Meet Our Medical Expert Board

Corinne Savides Happel, MD, is board-certified in allergies/immunology, with a focus on allergic skin disorders. She is a part-time assistant professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

Daniel More, MD, is a board-certified allergist and clinical immunologist. He is an assistant clinical professor at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine and currently practices at Central Coast Allergy and Asthma in Salinas, California.

Farah Khan, MD, is a board-certified allergist/immunologist who treats pediatric patients at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.

Jurairat J. Molina, MD, is a board-certified allergist who has been practicing in field of allergy and clinical immunology for the past two decades. She owns Corpus Christi Allergy Associates in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Alexis Appelstein, DO, is a board-certified anesthesiologist. She provides general anesthesia in a private practice and is based in Georgia.

Jenny A. Dhingra, MD, is board-certified in anesthesiologyy. She currently serves as the medical director at One Day Surgery which is part of Atrium Health in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, and an executive board member of The Dhingra Family Foundation.

Lissette Pichardo, MD, is board-certified in anesthesiology. She provides services at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, New York and is a member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society.

Anisha Shah, MD, is board-certified in internal medicine and cardiology. She served as a Medical Advisor at Cigna, Physician Editor at MCG Health, and is currently a Physician Clinician Reviewer at Magellan Health.

Jeffrey S. Lander, MD, is a board-certified cardiologist and the President and Governor of the American College of Cardiology, New Jersey chapter.

Richard N. Fogoros, MD, is a retired professor of medicine and board-certified in internal medicine, clinical cardiology, and clinical electrophysiology.

Yasmine Ali, MD, is board-certified in cardiology. She is an assistant clinical professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and an award-winning physician writer.

Casey Gallagher, MD, is board-certified in dermatology. He is a clinical professor at the University of Colorado in Denver, and co-founder and practicing dermatologist at the Boulder Valley Center for Dermatology in Colorado.

Heather Woolery-Lloyd, MD, is a board-certified dermatologist and the Director of the Skin of Color Division at the University of Miami Department of Dermatology.

Katlein Franca, MD, is a board-certified dermatologist and clinical professor at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

Leah Ansell, MD, is board-certified in cosmetic and medical dermatology. She is an assistant professor at Columbia University and works in private practice in New York City.

Jordana Haber Hazan, MD, is a board-certified emergency medicine physician and recipient of the Academy for Women in Emergency Medicine Catalyst Award.

She currently works as an academic emergency physician and is based in Nevada.

Kimberly Brown, MD, MPH is an emergency medicine physician, speaker, and best-selling author.

Michael Menna, DO, is board-certified in emergency medicine. He is an attending emergency medicine physician at White Plains Hospital in White Plains, New York and also works at an urgent care center and a telemedicine company that provides care to patients across the country.

Renee Nilan, MD, is a board-certified emergency medicine physician. She is an attending physician at SHBH Canton Emergency Department and is based in Michigan.

Ana Maria Kausel, MD, is double board-certified in internal medicine and endocrinology/diabetes and metabolism. She works in private practice and is affiliated with Mount Sinai St. Luke's/Mount Sinai West.

Dr. Danielle Weiss is double board-certified in internal medicine and endocrinology. She is the founder of the Center for Hormonal Health and Well-Being in San Diego, California.

Do-Eun Lee, MD, has been practicing medicine for more than 20 years, and specializes in diabetes, thyroid issues and general endocrinology. She currently has a private practice in Lafayette, California. 

Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD, is board-certified in internal medicine. She is an endocrinologist at the University of Chicago and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Benjamin F. Asher, MD, FACS, is board-certified in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. For 30 years, he has worked at Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound and the Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinic.

John Carew, MD, is board-certified in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. He is an adjunct assistant professor at Mount Sinai Medical Center and NYU Medical Center.

Chris Vincent, MD, is board-certified in family medicine. He is a clinical professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine and practices at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

Elizabeth I. Molina Ortiz, MD, is board-certified in family medicine. She is a primary care provider with Atrius Health in Boston and was the medical director of Charles River Community Health.

Jason DelCollo, DO, board-certified in family medicine. He is associate faculty at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine as well as adjunct faculty with the Crozer Family Medicine Residency Program, and is an attending physician at Glen Mills Family Medicine in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania.

