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:

Emily Stein
Emily Stein
CEO
Gaia Health

Jacob Stern
Jacob Stern
General Partner
Even One Ventures

Wahid Tadros
Wahid Tadros
President
California Engineering Contractors, Inc.
Alumni

Sarge Takhar
Sarge Takhar
Founder/Chief Medical Officer
Primary MD

Kent Thoelke
Kent Thoelke
CEO/Founder
Paradigm Health

Alan Tomusiak
Alan Tomusiak
Founder
Permanence Bio

Michael Tortora
Michael Tortora
Managing Director
Bank of America
Founding Member, Alumni

Marc Toth
Marc Toth
CEO
Siensmetrica, Inc

Steven Tucker
Steven Tucker M.D.
Medical Director, Cedars-Sinai International, Singapore
Founder & Medical Director, Tucker Medical, Singapore
Alumni, Patron 2026

Carlos Van Mieghem
Carlos Van Mieghem
Concierge Medicine Physician
Dr C. Van Mieghem, cardioloog, BV

Eric Verdin
Eric Verdin M.D.
President and CEO
Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Advisor, Alumni

Gabriela Vilaro
Gabriela Vilaro
Head of Direct Investments
Camino Partners
Alumni

Alex von Plato
Alex von Plato
Board
Deerfield Group

Robert Wall
Robert Wall
Managing Partner
Verdot Capital

Alison Watson
Alison Watson
Founder/CEO
Ali Watson Consulting

Eric Weiss
Eric Weiss DTM&H
Founder & CEO
The Village Doctor
Patron 2026

Aaron Wenzel
Aaron Wenzel
Physician / Owner
Brentwood MD

Leanne Williams
Leanne Williams Ph.D.
Vincent V.C. Woo Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Stanford University School of Medicine

Anne Wojcicki
Anne Wojcicki
Founder and CEO
23andMe Research Institute

George D. Yancopoulos
George D. Yancopoulos
President & CSO
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Faculty