Exploring new conditions
Advisors help care teams understand where online healthcare can best support patients today and in the future.
MEDICAL LEADERSHIP
Advisors
Patient care designed by world-leading medical experts.
Leading physicians, researchers, healthcare regulators, and administrators help shape the clinical standards behind a modern online-care experience.
WHY ADVISORS MATTER
Expertise woven into every stage of the care journey.
An advisory board brings an additional layer of clinical, research, and policy perspective to the way digital care is designed.
Their counsel helps teams evaluate new conditions, review treatment pathways, and make patient education clearer and more useful.
THE MODEL
How we work with advisors
Perfecting treatment plans
Clinical experts contribute perspective on safe, high-quality care pathways and patient support.
Medical education
Advisors help translate emerging science into clear, evidence-aware education for providers and patients.
CLINICAL LEADERSHIP
Meet our clinical leaders
Dr. Melynda Barnes, MD ✓
Chief Medical Officer
Triple board-certified in Obesity Medicine, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and Otolaryngology
- Stanford University
- Yale Medical Group
Stanford University
Yale Medical GroupDr. Raoul Manalac, MD ✓
Senior Director, Clinical Strategy
Board-certified Internal Medicine physician
- Johns Hopkins University
- American Board of Obesity Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
American Board of Obesity MedicineDr. Nitin Vaswani, MD, MPH, MBA ✓
Director, Clinical Strategy
General Surgeon and Clinical Pathologist trainee
- Johns Hopkins University
- University of Pennsylvania
University of PennsylvaniaADVISORY BOARD
Meet the advisors
Ro Advisor — Obesity
Dr. David B. Allison, PhD
Distinguished Professor at the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington.
Ro Advisor — Obesity
Dr. Beverly Tchang, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and triple board-certified physician.
Ro Advisor — Obesity
Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA
Healthcare executive, pharmacist, and founder of ConscienHealth.
Ro Advisor — Public Health
Dr. Joycelyn Elders, MD
Former Surgeon General of the United States.
Ro Advisor — Sexual Health
Dr. Peter Schlegel, MD
Board-certified urologist and internationally recognized male-infertility expert.
Ro Advisor — Psychology
Pepper Schwartz, PhD
Author, researcher, sexologist, and relationship expert.
Ro Advisor — Sexual Health
Dr. Seth Cohen, MD, MPH
Urologist and specialist in sexual dysfunction and reconstructive care.
Ro Advisor — Healthcare Policy
Kalah Auchincloss, JD, MPH
Former Deputy Chief of Staff for two FDA Commissioners.
Ro Advisor — Sexual Health
Dr. Steven Lamm, MD
Medical Director of the NYU Men's Health Center.
Ro Advisor — Obesity
Lauren Harris-Pincus, MS, RDN
Registered dietitian specializing in weight management and prediabetes.
Ro Advisor — Sexual Health
Dr. Michael Eisenberg, MD
Stanford professor of urology with expertise in male reproductive medicine.
Ro Advisor — Sexual Health
Dr. Debby Herbenick, PhD, MPH
Director of the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at Indiana University.
Ro Advisor — Sexual Health
Dr. Eli Coleman, PhD
Academic leader in sexual health at the University of Minnesota Medical School.
Ro Advisor — Psychology
Dr. Jeff Gardere, PhD
Clinical psychologist, educator, author, and public mental-health advocate.
Ro Advisor — Pulmonary Care
Dr. Fernando Martinez, MD, MS
Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine.
Ro Advisor — Dermatology
Dr. Julia Schwartz, MD
Board-certified dermatologist and Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Ro Advisor — Behavioral Health
Dr. Rocco Marotta, MD, PhD
Psychiatrist and clinical service chief at Silver Hill Hospital.
Ro Advisor — Internal Medicine
Dr. Connie Newman, MD
Adjunct Professor of Medicine at New York University.
Ro Advisor — Sexual Health
Dr. Michael Perelman, PhD
Director of the Human Sexuality Program at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
Ro Advisor — Psychology
Dr. Jed Diamond, PhD
Founder and director of MenAlive.
Ro Advisor — Healthcare Policy
Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, DDS
Healthcare policy expert and former senior government health official.
Ro Advisor — Sexual Health
Dr. Michael Reitano, MD
Physician specializing in men's health and sexual-health education.
Ro Advisor — Obesity
Dr. Louis Aronne, MD
Sanford I. Weill Professor of Metabolic Research and obesity-medicine specialist.
YOUR NEXT STEP