Christopher V. Almario, MD, MSHPM,
Associate Professor of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterChristopher V. Almario, MD, MSHPM, is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Health Services Research Scientist in the Karsh Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Division of Health Services Research at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. He earned his MD at Jefferson Medical College and then completed his internal medicine...
Anne Lord Bailey, PharmD, BCPS
Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning, Veterans Health AdministrationDr. Anne Lord Bailey is Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives Lab (“Strat Lab”) and Immersive Technology Lead for VHA. Dr. Bailey began as a pharmacy practitioner for Western North Carolina VA Healthcare System (WNCVAHCS) in Asheville, NC, focused on Hepatitis C and innovative care models. In 2017,...
Travis Baker, PhD
Rutgers University - Newark, Center for Molecular and Behavioral NeuroscienceBorn on Vancouver Island - Canada, Travis Baker earned his PhD in 2012 from the University of Victoria in the Brain and Cognitive Science program, and holds a Masters of Science degree in Experimental Neuropsychology (University of Victoria) and B.A. (with distinction: Psychology) from Vancouver Island University. Prior to joining Rutgers University...
Melissa Bent, MD,
Children's Hospital Los AngelesDr. Bent is an assistant professor of clinical orthopedic surgery at University of Southern California and attending pediatrician at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. She trained in pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco and then completed a fellowship in non operative pediatric orthopedics at the University...
Dr. Kathleen Benton, Chief Executive Officer
Hospice Savannah, Inc.Kathleen Benton is the CEO at Hospice Savannah, Inc. She is heavily involved in the region through volunteer advisory board roles and professorships at Armstrong State University and the Mercer University Medical School. Dr. Benton has a master’s degree in medical ethics and a doctorate in public...
Edward Cho, MD
Staff Physician, Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterEdward Cho, MD is a physician specializing in the diagnosis and management of vestibular and balance disorders at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He completed his MD degree from Yale University School of Medicine in 2004 and completed a residency in otolaryngology from the Cleveland Clinic in 2010. He...
Alexandre Dumais, MD, PhD, FRCPC
University of Montreal, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal, Institut National de Psychiatrie Légale Philippe-PinelDr. Alexandre Dumais is a psychiatrist and a researcher at the Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal and clinical associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of the Université de Montréal. During his psychiatry residency, he completed a doctorate in biomedical sciences. His...
Renée El-Gabalawy, MA, PhD, C.Psych, Director
Health, Anxiety and Trauma Lab, University of ManitobaDr. El-Gabalawy is a Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor who is cross-appointed in the Departments of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine and Clinical Health Psychology at the University of Manitoba. She completed her Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of Manitoba, a research fellowship at Yale University, and...
Kaylarge Eloi, Ph.D., E.D.
ECPI UniversityDr. Kaylarge Eloi is an accomplished educator and expert in the fields of leadership, healthcare administration, and an emerging researcher in forensic psychology. With a rich academic background that includes an Ed.D. in Leadership and Learning with a focus on Organizational Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Human...
Stephanie S. Faubion, MD, MBA, FACP, MSCP, IF
Mayo Clinic Center for Women’s HealthDr. Faubion is Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, Director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Women’s Health and the Medical Director of The Menopause Society.She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin and medical...
Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD
NeuroscapeDr. Adam Gazzaley obtained an M.D. and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, completed Neurology residency at the University of Pennsylvania, and postdoctoral training in cognitive neuroscience at University of California, Berkeley. He is now the David Dolby Distinguished...
Harry van Goor, MD, PhD, FRCS
Surgical Education, Radboud University Medical CenterHarry van Goor, MD, PhD, FRCS is a Professor of Surgery and past interim chair of the Department of Primary and Community Care of the Radboud University Medical Center. He has published over 350 peer reviewed papers in a broad field of surgical care, medical device development and...
Ryan Ebnali Harari, PhD, Research Faculty Member
Harvard Medical SchoolDr. Rayan E. Harari is a Faculty Member at Harvard Medical School, affiliated with several research groups including the Quantitative Musculoskeletal Imaging Group Research (Q-MIG), the Medical AI and Cognitive Engineering group, and the STRATUS Center for Medical Simulation at Mass General Brigham-Harvard Medical School. With a...
