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Ozempic and Wegovy are so hard to find that a startup invented a free tool for tracking whether the GLP-1s are in stock - Fortune

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Stanford University

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Clinical faculty in the department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery focusing on care delivery innovation, resident and medical student education, mentorship and care delivery / healthcare research.

Weill Cornell Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

The Coalition Network is a place for top operators to access curated cap table opportunities and build their worlds, wealth and impact beyond their core jobs. Through partnerships with top venture capital funds, senior leaders are connected with startups where their expertise is uniquely valuable

Coalition Operators

Founding Operator, Coalition Network

DHNY works to create experiences, events and opportunities that unite the digital health community through an all-out sharing of content, ideas and innovations

Digital Health New York

Advisory Board Member

Dr. Barnes is responsible for Ro’s clinical strategy as well as the quality and patient safety initiatives on its vertically integrated primary care platform. In providing clinical leadership for Ro, she also oversees the clinical product strategy, shaping the company’s proprietary EMR and technology tools it offers providers, and physical product innovation, supporting the development of new health and wellness products. Dr. Barnes also leads Ro’s nationwide network of affiliated providers and clinicians, designing and supporting clinical frameworks that allow providers to give the highest quality of care, and spearheading clinical research at the company.

Ro is the healthcare technology company building a patient-centric healthcare system. Ro’s vertically integrated primary care platform powers a personalized, end-to-end healthcare experience from diagnosis, to delivery of medication, to ongoing care. With a nationwide provider network, in-home care API, and proprietary pharmacy distribution centers, Ro seamlessly connects telehealth, diagnostics, and pharmacy services to provide high-quality, affordable healthcare without the need for insurance. Since 2017, Ro has facilitated more than six million digital healthcare visits in nearly every county in the United States, including 98% of primary care deserts.

Chief Medical Officer

Our mission is to incubate innovative public health initiatives that lead to improved health for all New Yorkers.

The City created the Fund for Public Health in New York City in 2002 as an independent, nonprofit organization that connects the NYC Health Department with public and private sector partners to build public health programs that make our city healthier and safer.

Since its founding in 2002, the Fund has raised more than $400 million in public and private funding for nearly 300 grants to support programs developed with the Health Department.

The Fund incubates innovative public health initiatives implemented by the Health Department to advance community health throughout the city. It facilitates partnerships, often new and unconventional, between government and the private sector to develop, test, and launch new initiatives. These collaborations speed the execution of demonstration projects, effect expansion of successful pilot programs, and support rapid implementation. The Fund helps the Health Department do more—more quickly—to meet the public health needs of individuals, families, and communities across New York City.

Fund for Public Health in NYC

Board Member

Girl Scouts of the USA

Lifetime Member

Chief is a private network of the most exceptional women in leadership, recently profiled in ELLE and Fast Company. Our members are all C-Level execs and rising VPs, including the CEO of SoulCycle, Chief Customer Officer of Walmart, President at HBO, Chief Security Officer of the NBA, President of Lord & Taylor, Beauty President at Johnson & Johnson, COO of MilkBar, President at HarperCollins, President of Cynthia Rowley, CEO of Bonobos, CSO of BBDO and a President at The New York Times.

Chief

Founding Member

Northwell Health, New York’s largest healthcare provider, and Aegis Ventures, a New York-based startup studio, today announced at their inaugural Healthcare AI Innovation Summit the finalization of definitive agreements to launch Ascertain, a joint company creation platform. Ascertain is a first-of-its-kind partnership that pairs a dynamic venture studio with one of the nation’s largest and most impactful health systems to develop and commercialize breakthrough healthcare AI companies that improve quality and access to care and close health equity gaps.

Ascertain Ventures

Special Advisor

Melynda Barnes, MD is the Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs and Research at Ro, a digital health company that utilizes telemedicine to connect patients to health care providers and delivers treatments where and when needed via their telepharmacy network. In her current role, Dr. Barnes manages regulatory compliance, maintains quality and safety measures, and oversees patient and physician experience. She also launched Rory, Ro's digital health clinic for women. 

Dr. Barnes is a double board-certified Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon and Otolaryngologist. She completed residency at Stanford University Hospital and Clinics and Fellowship at Oregon Health Science University under Drs Tom Wang and Ted Cook. She is an attending physician at New York City Health + Hospitals/Harlem and, previously, was an Assistant Professor of Surgery-Otolaryngology at Yale School of Medicine and served on Yale Medical Group’s Board of Directors. 

