Some of our coaches and providers
Dr. Brad Fanestil
Dr. Fanestil is board-certified in Internal Medicine and has practiced as both a primary care internist and as a hospitalist for most of his career. In 2017, he began researching and learning about new theories in neuroscience - largely supported by functional MRI (fMRI) data - that are beginning to explain the emotional connections between mind and body. After watching many patients improve or resolve their chronic pain problems, he works now at The Center for Mind-Body Medicine, which draws upon these new theories to treat chronic pain and other hard-to-treat medical symptoms - without the use of medications.
Tara DiRocco
Tara DiRocco PT, DPT is a pelvic floor physical therapist passionate about chronic pain and pelvic health. After a career in tropical forest science and agriculture in her early 20's, her struggle with chronic pain and illness led her to yoga teaching, meditation, and ultimately to physical therapy school determined to heal. She takes on the responsibility of patient care and pain coaching with her whole heart, and firmly believes everybody has the power to heal themselves.
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Jordan Kelley
Jordan is a physical therapist and health coach. In his first years practicing he grew frustrated with the limitations of classic pain treatment paradigms, and dove into (and found passion for) post-graduate work with persistent pain. He loves the power of pain science to tie together the full human experience - to link the non-physical elements of one's life to physical symptoms. When he's not at work, you'll find him listening to R&B and trying his best to revive ballet skills from his youth.
Clinical team
Yoni Ashar, Ph.D.
Yoni is a clinical psychologist, neuroscientist, and father of three. Yoni’s research uses functional MRI brain imaging, natural language processing, and other tools to understand how mind and brain processes influence health and chronic pain. Yoni is an NIH-funded postdoctoral associate at Weill Cornell Medicine. He completed his doctorate at the University of Colorado Boulder. His research in chronic pain has been featured in several news outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and CBS.
Charlie Merrill
Charlie is a physiotherapist, educator, content creator, consultant for emerging health technology companies, footwear designer, inventor, and athlete. Charlie is working to change the paradigm around how people understand and address pain and other physical symptoms. He co-developed the Beyond Pain Education course with Dr. Howard Schubiner, MD. You can learn more about Charlie’s work at www.Mperformance.com, or find him on social @charliemerrill and adventuring with his family at home or abroad.
Dr. Preethi Reddy
Dr. Preethi Reddy, MD graduated from Saba University School of Medicine in 2005. “I am interested in Lin Health’s chronic pain treatment program because I share their mission to help and heal those suffering from chronic pain. I had the opportunity to care for combat veterans living with chronic pain. This was a rewarding experience. I hope that through the Lin Health program we can reach millions of people who are suffering from chronic pain and improve their quality of life.”
Clinical advisory panel
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Dr. Kate Smith
Dr. Kate Smith received her Naturopathic Doctorate degree from the National College of Natural Medicine and is a certified Holistic Pelvic Care™ practitioner. She is trained in diagnosing and treating neuroplastic pain conditions and is certified in Pain Reprocessing Therapy. Her personal journey with chronic pain created an opportunity to study mind body medicine whole-heartedly. She brings a holistic, compassionate, and trauma-informed approach into her practice to help others experience healing and freedom from chronic health conditions. She currently lives and practices in Portland, Oregon.
Dr. Jason Piken
Dr. Piken is a Chiropractor, Certified Nutrition Specialist, and Health Coach who offers a unique holistic and whole-body approach to nutrition and wellness. In practice since 1996, I focus heavily on nutrition and a total body approach to health, with special emphasis on healing the relationship between the gut and the brain known as the brain-gut axis. My midtown Manhattan office, Innate Wellness Group, functions as a primary source for healthcare without the use of drugs or surgery.
Dr. Lilia Graue
Dr. Lilia has had a private medical practice in Mexico City for the last 18 years. In addition to mind-body medicine and psychotherapy, she has significant experience in the field of eating and weight-related concerns. Lilia has personally recovered from chronic neuroplastic pain. She lives with her partner and three cats and enjoys baking sourdough, swimming, and practicing yoga and meditation.
Leadership team
Yehuda Kogan
Yehuda is the CEO and co-founder of Lin Health. Prior to Lin Health, he was an Entrepreneur In Residence at aMoon, a $1.1 billion healthcare fund. Previously, he was the head of the growth marketing team at Google where he led Google’s digital marketing in Europe. Yehuda holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the Technion (Cum Laude) and an MBA from INSEAD (France).
Abigail Hirsch, PhD
Abigail is a clinical psychologist who specializes in creating digital products that transform lives. She built the first-ever digital relationship support program, Power of Two. As Chief Clinical Officer at myStrength, she helped lead the creation of a digital behavioral health program that was acquired by TeleDoc. Abigail has 4 boys, owns every type of ball from base to moth, and loves to take her bright orange beach bike tooling around in the fields behind her house.
Shahar Elias
Shahar has worked in the tech industry for nearly 20 years. He holds a BS and MBA. He also has extensive experience in multiple tech roles in several different companies. He served as VP of R&D in two other successful companies. Additionally, he has served at VP level in several operational roles. When Shahar is not working he likes to travel, workout, or binge the latest Netflix hit.
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