Medical Advisory Board

Cary Reichbach is a visionary leader and passionate advocate for veterans, renowned for his results-oriented leadership and unwavering commitment to those who have served. With over 25 years of diverse experience in security, entertainment, finance, health and wellness, anti-aging, and biohacking, Cary's dedication to veterans is both profound and personal.

A distinguished US Army veteran and skilled commando who served during the Cold War, Cary has spent decades conducting self-funded research to reduce PTSD among veterans. After leaving the Army in 1984, he was deeply affected by the rising number of suicides among his fellow soldiers. Recognizing the critical role of community and purpose in combating this crisis, Cary founded Grey Team, a nonprofit organization dedicated to alleviating veterans' mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual pain. Grey Team's mission is to facilitate the transition to civilian life and significantly reduce the alarming rate of veteran suicides.

Cary's visionary leadership has not only shaped Grey Team but also established him as a respected expert in health and wellness. He has provided invaluable guidance in advisory roles with the Florida Army National Guard, The Salvation Army's veteran care programs, the American Legion, USSOCOM, Congresswoman Lois Frankel's veteran advisory board, and former Florida State Representative Emily Slosberg's veteran committee.

As a contributor to ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, Associated Press, Military Times, USA Today, and many magazines and publications, Cary Reichbach shares his extensive knowledge of veteran care, health, and wellness. In January 2021, the American Legion and Military.com honored him as one of the most influential figures in preventing military veteran suicides. Cary's enduring impact continues to transform the lives of veterans, offering hope and healing to those who have sacrificed so much.

Eric J Hegedus, PT, DPT, PhD, MHSc is the Founding Department Chair for Rehabilitation Sciences at Tufts University in the School of Medicine. He previously was Founding Program Director for the Tufts University Doctor of Physical Therapy Program in Phoenix, AZ as well as the founding Department Chair for High Point University's Department of Physical Therapy and a Vice-Chief for Duke University's Doctor of Physical Therapy program.

Hegedus has had a notable 32-year career as a leader and innovator in physical therapist education, research, and clinical practice. He is an ABPTS-certified Orthopedic Physical Therapy Specialist (OCS), with continued clinical practice working predominantly with athletes.

Hegedus has won several awards and honors as a teacher including the James A Gould Excellence in Teaching Orthopaedic Physical Therapy award. He is an international speaker with over 100 published peer-reviewed manuscripts.

Healthcare management executive and board director, Denise Brown, brings thirty-plus years of business and clinical experience to her work as a mentor and medical advisor for Chillshark.

Denise has served as CEO, chief strategy and growth officer, and healthcare executive for $2 million to $1.4 billion companies, leading organizational turnarounds and restructurings, rebrandings, technology transformations, exits, and a range of corporate transactions (e.g., M&A, joint ventures, partnerships).

Examples include leading the restructuring and sale of Fident Health, a virtual health company that reimagined the future of rural tele-medicine—shepherding the company's transition from a founder-led organization to a fully professionalized growth engine.

She also helped revolutionize the delivery of acute care medicine at Vituity (formerly CEP America, LLC), by developing new care models—architecting and leading the company's evolution from 50 to 350 hospitals, and ultimately growing the privately held partnership from $600 million to $1.4 billion.

A nationally recognized speaker, Denise holds a doctor of medicine degree from The University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, with residencies at Stanford University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She earned her undergraduate degree in political science and pre-med from the University of California, Berkeley.

Chad Kahl MD, FAAFP is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Uniformed Services University Health Sciences Center at Walter Reed and currently a visiting professor at Georgetown University's integrative medicine program in the department of Biochemistry.

For the last 8 years Dr. Kahl has taught integrative pain management and acupuncture at NICOE, the Naval Intrepid Center of Excellence at Walter Reed, and more recently introduced cold water immersion in his practice to treat Long Covid, mood disorders anxiety and chronic pain, and sleep disorders. On this topic Dr. Kahl has presented to congressional panels and provided subject matter expertise on the collection and analysis of data from wearable technology like OURA and GARMIN and how Cold-Water Immersion and Contrast therapy can impact and improve resiliency.

Dr. Kahl served as the Chief Flight Surgeon at the Pentagon Aerospace Medicine Clinic, where he served five years as the physician to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff providing preventative medicine and immediate contingency trauma medical support to the Chairman and his team at home and overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Dr. Kahl earned his medical degree from the University Of Florida College Of Medicine, afterwards completing his medicine residency at St. Louis University. He then completed his aerospace medicine studies and flight training at Fort Sam Houston at Brooks Air Force Base, earning his wings as a Flight Surgeon.

Dr. Kahl also has volunteered since 2016 as an advisory board member at TeamRWB, a military 501c3 whose sole purpose is enriching the lives of military members and their families through fitness, social engagements and community initiatives that seek to reduce depression and suicide in veteran populations.

Dr. Kahl has authored several clinical case reports on Aerospace and Operational Medicine topics. He has also been featured in numerous publications including Stars and Strips and Military.com concerning mental health, occupational health, integrative medicine and infectious disease prevention.