# Robin Berzin

> Robin Berzin is the founder and CEO of Parsley Health, a holistic, root-cause medical practice she launched in 2016 to make functional medicine modern, data-driven, and reachable online nationwide. A Columbia-trained physician who started out chasing securities fraud as a paralegal at the U.S. Attorney's office, she co-founded the doctor-messaging app Cureatr in medical school before building Parsley into one of the largest functional medicine practices in the country. She is the author of State Change, a World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer, and one of Inc.'s 100 most innovative women in business.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Parsley Health
- **Organizations:** Parsley Health, Cureatr, Institute for Functional Medicine
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's, Summa Cum Laude, University of Pennsylvania, MD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Internal Medicine residency training, Mount Sinai Hospital, Functional medicine training, Institute for Functional Medicine
- **Known for:** Founded and scaled Parsley Health into the leading provider of root cause / functional medicine in the US, Reports 80% of patients improve or resolve chronic conditions within their first year of care, Recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Tech Pioneer

## Career timeline

- **pre-med** — Worked as a paralegal at the U.S. Attorney's office, including prosecuting securities fraud, before leaving for medicine
- **med school** — Co-founded Cureatr, a physician communication app, while at Columbia
- **2016** — Founded Parsley Health
- **2024** — Parsley Health raised $32M Series C; Paul Martino (VillageMD co-founder) joined as Board Chair; partnership with Daily Harvest
- **present** — Serves as Founder & CEO of Parsley Health and author of State Change

## Achievements

- Founded and scaled Parsley Health into the leading provider of root cause / functional medicine in the US
- Reports 80% of patients improve or resolve chronic conditions within their first year of care
- Recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Tech Pioneer
- Named one of Inc.'s 100 most innovative women in business
- Author of State Change: End Anxiety, Beat Burnout, and Ignite a New Baseline of Energy and Flow (Simon Element)
- Raised a reported total exceeding $120M for Parsley Health across funding rounds
- Certified yoga instructor and meditation teacher

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — Parsley Health closed a $32M Series C funding round
- **2024-04** — Paul Martino, co-founder of VillageMD, joined Parsley Health as Chair of the Board
- **2024-05** — Parsley Health partnered with Daily Harvest on doctor-recommended meals
- **2024-11** — Appeared on the Rich Roll Podcast discussing functional medicine, longevity, GLP-1s, and hormone therapy

## Links

- Website: https://robinberzinmd.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-berzin-md
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/parsley_health
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@parsleyhealth
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robinberzinmd/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/parsleyhealth/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@robinberzinmd

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Last updated: 2026-06-08