Kimberly Hieftje, PhD
Yale University School of MedicineDr. Kimberly Hieftje is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and co-director of XR Pediatrics and the Yale Center for Immersive Technologies in Pediatrics. For the past 14 years, her research has focused on the development, evaluation, and implementation of health and education interventions for youth that utilize XR and game technology....
Hunter Hoffman, PhD
Director of the Virtual Reality Research Center at the Human Photonics Lab at the UWHunter Hoffman, Ph.D. is the Director of the Virtual Reality Research Center at the Human Photonics Lab at the UW, and he is affiliate faculty in Psychology at the UW, and he is collaborating with the Univ. of Washington, Seattle, Dept of Anesthesiology and Pain Management. He...
Rohan Jotwani, MD, MBA
Weill Cornell MedicineRohan Jotwani MD, MBA is a board-certified Anesthesiologist and Pain Medicine specialist, practicing clinically within both fields at Weill Cornell Medical Center.Dr. Jotwani completed his residency in Anesthesiology across three hospitals: NewYork Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, Hospital for Special Surgery and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He went on to finish his...
Maneesh Juneja, Planetary Health Futurist
MJ Analytics LtdManeesh Juneja is a Planetary Health Futurist who explores the convergence of emerging technologies to see how they can make the world a healthier and happier place, both for humans and for the natural systems that support humanity’s existence. He looks at these technologies in the context of socio-cultural, political and...
Min Lang, MD, MSC
Director of Innovation and Research, Mass General Brigham MXR LabMin Lang is a neuroradiologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and with a diverse background spanning clinical practice, research, healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship. Min is the Director of Innovation and Research at the Mass General Brigham Medical Extended Reality Lab, Vice President at the American Medical Extended Reality...
Asher Marks, MD
Yale University School of MedicineAsher M. Marks, MD, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Yale School of Medicine and practicing pediatric hematologist and oncologist. He is the director of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology and also serves as the director of the Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) cancer program for Yale New...
Samuel Max, BM BCh (Oxon)
Erasmus MC University Medical CenterDr. Samuel Max, BM BCh (Oxon), blends his expertise in engineering with his medical proficiency as a physician and PhD candidate at Leiden University Medical Center's Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Having graduated from the Universities of Surrey, Utrecht, and Oxford where he achieved prizes as first in...
Tom Norris
Patient AdvocateDaily I deal with chronic back, leg and neck pain, which started in 1988. I served in the United States Air Force for 23 years before being medically retired due to the pain, as a Lieutenant Colonel. My specialty in the service was “Problem Solver/Go-To Person for...
Margot Paul, Psy.D.
Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral SciencesDr. Margot Paul, a licensed clinical psychologist, is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She earned her doctoral degree from the PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium in 2022, where she won the award for Outstanding Overall Student...
Susan Persky, PhD, Director
Immersive Simulation Program; Head of Health Communication and Behavior Unit at NHGRI/NIHDr. Susan Persky is an associate investigator within the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health. She is the founding director of the Immersive Simulation Program - an emerging tech research lab, founded in 2006, and head of...
Miriam Reiner, PhD
Technion, NeuCogsWith a PhD in physics, Prof. Reiner's primary expertise lies at the intersection of neuroscience and model-based machine learning, for advanced human centric VR/AR technology striving to pioneer novel technologies for human enhancement. Prof. Reiner's contributions include over 150 research papers in high-level refereed journals, books, and a...
Lindsey Ross, MD, MHDS
Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLindsey Ross, M.D., M.H.D.S. is an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, fellowship trained Spine Surgeon and health delivery scientist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Throughout her career, she has been steadily dedicated to serving under-resourced populations, mentoring minority students, and performing health services research and health policy changes to...
John Rubin, MD
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell MedicineJohn E. Rubin, MD is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Assistant Attending Anesthesiologist at NewYork Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from the University of Minnesota and attended medical school at New York Medical College. Dr. Rubin completed his residency...
Julia A. Scott, PhD, Director
Brain and Memory Care Lab at Santa Clara UniversityJulia A. Scott, PhD is director of the Brain and Memory Care Lab at Santa Clara University. Her lab explores the use of immersive and wearable technologies for healthcare applications. These technologies are applied to design of novel solutions for dementia care and mental health. Her team also develops neuromodulation...
