Experienced, passionate, autoimmune-focused

We believe in you-focused care. We want to give you hope that you can get back to being you.

We’re reimagining autoimmune care.

Founded by autoimmune patient advocates, patient-doctors and experienced healthcare executives, our promise is that we will provide access to affordable, personalized, collaborative care, so that you can live your best possible life.

Based on a belief that the body’s own natural healing is the most powerful, our empathetic, highly trained, multi-disciplinary care team spent years testing and improving a methodology to help people -- including themselves -- reach remission.

Clinical Team

Dr. Beth Biggee

,

MD

Integrative Rheumatologist

Compassionate rheumatologist with over 20 years of experience and 3x board certifications in rheumatology, integrative medicine, and lifestyle medicine.

Jill Ryan

,

PA-C

Integrative Rheumatology Physician Assistant

Passionate rheumatology PA with 30 years experience. Empowering patients to lead healthier, happier lives through comprehensive care, education, and support.

Dr. Micah Yu

,

MD, MHA, MS

Founding Integrative Rheumatology Director

Autoimmune patient doctor and advocate with 4x board certifications in Rheumatology, Integrative Medicine, Internal Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine.

Christina Lascano

,

MPAS, PA-C, DipACLM

Lifestyle Medicine Physician Assistant

Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician Assistant dedicated to enhancing patients' quality of life through lifestyle change.

Dr. Lize Tibiriçá

,

PsyD

Autoimmune Health Psychologist

Expert psychologist who uses techniques such as CBT and ACT to connect with her clients and improve their quality of life.

Dr. Melissa Mondala

,

MD, MHA, MS

Founding Lifestyle Medicine Director

Nationally recognized Lifestyle Medicine intensivist and faculty member. 2x board certifications in Lifestyle Medicine and Family Medicine. Additional specialization in Integrative Psychiatry.

Jenifer Tharani

,

RD, MS

Autoimmune Dietitian

Registered dietitian offering guidance & education around anti-inflammatory nutrition and recipes.

Cameron Lacey

,

Care Coordinator

Passionate care coordinator dedicated to facilitating seamless patient-provider communication and optimizing your healthcare experience

Dahin Song

,

Care Coordinator

Committed care coordinator providing comprehensive assistance to the Rheumission team and patients.

Leadership

Dean Sawyer

,

CEO & Co-Founder

A serial health-tech entrepreneur and leader who has successfully scaled five digital health startups.

Dr. Bonnie Feldman

,

Co-Founder & Chief Patient Officer

Entrepreneur, health provider, researcher, analyst, digital health advisor and autoimmune patient + advocate.

Katie Cleary

,

VP, Marketing

Healthcare marketing leader with proven track record of brand growth and loyalty. Autoimmune patient + advocate.

Brent Creighton

,

PhD

Director of Clinical Operations

Digital health clinical operations pro with experience scaling multiple startup care management operations teams.

Shital Patel

,

CFO

Experienced startup finance and strategic planning leader, from early stage through to exit.

Ellie Duvall

,

Manager, Marketing & Analytics

Social media + email marketing. Experience in autoimmune advocacy & digital health market research.