

Our Team
Manta Cares keeps you up to date on the incredible changes going on in cancer.
ABOUT US
It's personal. For each and every one of us.
Manta Cares was born from our team's personal experiences with cancer. Our founder Samira was diagnosed with breast cancer a week after turning 30. Molly, a founding team member, was diagnosed with breast cancer at 32, and joined forces with Samira to help improve the cancer experience for other patients and their families. Our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Doug Blayney, was a clinical oncologist for 45+ years. Every member of our team has been impacted by cancer as a patient, caregiver, survivor or oncologist. By bringing together lived experiences with a strong scientific foundation, our team brings a unique combination of humanity and science to every tool and resource we create.
We are grateful for the opportunity to channel our own experiences, and those of our community, into ways to help other patients and families who will hear the life-changing words, "You have cancer."
Our Team
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Samira Daswani
Founder & CEO, AYA Cancer Survivor -
Douglas W. Blayney, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Oncologist -
Toni Batchelli
Head of Engineering, Cancer Caregiver -
Edward Yip
Product, Caregiver -
Devin Cannady
Medical, Oncology Nurse -
Srinivasarao Aleti
Engineering, Caregiver -
Suresh Gogu
Engineering
Board of Directors
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Samira Daswani
CEO, Survivor -
Mar Hershenson
Founding Managing Partner, Pear VC, Caregiver
Clinical Advisory Board
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Dr. Douglas W. Blayney, MD
Breast Cancer (former ASCO President) -
Dr. Melinda Hsu
Lung Cancer -
Dr. Mohana Roy
Lung Cancer -
Dr. Stanley Marks
Hematology
Advisors
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Molly Lindquist
Patient, Survivor -
Irene Shoikhet
Design -
Debby Meredith
Engineering -
Sasha Said
Life Sciences
Interested in Joining Us?
Get in touch! Email support@mantacares.com to learn about ways to get involved. If you're ready to channel your cancer experience into a force for good, then we want to talk!