Together, Solving the Metabolic Problem at Scale.

Dr. Courtney Younglove is Journeys Metabolic's Chief Medical Officer. Board-certified in both Obesity Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology, she is one of only seventy fellows of the Obesity Medicine Association. She has practiced medicine in the greater Kansas City area for over twenty years and has practiced Obesity Medicine since 2014. Dr. Younglove founded Heartland Weight Loss, the first insurance-based Obesity Medicine clinic in greater Kansas City. Under her leadership, the practice has experienced considerable growth, currently serving thousands of patients every month.

Dr. Younglove’s passion for cost-effective, evidence-based treatment of obesity and chronic disease is apparent in every facet of her life. In addition to creating a reproducible framework to guide the clinical care of patients with excess weight and using this framework to help thousands of patients, Dr. Younglove often lectures to groups of clinicians and clinicians-in-training about obesity treatment. She also sits on the board of SPEC*KC, an independent physician network that partners directly with self-insured employers to improve price transparency and reduce the cost of claims. During the course of her career, Dr. Younglove has received many awards, including being named one of the “Best Doctors in America” five separate times, as featured in the Kansas City Business Journal. At Journeys Metabolic, she provides overall clinical protocol direction and manages clinical implementations with our value-based care partners.

Greg Robinson, PhD is our CTO at Journey'sMetabolic and is passionate about value-based healthcare and improving the lives of patients in need. He most recently led AI product development, technology, and data operations at Relias, with a focus on products for clinicians and health systems. Prior to that role, he was the Chief Data and Analytics Officer for Marshfield Clinic Health System, responsible for the development of strategy and tactical execution of data as an asset for the Marshfield Clinic Health System. Greg was co-founder of a health IT software in the predictive modeling space and has held senior executive and consultant roles leading technology and operations for healthcare organizations for academic medical centers and health plans. He holds a PhD from the University of California at Berkeley and is an active auto enthusiast and racer.

Jessica Yang, DNP, serves as the Head of Clinical Product at Journeys Metabolic. She brings a rich background of over nineteen years in nursing and clinical product management, with her career spanning both academic medicine and innovative early-stage companies. Jessica is deeply committed to revolutionizing patient care by supporting individuals throughout their health journey, enhancing the integration of technology in clinical settings, and tackling complex healthcare challenges.

Most recently at Medically Home, she led the evolution of a product from its initial MVP stage to full maturity, facilitating hospital-level care in patients' homes. Prior to this, she dedicated over a decade at Massachusetts General Hospital, specializing as a clinical nurse specialist and registered nurse. Her focus areas included acute care medicine/surgery, informatics, and efforts to minimize patient readmissions. Jessica earned her Doctorate in Nursing Practice from Northeastern University. Beyond her professional pursuits, she is an avid runner and enjoys all winter sports.

Steve Edwards serves as the Chief Strategy Officer at Journeys Metabolic after three decades of acute care leadership. He is passionately focused on transforming the traditional model of healthcare toward prevention through innovative technology and virtual platforms.

Steve retired from CoxHealth after 30 years of service where he held a multitude of leadership roles, culminating in his decade-long tenure as President and CEO of the $1.9 B Missouri-based health system.

While President at CoxHealth, Steve shepherded the health system through a period of significant growth and transformation, enlarging the employee base from 7,500 to 12,500, adding hospitals, clinics and insurance companies. Under his leadership CoxHealth won distinctions for quality, economic development, information technology, nursing care and employee satisfaction. The organization has been recognized five consecutive years by Forbes Magazine as a leading place to work. CoxHealth made huge swings in market share and sharply increased its profitability, liquidity and balance sheet during Steve’s tenure.

Steve completed a post graduate fellowship at Baylor University Medical Center, holds a Masters of Health Administration from the Washington University School of Medicine, and a B.S. from Drury University.