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Our team

The clinicians behind
your longevity.

Board-certified physicians, performance scientists, and clinical nutritionists working as one care team. Every plan is shaped, reviewed, and adjusted by the same people who know your story.

Dr. Elena Pereira
Internal Medicine Longevity

Dr. Elena Pereira

Medical Director

Elena founded the clinical practice at Lifexist after 15 years in internal medicine and hospital leadership. She trained at Stanford and Johns Hopkins, and her work focuses on translating longevity research into safe, individualized protocols members can actually live with.

MD · MPH · Board Certified, Internal Medicine
Dr. Marcus Okafor
Peptides NAD+

Dr. Marcus Okafor

Longevity Physician

Marcus leads our peptide and NAD+ programs. A former emergency physician, he became drawn to longevity medicine after watching how proactive care changed outcomes for his patients. He’s known among members for explaining complex protocols in language anyone can follow.

MD · A4M Fellow in Anti-Aging Medicine
Dr. Sarah Chen
Hormones Thyroid

Dr. Sarah Chen

Hormone Specialist

Sarah specializes in bioidentical hormone replacement, thyroid optimization, and the metabolic foundations of energy and mood. Her work blends precision diagnostics with conservative, finely-titrated dosing — patients see real change without overshooting.

MD · Board Certified, OB-GYN & Endocrinology
Dr. Julia Romano
Performance Recovery

Dr. Julia Romano

Performance Medicine

Julia works with members who want to feel sharper, recover faster, and train longer — from masters athletes to founders who need their best decade ahead. Her work draws on sports medicine, sleep science, and HRV-led recovery protocols.

MD · MS Exercise Physiology · USOPC Consultant
Sarah Mitchell, RN
IV Therapy Member Care

Sarah Mitchell, RN

Clinical Nurse Lead

Sarah runs our IV suite and is usually the first person members meet on visit day. With over a decade of infusion experience in oncology and integrative medicine, she brings the kind of unhurried, attentive bedside manner that turns first-timers into regulars.

BSN, RN · IV Certified · ACLS
James Carter, MS
Nutrition Metabolic

James Carter, MS

Performance Nutritionist

James designs the nutrition and metabolic side of every Lifexist plan. His approach is pragmatic — built around what members actually eat, train for, and travel through — and grounded in continuous glucose and body composition data.

MS Clinical Nutrition · CISSN · RDN

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