessee — Business Rate (Knoxville)
- 4th Best Pharmacy in Tennessee — Business Rate (Johnson City)
- 10th Best Pharmacy in the State of Virginia — Business Rate
Meet with the Cadence team.
Providers and patients can sit down with us to design the panels that get real answers.