Aubrey Shick, Senior Digital Health Advisor
FDAAubrey Shick is a Sr. Digital Health Advisor in the Division of Digital Health Outreach within CDRH’s Digital Health Center of Excellence (DHCoE) at the FDA. Aubrey leads efforts related to digital health outreach, transparency of AI/ML-enabled devices, and regulatory science for the DHCoE, promoting patient-centered considerations...
Syl Slatman, MSc
HAN University of Applied SciencesSyl Slatman has a background in physiotherapy and health psychology. His research is focused on the added value of technology in (physiotherapy) care for people with chronic conditions. Currently, he is a PhD candidate at the HAN University of Applied Sciences on the effect of VR in community-based physiotherapy...
Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterBrennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS, is director of Health Services Research for Cedars-Sinai and Director of the Cedars-Sinai Master's Degree Program in Health Delivery Science. He directs the Cedars-Sinai Center for Outcomes Research and Education (CS-CORE), a multidisciplinary team that investigates how digital health technologies, including wearable biosensors,...
Jessica Stone, Ph.D., RPT-S
Jessica Stone, Ph.D., LLC & Virtual Sandtray, LLCJessica Stone, Ph.D., RPT-S, is a licensed psychologist with over 30 years of experience as a practitioner, professor, presenter, mentor, and author. She is a recognized leader in the integration of digital tools within mental health treatment, particularly in the use of virtual reality (VR), AI, and other...
Karisma Suchak, MD, MHDS
Cedars-Sinai Virtual Medicine ProgramKarisma Kothari, MD is a project scientist at the Cedars-Sinai Center for Outcomes Research and Education (CS-CORE). Here she helps manage and coordinate multiple NIH and non-NIH, virtual reality (VR) focused clinical trials. Closely collaborating with experts from multiple healthcare fields as well as the patients themselves,...
Charee M. Thompson, PhD
Associate Professor of Communication and Biomedical and Translational Sciences; University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignDr. Charee M. Thompson is an Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a leading scholar in health communication. She is currently co-editing the groundbreaking Handbook of Women and Health Communication. With over 66 peer-reviewed publications and 120 conference presentations, her research examines the...
Michael C. Topf, MD, MSCI
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University Medical CenterMichael Topf is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University. His clinical interests include the surgical management and reconstruction of mucosal head and neck cancer including transoral robotic surgery (TORS). The goals...
Veronica Weser, PhD
Yale Center for Immersive Technologies in PediatricsVeronica Weser, PhD is the Associate Director of XR Pediatrics, part of the Yale Center for Immersive Technologies in Pediatrics, and a Research Scientist at the Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Weser is part of an interdisciplinary team of researchers, educators, healthcare professionals, and videogame designers who...
Gary Wilkerson, EdD
Professor, University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaGary Wilkerson is a tenured professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where he has taught in the Graduate Athletic Training Education Program since 1999. He has received degrees from Eastern Kentucky University (1978), the University of Arizona (1979), and the University of Kentucky (1989). Clinical expertise acquired in a wide...
Henry Xiang, MD, MPH, PhD, MBA
The Ohio State University College of MedicineHenry Xiang, MD, MPH, PhD, MBA, is a Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at The Ohio State University. He is the founding Director of the Center for Pediatric Trauma Research as well as the Research Director in the CDC funded Center for Injury Research and Policy at...
Teri Yarbrow, Founder and President
MagikaVRxTeri Yarbrow, MS, MFA is the President of MagikaVRx, an immersive media company and founder of “Creating AWE”. She is a Founding Member of AMXRA, an XR Health Strategist and VR Evangelist, passionate about XR healthcare and Immersive VR Therapy. An Emmy, BDA and Promax award winning producer and creative director...
Yee Hui Yeo, MD
Karsh Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterDr. Yee Hui Yeo is a third-year fellow in the Karsh Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (CSMC). He has published more than 120 peer-reviewed publications in Nature Review Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, JAMA Internal Medicine, Journal of Hepatology, Gastroenterology, Annals of...
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