Jennifer Pollard Ruiz, MD, is a board-certified family physician and diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine. She has over 20 years of experience as a primary care physician in the public, private, and government sectors and is based in Texas.

Rochelle Collins, DO, is board-certified in family medicine. She is an assistant clinical professor of family medicine at Quinnipiac University and works in private practice in Hartford, Connecticut.

Sameena Zahoor, MD, is a board-certified specialist in family medicine. She works at the Hope Clinic, which provides free primary medical care to uninsured and under-insured patients, as a physician and is based in Michigan.

Jay Yepuri, MD, MS, is board-certified in gastroenterology. He is a partner with Digestive Health Associates of Texas and a medical director at Texas Health Harris Methodist HEB Hospital.

Priyanka Chugh, MD, is board-certified gastroenterologist with a background in internal medicine. She practices with Trinity Health of New England​ in Waterbury, Connecticut.

Robert Burakoff, MD, MPH, is board-certified in gastroentrology. He is the vice chair for ambulatory services for the department of medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York.

Shadi Hamdeh, MD, is a board-certified gastroenterologist. He is an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center and is based in Kansas.

Latesha Elopre, MD, is a board-certified internist specializing in HIV. She is an assistant professor of infectious diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Arno Kroner, DAOM, LAc, is a board-certified acupuncturist, as well as an herbalist and integrative medicine doctor. He operates a private practice in Santa Monica, California.

David Kesselman, DC, has been practicing chiropractic for the past 25 years, with extensive knowledge of the spine and associated nerve structures.

Emily Dashiell, ND, is a licensed naturopathic doctor who has worked in group and private practice settings over the last 15 years. She is in private practice in Santa Monica, California.

Lana Butner, ND, LAc, is a board-certified naturopathic doctor and licensed acupuncturist in private practice in New York City.

Meredith Bull, ND, is a licensed naturopathic doctor with a private practice in Los Angeles. She helped co-author the first integrative geriatrics textbook, "Integrative Geriatric Medicine."

Ronald Lubelchek, MD, is a board-certified infectious disease specialist in Chicago, Illinois. He previously served as the Medical Director for Cook County’s ambulatory HIV clinic, one of the largest HIV clinics in the U.S.

Anita Chandrasekaran, MD, MPH, is board-certified in internal medicine and rheumatology and currently works as a rheumatologist at Hartford Healthcare Medical Group in Connecticut.

Anju Goel, MD, is board-certified in internal medicine. She has over 10 years of experience in the California public health system addressing communicable disease, health policy, and disaster preparedness.

Brain H. Wetchler, DO, is a board-certified internal medicine physician. He works in private practice at Woodmere Medical Associates in New York.

Cristian Zanartu, MD, is board-certified in internal medicine. He works at a cancer center in New York, focusing on pain and palliative medicine, and has a primary care practice with an emphasis on LGBT care.

Geetika Gupta, MD, is a board-certified internist working in primary care. She's been focused on the outpatient care of COVID-19 since 2020 and is based near Boston, Massachusetts. 

In the past, she was a primary care physician specializing in women’s health. She taught residents and medical students at Brown University in RI.

Isaac O. Opole, MD, PhD, is a board-certified internist specializing in geriatric medicine. For over 15 years, he's practiced at the Kansas University Medical Center, where he is also a professor.

Jane Kim, MD, is board-certified in internal medicine and works as a medical editor and writer. She consults on digital content for physician medical education and is based in New York. 

Jenny Sweigard, MD, is board-certified in internal medicine. She is an in-patient physician at Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center in North Carolina.

Kashif J. Piracha, MD, is board-certified in internal medicine and nephrology. He has an active clinical practice at Methodist Willowbrook Hospital in Houston, Texas.

Keri Peterson, MD, is board-certified in internal medicine and has her own private practice on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. She holds appointments at Lenox Hill Hospital and Mount Sinai Medical Center.

Lauren Schlanger, MD, is a board-certified primary care physician. She is an assistant professor at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

Shamard Charles, MD, MPH is a public health physician and journalist. He has held positions with major news networks like NBC reporting on health policy, public health initiatives, diversity in medicine, and new developments in health care research and medical treatments.

