We are delighted to introduce some of our 2025 faculty and specialists.

DOC 2025 Faculty & Specialists


Britney Blair Psy.D., DBSM, CST
Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer
Lover

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

Mike Krieger
Chief Product Officer, Anthropic
Co-Founder of Instagram

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

Dean Ornish M.D.
Founder & President
Preventive Medicine Research Institute

Bailey Renger
Founder & CEO
BeSound

Daisy Robinton Ph.D.
Co-founder
Oviva Therapeutics

Michael Snyder Ph.D.
Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Genetics
Stanford University School of Medicine

Eric Topol M.D.
Professor and Executive Vice-President
Scripps Research

Stephen Williams M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Standard BioTools

DOC 2024 Faculty & Specialists

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