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Advisors

Patient care designed by world-leading medical experts.

Ro's medical advisory board is made up of renowned medical leaders — from expert physicians, to endowed professors, former health care regulators, and administrators — who have helped guide us from the beginning.

With their involvement, patients are not being cared for by just their physician; their care is being shaped by an entire team of experts that have carefully vetted every aspect of their experience. How we leverage the expertise and counsel of our advisory board is a crucial part of what makes Ro unique.

How we work with our advisors

Exploring new conditions

Our medical advisors help us to better understand the healthcare system and how to best serve the needs of our patients today, tomorrow, and years from now.

Perfecting treatment plans

Our expert advisors guide our affiliated providers in delivering high-quality care whenever and wherever patients need it.

Medical education

At the forefront of cutting-edge medicine, our medical advisors support affiliated providers with a holistic view of all the conditions we treat, from behavioral habits to prescription treatment.

Meet our Advisors

Dr. David B. Allison, PhD

Ro Advisor - Obesity

Distinguished Professor at the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington.

David is acting as an independent consultant to Ro and not on behalf of or representing Indiana University or any other organization.

Dr. Beverly Tchang, MD

Ro Advisor - Obesity

Assistant professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York and triple board-certified in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, and Obesity Medicine

  • Weill Cornell Medicine

Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA

Ro Advisor - Obesity

Experienced healthcare executive and founder of ConscienHealth

  • ConscienHealth

Dr. Joycelyn Elders, MD

Ro Advisor

U.S. Surgeon General (1993-1994)

  • University of Arkansas

Dr. Peter Schlegel, MD

Ro Advisor - Sexual Health

Board-certified urologist and an internationally acclaimed expert in the treatment of male infertility

  • Weill Cornell Medicine

Pepper Schwartz, PhD

Ro Advisor - Psychology

Acclaimed author, researcher, sexologist, and relationship expert

  • University of Washington in Seattle

  • University of Minnesota Medical School

Dr. Seth Cohen, MD, MPH

Ro Advisor - Sexual Health

Assistant Professor of Urology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director of the Sexual Dysfunction Program at NYU Langone Health

  • Tulane University School of Medicine

Kalah Auchincloss, JD, MPH

Ro Advisor

Prev. Deputy Chief of Staff for FDA Commissioners: Dr. Robert Califf and Dr. Scott Gottlieb

  • Food and Drug Administration

Dr. Steven Lamm, MD

Ro Advisor - Sexual Health

Medical Director of NYU Men’s Health Center

  • Columbia University

  • NYU School of Medicine

Lauren Harris-Pincus, MS, RDN

Ro Advisor - Obesity

Registered dietitian, with a specialization in weight management and prediabetes

  • Weill Cornell Medicine

  • NYU School of Medicine

Dr. Michael Eisenberg, MD

Ro Advisor - Sexual Health

Associate Professor of Urology, and by courtesy, Obstetrics and Gynecology at The Stanford University Medical Center

  • Stanford University

  • Yale School Of Medicine Office

Dr. Debby Herbenick, PhD, MPH

Ro Advisor - Sexual Health

Director of the Center for Sexual Health Promotion, School of Public Health at Indiana University

  • Public Health at Indiana University

Dr. Eli Coleman, PhD

Ro Advisor - Sexual Health

Chair in Sexual Health at the University of Minnesota Medical School

  • University of Minnesota Medical School

Dr. Jeff Gardere, PhD

Ro Advisor - Psychology

  • University of Rochester

  • George Washington University

Dr. Fernando Martinez, MD, MS

Ro Advisor

Chief of Pulmonary Care at Weill Cornell Medicine

  • Weill Cornell Medicine

Dr. Julia Schwartz, MD

Ro Advisor - Dermatology

Board-certified dermatologist, Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology (FAAD), and owner of Dorado Dermatology in Dorado, PR

  • American Academy of Dermatology

Dr. Rocco Marotta, MD, PhD

Ro Advisor

Service Chief at Silver Hill Hospital

  • Weill Cornell Medicine

Dr. Connie Newman, MD

Ro Advisor

Adjunct Professor of Medicine at NYU School of Medicine

  • NYU School of Medicine

  • University of Oxford

Dr. Michael Perelman, PhD

Ro Advisor - Sexual Health

Director of the Human Sexuality Program at NY Presbyterian Hospital

  • Weill Cornell Medicine

Dr. Jed Diamond, PhD

Ro Advisor - Psychology

Founder, and Director, MenAlive

Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, DDS

Ro Advisor

Health Care Policy Expert

  • Health Policy Advisory Committee

Dr. Michael Reitano, MD

Ro Advisor

Ro Physician in Residence

  • NYU School of Medicine