Stephen Weinberger, MD, is a board-certified internist and pediatrician. He provides full spectrum primary care medicine in addition to inpatient hospitalist care and is based in Washington.

Brian M. Snelling, MD, is a board-certified, fellowship-trained neurosurgeon specializing in surgical and endovascular treatment of the brain and spine.

Brigid Dwyer, MD, is a board-certified neurologist and an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Boston University School of Medicine.

Diana Apetauerova, MD, is board-certified in neurology with a subspecialty in movement disorders. She is an associate clinical professor of neurology at Tufts School of Medicine.

Huma Sheikh, MD, is board-certified in neurology and specializes in migraine and stroke. She co-founded the migraine and vascular section for the American Headache Society.

Nicholas R. Metrus, MD, is board-certified in neurology and neuro-oncology. He currently works at the Glasser Brain Tumor Center with Atlantic Health System in Summit, New Jersey.

Smita Patel, MD is triple board-certified in neurology, sleep medicine, and integrative medicine.

Allison Herries, MS, RDN, CDN is a registered dietitian. She is focused on preventing and managing chronic diseases through healthy lifestyle changes.

Ashley Baumohl, MPH, RD, CDN, CNSC is a surgical dietitian. She provides medical nutrition therapy at Lenox Hill Hospital and is based in New York, New York.

Chika Anekwe, MD, MPH, is a board-certified obesity medicine physician at Massachusetts General Hospital focusing on clinical nutrition and weight management.

Elizabeth Barnes, MS, RDN, LDN, is a registered dietitian specializing in eating disorders, type 2 diabetes, and heart health. She works primarily with clients with eating disorders and disordered eating to help them mend their relationship with food and their bodies and is based in North Carolina.

Jamie Johnson, RDN, is a board-certified registered dietitian nutritionist. She has a nutrition communications practice, Ingraining Nutrition, and is based in South Carolina.

Jonathan Purtell, MS, RDN, CDN, is a board-certified Registered Dietitian who provides in-patient services at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, New York.

Karina Tolentino, RD, CHWC, is a registered dietitian and health coach specializing in chronic kidney disease management.

Melissa Nieves, LND, RD, is a registered dietitian and licensed nutritionist who works as a bilingual telehealth dietitian. She founded the Fad Free Nutrition Blog and Nutricion al Grano websites and is based in Texas.

Phoowanai Ektheerachaisakul, RDN, CDN, CNSC, is a clinical dietitian in the medical intensive care unit with NYC Health + Hospitals at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn.

Roxana Ehsani, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN, is a registered dietitian-nutritionist and media spokesperson.

Suzanne Fisher, RD, LDN, is a board-certified registered dietitian and licensed nutritionist. She is the founder of Fisher Nutrition Systems, a meal and fitness planning software company, and is based in Florida.

Adi Katz, MD, FACOG, FACS, is a board-certified gynecologist. She is the vice-chair for education and the director of the obstetrics and gynecology residency program at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, New York.

Anita Sadaty, MD, is board-certified in obstetrics-gynecology. She is a clinical assistant professor at Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine and founder of Redefining Health Medical.

Chioma Ndubisi, MD, is a board-certified OB/GYN who specializes in sexual and reproductive health in New York, New York.

Dr. Shepherd is board-certified in obstetrics-gynecology and is affiliated with Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Shepherd appears regularly as an expert on Good Morning America, The Today Show, and more.

Monique Rainford, MD, is board-certified in obstetrics-gynecology, and currently serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor at Yale Medicine. She is the former chief of obstetrics-gynecology at Yale Health.

Peter Weiss, MD, is a board-certified OB/GYN and expert in women's health.

Renita White, MD, FACOG, is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist. She practices at Georgia Obstetrics and Gynecology, and cares for women all over the metro Atlanta area in Georgia.

Doru Paul, MD, is triple board-certified in medical oncology, hematology, and internal medicine. He is an associate professor of clinical medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and attending physician in the Department of Hematology and Oncology at the New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center.

Douglas A. Nelson, MD, is double board-certified in medical oncology and hematology. He was a physician in the US Air Force and now practices at MD Anderson Cancer Center, where he is an associate professor.

