We’ve redesigned headache care to put patients in the driver’s seat

Virtual-first headache care for all your symptoms, with seamless referrals for in-person injections or IVs when needed.

Haven's core services: virtual access, text-based headache diary, and ER-level treatments.

Meet the team at Haven

Portrait of Nada Hindiyeh, MD, Founder and Chief Medical Officer at Haven
Nada Hindiyeh, MD
Founder & Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Hindiyeh is a UCNS-certified headache specialist and former Associate Professor of Neurology at Stanford University, where she treated patients, led over 25 clinical trials as the Director of Headache Clinical Research and instructed headache fellows and neurology residents.

Portrait of Susan Hutchinson, MD, Director of Headache Medicine at Haven
Susan Hutchinson, MD
Director of Headache Medicine

Dr. Hutchinson is a UCNS-certified headache specialist and the founder of the Orange County Migraine & Headache Center in Irvine, California. The driving passion in her life is to alleviate the suffering from migraine in patients’ lives and to help give them their lives back.

Portrait of Andrew Blumenfeld, MD, Clinical Advisor specializing in headache care
Andrew Blumenfeld, MD
Clinical Advisor

Dr. Blumenfeld is a UCNS-certified headache specialist, board-certified neurologist, and is one of the developers of the Botox for migraine protocol. He is also an avid researcher and holds 27 patents related to headache treatment.

Portrait of Alicia Chang, Nurse Practitioner specializing in migraine management
Alicia Chang, FNP
Nurse Practitioner

Alicia is a Nurse practitioner who is a highly experienced provider specializing in migraine and pain management. With over a decade of clinical experience, she has expertise in advanced migraine treatments, including interventional therapies, neuromodulation techniques, and functional medicine approaches.

Portrait of Theresa Mallick-Searle, Adult Nurse Practitioner at Haven
Theresa Mallick-Searle, MS, PMGT-BC, ANP-BC, FAANP
Nurse Practitioner

Theresa is a Nurse Practitioner with over 29 years of experience at Stanford Health Care, where she worked within the Division of Pain Medicine. She is a nationally recognized clinician, speaker, author and thought leader in the field of pain management and has also developed a clinical subspecialty in headache management.

Portrait of Izac Ross, Founder and CEO of Haven
Izac Ross
Founder & CEO

Izac is the inspiration for Haven, having been diagnosed with migraine at age two. Izac is a design & product leader with 14 years of experience specializing in operationally complex businesses. As an early employee at Collective Health, he spent five years leading 0-1 initiatives. He also helped Alto Pharmacy and

Portrait of Samora Garling, Founder and COO of Haven
Samora Garling
Founder & COO

Samora is a generalist operator with experience in product, operations, and business development. He was part of the early Product team at Collective Health, where he owned all of the member-facing touch-points, drove 0-1 projects on the member side, and helped enable the service models on many of the internal operations teams.

Portrait of Matt Nunogawa, Founder and CTO of Haven
Matt Nunogawa
Founder & CTO

Matt is an experienced engineering leader who has a deep understanding of the technical/security requirements of healthcare regulation. He was also the first engineer at Collective Health, where he had a hand in recruiting most of the early Eng org and built out many of the core technical systems.

Portrait of Haley Lillehei, Head of Operations at Haven
Haley Lillehei
Head of Operations

Haley is a seasoned operator with over 10 years of experience working in early-stage health tech companies, including Collective Health and Modern Health. She's passionate about building products and experiences that make healthcare easier and more accessible.

Portrait of Sonia Koesterer, Head of Service Experience at Haven
Sonia Koesterer
Head of Service Experience

Sonia is a design leader, strategist, researcher, and wrangler of complex problems with 20 years of experience building services that people love and that truly improve their lives. She has led the design of new digital healthcare products from the ground up at Waymark, Collective Health, and three other early-stage health tech companies.

Portrait of Saurav Singh, Senior Software Engineer at Haven
Saurav Singh
Senior Software Engineer

Saurav Singh is a seasoned software engineer with over ten years of experience developing complex systems. He has held key roles at companies like Facebook, Niantic, Riverbed Technology, and Liftoff Mobile, specializing in scalable software solutions. Now at Haven, he brings his expertise to help transform headache care through technology.

Portrait of Jackie Herrlin, Senior Software Engineer at Haven
Jackie Herrlin
Senior Software Engineer

Jackie is a seasoned engineer with over a decade of experience working at both start-ups and large companies. She believes technology should make people’s lives better, not more complicated. She’s passionate about building things that help people live healthier lives.

We’re here to help you manage your headaches and have more good days.