Dr. Barnes holds a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences and Spanish Literature from Stanford University and a Doctor of Medicine from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She has been recognized as a 40 Under 40 Leader in Health and her expertise has also been featured on Fast Company, Business Insider, Fortune, Forbes, Bustle, Shape, Elite Daily, Oprah.com and more.

Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs and Research

Dr Melynda Barnes, is Clinical Director of Rory and the VP of Medical Affairs and Research at Ro, the patient-driven healthcare company that puts you in control of your health. Ro powers three digital health clinics -- Roman (men’s health), Rory (women’s health) and Zero (addiction treatment) -- providing a personalized end-to-end telehealth experience from diagnosis to delivery. Dr. Barnes leads Clinical Research, Quality and Safety and the Clinical aspects of Strategy and New Conditions as VP of Medical Affairs and Research.

Vice President, Medical Affairs and Research

Dr. Melynda Barnes Oussayef, MD (Dr. Barnes) is Clinical Director for Rory, Ro’s women’s health vertical. Dr. Barnes is also a double board-certified Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon and Otolaryngologist. Dr. Barnes specializes in cosmetic and reconstructive facial plastic surgery including skincare, preventative and rejuvenation procedures to treat facial aging and women’s health.

Her interest in women’s health began when she noticed that most of her patients, who were women in midlife, were experiencing similar age-related skin issues, such as hormonal acne, increased facial hair, skin dryness and wrinkles. As her patients discussed other symptoms of midlife and women’s health in general, Dr. Barnes recognized an unmet need. Dr. Barnes joined Ro to lead Rory and help improve the future of women’s healthcare.

Clinical Director, Rory

We’re Ro, The Patient Company. Today, we enable you to connect with a doctor and get treatment when and where you need it. Tomorrow, we aspire to be your first call for all your healthcare needs. Using technology, Ro empowers physicians to provide high-quality, affordable care that puts patients back in the driver’s seat. Ro powers three digital health clinics: Roman: men’s health (getroman.com), Rory: women’s health (hellorory.com) and Zero: fighting addiction (quitwithzero.com). 

My responsibilities in medical affairs:
• Research conditions and treatments suitable for telemedicine that informs strategy and future initiatives 
• Work with other stakeholders, including strategy, product, engineering, member care, and creative to make the patient and physician experience the best in healthcare
• Work with General Counsel on regulatory and compliance matters
• Maintain clinical guidelines, policies and procedures for existing services
• Develop, Implement and Measure quality and safety metrics
• Interview, Onboard and Train new physicians on the network
• Act as a clinical resource for physicians on the platform
• Be a clinical resource for all internal stakeholders
• Develop and maintain the Board of medical advisors 
• Clinical Lead for the creation and launch of the Women's Health brand

Associate Clinical Director

I provide as needed clinic and operating room coverage as well as hospital and emergency room ENT and Facial Plastic Surgery call coverage.

2018 Top Doctor Awardee for New York State

Harlem Hospital

Attending Physician

Providing Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Surgery care to patients in the NYC area.
**2018 NMQF 40 under 40 Leaders in Minority Health awardee**
**2018 Super Doctors "Rising Stars" for New York Metro Area **

ENT and Allergy Associates

Facial Plastic Surgeon and Head and Neck Surgeon

Providing Facial Plastic Surgery and Head and Neck Surgery coverage at a county hospital in the Stockton, CA area.

CompHealth

Independent Contractor

Beauty is not about being perfect.  It is about being healthy, strong, intelligent, and confident.

Our mission is to educate and empower you to put your best face forward.  Not just on the outside (we are facial plastic surgeons, after all) but also on the inside.  We have cultivated a space for experts to sift through and refine the abundance of information available in this digital age, to provide high-quality, evidence-based information about the latest in beauty and plastic surgery, women's health, fitness, clean eating, and mental health.

Beauty Refined, MD

Co-Founder /Writer/ Editor

The Board of Governors is the governing body for the Yale Medical Group (YMG), the multi-specialty academic group practice of the full time clinical faculty of the Yale School of Medicine.
The Board of Governors is responsible for :
*oversight of YMG strategic planning
*establishment of operational policies and procedures, including establishment of YMG practice *standards, optimal service location and facility use and clinical space allocation
*approval of YMG annual operating budgets, subject to further approval by the Dean to the extent not *funded exclusively from YMG assessments
*approval of capital budgets and strategies for capital investments, subject to further approval by the Dean and Yale University
*oversight of YMG financial operations
*facilitation of interdepartmental cooperation and resolution of interdepartmental disputes regarding    multidisciplinary clinical programs
*timely and effective communication with YMG membership
*regular and timely reporting of actions to the Dean.

