We are doctors, pharmacists, and problem solvers. Some of us are bald, some of us have ED. We could lose a few, but we’re working on it. We also noticed something. Men’s health, and more precisely the relationship men have with their health, is broken: how we diagnose it, how we talk about it, how we feel about it, how we communicate it, how we suffer with it, how we ignore it, and how we deal with it.
So we’re fixing things. Because, as society has proclaimed, men like fixing things.
Men are 50% less likely to go
to
a doctor over a 2-year period.
Only 30% of men who experience
ED get it treated.
80% of Viagra purchased online is counterfeit.
Life expectancy for women is 81. For men it’s 76.
4 of these years can be attributed to poor lifestyle choices.
1 in 7 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer.
1 in 39 will die from it.
We’ve discovered that we live in a culture in which men don’t voice their health concerns. When we experience things like erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, cold sores, genital herpes or even hair loss, the consequences can extend beyond distress, embarrassment or an unsatisfying sex life.
It’s not just men who suffer; silence takes a toll on our relationships. And if men stay quiet for too long, the consequences can be severe or, in some cases, even fatal. We know that we can transform this culture. If we help men tackle their health with the same tenacity they tackle other problems, we can…
Zachariah leads all medical and regulatory operations at Roman. Before Roman, Zachariah was an entrepreneur in residence at prehype, a venture studio that serves as the innovation studio for Fortune 500 companies. Prior to prehype, he founded Shout, a Y Combinator and Accel backed company.
Saman leads all technology, design, product and ops at Roman. Prior to founding Roman, Saman co-founded Managed by Q, a technology powered office management company that has raised over $70MM in VC investment and is serving customers across the country. Saman has also been partner at venture development firm, prehype for the last 6 years.
Rob leads all marketing, customer acquisition, and content at Roman. Prior to Roman, Rob was the VP of Growth at Bark for 5 years, an online dog subscription box business based out of NYC, where he joined the company as one of the earliest employees.
Acclaimed author, researcher, and television personality, Doctor Schwartz has devoted her life to the fields of intimacy and sexuality. She is a professor at the University of Washington and also serves as the lead relationship expert on Lifetime’s Married at First Sight.
Dr. Lamm is the Medical Director at NYU Langone’s Preston Robert Tisch Center for Men’s Health. He is world-renowned and known to millions as the doctor on ABC-TV’s The View.
Dr. Elders was the first African American Surgeon General of the United States. She has been a tireless voice advocating for improved healthcare for young and old alike.
Dr. Jeff, “America’s Psychologist,” is the author of multiple books including Smart Parenting for African Americans. A respected academic, he is one of the most widely sought-after experts in the field of mental health.
Dr. Coleman is the founding editor of both the International Journal of Transgenderism and the International Journal of Sexual Health. He is a past-president of the World Association fro Sexual Health (WAS) and the International Academy of Sex Research.
Dr. Marotta is an addiction expert. His foundational philosophy of treating “the person, not the condition” guides his therapeutic efforts to heal the mind and the spirit of adolescents and adults with persistent mental health disorders.
Dr. Cohen specializes in male sexual health. His current research is being conducted in cooperation with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He is a classic clinician embracing both the care of patients and the education of the next generation of doctors.
Dr. Kashanian is Assistant Professor of Urology and Reproductive Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian Hospital. His care of patients has guided his clinical interests and research efforts focusing on erectile dysfunction, penile prosthetic surgery, men’s health, and male infertility.
Dr. Michael Reitano is a nationally recognized physician who specializes in sexual health and wellness. His clinical research has been published in prestigious medical journals, he is an author of books on STD’S, and was the founding editor of Sexual Health Magazine.
Dr. Schlegel is a world pioneer in male reproductive health. He helped establish the anatomical basis for the modern curative treatment of localized prostate cancer and his research in male infertility spurred revolution in the field.