DOC 2025 Faculty & Specialists

Elissa Epel Ph.D.
Vice Chair, Psychology Research, Health Equity, Diversity, and Community, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of California, San Francisco

Jennifer Garrison Ph.D.
Co-Director, Center for Healthy Aging in Women
Buck Institute for Research on Aging

Kari C. Nadeau M.D., Ph.D.
John Rock Professor of Climate and Population Studies
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Michael Snyder Ph.D.
Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Genetics
Stanford University School of Medicine
DOC 2024 Faculty & Specialists

John Battelle
Co-Founder
DOC

Aloe Blacc
Grammy nominated singer-songwriter, biotech investor, founder

Eddie Chang, M.D.
Chair of Neurological Surgery
University of California San Francisco

Arjun Desai, M.D.
Chief Strategic Innovation Officer
INSIGHTEC

Gul Dolen M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Endowed Chair
UC Berkeley

David Eagleman, Ph.D.
Neuroscientist
Stanford University

Behfar Ehdaie, M.D., MPH
Urologic Surgeon
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Laura Esserman, M.D.
Professor of Surgery and Radiology
University of California, San Francisco

Brenton Fargnoli, M.D.
General Partner
AlleyCorp

Andrea Gartenbach, M.D.
Longevity Physician
Art of Longevity

Adam Gazzaley, M.D., Ph.D.
David Dolby Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Physiology and Psychiatry, UCSF
Founder & Executive Director, Neuroscape

Lynn Hanessian
Chief Strategist, Health
Edelman

Michael Howell, M.D., MPH
Chief Clinical Officer

Lisa Joy
Writer, Director, Producer
Kilter Films

Vinod Khosla
Partner
Khosla Ventures

Daniel Krizek
Portfolio Manager
Citadel

Stephanie Kuku, M.D. MBCHB, MRCOG
Chief Knowledge Officer (Scientific Affairs)
Conceivable Life Sciences

Nora LaTorre
CEO
Eat Real

James Madara, M.D.
CEO
American Medical Association

Emeran Mayer, M.D.
Gastroenterologist and Center Director, Distinguished Research Professor
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

James K. Min, M.D. FACC, FSCCT
Founder & CEO
Cleerly

Kavita Patel, M.D., M.S.
Venture Partner
New Enterprise Associates

Karl Pfleger
Investor
AgingBiotech.info

Lois Quam
President
Blue Shield of California

Rebecca Robbins, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Sleep Scientist, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Darshak Sanghavi, M.D.
Program Manager, Resilient Systems
ARPA-H

Jordan Shlain M.D.
Founder & Chair
Private Medical

Eric Verdin, M.D.
President and CEO
The Buck Institute for Research on Aging

Meagan Wasfy, M.D., MPH
Cardiologist
Massachusetts General Hospital

Leanne Williams, Ph.D.
Vincent V.C. Woo Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Stanford University School of Medicine

Tony Wyss-Coray, Ph.D.
D. H. Chen Distinguished Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences
Stanford University

Leonard Zon
Director, Stem Cell Program
Boston Children's Hospital
John Battelle
Co-Founder
DOC
Co-Founder
DOC
Aloe Blacc
Grammy nominated singer-songwriter, biotech investor, founder
Grammy nominated singer-songwriter, biotech investor, founder
Eddie Chang, M.D.
Chair of Neurological Surgery
University of California San Francisco
Chair of Neurological Surgery
University of California San Francisco
Arjun Desai, M.D.
Chief Strategic Innovation Officer
INSIGHTEC
Chief Strategic Innovation Officer
INSIGHTEC
Gul Dolen M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Endowed Chair
UC Berkeley
Professor and Endowed Chair
UC Berkeley
David Eagleman, Ph.D.
Neuroscientist
Stanford University
Neuroscientist
Stanford University
Behfar Ehdaie, M.D., MPH
Urologic Surgeon
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Urologic Surgeon
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Laura Esserman, M.D.
Professor of Surgery and Radiology
University of California, San Francisco
Professor of Surgery and Radiology
University of California, San Francisco
Brenton Fargnoli, M.D.
General Partner
AlleyCorp
General Partner
AlleyCorp
Andrea Gartenbach, M.D.
Longevity Physician
Art of Longevity
Longevity Physician
Art of Longevity
Adam Gazzaley, M.D., Ph.D.
David Dolby Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Physiology and Psychiatry, UCSF
Founder & Executive Director, Neuroscape
David Dolby Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Physiology and Psychiatry, UCSF
Founder & Executive Director, Neuroscape
Lynn Hanessian
Chief Strategist, Health
Edelman
Chief Strategist, Health
Edelman
Michael Howell, M.D., MPH
Chief Clinical Officer
Google
Chief Clinical Officer
Lisa Joy
Writer, Director, Producer
Kilter Films
Writer, Director, Producer
Kilter Films
Vinod Khosla
Partner
Khosla Ventures
Partner
Khosla Ventures
Daniel Krizek
Portfolio Manager
Citadel
Portfolio Manager
Citadel
Stephanie Kuku, M.D. MBCHB, MRCOG
Chief Knowledge Officer (Scientific Affairs)
Conceivable Life Sciences
Chief Knowledge Officer (Scientific Affairs)
Conceivable Life Sciences
Nora LaTorre
CEO
Eat Real
CEO
Eat Real
James Madara, M.D.
CEO
American Medical Association
CEO
American Medical Association
Emeran Mayer, M.D.
Gastroenterologist and Center Director, Distinguished Research Professor
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Gastroenterologist and Center Director, Distinguished Research Professor
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
James K. Min, M.D. FACC, FSCCT
Founder & CEO
Cleerly
Founder & CEO
Cleerly
Kavita Patel, M.D., M.S.
Venture Partner
New Enterprise Associates
Venture Partner
New Enterprise Associates
Karl Pfleger
Investor
AgingBiotech.info
Investor
AgingBiotech.info
Lois Quam
President
Blue Shield of California
President
Blue Shield of California
Rebecca Robbins, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Sleep Scientist, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Sleep Scientist, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Darshak Sanghavi, M.D.
Program Manager, Resilient Systems
ARPA-H
Program Manager, Resilient Systems
ARPA-H
Jordan Shlain M.D.
Founder & Chair
Private Medical
Founder & Chair
Private Medical
Eric Verdin, M.D.
President and CEO
The Buck Institute for Research on Aging
President and CEO
The Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Meagan Wasfy, M.D., MPH
Cardiologist
Massachusetts General Hospital
Cardiologist
Massachusetts General Hospital
Leanne Williams, Ph.D.
Vincent V.C. Woo Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Stanford University School of Medicine
Vincent V.C. Woo Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Stanford University School of Medicine
Tony Wyss-Coray, Ph.D.
D. H. Chen Distinguished Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences
Stanford University
D. H. Chen Distinguished Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences
Stanford University
Leonard Zon
Director, Stem Cell Program
Boston Children's Hospital
Director, Stem Cell Program
Boston Children's Hospital