Our medical reviewers and writers

We’ve taken the time to recruit specialists with years of training to provide expert advice on the subjects they know best.

Representing a range of medical disciplines, they are committed to setting the highest standards for quality in their fields.

The medical advisory board

Buoy’s guidance is reinforced by a coalition of scientific, medical and health technology experts who provide strategic insight to help advance our clinical mission and vision.

Mark GraberPatient Safety

Christine CoteHealthcare Innovation

Helen RouthAI Innovation

Alex LeowPsychiatry and Bioengineering

Benjamin SchwartzOrthopedic Surgery

Paul Farmer (in memoriam)Global Health

Standards worth standing by

Before medical information can appear on Buoy, it must undergo numerous rounds of reviews by our doctors, specialists, illustrators and award-winning editors. If any given piece of content doesn’t check out, it doesn’t go on Buoy.

Learn about our editorial standards

The writers and reviewers

They hail from a range of renowned medical groups and institutions from around the country. (We’re incredibly proud to call them collaborators.)

Amrita KhokharAllergy and Immunology

Serena DasaniAnesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

Jay PatelCardiology

Anubodh Sunny VarshneyCardiovascular Medicine, Internal Medicine

Bobbi WegnerClinical Health Psychology, Stress, Parenting/Modern Families

Edward J. BaeDermatology

William FixDermatology

Mollie MacCormackDermatology

Daniel ChoiEmergency Medicine

Laura HagopianEmergency Medicine

Emily MartinEmergency Medicine

Ezekiel RichardsonEmergency Medicine

Dorothy CharlesFamily Medicine

Lauren NadlerFamily Medicine

Raquel Rodriguez-MartinezFamily Medicine

Rachel LanniganFamily Medicine, Women’s and Reproductive Health

Shria KumarGastroenterology

Adam PontGastroenterology, Internal Medicine

Jesse PassmanGeneral Surgery

Sam KellyInternal Medicine

Tom LiuInternal Medicine

Mina PirzadehInternal Medicine

Jeffrey M. RothschildInternal Medicine

Gerald SmetanaInternal Medicine and Primary Care

Elliot SteinInternal Medicine

Kathryn FongNeurology

Brian WalcottNeurosurgery

Renita KimObstetrics & Gynecology

Jessica B. White-VideaObstetrics and Gynecology

Daniel KingOncology

Bradley P. GrawOrthopedic Surgery

Laura HenryOtolaryngology

Ivy MainaOtolaryngology

Claudia Gambrah-LylesPediatric Neurology

Heather Finlay-MorrealePediatrics

Elise KangPediatrics

Sarah YangPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Tim BeckerPsychiatry

Jack WilkinsonPsychiatry

Bina ChoiPulmonary and Critical Care

Benjamin RanardPulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Sarah HassonjeeRadiology

Petros EfthimiouRheumatology

Conor CooganAcute Care Surgery

Peter L. SteinbergUrology

Kara MichelUrology

Priyanka GimbelFamily Medicine

Alvin ChenCardiology

Anis RehmanEndocrinology, Internal Medicine

Anne JacobsenEmergency Medicine

Ben HagopianFamily Medicine

Chandra ManuelpillaiEmergency Medicine

Dan DuPontEmergency Medicine

David LeePediatric Otolaryngology

Farrah DalyNeurology

Huma FaridOB/GYN

Jack WangOrthopedic Surgery

Jason ChandrapalUrology

Judy KimGastroenterology

Karen HoerstVascular (Stroke) Neurology

Keerthan SomanathPsychiatry

Khushboo AgrawalOphthamology - Retina

Lauren RanardCardiology

Lauren LevyDermatology

Leila MufdiEmergency Medicine

Petrina CraineEmergency Medicine

Prioty IslamHematology and Medical Oncology

Rachel ArakawaEndocrinology

Sara Kaprove PennRheumatology

Steven YehOphthamology

Timothy RooneyNeurology

Our scientific illustrators

Buoy's custom-drawn images come from scientific and medical illustration experts who've worked with a range of respected medical publications and institutions.

Catherine Cheung

Master of Arts - MA, Scientific illustration

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Charlotte Holden

Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Illustration

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Elena Kakoshina

Master of Arts - MA, Scientific illustration

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Julie Coats

Master of Science - MS, Medical Illustration - MSMI. Certified Medical Illustrator - CMI

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