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What we do
Our clinical experts in women's reproductive care offer health education and answers to questions directly on your mobile -- without a waiting room!Download our mobile health guides and message a doctor for FREE.
We provide women with a lifetime of reproductive health education, online access to clinical experts and the best women's health products selected by doctors.
We support women's changing bodies from menstruation through motherhood, including postpartum, lactation and menopause to enable optimal sexual health, fertility and physical and emotional well-being.
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We put women firstWe serve YOU, our customers.We do NOT serve your health insurance company nor the interests of big pharmaceuticals.As doctors and independent healthcare practitioners, we are motivated by patient health, not profits.
We are evidence-basedWe believe in evidence-based health practice and not medical dogma.We believe prevention is preferable to a cure.We know our healthcare system is broken and we are doing our best to fix it.
We keep your data safeWe protect your privacy.We do not share your health or personal data without your explicit consent.We do not integrate with your employer's health platform, your health insurance company, or your electronic health record.The information you share with us is confidential, as all healthcare information should be.You own and control your own data, you may download it or delete it at any time.
We collaborateWe collaborate with healthcare partners committed to improving women's reproductive health.We take a collaborative team approach that includes physicians, nurse practitioners, midwives, doulas, acupuncturists, chiropractors, mental health professionals, lactation consultants and other service providers.
We act from the heartWarmth, empathy and compassionate care guide all our actions.Our bedside manner is as important as our medical expertise.
- Our TeamEmbraceHer is committed to enabling better, more personalized health solutions for women.EmbraceHer was founded by a team of obstetrician/gynecologists and women passionate about improving women's healthcare. We provide FREE health education and health tracking tools, connecting women with clinically-sound expertise and support accessible from mobile phones.We have decades of clinical experience serving women of all ages beginning with puberty through preconception, infertility, pregnancy, motherhood and perimenopause/menopause.We are changing healthcare from the inside-out and actively recruiting people and partners who are passionate about women's health.
Jan Rydfors, M.D., FACOG, CofounderDr. Jan Rydfors is a Board-certified OBGyn and clinical expert in high risk Obstetrics and advanced fertility treatment. Jan co-authored the clinical textbook used by all U.S. OBGyn residents, "Handbook in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility". Dr. Rydfors received his medical degree from Stanford University Medical Center and is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Stanford University Medical Center. Dr. Rydfors is a medical advisor to several digital health startups, including Naia Health, Lucina Maternity and OneDegree and is the Director of Freyja Clinic in Silicon Valley. He is a recipient of the Compassionate Doctor and Patient's Choice award. Dr Rydfors is fluent in French, Spanish, Swedish and some Mandarin.
Denise Terry, Cofounder & CEODenise Terry is an experienced mobile technology entrepreneur who has led product, marketing and sales for several high-growth consumer and SaaS startups, including LinkExchange (acquired by Microsoft), myID (acquired by Experian) and Immunet (acquired by Sourcefire). Denise was Chief Marketing Officer for DayOne center for expectant parents and launched a women's health company supporting hundreds of mothers during the prenatal and postpartum period. Denise holds a B.S. in Economics from Smith College and holds certifications in perinatal fitness, pre- and perinatal massage, and birth and postpartum doula support. She is a mother of twins and an advocate for working women and mothers.
Jeanine Swatton, EngineeringJeanine is a developer of mobile apps and web applications with an MS in Computer Science. She has a passion for STEM education and for educating students in engineering, and was programming since she was 16.
Jeanine teaches iOS development and Ruby on Rails at the university level and is an active member of Women in Technology International, the Society of Women Engineers, National Center for Women & IT, as well as Computer Users Educator Organization.
Jeanine is Director of Wearable Technology for the Silicon Valley China Wireless Technology Association. She oversees all technology platform and mobile development for EmbraceHer, including partnership and device integration.
