About Everest Health

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Everest Health combines advanced longevity medicine and comprehensive primary care in an integrative holistic approach. Our goal is to help patients measurably reverse aging, prevent disease, and optimize their overall function and well-being. Our longstanding partnership with the Methuselah Foundation has yielded an evidence-based protocol of interventions. These measures are proven safe and effective in humans, designed to enhance health, mitigate age-related disease risks, and extend healthspan.

Our approach begins with listening. Your understanding of yourself is invaluable to us and to your care. We then conduct targeted, comprehensive testing - more thorough than typical primary care, but carefully selected for relevance. We use the most advanced, actionable precision diagnostics available to truly understand your health state.

These tests reveal a clear picture of your personal strengths and areas for improvement, which enables us to:

  • Build a tailored longevity strategy
  • Address immediate health concerns
  • Develop a personalized treatment plan

Combining clinical data with your personal goals, expectations, and preferences helps us create a roadmap toward achieving your optimized self.

Our mission is focused and simple: Measurably enhance our patients' well-being, enabling us all to live better and longer, together.

What sets Everest Health apart?

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We have a strong research foundation.

Our research background equips us to thoroughly investigate new options and critically reevaluate established practices. We don't simply accept conventional wisdom but continually scrutinize the evidence. We apply the same rigorous standards and open-minded approach to assessing vitamins, herbs, supplements, and alternative therapies as we do to mainstream medicine.

We encourage our patients to actively participate in their treatment by asking questions, offering suggestions, and Sharing relevant research. And you can be certain that we listen! This collaborative approach empowers patients to take ownership of their health journey and contributes to more effective, personalized care.

Our heart is with our clients.

We genuinely care about people and find fulfillment in serving others. Our greatest satisfaction comes from helping individuals become measurably younger, healthier, and happier, demonstrating to them that a brighter future is attainable.

Our mission is to:

  • Advocate for our clients
  • Support them in making significant improvements to their wellbeing
  • Contribute to a world where we all live better and longer, together

This mission drives us to continuously strive for excellence in longevity medicine and personalized care.

Our Team

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Our team members are carefully selected for their unique blend of analytical skills and altruism — a crucial combination in the field of longevity medicine. We choose individuals who can:

  • Effectively navigate the complex landscape of longevity research
  • Translate cutting-edge knowledge into practical clinical applications
  • Provide compassionate, patient-centered care

This rigorous selection process ensures that our team is uniquely qualified to:

  • Critically evaluate the wealth of information in the longevity field
  • Implement evidence-based practices in a clinical setting
  • Offer innovative, personalized solutions to our patients

By maintaining these high standards, we ensure that our patients receive the most advanced and effective care in longevity medicine.

Our team's commitment to longevity medicine is deeply personal, rooted in real-world experiences with illness and aging. While we've witnessed firsthand the many challenges associated with aging – for both individuals and caregivers – we also believe that they are not necessarily inevitable. Our mission is to mitigate these challenges through early interventions, aiming to reduce or even eliminate the suffering often associated with the aging process.

  • Each member of our team exemplifies:
  • Expertise in extending "healthspan"—your healthy years of life
  • Ability to motivate clients towards optimal health and thriving
  • A collaborative approach, partnering with patients to achieve their goals
  • Deep respect for patients, shown through empathy, acceptance, and validation
  • A holistic perspective, addressing physical, intellectual, social, emotional, and spiritual needs
  • Recognition of the interconnectedness of bodily systems and symptoms at micro and macro levels
  • Open-mindedness and commitment to staying informed about the best cross-disciplinary treatments
  • Scientific rigor, thirst for knowledge, and passion for education
  • Enthusiasm, positivity, and joie de vivre

We select our team not just for their qualifications but because each one is a pleasure to be around, ensuring a positive experience for our patients.

Our Medical Team

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Danielle Ruiz, MSN, APRN, AGNP-C

CEO, Medical Director, Provider

Danielle became a Fellow of Geriatric Medical Research with the Methuselah Foundation in 2016, researching the best evidence-based methods to extend life, prevent disease, optimize health, and measure biologic age and function. She has lectured at international conferences on the topic of longevity, using her case studies as the basis of her research. She earned a Master of Science in Nursing degree from George Mason University and is a Board Certified Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner. She has continued to advance academically and professionally, and became Medical Director in 2020 with the goal of developing a protocol that would improve the lives of her patients. An entrepreneur, researcher, and provider, Danielle combines her passion for knowledge and personalized medical care with her ongoing work with the Methuselah Foundation.


Samuel Boakye

Samuel Boakye, MD

Collaborating Physician

Dr. Samuel Boakye has practiced family medicine since 1996. Board certified in Family Medicine and a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (FAAFP), he completed his internship and residency at Howard University Hospital, during which time he also served as Administrative Chief Resident. Based in New York, he is associated with Englewood Hospital and Garnet Health Medical Center. Dr. Boakye is dedicated to providing quality, evidence-based patient care.


Olivia Lesslar

Olivia Lesslar, M.D

Medical Advisor

Dr. Olivia Ly Lesslar, an Australian-educated and registered medical doctor, holds a Bachelor of International Relations with a triple major including French and Diplomacy, alongside a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery. With postgraduate studies in skin cancer medicine and clinical nutrition management, she is currently pursuing a Diploma in Clinical Hypnosis and Strategic Psychotherapy. Aside from longevity, Dr. Lesslar specializes in preventative medicine, psychoneuroimmunology, biohacking, and complex conditions such as neurodegeneration, cancer, allergies, and long COVID.

Her experience as Medical Director of Functional and Longevity Medicine in various clinics has given her the opportunity to focus on problem-solving multisystem chronic conditions, utilizing non-pharmaceutical interventions. Dr. Lesslar collaborates with international clinics and institutions and works closely with Griffith University's National Centre for Neuroimmunology and Emerging Diseases and serves on the Board of Advisors to the Dean of Medicine of the National University of Singapore. Dr. Lesslar is recognized as an industry disruptor and leader in integrative medicine, featured in the NYC Journal 50 under 50 in 2021 and delivering talks at prestigious universities and events worldwide.

Our Business Team

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David Gobel

  • Longevity and Healthspan Consultant,
  • Co-founder and CEO of the Methuselah Foundation,
  • the original health foundation dedicated to longevity.

David is one of the pioneers in the field of longevity science with the goal of limiting human suffering typically associated with aging. He is uniquely aware of the most profound advancements in field and continues to be involved with many of those breakthroughs. A philanthropist, serial entrepreneur, inventor and futurist, he was one of the first people to publicly discuss the idea of longevity escape velocity, the hypothetical situation in which life expectancy is extended faster by technological means than the passing of time, leading to a longer, healthier, and happier life.

He provided inspiration for and has been personally involved in creating the Methuselah Protocol.

Sergio Ruiz

  • Longevity and Healthspan Consultant,
  • COO of Turn Biotechnologies, a startup in the field of cellular reprogramming,
  • and Managing Director of the Methuselah Fund

Sergio constantly monitors the developments in longevity research and counsels several companies in the field. An entrepreneur, philanthropist and investor, he has advised on the development of several biotechnologies designed to increase the healthy human lifespan, helping them evolve from academic investigations to commercial enterprises. He graduated from the University of Maryland and has a Genetics and Genomics certificate from Stanford University.

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Have you read our team description and think that you would be a good fit? Do you have a business opportunity, are a provider, a practice who would like to collaborate, or are looking to join the Longevity movement? Feel free to reach out!

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