Gagandeep Brar, MD, is a board-certified hematologist and medical oncologist in Los Angeles, California.

Oliver Eng, MD, is a double board-certified surgeon and surgical oncologist and an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Chicago.

Ami A. Shah, MD, is board-certified in ophthalmology. She works for Kaiser Permanente and is the owner and founder of one of the Bay Area’s first mobile aesthetic practices.

Andrew Greenberg, MD is a board-certified ophthalmologist. He has over ten years of experience, is skilled in advanced cataract and invasive glaucoma surgery, and is based in Long Island, New York.

Christine L. Larsen, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in glaucoma and cataract surgery. She serves as adjunct clinical faculty at the University of Minnesota and is based in Minnesota.

Dagny Zhu, MD, is an award-winning opthalmologist and Owner and Medical Director of Hyperspeed LASIK. She specializes in laser vision correction and cataract surgery.

Johnstone M. Kim, MD, is board-certified in ophthalmology. He's a practicing physician at Midwest Retina in Dublin, Ohio and previously served as a full-time faculty member at the Wayne State University School of Medicine and the Kresge Eye Institute in Detroit, Michigan.

Priscilla Vu, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist based in California.

Bryan Wolynski, OD, is a board-certified optometrist who has been in the field for over 30 years. He is an adjunct assistant clinical professor at SUNY College of Optometry ​and works in private practice in New York City.

Brian T. Luong, DMD, is a board-certified orthodontist at Anaheim Hills Orthodontics and Santa Ana Orthodontics in California.

Edmund Khoo, DDS, is board-certified in orthodontics. He teaches full-time as a clinical associate professor at his alma mater, New York University College of Dentistry, is a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics, and serves on advisory boards for the American Dental Education Association.

Cara Beth Lee, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and Assistant Medical Director at Comagine Health in Washington.

Eva Umoh Asomugha, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in all conditions involving the foot and ankle region. She is based in northern Virginia.

Oluseun Olufade, MD, is a board-certified orthopedist. He teaches as an Assistant Professor of Orthopedics at Emory School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.

Stuart Hershman, MD, is board-certified in orthopaedic surgery. He is the director of adult spinal deformity & complex spinal reconstruction at Massachusetts General Hospital and is on the faculty at Harvard Medical School.

Yaw Boachie-Adjei, MD, is a board-certified, double-fellowship Orthopedic Surgeon at Kaiser Permanente in Georgia.

Steffini Stalos, DO is board-certified in Pathology and Lab Medicine. She is currently Chief Medical Officer of Blood Associates, a lab consultancy firm.

Archana Sharma, DO, is board certified in General Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.

Dale Garber, MD, is a board-certified pediatrician in South Florida.

Daniel Combs, MD, is board-certified in sleep medicine and pediatrics.

Jonathan B. Jassey, DO, is the founding pediatrician at Concierge Pediatrics in Long Island, New York.

Lyndsey Garbi, MD, is double board-certified in pediatrics and neonatology. She is an assistant professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and chief pediatrician at Blueberry Pediatrics.

Alex Yampolsky, PharmD, is a clinical pharmacist at Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center, a pediatric long-term care facility in Yonkers, New York.

Beth Thomas, PharmD, is a clinical pharmacist and founder of BMT Consulting Services, LLC.

Christina Varvatsis is a hospital pharmacist and freelance medical writer. She is passionate about helping individuals make informed healthcare choices by understanding the benefits and risks of their treatment options.

David Snyder, PharmD, BCPP, is a board-certified clinical pharmacist and psychopharmacology expert at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts.

Erika Prouty, PharmD, is a professional community pharmacist who aids patients in medication management and pharmacy services in North Adams, Massachusetts.

Femi Aremu, PharmD, is a professional pharmacist with experience in clinical and community pharmacy. He currently practices in Chicago, Illinois.

Gurdeep S. Sareen, PharmD, is a Director of Pharmacy and Population Health at CareMount Medical in New York.

Kristie Reed, PharmD, is the pharmacy director of a community hospital in Massachusetts.

Lindsay Cook, PharmD is a board-certified consultant pharmacist.

