Yong Zhao, MD, PhD
Dr. Zhao is an internationally acclaimed scientist and doctor who specializes in clinical immunology and stem cell biology, and received his post-doctoral training from the University of Chicago. He is the first scientist to discover the cord blood stem cells (CB-SC) and is the inventor of Stem Cell Educator Therapy. He has held academic and professorship positions at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Hackensack Meridian Health. He holds 9 patents and 62 publications.
Boris Veysman, MD
Dr. Veysman has been in clinical practice for 20 years. He received his medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine and his undergraduate degree from Cornell University, and an internship and residency at New York University/Bellevue Hospital Center. He received an award as Outstanding Physician of the Year 2013 from the New Jersey State Society of Physician Assistants. He has over 50 peer-reviewed publications.
Richard Fox, MD, JD
Dr. Fox received his medical degree from the University of Minnesota in 1975 and his law degree from Santa Clara University in 2009. He is board-certified in Pediatrics and board-eligible in both Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and Pediatric Pulmonology. He has held faculty positions at the University of Colorado and Harvard Medical School. He has published 24 peer-reviewed original scientific papers and numerous abstracts and case reports.
Bruce Pettyjohn
Bruce has led the design and operation of business information systems across medical, commercials, and defense sectors. He created one of the first ecommerce companies, built a multimillion-dollar ecommerce platform for an analytical instrument firm, developed Aetna’s multilingual scheduling system serving 30M+ customers, and engineered billing systems for Alzheimer’s and pediatric clinics.
Terri Tibbot
Seasoned healthcare executive with 35+ years of leadership experience, including 35 years as Chief Executive Officer of a multi-state, highly regulated healthcare organization. Brings deep expertise in healthcare governance, regulatory compliance, quality systems, risk management, and hospital partnerships. Trusted advisor to boards and executive teams on FDA and AATB compliance, ethical donation practices, patient safety, and organizational sustainability. Demonstrated ability to guide organizations operating in complex clinical, regulatory, and community-facing environments.
Robin Ross, MD, MPH, CPH
Dr. Ross was born in California and attended Stanford University on scholarship. She received her medical degree from Cornell University Medical College in New York. Dr. Ross specializes in ophthalmology with a subspecialty in retina and vitreous disorders; she has been an accomplished, board-certified surgeon for 25 years. She came to the University of Arizona in 2018. Her private practice, Global Retina Institute, is focused on personalized eye care. She has 23 peer-reviewed scientific publications.