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:

Kirk Carruthers
Kirk Carruthers
Director Of Sales
NeuroGeneces

Michael Castro
Michael Castro M.D.
Molecular Oncologist
Personalized Cancer Medicine, PLLC

Edward Chang
Edward Chang M.D.
Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
UCSF
Faculty, Alumni

Karen Crow
Karen Crow
CEO
NeuroGeneces
Alumni

Byron Crowe
Byron Crowe M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Doctronic
Specialist

Agnieszka Czechowicz
Agnieszka Czechowicz M.D., Ph.D.
Venture Partner
Google Ventures
Alumni

Vicky Demas
Vicky Demas Ph.D.
Founder, CEO, & Board Member
identifeye
Alumni

Roy de Souza
Roy de Souza
Co-Founder and CEO
BreakBio

Jean Drouin
Jean Drouin M.D.
Founder
Clarify Health

Kathryn Dundas
Kathryn Dundas M.D., CCFP
Founder, CEO, Medical Director
Primary MD/Sublime Life
Alumni

Esther Dyson
Esther Dyson
author
Term Limits: Human time and AI scale

Steve Ellis
Steve Ellis
COO Advertising
Paramount
Founding Member, Alumni

Eric Epstein
Eric Epstein
Partner
Healthier Capital

Laura Esserman
Laura Esserman
Director, UCSF Breast Care Center
UCSF
Faculty

Rafid Fadul
Rafid Fadul
Chief Medical Officer/ Acting Deputy Director
ARPA-H
Specialist

Ron Fleming
Ron Fleming
Partner, Head of ECVC and Healthtech
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Alumni

Jack Gallant
Jack Gallant Ph.D.
Professor of Neuroscience
University of California at Berkeley

Jennifer Garrison
Jennifer Garrison Ph.D.
Founder, CEO, Women’s Health Researcher
Stealth
Advisor, Alumni

Andrea Gartenbach
Andrea Gartenbach M.D.
Founder
Andrea Gartenbach
Advisor

Anna Gatti
Anna Gatti
Co-Founder
https://www.etcere.ai/