Our Team

Dr. Rhonda Voskuhl is a Professor of Neurology at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and the faculty neurologist for the UCLA Comprehensive Menopause Care Program. She holds the Jack Skirball Chair and is the Director of the UCLA Multiple Sclerosis Program. Dr. Voskuhl is the UCLA inventor for over 15 U.S. and European patents, including those for the CleopatraRX treatment, PearlPAK™. Dr. Voskuhl received her Bachelor of Science degree from Phillips University, graduating Summa cum laude, was team captain of the women’s basketball team for 2 years, and was selected as the top senior of her graduating class. She received her M.D. from Vanderbilt University, completed neurology residency at the University of Texas Southwestern, and did a fellowship at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Washington, DC. Her research at UCLA has had continuous funding for over 25 years from the NIH and other agencies. Her laboratory focuses on the role of sex hormones and sex chromosomes on neurodegenerative diseases. Dr. Voskuhl has over 200 publications, including those in prestigious journals such as Nature, Lancet Neurology, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. These include showing how estrogen protects the brain from cognitive decline and regional brain atrophy. Dr. Voskuhl’s career was profiled in the February 2024 issue of Lancet Neurology, the #1 neurology journal in the world.

Dina Leeds is the CEO of CleopatraRX Development, LLC. She was the former owner of a top medical equipment company that specialized in pneumatic pumps for cancer patients experiencing leg swelling due to poor lymphatic circulation, with her company becoming a top distributor on the west coast. As Vice President of Fred Leeds Properties, she has led initiatives to provide affordable housing to the underserved populations in the Los Angeles area. She is also involved in other companies in strategic and supportive roles.

Kevin Murray is the Chief Financial Officer and Vice-President at CleopatraRX Development, LLC, the parent of CleopatraRX.com. He is also the founder and president of Kevin Murray CFO, PLLC, a CPA firm that provides outsourced CFO consulting and business advisory services to private businesses in the United States and Puerto Rico.

Dr. Patricia Briscoe has a distinguished career as a plastic surgeon in Seattle. She got her Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors from the University of Oregon and received her M.D. from Vanderbilt University where she received Alpha Omega Alpha honors. Dr. Briscoe was chosen for one of only three coveted plastic surgery residency positions for the year she applied, accepting and completing it at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Briscoe then became full partner in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc. in Seattle. She also served as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Plastic Surgery at the University of Washington. For her work as a faculty mentor, she was selected by plastic surgery residents and fellows for the Golden Scalpel Teaching Award. Dr. Briscoe’s specialization is breast aesthetic and reconstructive surgery for women after breast cancer treatment.

Dr. Jennifer Ahdout is a highly sought after dermatologist in Beverly Hills. She is the Director of Dermatology, Laser, and Skin Care at the Roxbury Institute, Beverly Hills, California. She got her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) graduating Summa cum laude. She received her M.D. from UCLA where she received Alpha Omega Alpha honors, and completed dermatology residency at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). She has led numerous teaching groups and clinics to educate dermatology students at UCLA and UCI, and was the coordinator for a preventative medicine initiative for students from 13 states on the west coast. She also has authored several scientific publications. Dr. Ahdout’s dermatology practice provides medical, cosmetic, and surgical services.

Dr. Karen Miller is on the advisory board with CleopatraRX™. She is a leading expert in the area of memory and cognitive decline during aging and menopause. For over two decades, Dr. Miller was a Health Sciences Clinical Professor at UCLA Medical Center in the Department of Adult and Geriatric Psychiatry as well as Director Practicum Training for medical psychology. She has vast experience in the field of aging and memory as a geropsychologist and clinical neuropsychologist. With a strong background in clinical work, research, and community involvement for individuals and families who are experiencing psychological and cognitive changes related to aging, Dr. Miller has focused on developing novel intervention programs, including Memory Fitness®, Memory Care®, and Brain Boot Camp®. These brain game programs, which are presently licensed in the United States, aim to stabilize cognitive decline and improve overall memory and other lifestyle factors (stress, nutrition, exercise, sleep) for individuals experiencing aging related cognitive decline. She has co-authored many publications in the area cognitive decline during menopause with Dr. Prabha Siddarth (UCLA).

Dr. Prabha Siddarth is on the advisory board with CleopatraRX™. She is a Senior Research Statistician at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She is an expert on clinical research focused on memory and aging, cognitive difficulties, and Alzheimer’s Disease. She has published papers as the lead statistician for clinical trials of estrogen treatment in women with multiple sclerosis and on sex differences in regional brain atrophy with Dr. Rhonda Voskuhl (UCLA) as well as on the effect of menopause on cognitive decline and strategies to prevent it with Dr. Karen Miller (UCLA). Dr. Siddarth also serves as the statistician for Dr. Voskuhl’s UCLA grants funded by the National
Institutes of Health that are focused on identifying neuroprotective treatments for neurological diseases and aging.

Carrie Policella has a track record of success in business and commitment to community service. She got her Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas. Ms. Policella is the President and cofounder of Blaine and Associates, Inc. (Los Angeles) and Blaine Personnel, Inc. (Las Vegas and Phoenix). For over three decades, her companies have specialized in staffing administrative, human resources, IT, legal, and accounting professionals, catering to a prestigious client list including Fortune 500 and 100 companies across industries, such as entertainment, public relations, and hospitality.

Dr. Jeramy Meacham is the co-founder and Board Member of CleopatraRX Development, LLC, the parent of CleopatraRX.com. He is also the founder and CEO of Fountain Park Healthcare, a supplier of outsourced service-related resources in the United States to pharmaceutical, medical device and other healthcare companies.