Meet Our Team

Meet the dedicated professionals working to reverse diabetes and obesity in underserved communities. From visionary leadership to hands-on clinical care, each member of our team brings deep expertise, compassion, and dedication to reversing diabetes, obesity, and other chronic conditions. 

Leadership Team

A dedicated team of leaders driving vision, strategy, and growth.

Mariela Glandt, MD

Co-Founder and CEO

Endocrinologist with 20+ years of experience reversing diabetes, founder of The Glandt Center, and global leader in metabolic health. Dr. Glandt has dedicated her career to proving that Type 2 diabetes can be reversed through personalized nutrition and lifestyle medicine.

Ido Ophir

Co-Founder and COO

Healthcare operator and entrepreneur. Passionate about scalable care delivery models that serve Medicaid and underinsured populations. Ido brings deep experience in building technology platforms that make quality healthcare accessible to all.

Hagai Cohen

Co-Founder and CFO

Financial strategist and healthcare economics expert. Hagai ensures OwnaHealth’s sustainable growth while maintaining our commitment to serving underserved communities with value-based care models.

Operations Team

The team ensuring seamless execution and efficient day-to-day operations.

David Tahari

Client Success Manager

Dedicated to ensuring every patient and health system partner achieves their best outcomes. David manages relationships and success metrics that drive real health improvements.

Natalie Rivera

Operations and Care Manager

Oversees daily operations and care coordination. Natalie ensures our patients receive seamless, culturally competent care from enrollment through their health transformation journey.

Chrissy

Clinical Team Lead

Healthcare professional dedicated to delivering high-quality patient care and clinical excellence.

Our Provider Network

Providers & Nutrition Experts

A large team of medical providers, registered dietitians, and coaches, all experts in the OwnaWay. Our network includes endocrinologists, family medicine doctors, nurse practitioners, and certified diabetes educators who share our mission of reversing metabolic disease.

OwnaHealth is a clinically-proven, tech-enabled service that combines medical supervision, one-on-one coaching, continuous health tracking, and therapeutic nutrition to drive real, lasting results — even in the hardest-to-treat populations.

Join Our Mission

Ready to help reverse the course of chronic disease? We’re always looking for passionate healthcare professionals who share our vision.