Aron Schuftan, M.D., FACOG, CofounderDr. Aron Schuftan is a board certified OBGyn who received his medical degree from Ponce School of Medicine in Puerto Rico and his specialty training from Boston Medical Center. He has been an obstetrician for nearly a decade and has delivered countless babies.
Dr. Schuftan has lived in five continents and has traveled to over 40 countries. He has a special interest in using technology to empower today’s tech-savvy patients with sound medical knowledge and peace of mind. His love for obstetrics started at the age of 17, when he delivered twins while doing volunteer work in Ethiopia.
Simon DarbyDesignSimon is a designer and creative director with over 30 years' experience in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Canada and the U.S. He has worked across every aspect of design in marketing with the world's leading advertising agencies, industrial and digital designers. Simon's digital design work has been recognized with several international design awards.Simon has experience across a wide range of sectors including healthcare, Internet and software technology.
Aarti Nasta, M.D.Pediatrics AdvisorDr. Nasta received her Medical degree from Brown University and her specialization training from Children’s Hospital- Los Angeles. She has additional training in functional and integrative medicine and has completed the Institute of Functional Medicine’s core curriculum and Food as Medicine course.Dr. Nasta founded the HIV/AIDS Holistic Treatment & Care Initiative in Mumbai, India, a Clinton Foundation program.She then worked at the Children's Hospital Oakland and the GetzWell Pediatric practice in San Francisco.Dr. Nasta embraces a truly holistic approach in the care of children. She is fluent in Hindi and Spanish. Dr. Nasta lives on the Peninsula with her husband and two little children.
Richard Schmidt, M.D.Fertility AdvisorDr. Schmidt received his undergraduate degree at Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo where he studied engineering and biochemistry. He went on to receive his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He completed his residency and specialty in reproductive endocrinology and fertility training at Valley Medical Center in San Jose and at NOVA IVF.
Dr. Schmidt has been the Medical Director at NOVA IVF since 1999.
Dr. Schmidt emphasizes the uniqueness of every patient and the importance of individualized treatments for patients to maximize their chances of success.The science of fertility treatment is not always exact and there are many factors that may play a role in the ultimate outcome.
Barb Dehn, RN MS NPNurse PractitionerBarb Dehn is a practicing Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, award winning author, and a nationally recognized health expert. She holds a BS from Boston College and earned her Masters degree at the University of California, San Francisco. An in demand and popular national speaker on all aspects of women’s health, she also lectures at Stanford and is a frequent health expert on television. She has appeared on CBS, ABC, CNN, Good Morning America Now and NBC’s iVillageLive.Barb practices with Women Physicians in the heart of Silicon Valley. She has over 20 years experience listening to and caring for women. She’s helped countless women and couples navigate their way through infertility, pregnancy, breastfeeding, and menopause. She’s adept at listening, validating and explaining complicated health matters in a straightforward, easy to understand, warm and friendly style.
Donnica Moore, M.D.Women's Health AdvisorDonnica Moore, MD is highly regarded as a women's health expert. She is President, Sapphire Women’s Health Group, hosts DrDonnica.com, and is the Editor-in-Chief of the Women’s Health for Life. Known as “Dr. Donnica”, she has done more than 800 television appearances including “The Dr. Oz Show”, “The Today Show”, “Good Morning America”, “The Oprah Winfrey Show”, “The Steve Harvey Show”, and many others.
Dr. Moore has received more than 30 prestigious awards for her work in business & medicine. She is a member of the Board of Directors for the Society for Women’s Health Research and served on the Medical Advisory Boards for several companies. Her work has been featured in more than 40 periodicals such as Business Week, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Dr. Moore graduated from Princeton University and the SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine & did residency training in obstetrics & gynecology & family medicine. She is the mother of two college students.
