Meet the leaders and tastemakers participating in DOC 2026.

Every year, DOC hosts a rare kind of room: scientists and forward thinking leaders at the forefront of medical advances that are impactful right now, joining us from dozens of incredible institutions, companies, and organizations shaping what comes next.

A sampling of the organizations represented at DOC 2026:

Benjamine Liu
Benjamine Liu
Co-Founder & CEO
Formation Bio

Rob Lorenz
Rob Lorenz
Surgeon, ex-President, Exec Advisor Ellison Institute Oxford
Cleveland Clinic London

Robert Lustig
Robert Lustig M.D.
Emeritus Professor (academic), Chief Medical Officer (entrepreneurial)
UCSF (academic), Biolumen (entrepreneurial)

Calum MacRae
Calum MacRae M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School

Prithwiraj Maitra
Prithwiraj Maitra
VP Global Skincare R&D
AbbVie
Lab Partner

Cecily Mak
Cecily Mak J.D.
General Partner
Wisdom Ventures Fund

Divesh Makan
Divesh Makan
Founding Partner
ICONIQ Capital
Faculty

Sharmila Makhija
Sharmila Makhija M.D.
Founding Dean, CEO, CAO
Alice L. Walton School of Medicine
Faculty

David Maltz
David Maltz
Chief Product Officer
Fareon

Stephanie Manson Brown
Stephanie Manson Brown
Vice President, R&D Allergan Aesthetics Head of Clinical Development & Scientific Innovation and Skincare
AbbVie
Lab Partner

Michael Marcano
Michael Marcano
Chief Marketing Officer
ZO Skin Health

Ken Mariash
Ken Mariash
CEO
Sinaptica Therapeutics
Lab Partner

David Martin
David Martin M.D.
Medical Director, International
Mass General Brigham

Paul Martino
Paul Martino
Entrepreneur and Board Member
APM2LLC
Founding Member, Alumni, Patron 2026

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

Andrew McCreath
Andrew McCreath
Head of Business & Development
Primary MD/Sublime Life
Alumni

Michael McCullough
Michael McCullough M.D.
Founder, CEO
Brainmind
Alumni

Brian Meehan
Brian Meehan Ph.D.
Chief Science Officer
ClostraBio

Vikas Mehta
Vikas Mehta M.D.
Founding Physician and Head of Concierge and Longevity Medicine
Cedars-Sinai, London

Derek Mellencamp
Derek Mellencamp
CRO
Tonal
Partner