Measuring Success By Lives Changed 

Dr Lipov is the co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Stella. He is a board-certified medical doctor with over 27 years of clinical experience and got his medical doctorate degree from Northwestern University. In 2006, Dr. Lipov pioneered the use of Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and adapted it to an advanced protocol now known as "Dual Sympathetic Reset".

Dr Lipov's passion for helping trauma victims stems from his own personal and family history of coping with PTSD and depression. He understands the impact that trauma can have on one's physical, mental, and emotional well-being, and strives to provide compassionate and empathetic care to his patients.

Dr. lipov is based in Chicago and treats patients at Stella's Flagship location in Westmont, IL. 

Shauna 'Doc' Springer is the Chief Psychologist for Stella, a leading, trusted authority on innovative trauma treatments. Dr. Springer is responsible for developing Stella's trauma informed approach to care across its international network of more than 40 clinics. She leads training and public speaking engagements for Stella and is the host of the podcast "The Story of Our Trauma." She is a best-selling author of three books on trauma and is widely considered to be one of the world's leading experts on psychological trauma, military transition, suicide prevention, and close relationships.

Brian is the Chief Psychiatric Officer at Stella, he clinical lead at our Boston location, and an attending psychiatrist in the Neurotherapeutics Department at McLean Hospital, where he treats patients with severe mental illness using modalities such as ketamine. He completed his adult psychiatry residency training at MGH and McLean Hospitals, serving as Chief Resident of Psychotherapy and the Program in Psychodynamics. 

Brian completed a fellowship at the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute (BPSI) and trained in the Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT) clinic at McLean Hospital. Brian is currently the Affiliate Psychiatrist at Two Brattle Center, a multidisciplinary consultation team that treats patients with personality disorders using evidence-based approaches such as dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT). Additionally, he practices family therapy in consultation to the Gunderson program at McLean Hospital.

A former finalist in the Harvard Innovation Lab's Dean's Health and Life Sciences Challenge, Brian has a strong interest in working with entrepreneurs and has served as Executive Coach in Residence at Techstars Boston, a premier startup incubator. Having studied systems psychodynamics at BPSI and led interpersonal groups for years, he employs a team-based approach to help founders succeed through insight into group process. 

Brian graduated from Yale College with an honors degree in philosophy and earned his MD from Harvard Medical School. 

Dr. John How is a board-certified emergency medicine physician with over a decade of experience in the emergency department. He has a special interest in treating musculoskeletal and mental health conditions in people who work or live in high-stress jobs and environments.

Dr. How received his medical degree at Loma Linda University School of Medicine in California and completed a residency in emergency medicine at Ascension St. John Hospital in Michigan. He is particularly interested in the use of modern ultrasound to diagnose and guide treatment for various conditions.

Through extensive training with doctors in a range of specialties, Dr. How has developed expertise in precision ultrasound-guided interventions for conditions such as peripheral nerve entrapment and soft tissue injuries. In addition to running the Stella San Diego clinic, Dr. How is also passionate about teaching and has joined the clinical faculty for the primary care sports medicine fellowship at UHC SoCal MEC, where he focuses on ultrasound guided diagnosis and treatment and regenerative medicine.

Dr. DeCocker became a nurse practitioner in 2007 after 10 years of hospital nursing experience. She is a Rush University graduate of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program and her doctoral degree was earned at Frontier Nursing University. Her special focus areas are sexual trauma and caring for Veterans and their family members.

Michael is an experienced finance and investment professional in the healthcare and business services sectors. Prior to co-founding Stella, Michael spent a decade in various investment banking and private equity roles at RBS and Sterling Partners, respectively.

Amardeep is a seasoned business technology and operations executive with 15+ years of experience across various industries. Prior to Stella, Amardeep was CTO at Field Trip Health, where he oversaw the rollout of solutions to support expansion from concept to 12 operating clinics in 3 countries. Previously he was VP of Operations at Crius Energy and has held several additional senior business and technology leadership roles in the renewable energy space, including at SunEdison and Just Energy.

Moss is an entrepreneurial operations leader who has helped launch and grow three venture-backed companies in the insurance services and healthcare industries.

Jason leads the development of a national clinic network at Stella, offering fully integrated mental health services that combine traditional therapies with innovative treatments. His strategic vision enhances patient access and outcomes through scalable and sustainable healthcare operations.
With a diverse career spanning leadership roles at Gap, Starbucks, and Apple, Jason transitioned to healthcare over a decade ago. He successfully built one of Canada's largest dental service organizations and led the growth of a prominent group of mental health clinics, culminating in their acquisition by Stella Mental Health. His unique blend of cross-industry expertise and passion for scalable healthcare models drives his commitment to revolutionizing mental health services nationwide.