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:

Dean Ornish
Dean Ornish M.D.
CEO
Ornish Lifestyle Medicine

John Osborne, MD, PhD, FACC, FNLA
John Osborne, MD, PhD, FACC, FNLA M.D., Ph.D., FACC, FNLA
Chief Medical and Scientific Officer
ClearCardio Preventive Cardiology

Neil Parikh
Neil Parikh M.D.
Chief Executive Officer
DOC, Inc

Cher Pastore
Cher Pastore
Director, Clinical Education
Dexcom

Divya Patel
Divya Patel
CEO/Founder
Tsunami International Ventures
Founding Member, Alumni

Jean-Frederic Paulsen
Jean-Frederic Paulsen
Chairman and CEO
Ferring Pharma

Bill Peranteau
Bill Peranteau
Professor of Surgery
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty

Owen Phillips
Owen Phillips Ph.D.
CEO
BrainKey

Nika Pintar
Nika Pintar
Founder
ANI . AI

Elena Plesco
Elena Plesco
Chief Investment Officer
Abacus Global Management

Michael Polansky
Michael Polansky
CEO
Outer Biosciences

David Popiel
David Popiel M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Private Medical

Pablo Prieto
Pablo Prieto
Managing Director
CG Health Ventures
Alumni

Ernie Prudente
Ernie Prudente
Partner
Westside Internal Medicine

Tara Raffi
Tara Raffi
Founder & CEO
Almond ObGyn

Arjun Raj
Arjun Raj
Chief Scientific Officer
Cellular Intelligence

Naveen Rao
Naveen Rao
Founder
Neurotech Futures

Isabelle Raymond
Isabelle Raymond
SVP Global Medical and Clinical Affairs
Nutrafol

Brock Reeve
Brock Reeve
CEO
Eos BioInnovation

Dan Riccio
Dan Riccio
Former Senior Vice President, Hardware Engineering
Apple
Founding Member, Alumni