We are delighted to introduce our 2026 Faculty, Specialists, and Advisors.

DOC 2026 Faculty & Specialists

Nir Barzilai
Nir Barzilai M.D.
Director
Institute for Aging Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
John Battelle
John Battelle
Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief
DOC
Ami Bhatt
Ami Bhatt M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
WHOOP
Larry Brilliant
Larry Brilliant M.D.
Executive Chairman and Chief Scientific Officer
Evity Technologies, Inc.
Edward Chang
Edward Chang M.D.
Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
UCSF
Byron Crowe
Byron Crowe M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Doctronic
Laura Esserman
Laura Esserman M.D.
Director, UCSF Breast Care Center
UCSF
Rafid Fadul
Rafid Fadul M.D.
Chief Medical Officer/ Acting Deputy Director
ARPA-H
Nicole Gaudelli
Nicole Gaudelli Ph.D.
Entrepreneur-In-Residence
Google Ventures
Adam Gazzaley
Adam Gazzaley M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
UCSF
Ruth Gimeno
Ruth Gimeno Ph.D.
Group Vice President, Cardiometabolic Research
Eli Lilly and Company
Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg Pharm.D., R.Ph.
Owner & Chief Operating Officer
C.O. Bigelow
Alicia Jackson
Alicia Jackson Ph.D.
Director
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Shadi Kourosh
Shadi Kourosh M.D., MPH
Associate Professor of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Associate Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School
Amy Kruse
Amy Kruse Ph.D.
General Partner
Satori Neuro
Divesh Makan
Divesh Makan
Founding Partner
ICONIQ Capital
Sharmila Makhija
Sharmila Makhija M.D.
Founding Dean, CEO, CAO
Alice L. Walton School of Medicine
Helen Messier
Helen Messier M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Bioscope AI
Bill Peranteau
Bill Peranteau M.D.
Professor of Surgery
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Rachel Sarnoff
Rachel Sarnoff M.D., MSCR
Physician, Founding Clinician: Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction - Internal Medicine Clinic
UCLA Health
Jordan Shlain
Jordan Shlain M.D.
Founder & Chair
Private Medical
Deepak Srivastava
Deepak Srivastava M.D.
President
Gladstone Institutes
Leanne Williams
Leanne Williams Ph.D.
Vincent V.C. Woo Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Stanford University School of Medicine
George D. Yancopoulos
George D. Yancopoulos M.D., Ph.D.
President & Chief Scientific Officer
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

DOC Advisors

Jennifer Garrison
Jennifer Garrison Ph.D.
Founder, CEO, Women’s Health Researcher
Stealth
Andrea Gartenbach
Andrea Gartenbach M.D.
Founder
Art of Longevity
Daniel Kraft
Daniel Kraft M.D.
Founder
NextMed Health / Continuum Health Ventures
Jack Kreindler
Jack Kreindler M.D.
CEO
Wellfounded Health Ltd
Stephanie Kuku
Stephanie Kuku M.D., MBChB, MRCOG
Chief Regulatory & Scientific Affairs Officer
Conceivable Life Sciences
Brit Morin
Brit Morin
Co-Founder and General Partner
Offline Ventures
Neil Parikh
Neil Parikh M.D.
Chief Executive Officer
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Eric Verdin
Eric Verdin M.D.
President and CEO
Buck Institute for Research on Aging