Mary Choy, PharmD, is board-certified in geriatric pharmacotherapy. She currently serves as the director of pharmacy practice of the New York State Council of Health-System Pharmacists.

Paige Lovellette, PharmD, is a board-certified pharmacist and community pharmacy manager in Massachusetts.

Paria Sanaty Zadeh, PharmD, is a licensed pharmacist and Associate Director of the practice and science programs with the American Pharmacists Association.

Patricia Mikula, PharmD, is an inpatient clinical pharmacist. She co-heads the Antibiotic Stewardship program and the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee at the hospital.

Violetta Shamilova, PharmD, is a board-licensed pharmacist. She is an assistant professor at the Touro College School of Health Sciences, and has worked at CVS pharmacy for five years. She completed the certified APhA Delivering Medication Therapy Management Services course.

Laura Campedelli, PT, DPT, is a physical therapist currently working in New York at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, an affiliate of New York Presbyterian.

Mohamad Hassan, PT, DPT, is a physical therapist at Premier Physical Therapy in Chicago.

Maria M. LoTempio, MD, is double board-certified in plastic and reconstructive surgery and otolaryngology. She is an associate clinical professor at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.

William Truswell, MD, is board-certified in otolaryngology and facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. He is president of the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Adam H. Kaplan, DPM, is a podiatrist who has been in private practice for over 5 years in New Jersey and specializes in a wide scope of foot care.

Danielle McNeil, D.P.M., is a board-certified podiatrist who has practiced in both private clinics and hospital settings.

Adjoa Smalls-Mantey, MD, DPhil, is a board-certified psychiatrist and lifestyle medicine physician. She practices emergency psychiatry in New York City at several institutions, including Columbia University Medical Center, where she is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry.

Michael MacIntyre, MD, is a board-certified general and forensic psychiatrist.

Stephanie Hartselle, MD, is a board-certified pediatric and adult psychiatrist and Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Steven Gans, MD, is board-certified in psychiatry and is an active supervisor, teacher, and mentor at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Brian Bezack, DO, is board-certified in pediatric pulmonology and pediatrics. He is the sole practitioner and owner of Bezack Pediatric Pulmonology in Commack, NY.

Reza Samad, MD, is a board-certified pulmonologist and assistant professor of medicine in New Jersey.

Sanja Jelic, MD is board-certified in pulmonary disease, sleep medicine, critical care medicine, and internal medicine. She is an assistant professor and attending physician at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, NY.

Susan Russell, MD is a board-certified pulmonologist and currently the Medical Director for Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Inpatient Pulmonary Unit.

Rony Kampalath, MD, is board-certified in diagnostic radiology and previously worked as a primary care physician. He is an assistant professor at the University of California at Irvine Medical Center, where he also practices. Within the practice of radiology, he specializes in abdominal imaging.

David Ozeri, MD, is a board-certified rheumatologist. He is based in Tel Aviv, Israel, where he does research at Sheba Medical Center. Previously, he practiced at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

Marissa Sansone, MD, is a board-certified doctor of internal medicine and a current fellow in rheumatology at Yale University. 

Riteesha G. Reddy, MD, is a board-certified rheumatologist and internist at a private practice in Dallas, Texas.

Scott J. Zashin, MD, is board-certified in internal medicine and rheumatology. He was a volunteer clinical professor of internal medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Dallas.

David Hampton, MD, is a board-certified surgeon and assistant professor at the University of Chicago.

David Strosberg, MD, is board-certified in Vascular and General Surgery and is an assistant professor of surgery in Yale-New Haven Hospital's Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Division.

Jennifer Schwartz, MD, is board-certified in general surgery with a subspecialty certification in bariatric surgery. She serves as an assistant professor at the Yale School of Medicine, and practices in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Scott Sundick, MD, is board-certified in general surgery and vascular surgery. Since 2012, he has practiced with The Cardiovascular Care Group in New Jersey.

Jamin Brahmbhatt, MD, is board-certified in urology. He is an assistant professor at UCF College of Medicine and chief of surgery at Orlando Health South Lake Hospital.

Matthew Wosnitzer, MD, is board-certified in urology. He is an attending physician at Yale New Haven Health System, Northeast Medical Group and teaches at the Frank Netter School of Medicine.