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

DOC 2026 Faculty & Specialists

Alicia Jackson
Alicia Jackson Ph.D.
Director
Advance Research Project Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte
Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte Ph.D.
Founding Scientist and Senior Vice President
Altos Labs
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
Helen Messier
Helen Messier M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Bioscope AI
Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg Pharm.D., R.Ph.
Owner & Chief Operating Officer
C.O. Bigelow
John Battelle
John Battelle
Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief
DOC
Byron Crowe
Byron Crowe M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Doctronic
Ruth Gimeno
Ruth Gimeno Ph.D.
Group Vice President, Cardiometabolic Research
Eli Lilly and Company
Larry Brilliant
Larry Brilliant M.D.
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Evity Technologies
Nicole Gaudelli
Nicole Gaudelli Ph.D.
Entrepreneur-In-Residence
Google Ventures
Divesh Makan
Divesh Makan
Founding Partner
ICONIQ Capital
Nir Barzilai
Nir Barzilai M.D.
Director
Institute for Aging Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Travis Zack
Travis Zack M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Medical Officer
OpenEvidence
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.
Amy Kruse
Amy Kruse Ph.D.
General Partner
Satori Neuro
Rachel Sarnoff
Rachel Sarnoff M.D.
Physician, Founding Clinician: Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction - Internal Medicine Clinic
UCLA Health
Edward Chang
Edward Chang M.D.
Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
UCSF
Laura Esserman
Laura Esserman M.D.
Director, UCSF Breast Care Center
UCSF

DOC Advisors

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

DOC 2025 Faculty & Specialists

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

DOC 2024 Faculty & Specialists

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