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
Edward Chang
Edward Chang M.D.
Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
UCSF
Laura Esserman, M.D.
Laura Esserman, M.D.
Professor of Surgery and Radiology
University of California, San Francisco
Nicole Gaudelli
Nicole Gaudelli Ph.D.
Entrepreneur-In-Residence
Google Ventures
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
Harvard Medical School / Harvard School of Public Health
Helen Messier
Helen Messier M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Bioscope.AI
Rachel Sarnoff
Rachel Sarnoff M.D.
Physician, Founding Clinician: Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction - Internal Medicine Clinic
UCLA Health
Jordan Shlain
Jordan Shlain M.D.
Founder & Chair
Private Medical
George D. Yancopoulos
George D. Yancopoulos M.D., Ph.D.
President & Chief Scientific Officer
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Travis Zack
Travis Zack M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Medical Officer
OpenEvidence

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 Development Officer
Conceivable Life Sciences
Brit Morin
Brit Morin
Co-Founder and General Partner
Offline Ventures
Neil Parikh
Neil Parikh M.D.
Chief Executive Officer
DOC, Inc
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.Associate Professor, Obstetrics and GynecologyNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Heather Hirsch M.D., MS, MSCPPhysician, 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 Development 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 M.D., Ph.D., FACC, FNLAChief Medical OfficerClearCardio
Neil Parikh M.D.Chief Executive OfficerDOC, Inc
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 WaltFounder & CEOVitelle
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.Professor of Surgery and RadiologyUniversity of California, San Francisco
Brenton Fargnoli, M.D.PartnerLightspeed Venture Partner
Andrea Gartenbach M.D.FounderArt of Longevity
Adam Gazzaley, M.D., Ph.D.David Dolby Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Physiology and Psychiatry, UCSFFounder & Executive Director, Neuroscape
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 Development OfficerConceivable Life Sciences
Nora LaTorreCEOEat Real
James Madara, M.D.CEOAmerican Medical Association
Emeran Mayer, M.D.Gastroenterologist 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 Professor, Harvard Medical SchoolSleep Scientist, Brigham and Women's Hospital
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, 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