William J. Bosl, PhDHealth InformaticsDr. Bosl is the director of Health Informatics at USF. He holds a doctorate in computational physics from Stanford University and joined the Boston Children's Hospital Informatics Program (CHIP) as a faculty member with Harvard Medical School. Dr. Bosl pursued further doctoral training in clinical neuroscience and collaborated with physicians in the Neurology and Developmental Medicine departments on research to find early biomarkers of neurodevelopmental disorders in children, with a focus on autism and epilepsy. He was also a lecturer and collaborator with the MIT Global Health Informatics group on neurotechnology for global mental healthcare, a project that involves a growing network of research partners in Africa.
Dr. Bosl holds an adjunct research scientist appointment with Children's Hospital in Oakland Research Institute. His research focuses on early detection and monitoring of neurological and developmental disorders in children; global mental health; nonlinear signal processing and machine learning in healthcare; and cognitive phenotypes, consciousness and electrophysiology.
Christine SublettChief Security & Privacy OfficerChristine Sublett is a prominent voice at the cutting edge of security and information protection innovation and strategy.
Previously, she held senior-level Security, Privacy, Compliance and Information Technology roles for a variety of healthcare entities including Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford, StayWell Health Management and numerous health-tech start-ups.
She is an adjunct professor in the USF graduate health informatics program and teaches in the UC Santa Cruz extension program on Data Privacy & Security for Healthcare and Bioscience. She also serves on the El Camino Hospital Board of Director's Compliance, Privacy and Audit Committee.
Christine has a BA from the University of California-Davis, a MA from San Francisco State University and multiple technical certifications including the CISSP, CRISC and CGEIT. Christine is an avid cyclist, and is a member of the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Department Search and Rescue team. Christine lives on the Peninsula with her family.
Tim TullyData and Technology AdvisorTim Tully is Distinguished Architect at Yahoo! and is an experienced big data expert. At Yahoo!, he has designed the Yahoo! Data technology platform, including data warehousing, aggregation, visualization, instrumentation, ETL and anything else involving analytics. Currently, he leads the architecture of multi-petabyte solutions at Yahoo on Hadoop and other big data ecosystems, and is responsible for bringing Spark and Shark to Yahoo.
He is also a Winner of prestigious Yahoo! Individual Superstar award for 2011.
Tim designed and developed a baby tracking app while his wife was pregnant with their son and is passionate about helping parents with mobile solutions.
Eric HallAdvisorEric is a managing partner with FLG Partners, a comprehensive board advisory and CFO consulting firm for Silicon Valley companies, ranging from A-round to billion dollar public companies. Eric has over 25 years of experience serving as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer for a variety of public and private companies. He was interim CFO of Pacific Fertility Center.
Eric has experience in building successful financial organizations in companies from the ground up. He has helped launch several Internet companies over the past 20 years as CFO for The ImagiNation Network, Yahoo!, women.com, and NetChannel. He has helped raise over $100 million for venture-backed companies and has provided guidance for many companies positioning themselves for raising venture capital.
Eric has an MBA in Finance from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University, and a BA in Economics from the University of California, Davis. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst and member of the CFA Institute.
Mike GreenfieldAdvisorMike Greenfield is an entrepreneur with a strong interest in data and analytics. He founded Team Rankings and Circle of Moms and honed his growth hacking skills at PayPal. Mike advises early stage companies.After graduating with honors from Stanford University with a B.S. in Mathematical and Computational Science, Mike served as an early employee of PayPal, where he designed and built some of the company's first fraud prevention models as a Senior R&D Scientist. He then moved on to manage the analytics team at LinkedIn, gathering and processing intelligence about the patterns and behaviors of millions of site users.
- Please Connect with UsFor all partnership-related inquiries, please reach us at partners@embraceherhealth.com.For press-related inquiries, please reach us at press@embraceherhealth.com.For customer support and feedback, please reach us at support@embraceherhealth.com.For job inquiries, please reach us at jobs@embraceherhealth.com.To connect with our CEO, please email her directly at denise@embraceherhealth.com.
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