Medical Team

Stacey joined 23andMe in 2016 as a Medical Affairs Associate. Her role is mostly internal facing, ensuring clinical credibility related to health-oriented products, services, communications, and marketing. She also provides strategic advice, aiding in various functions including product development.

Anne joined 23andMe in June 2018 as a medical education content specialist. In her role, she is responsible for developing educational initiatives that equip health care professionals to better integrate personalized genetic information into the everyday care of their patients.

Anne is a board certified genetic counselor with over 25 years of experience in genetic counseling program leadership, medical education and administration. Most recently, Anne directed the Joan H. Marks Graduate Program in Human Genetics at Sarah Lawrence College where she led efforts to increase the program’s training capacity so more genetic counselors are available to meet the needs of patients and their families.

Anne’s career in higher education includes teaching and curriculum development in a medical school setting. She was an editorial board member of a peer-reviewed repository of genomics educational materials for genetic counselors, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists and physicians. She also served as president of the American Board of Genetic Counseling. Anne earned her graduate degree in medical genetics from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

As Medical Director of 23andMe, Dr. Noel leads the clinical services for virtual personalized medicine using the power of genetics to prevent disease. Dr. Noel is a board certified preventive medicine physician with specialization in health promotion and disease prevention. She is a subject matter expert in telehealth, having served on many national committees, including for organizations such as the Association of American Medical Colleges and the American Telemedicine Association. Prior to joining 23andMe she was the Deputy Chief Medical Information Officer and Telehealth Director at a large academic medical center in New York. Dr. Noel led Telehealth services, education and research initiatives for Stony Brook Medicine at a crucial period of digital transformation arising from needs of the Coronavirus pandemic response.

Dr. Noel began her career in academic medicine with joint faculty appointments in Family, Population, Preventive Medicine and Biomedical Informatics. She has clinical experience in preventive medicine, occupational medicine and primary care. She continues to hold academic faculty positions at Stony Brook Renaissance School of Medicine’s Department of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine and in the School of Health Technology and Management.

Kimberly Noel, MD, MPH, is a graduate of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, George Washington University School of Medicine, and Duke University. She completed her residency in Preventive Medicine at Stony Brook Renaissance School of Medicine.

As Director of Medical Affairs, Dr. Pollard oversees a team that leverages clinical, research, and industry expertise in maintaining the clinical integrity of 23andMe’s health-oriented products, services, research, and communications, and preserving a channel for two-way dialogue with the healthcare community.

Dr. Pollard is a double board-certified physician and surgeon with a BS in Health Psychology from Duke University and an MD from Vanderbilt University. He completed his residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Stanford University and fellowship training in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Tulane University.

Eloycsia is a healthcare professional with over 8 years of experience working in Health Education at both the local and state levels. She joined 23andMe in November 2018 as a Medical Education Project Manager. She serves as a health education expert and lead on managing projects that elevate 23andMe in the clinical environment.

Prior to joining 23andMe, Eloycsia worked as a Disease Management Program Manager, where she focused on Diabetes, Asthma, and Pain Management/ Opioid Safety initiatives.

Eloycsia has a MPH in Health Education from San Francisco State University and a dual B.A. degree from the University of California, Davis. During the course of her graduate studies, Eloycsia interned with the Communicable Diseases Program at Contra Costa Health Services, working alongside epidemiologists conducting disease investigations. Eloycsia completed her postgraduate fellowship with the California Epidemiologic Investigation Services (Cal EIS), a CDPH program, where she led a quality improvement assessment on the Evaluation of Long Acting Reversible Contraception Methods in School Based Health Centers.

Olivia joined 23andMe in December of 2018 and is primarily responsible for providing a clinical lens to 23andMe’s health product and research initiatives. She has over seven years of direct patient care experience in the fields of oncology and clinical research, working across various delivery settings, including inpatient, outpatient, and infusion clinics. Olivia most recently worked as a Nurse Operations Lead for a start-up called Driver, where she informed product development and customer care from a clinical perspective. She is passionate about leading change in the healthcare industry and empowering all nurses to influence the future of healthcare delivery.

Olivia is a Registered Nurse with a BS in Biomedical Sciences from the Rochester Institute of Technology, a BSN from Johns Hopkins University, a certificate in Data Analytics from General Assembly-NYC, and a Master’s in Health Care Delivery Leadership from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.