Doc2Doc Scientific Advisory Board is a group of physician researchers who study the financial realities unique to doctors. Their work educates doctors about their unique financial journey.
Advisors Dr. Wael Saasouh and Peter Palumbo MD/MBA candidate contribute clinical content and research.
The Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) is a collective of physicians and clinician-scientists dedicated to advancing research on the financial realities of medical professionals. Through data-driven studies and peer collaboration, the committee explores how factors such as training debt, credit access, and career stage affect physician wellness and professional growth.
Our mission is to produce credible, publishable research that informs the broader medical and academic community, promotes financial literacy within healthcare, and drives evidence-based understanding of physician financial health.
Each member brings clinical expertise and scholarly rigor to projects that examine how economic stress intersects with physician burnout, work satisfaction, and patient care outcomes. The committee’s goal is to create an enduring body of research that empowers physicians to thrive professionally, personally, and financially throughout their careers.
Chair, Scientific Research CommitteeAnesthesiologist, Detroit MedICAL CENTER
Physician wellness, credit access, and debt equity among clinicians.
Co-chair, Scientific Research CommitteeMD-MBA Student at Dartmouth
Financial well-being, debt burden, and credit access among pediatric physicians.
“Financial Wellness in Pediatrics: Cross-Sectional Analysis of U.S. Physicians”
Presented at the 2025 American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting.
“Physician Credit Trajectories and Early Career Stress” – To be submitted, Q1 2026.
Study population 3,843 physician borrowers.
Key findings:
Cross sectional study of 1,667 borrowers.
Key findings:
Study population 3,843 physician borrowers.
Key findings:
Cross-sectional study of 1,667 borrowers.
Key findings:
Scholars receive $2,000 scholarship cash prize and three 30-minute Mentorship Sessions with our Scientific Advisory Committee.
Traditional credit systems often miss the context behind physician finances. Despite strong earning potential and dependable repayment behavior, doctors are penalized by narrow metrics like FICO.
Our advisors’ research supports the Doc2Doc mission to design lending built for doctors and their career paths.
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A physician led committee that studies physician finances and informs Doc2Doc lending approach.
Most lenders rely on FICO without considering career stage, training debt, and income trajectory.
Insights from the committee shape underwriting rules and improve access to fair credit for doctors.