Meet the Team

Ryan Phelps, CEO

Ryan Phelps, MD

CEO, Head of Content

Former Stanford neurosurgery resident and UCSF medical student, with a background in learning psychology. Scored in the 100th percentile on the USMLE, with years of experience designing NBME-style questions.

Jacob Caccamo, COO

Jacob Caccamo

COO, Head of Design

UX designer and front-end engineer specialized in building EdTech platforms in medicine. Previously at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Kevin Bastoul, CTO

Kevin Bastoul

CTO, Head of Engineering

Full stack software engineer specialized in AI and EdTech, having built AI-powered educational products used by tens of thousands of students. Previous roles at Square and Veeva Systems.

Advisory Board

Meet the incredible individuals that have helped shape Ora and serve as advisory members for the future.

Jessica Valdez, MD, MPH

Jessica Valdez, MD, MPH

UCSF Obstetrics & Gynecology

Henry Nguyen

Henry Nguyen

M3 at Stanford SOM

Hadley Leatherman

Hadley Leatherman

M4 at UW SOM