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Insider's Medical Review Board culminates decades of collective medical experience from healthcare professionals at research institutions, professional organizations, and private practices nationwide.
Prior to publication, our board carefully reviews each health article to ensure that we offer the most up-to-date, medically sound, and socially aware advice to our millions of readers worldwide.
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.
Use the table of contents to browse by specialty.
Dermatology
Debra Jaliman, MD, is a board-certified dermatologist with a private practice in New York City. |
Diet & Nutrition
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 Proctor, MPH, RDN, CSO, is a board-certified oncology dietitian at the Leonard Clinical Cancer Institute with Mission Hospital. |
Family Medicine
Jason R. McKnight, MD, MS, is a family medicine physician and clinical assistant professor at Texas A&M College of Medicine. |
Fitness & Exercise
Audrey Springer, BS, in exercise science, is an RRCA certified running and fitness instructor at Relentless Runners in Knoxville, TN. Follow her on Instagram @runningthealley for daily workouts and fitness tips. |
Internal Medicine
Tania Elliott, MD, specializes in infectious diseases related to allergies and immunology for internal medicine at NYU Langone Health. |
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, 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, 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, is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice and on staff at the Center for Motivation and Change, all in NYC. |
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 is a licensed clinical psychologist, co-founder, and clinical director of Therapy Group of NYC, a group private practice in NYC. Follow her on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
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Sex & Relationships
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, is an AASECT certified sex therapist and the founding director of the Long Island Institute of Sex Therapy. |
Sleep Medicine
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, is a psychiatrist and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine. |
Women's Health
Lauren D. Demosthenes, MD, is the senior medical director of Babyscripts. |
Olivia P. Myrick, MD, is a clinical assistant professor with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at NYU Langone. |
G. Thomas Ruiz, MD, is the OB-GYN lead at MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, CA. |
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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