Dr. Barnes is voting member of the Finance committee and a non-voting member of the Strategy and Network Development committee. She is also a member of the Clinical Productivity sub-committee.

Yale Medical Group Board of Governors

Member, At-Large

Facial plastic and reconstructive surgery- all aspects of cosmetic, functional and reconstructive surgery of the face, head and neck as well as non-surgical facial rejuvenation and reconstruction.

Dermal fillers
Neuromodulators ( ie Botox, dysport)
Laser rejuvenation
Light therapy
Rhinoplasty
Facelift
Eyelid lift
Brow lift 
Cancer reconstruction
Hair restoration
Scar revision
Facial trauma

Dr. Barnes is also responsible for coordinating Journal Club for the Otolaryngology section, which involves selecting journal articles from the Otolaryngology literature and then critiquing methodology, results, scope of the problem and potential further studies. She is also coordinating a medical mission to a rural village in South Africa, Tugala Ferry to assess the burden of head and neck disease in this population which has a high number of concurrent tuberculosis and HIV cases.

Yale-New Haven Hospital, Department of Surgery

Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology/ Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

advanced training in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery of the face including but not limited to facial trauma, aging face surgery, non surgical rejuvenation procedures, cleft lip and cleft palate, rhinoplasty and cancer reconstruction

-Managed 15 residents, served as an attending physician (responsible for direct patient care and accepting in-bound transfers), and led monthly conferences including Journal club and Facial Plastics Grand Rounds
-conducts a joint clinic with Preceptor to maintain both pre and postoperative evaluation of patients.
- participates in the clinical decision making
-participates in clinical research 
- assists in the operating room with the Preceptor
-staffs solo clinic and operating room at the Portland Veterans Administrations Hospital
-leads journal clubs and gives didactic lectures to residents and medical students on FPRS
-supervise residents in the operating room, clinic and on-call

Oregon Health and Science University

Fellow, Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery

-Managed 20 residents, led 12+ weekly conferences on head and neck oncology (diagnosis and treatment), organized and delegated team member activities and responsibilities. Served as a liaison between physician management( attending physicians) and physicians in training (residents).

-Led teams of residents and provided direct patient care in hospital and outpatient settings. Performed research on neuroprotective therapeutics in a murine model of crush injuries of the facial nerve. 

-Participated in medical mission trip to Cocachara, Peru

Stanford Hospital & Clinics

Chief Resident Otolarynology-Head and Neck Surgery

Otolaryngology-Head and Neck surgery (ENT/head and neck surgery).


Post Graduate Year (PGY I-IV) Responsibilities
Clinical
1. Responsible for the daily care of inpatients
2. Perform medical histories and physical examinations
3. Perform pre-op and post-op evaluations of patients, admissions
and discharges
4. Manage inpatients and outpatients with guidance from chief
residents and attendings
5. Participate in all basic science lectures, courses and conferences
sponsored by the department
6. Make a daily progress note in the chart
7. Staff all admissions with faculty
8. Staff all proposed surgeries with faculty
9. Supervise and instruct first and second year residents in the clinic
and operating room
10. Participates in all otolaryngologic surgeries, including plastic
reconstructive surgery, otology/neurotology, head and neck
surgery, and pediatric otolaryngology, including cleft lip and cleft

Administrative
1. Keep a case log and update it weekly
2. Follow medical staff regulations regarding hospital chart notes,
dictations and signing of medical records
3.. Respond to pages, e-mails, and written correspondence promptly 

PGY V Responsibilities
All of the above plus
Administrative
1. Develop the resident call schedule for fourth and fifth year
residents
2. Manage all resident absence requests to allow clinical coverage
3. Assign OR cases to ensure all residents have a balance operative
experience
4. Attend faculty meetings and act as a liaison between the faculty
and the residents
5. Insure residents complete annual faculty evaluation, complete
resident work hour forms, and keep an accurate record of OR
cases completed
6. Give advice to program director, chairman and faculty regarding
resident policies, operation of the clinic and ward, and resident
education

Stanford University Medical Center

Resident Physician

Awarded a very competitive year-long research grant from the Doris Duke Foundation where I studied non-visual photodetection in the blind.