Leadership & Advisory Team

Our team of physicians, obesity experts, and experienced healthcare professionals are on a mission to bring an end to the obesity epidemic, one patient at a time.


Founders

Andres Acosta MD, PhD
Co-founder | Chair, SAB

Assistant Professor at Mayo Clinic
Founder of Gila Therapeutics ($5M raised Series A)
Publications: >75 Patents: 4

Michael Camilleri, MD 
Co-Founder | Advisor

Physician, Scientist, World-renown, Gastroenterologist, Endowed Professor at Mayo Clinic, Past-president of AGA, ANMS. Clinic Publications: >800 Patents: 7

Management Team

Mark Bagnall
Chief Executive Officer

Joining from Health2047
Serial entrepreneur, CEO, COO and CFO of diagnostic and health tech companies
$1/2 B raised; 6 M&A deals; 3 exits

TIM_0143.jpgTim O’Connor
Chief Data Scientist

20 years of experience in bioinformatics, software development and data science
Previously CareDx, Illumina, Microsoft

20211218-DSC02014_websize.jpgLiv Williamsen
Chief Operating Officer

20 years of Device and Diagnostic leadership in sales, marketing, and business development in the obesity space.
Previously ExplORer Surgical, Apollo Endo (Boston Scientific), Ethicon Endo

Ross Higgins
LLC Manager / Advisor

10 years experience running CAP/CLIA labs
Start up and product launch experience 

  

Clinical & Medical Advisors

Zaid Jabbar, MD, MS, ABOM
Chair of Weight Management, Duly Health and Care; Co-founder and Past President IL Obesity Society
Tony Auriemma, MD, JD
Medical Director, Ascension Health
Barham Abu Dayyeh, MD, MPH
Executive Director and Associate Dean of Innovation, Director of Interventional Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cedars Sianai

Manoel Galvao Netto, MD, FASGE

Director of Bariatric Research at Orlando Health, Scientific Director of IRCAD India, Head of Bariatric Endoscopy of Mohak Bariatric and Robotics India & Mexico

Daniel Guerron, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Duke University Health System
Angela Fitch, MD
Associate Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center

Angela O'Neil, MD, ABOIM
Co-Owner Next Level Care, Scottsdale, AZ

Angela Golden, NP
Current Fellow & Past President of American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)