Medical Affairs Team

The Medical Affairs team works tirelessly to help ensure the scientific accuracy and integrity of all Healthline content, products, and services.

Our dedicated team also manages the extensive Healthline Medical Network, bringing together a diverse group of healthcare professionals who are leaders in their respective fields. These professionals come from all corners of the healthcare industry and are backed by years of clinical practice, research, and patient advocacy.

We know that trust is earned, and creating trustworthy content is at the core of our mission. Prior to publication, our Medical Network experts evaluate the content to ensure it is evidence-based, medically accurate, and reflective of the latest, most up-to-date information and care standards.

We continuously monitor advances in the healthcare industry and evolve accordingly by providing our audience with insights into new clinical guidelines, drug approvals or recalls, and major practice recommendations.

At Healthline, we want to help you take that next step in your health journey by providing all the information and resources you need at your fingertips. Our dedicated medical professionals strive to fulfill our mission by empowering our readers to feel more knowledgeable and confident about their health.

Meet Our Team

Jenny Yu, MD FACS
Chief Health Officer
Jenny Yu joins the Healthline Medical Affairs Team with experience in clinical research, education, and clinical practice. She has experience in clinical operations, research processes, and innovation. Her passion is to educate in the realm of conditions, prevention and wellness. Her role with the Medical Integrity Team is to ensure accurate and consistent medical content in the strategic growth of Healthline.
Megan Nelson, AM
Director, Medical Network
Megan Nelson brings her years of consulting and relationship management experience to lead the strategy of Healthline Media’s Medical Network and ensure the accuracy and integrity of Healthline’s content, products, and services. She received her master’s degree in social administration from The University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration with a certificate in health administration and policy. Before Healthline Media, Megan held leadership roles in organ and tissue donation education and hospital development.
Raven Shelvin
Medical Network Program Manager
Raven Shelvin brings her years of strong research, problem-solving, and relationship-building skills to oversee the relationship management of Healthline’s Medical Network. She earned her BS from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in criminal justice and sociology and is an advocate for mental health awareness within her community. Before joining Healthline, Raven was a physician credentialing specialist within the healthcare staffing industry, where she owned and developed the relationship management of the physician network.
Brittany Dickens, MPA
Medical Network Program Manager
Brittany brings her years of relationship building, problem-solving, and evaluation strategy to support Healthline’s Medical Network. She received her master’s degree in public administration from DePaul University with a certificate in health administration and policy. Before joining Healthline, Brittany held roles in the healthcare industry, where she worked to build recruitment resources and relationship management within the physician group.
Jenna Hotaling, CHES
Medical Network Assistant Program Manager
Jenna Hotaling joins the Medical Affairs team with experience in community engagement, relationship management, and content strategy. She received her bachelor’s degree in public health from SUNY Potsdam and is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES). Before joining Healthline, Jenna held roles in the healthcare industry, including prevention and education, wellness promotion, and partner success in medical affairs.
Lin Reish
Medical Standards and Insights Manager
Lin Reish joined the Healthline Medical Affairs team after graduating with her B.S. from Vanderbilt University. As a Research Analyst on the Medical Integrity team, Lin is passionate about driving positive change through research, advocacy, and outreach. In her role, Lin collaborates with other members of the team to perform ad and affiliate vetting and healthcare landscape surveillance. Through her work she ensures that Healthline’s content is current, accurate, and trustworthy and helps Healthline set industry standards for transparency and safety.
Julia Machol
Medical Standards and Insights Senior Associate
Julia Machol brings her passion for equity and access to healthcare to Healthline Media’s Medical Affairs team. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in physics from the University of California, Los Angeles, applying her analytical skill set to her work as a Medical Standards and Insights Associate. Her work helps verify the accuracy and integrity of Healthline’s content.
Nia Davis
Medical Standards and Insights Associate
Nia Davis joined RVO Health bringing her common interest in communications strategy and research in the health and wellness space. Nia is passionate about collaborating on DEI efforts and health and wellness opportunities across all industry standards. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in mass communication from Shaw University, Through her work with Medical Standards and Insights, she is dedicated to informing fact-based research for Healthline’s content.
Naomi Tellez-Duran
Medical Standards and Insights Associate
Naomi Tellez-Duran joined Healthline as an Associate Market Editor after graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from Queens University of Charlotte. Naomi’s drive for fact-finding, analysis, and editing evolved into Healthline’s Medical Standards and Insights team. Through her role, Naomi ensures the integrity and reputation of brands and products align with RVO Health standards.
Natalie Eller
Medical Standards and Insights Associate
Natalie Eller joins RVO Health with an educational background in health communication and professional experience in the clinical trial space. In her undergraduate studies at Northern Kentucky University, she participated in several qualitative research studies with topics spanning the health communication field. These opportunities allowed Natalie to pursue her passion for health literacy while learning valuable skills like data analysis, critical thinking, and collaboration. Through her work, Natalie is able to make an impact on the world by providing medically accurate health information.
Lisa Valente, MS, RD
Medical Integrity Manager
Lisa Valente is a registered dietitian with over a decade of editorial experience working with health and nutrition content. She loves breaking down complex science and health information, making it easier for people to understand, while maintaining the accuracy and integrity of the content. Lisa holds a Master of Science in nutrition communications from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and completed her dietetic internship at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Rose Aka-James, MPH
Senior Project Manager, Public Health Promotion
Rose Aka-James joins RVO Health with over a decade of experience working in social science research, community-centered health equity programming, and cultivating cross sector partnerships to improve maternal and reproductive health, youth mental health, HIV/AIDs, and food security in the U.S. and internationally. She’s a passionate advocate for equity, access, social justice and communication. In her role on the HESI team, she collaborates across business units to expand literacy, leads high-impact partnerships, facilitates DEI checkpoints for RVOH’s content, people, and products, and elevates important health inequities through social impact initiatives. Rose has a Master of Public Health degree from the New York University College of Global Public Health.