DOC 2025 Faculty & Specialists

Full NameJob TitleCompany
Max Allsworth Ph.D.Chief Science OfficerOwlstone Medical
John BattelleCo-Founder & Editor-in-ChiefDOC
Britney Blair Ph.D.Co-Founder and Chief Science OfficerLover
Helen Blau Ph.D.ProfessorStanford University
Claire Clelland Ph.D., M.D., MPhilEndowed ChairJohn D French Alzheimer's Foundation
Elissa Epel Ph.D.Vice Chair, Psychology Research and Community, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesUniversity of California, San Francisco
Li Gan Ph.D.DirectorHelen and Robert Appel Alzheimer’s Disease Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine
Jennifer Garrison Ph.D.Founder, CEO, Women’s Health ResearcherStealth
Kara Goldman M.D.Assoc. Professor Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility; Director, Fertility PreservationNorthwestern University Feinberg School Of Medicine
Heather Hirsch M.D.Physician, founder CEOThe Collaborative by Heather Hirsch MD
Reid HoffmanPartnerGreylock
David Jones M.D.Behavioral Neurologist, Director of the Neurology Artificial Intelligence Program (NAIP)Mayo Clinic
Anitha Kannan Ph.D.VP of AICurai Health
Jack Kreindler M.D.CEOWellfounded Health Ltd
Mike KriegerCo-Founder of InstagramChief Product Officer, Anthropic
Stephanie Kuku M.D., MBChB, MRCOGChief Regulatory & Scientific Affairs OfficerConceivable Life Sciences
Valter Longo Ph.D.Director of the Longevity InstituteUniversity of Southern California
Tony Masri M.D.Sleep SpecialistHelyx Health
Susan Monarez Ph.D.Former DirectorCenters for Disease Control
Brit MorinCo-Founder and General PartnerOffline Ventures
Coleen Murphy Ph.D.Director, LSI Genomics Director, Simons Foundation’s Collaboration on Plasticity in the Aging Brain (SCPAB)Princeton University
Kari C. Nadeau M.D., Ph.D.John Rock Professor of Climate and Population StudiesHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Dean Ornish M.D.CEOOrnish Lifestyle Medicine
John Osborne, MD, PhD, FACC, FNLA M.D., Ph.D., FACC, FNLAChief Medical and Scientific OfficerClearCardio Preventive Cardiology
Neil Parikh M.D.Chief Executive OfficerDOC
Bailey RengerFounder & CEOBeSound
Daisy Robinton Ph.D.Co-founderOviva Therapeutics
Kevin RyanCEO and FounderAlleyCorp
Jordan Shlain M.D.Founder & ChairPrivate Medical
Nicole Sirotin M.D.CEOInstitute for Healthier Living Abu Dhabi
George Slavich Ph.D.Professor, Psychiatry & Biobehavioral SciencesUCLA
Michael Snyder Ph.D.Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of GeneticsStanford University School of Medicine
Brooks TinglePresident & CEOJohn Hancock
Roma Van der WaltCEOVitelle
Eric Verdin M.D.President and CEOBuck Institute for Research on Aging
Stephen Williams M.D., Ph.D.Chief Medical OfficerStandard BioTools
Leonard Zon M.D.Director, Stem Cell ProgramBoston Children's Hospital

DOC 2024 Faculty & Specialists

Full NameJob TitleCompany
John BattelleCo-Founder & Editor-in-ChiefDOC
Aloe BlaccGrammy nominated singer-songwriter, biotech investor, founder(not set)
Edward Chang M.D.Chair, Department of NeurosurgeryUCSF
Arjun Desai M.D.Head, Insightec Bio; CEO Stealth Neuroscience NewCoINSIGHTEC
Gul Dolen M.D., Ph.D.Professor and Endowed ChairUC Berkeley
David Eagleman, Ph.D.NeuroscientistStanford University
Behfar Ehdaie, M.D., MPHUrologic SurgeonMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Laura Esserman M.D.Director, UCSF Breast Care CenterUCSF
Brenton Fargnoli, M.D.PartnerLightspeed Venture Partner
Andrea Gartenbach M.D.FounderArt of Longevity
Adam Gazzaley M.D., Ph.D.ProfessorUCSF
Lynn HanessianFounder & CEOThe Engager Company
Michael Howell, M.D., MPHChief Clinical OfficerGoogle
Lisa JoyWriter, Director, ProducerKilter Films
Vinod KhoslaPartnerKhosla Ventures
Daniel KrizekPortfolio ManagerCitadel
Stephanie Kuku M.D., MBChB, MRCOGChief Regulatory & Scientific Affairs OfficerConceivable Life Sciences
Nora LaTorreCEOEat Real
James Madara, M.D.CEOAmerican Medical Association
Emeran MayerGastroenterologist and Center Director, Distinguished Research ProfessorDavid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
James K. Min, M.D. FACC, FSCCTFounder & CEOCleerly
Kavita Patel, M.D., M.S.Venture PartnerNew Enterprise Associates
Karl Pfleger Ph.D.InvestorAgingBiotech.info
Lois QuamPresidentBlue Shield of California
Rebecca Robbins Ph.D.Assistant PRofessorHarvard Medical School
Darshak Sanghavi, M.D.Program Manager, Resilient SystemsARPA-H
Jordan Shlain M.D.Founder & ChairPrivate Medical
Eric Verdin M.D.President and CEOBuck Institute for Research on Aging
Meagan Wasfy, M.D., MPHCardiologistMassachusetts General Hospital
Leanne Williams Ph.D.Vincent V.C. Woo Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesStanford University School of Medicine
Tony Wyss-Coray, Ph.D.D. H. Chen Distinguished Professor of Neurology and Neurological SciencesStanford University
Leonard Zon M.D.Director, Stem Cell ProgramBoston Children's Hospital