{"id":5362,"date":"2019-03-11T09:07:55","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T09:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.kolabtree.com\/?p=5362"},"modified":"2019-04-08T10:44:48","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T10:44:48","slug":"top-5-medical-influencers-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/top-5-medical-influencers-to-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Medical Influencers to Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_45_1 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" area-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-6a3228d3cbcf4\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-6a3228d3cbcf4\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/top-5-medical-influencers-to-watch\/#1_Doctor_Mike_DO\" title=\"1. Doctor Mike, DO\">1. Doctor Mike, DO<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/top-5-medical-influencers-to-watch\/#2_Barby_Ingle\" title=\"2. Barby Ingle\">2. Barby Ingle<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/top-5-medical-influencers-to-watch\/#3_Yoni_Friedhoff_MD\" title=\"3. Yoni Friedhoff, MD\">3. Yoni Friedhoff, MD<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/top-5-medical-influencers-to-watch\/#4_Wendy_Sue_Swanson_MD\" title=\"4. Wendy Sue Swanson, MD\">4. Wendy Sue Swanson, MD<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/top-5-medical-influencers-to-watch\/#5_Ruth_Fox\" title=\"5. Ruth Fox\">5. Ruth Fox<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><b>According to Push Doctor\u2019s 2016 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushdoctor.co.uk\/hubfs\/PushDoctor-Digital-Healthcare-Review-2016.pdf?t=1523627901915\"><b>UK Digital Health Report,<\/b><\/a><b> one in four people in the UK choose to self-diagnose a disease through an online search rather than seeing a doctor. Whether it is because they are unable to get an appointment quickly enough or because they are embarrassed to talk about their health concerns with an actual person, more and more patients choose Doctor Google for health and lifestyle advice. In this new age of informed patients, medical influencers play a key role in increasing health literacy. Here Ramya Sriram, digital content manager of <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/?utm_source=StoneJunction&amp;utm_medium=Edit+and+reissue&amp;utm_campaign=KOL001\"><b>freelance scientists online platform<\/b><\/a><b> Kolabtree, presents the top five to watch for.<\/b><\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Doctor_Mike_DO\"><\/span><b>1. Doctor Mike, DO<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First up is Mikhail Varshavski, better known as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/doctor.mike\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doctor Mike.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The 30-year-old Russian-American physician works in a family medicine practice in New York and has reached celebrity status on social media. He joined Instagram in 2012 to document his life as a medical student, but his profile went viral after Buzzfeed and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> magazine named him, \u201cthe Sexiest Doctor Alive\u201d in 2015. In the same year, he started <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.limitlesstomorrow.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Limitless Tomorrow<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a foundation that provides grants to deserving students.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Barby_Ingle\"><\/span><b>2. Barby Ingle<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best-selling author <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/barbyingle\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Barby Ingle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has suffered with chronic pain for more than two decades. It started in 1997 with Endometriosis and got worse in 2002 when she developed Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), a rare neuro-autoimmune condition. She is not a health professional herself, but because of her first-hand experience and an ability to empathise with people, thousands of patients reach out to her on social media for emotional support and medical advice on chronic pain. <\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Yoni_Friedhoff_MD\"><\/span><b>3. Yoni Friedhoff, MD<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yoni Freedhoof is a Professor of family medicine at the University of Ottawa and the director of the Bariatric Medical Institute, which provides non-surgical obesity treatment. His blog, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.weightymatters.ca\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weighty Matters<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has been ranked the world&#8217;s top health blog by <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technorati<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and his 2014 book <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Diet Fix: Why Diets Fail and How to Make Yours Work<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has been an Amazon best-seller. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Wendy_Sue_Swanson_MD\"><\/span><b>4. Wendy Sue Swanson, MD<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wendy Sue Swanson is a paediatrician, educator and best-selling author who supports the use of digital tools in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/ensuring-reproducibility-in-ai-driven-research-how-freelance-experts-can-help-in-biotech-and-healthcare\/\">healthcare<\/a>, advocating that online platforms can empower patients to take control of their own wellbeing. Also a mother of two boys, Swanson is best-known for her <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/seattlemamadoc.seattlechildrens.org\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seattle Mama Doc<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> blog, which provides advice on childcare. She is strongly pro-vaccines and repeatedly spoke out against the dangers of the no-vax movement. <\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Ruth_Fox\"><\/span><b>5. Ruth Fox<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">British mental health advocate and public speaker Ruth Fox is only 19, but she has already been an inspiration to thousands of people who struggle with depression and anxiety. Her book, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within the White Lines <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the story of how her passion for football helped her overcome her suicidal tendencies. Her Twitter account <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/foxinthebox05?lang=en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@FoxInTheBox05<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has about 8550 followers, a small number compared to other medical influencers, but her youth and talent in connecting with her audience make her one of the most interesting influencers to watch in the years to come.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Influencers give us an insight into the latest advances and innovations in healthcare and medical technology.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re looking for help or advice with your healthcare project, hire from thousands of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/find-an-expert\/subject\/healthcare-consulting?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=MedicalInfluencers\">healthcare consultants<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/?utm_source=StoneJunction&amp;utm_medium=Edit+and+reissue&amp;utm_campaign=KOL001\">Kolabtree<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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