The Medical Affairs team works tirelessly to help ensure the scientific accuracy and integrity of all MNT content, products, and services.
Our dedicated team also manages the extensive MNT Medical Network, bringing together a diverse group of healthcare professionals who are leaders in their respective fields. These professionals come from all corners of the healthcare industry and are backed by years of clinical practice, research, and patient advocacy.
We know that trust is earned, and creating trustworthy content is at the core of our mission. Prior to publication, our Medical Network experts evaluate the content to ensure it is evidence-based, medically accurate, and reflective of the latest, most up-to-date information and care standards.
We continuously monitor advances in the healthcare industry and evolve accordingly by providing our audience with insights into new clinical guidelines, drug approvals or recalls, and major practice recommendations.
At MNT, we want to create a stronger, healthier world by breaking down the science for you and guiding you toward a deeper understanding of health. Our dedicated medical professionals strive to fulfill our mission by making the complex digestible and sparking your curiosity, encouraging you to keep questioning and seeking new knowledge about your health.
Meet Our Team

Jenny Yu, MD FACS
Chief Health Officer

Megan Nelson, AM
Director, Medical Network

Raven Shelvin
Medical Network Program Manager

Brittany Dickens, MPA
Medical Network Program Manager

Jenna Hotaling, CHES
Medical Network Assistant Program Manager

Lin Reish
Medical Standards and Insights Manager

Julia Machol
Medical Standards and Insights Senior Associate

Nia Davis
Medical Standards and Insights Associate

Naomi Tellez-Duran
Medical Standards and Insights Associate

Natalie Eller
Medical Standards and Insights Associate

Lisa Valente, MS, RD
Medical Integrity Manager

Rose Aka-James, MPH
Senior Project Manager, Public Health Promotion
Medical Network
Cardiology
Dentistry
Dermatology

Bukky Aremu, APRN

Amanda Caldwell, MSN, APRN-C

Cynthia Cobb, DNP, APRN

Raechele Cochran Gathers, MD

Joan Paul, MD, MPH, DTMH

Sara Perkins, MD

Sarika Ramachandran, MD
Emergency Medicine
Endocrinology
Family Medicine

Shilpa Amin, MD, CAQ, FAAFP

Emelia “Mimi” Arquilla, DO

Cynthia Taylor Chavoustie, MPAS, PA-C

Meredith A. Goodwin, MD, FAAFP

Madeline Knott, MD

Michaela Murphy, PA-C

Debra Sullivan, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, COI

Avi Varma, MD, MPH, AAHIVS, FAAFP
Fitness
Gastroenterology
Holistic Health
Internal Medicine
Mental Health

Matthew Boland, PhD

Janet Brito, PhD, PSY, LCSW, CST

Joslyn Jelinek, LCSW, CYT

Bethany Juby, PsyD

Francis Kuehnle, MSN, RN-BC

Lori Lawrenz, PsyD

Jennifer Litner, PhD, LMFT, CST

Akilah Reynolds, PhD

Dannell Roberts, PhD, BCBA-D

Tiffany Taft, PsyD

Andy Watkins-McCall, MD, MPH
Neurology
Nutrition

Imashi Fernando, MS, RDN, CDCES

Marie Lorraine Johnson MS, RD, CPT

Jerlyn Jones, MS MPA RDN LD CLT

Katherine Marengo, LDN, RD

Jared Meacham, Ph.D., RD, PMP, MBA, CSCS

Alissa Palladino, MS, RDN, LD, CPT

Amy Richter, RD

Kimberley Rose-Francis RDN, CDCES, LD
Obstetrics and Gynecology

Felecia L. Dawson, MD

Stacy A. Henigsman, DO

Valinda Riggins Nwadike, MD, MPH

Priya Patel, MD, FACOG

Tahirah Redhead, MPAS, PA-C, MPH

Meredith Wallis, MS, APRN, CNM, IBCLC
Oncology

Elizabeth R. Berger, MD, MS, FACS

Sheel Patel, MD

Faith Selchick DNP, APRN, AOCNP

Julie Scott, DNP, ANP-BC, AOCNP

Teresa Hagan Thomas PHD, BA, RN
Ophthalmology
Optometry
Otolaryngology (ENT)
Pediatrics
Pharmacology

Andrew Cox, PharmD, MBA

Oluwatoyin Kuloyo, PharmD, BCPS

Philip Ngo, PharmD

Alexander Nguyen, PharmD

Jennie Olopaade, PharmD, RPH

Ami D. Patel, PharmD, BCPS

Alexandra Perez, PharmD, MBA, BCGP

Andrew A Perugini, PharmD

Stan Saji, PharmD, MBA, RPh

Olivia Taylor, PharmD, BCPS

Alisha D. Vassar-Sellers, PharmD

Alyssa Walton, PharmD
Physical Therapy
Psychiatry
Pulmonology
Rheumatology
Surgery
Urology
Veterinary Medicine