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Our experts cover a wide range of specialty areas including internal medicine, psychiatry, dermatology, nutrition, and obstetrics. Moreover, they're current on the latest health trends and medical practices to help patients lead their healthiest, happiest, and most fulfilling lives.
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Dermatology
Debra Jaliman, MD
Debra Jaliman, MD, is a board-certified dermatologist with a private practice in New York, NY.
Diet & Nutrition
Samantha Cassetty, MS, RD
Samantha Cassetty, MS, RD, is a national nutrition and wellness expert, author, and columnist. Her latest book is "Sugar Shock." You can follow Samantha's practical balanced eating advice on Instagram @nutritionistsam.
Kailey Matin, MPH, RDN, CSO
Kailey Matin, MPH, RDN, CSO, is a board-certified oncology dietitian and clinical program manager at Providence Cancer and Digestive Health Institutes.
Family Medicine
Jason R. McKnight, MD, MS
Jason R. McKnight, MD, MS, is a family medicine physician and clinical assistant professor at Texas A&M College of Medicine.
Fitness & Exercise
Audrey Bowman, BS
Audrey Bowman, BS in exercise science, is an RRCA-certified running and fitness instructor at Relentless Runners in Knoxville, TN.
Internal Medicine
Tania Elliott, MD
Tania Elliott, MD, specializes in infectious diseases related to allergies and immunology for internal medicine at NYU Langone Health.
Jack Jacoub, MD
Jack Jacoub, MD, is a board-certified internist, hematologist, and medical oncologist and the medical director of MemorialCare Cancer Institute at Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, CA.
Psychiatry & Psychology
Brad Brenner, PhD
Brad Brenner, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and co-founder of the Therapy Group of DC, the Capital Therapy Project, the Therapy Group of NYC, the Therapy Group of Charlotte, the Berkshire Therapy Group, and WithTherapy.
David A. Merrill, MD, PhD
David A. Merrill, MD, PhD, is a psychiatrist and director of the Pacific Brain Health Center at Pacific Neuroscience Institute at Providence Saint John's Health Center.
Jeremy Novich, PsyD
Jeremy Novich, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice and was on staff at the Center for Motivation and Change, all in New York, NY.
Aaron Sternlicht, LMHC, MS, CASAC
Aaron Sternlicht, LMHC, MS, CASAC, is a licensed therapist and addiction specialist, and a founding partner of Family Addiction Specialist in New York, NY. Find him on Instagram or Facebook.
Jaclyn Lopez Witmer, PsyD
Jaclyn Lopez Witmer, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist with a private practice in New York, NY.
Sex & Relationships
John Mutziger, LMHC, CST
John Mutziger, LMHC, CST, is an individual, couples, and sex therapist at the Long Island Institute of Sex Therapy in Syosset, NY.
Rosara Torrisi, PhD, LCSWR, MEd, CST
Rosara Torrisi, PhD, LCSWR, MEd, CST, is an AASECT-certified sex therapist and the founding director of the Long Island Institute of Sex Therapy.
Sleep Medicine
Raj Dasgupta, MD
Raj Dasgupta, MD, is an associate professor of clinical medicine in the division of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine at Keck School of Medicine of USC.
Alex Dimitriu, MD
Alex Dimitriu, MD, is a psychiatrist and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine.
Veterinary Medicine
Julie Liu, DVM
Julie Liu, DVM, is a veterinarian, speaker, and freelancer based in Austin, TX, where she provides cat behavior consults through her house call practice My Family Cat.
Sorin McKnight, DVM
Sorin McKnight, DVM, is a veterinarian at Wellborn Road Veterinary Medical Center in College Station, TX.
Women's Health
Lauren D. Demosthenes, MD
Lauren D. Demosthenes, MD, is the senior medical director of Babyscripts.
Olivia P. Myrick, MD
Olivia P. Myrick, MD, is a clinical assistant professor with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at NYU Langone.
G. Thomas Ruiz, MD
G. Thomas Ruiz, MD, is the OB-GYN lead at MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, CA.
Sara Twogood, MD
Sara Twogood, MD, is an Obstetrician-Gynecologist at Cedars Sinai Medical Group, medical expert at Flo, and co-founder of Female Health Education, an educational platform for all things female health. Follow her blog LadyParts, which demystifies information on pregnancy, fertility, and other gynecological topics.
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