Bianca Palushaj, MD, is a neurology physician at Stanford Hospital. She completed training with the Institute of Functional Medicine, co-authored the first textbook on integrative medicine and geriatrics, and holds a special interest in nutrition and the relationship between gastrointestinal and brain health.

Prior to pursuing medicine, she worked with 23andMe, a genetic testing company, managing Parkinson's Disease research and building partnerships with pharmaceutical companies to help scientists make discoveries from the human genome to support personalized medicine.