Our Story
Launching in 2026 with our flagship Southern California clinic, Metriq Health is building a physician-led, data-driven model for hormone and metabolic optimization for what outcomes-driven wellness should be.
This is the beginning of a movement to optimize vitality and performance, where every metric is intentional, every intervention is evidence-based, and every life is elevated.
As we expand, Metriq Health will continue to advance whole-person optimization, integrating performance recovery, metabolic therapy, weight management, and other clinical services. Every dimension of care is grounded in scientific discipline, personalized precision, and a core belief:
Your healthspan should be engineered with purpose—not left to chance.
Our Founders
Eileen Higham, PhD
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Education: Princeton University | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Eileen Higham is a biotech executive and scientist whose career has focused on translating frontier research into real-world health solutions. She has led high-performing teams advancing next-generation cell and gene therapies, biologics, and vaccines—building organizations recognized for scientific rigor, operational excellence, and impactful innovation.
"As both a physician and a patient, I understand the importance of careful evaluation, individualized treatment, and ongoing monitoring." — Dr. Tom Anderson
Tom Anderson, MD
Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer
Education: Georgetown University | Stanford University
Dr. Anderson's emergency medicine background instilled an unwavering commitment to decisive, life-changing care. When patients' lives are on the line, there's no room for guesswork. He brings this philosophy to every aspect of hormone optimization at Metriq Health.
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Our Mission
We empower individuals to own their vitality through physician-led, data-driven medicine that unites science, precision, and purpose. Optimal health is not a fixed destination—it's an ongoing journey of measurement, refinement, and intelligent adaptation.
Our mission extends beyond exceptional patient care: we are committed to demonstrating that rigorous diagnostics, transparent data, and physician-led decision-making can drive measurable progress in hormone and metabolic optimization.
Our Vision
We envision a future where hormone optimization is recognized as essential preventive medicine, where declining vitality is addressed proactively rather than accepted as an inevitable part of aging, and where every patient has access to sophisticated, personalized care. We aim to equip individuals with the knowledge, tools, and clinical partnership to engineer their vitality, extend their healthspan, and thrive with clarity, capability and purpose.
Our Core Values
Vitality
Vitality is the foundation of a life fully lived. Through precise biomarker analysis and physician-led optimization, we help you to seize mornings with focus, power through days with purpose, and end each day with energy to spare. Vitality is not a luxury—it's your foundation for thriving.
Innovation
We pursue progress through precision diagnostics, advanced analytics, and dynamic optimization tailored to your unique biology. From our diagnostic panels to our data tracking systems, we continually integrate emerging research and technologies that elevate patient outcomes. Innovation means rejecting outdated standards when emerging science can redefine what’s possible.
Trust
Trust is built on transparency and partnership. We share your data openly, explain every recommendation clearly, and respect your autonomy in every decision. We do not oversell outcomes or promise what the evidence can not support. When uncertainty exists, we name it. When a treatment is not in your best interest, we’ll say so.
Rigor
We bring uncompromising scientific discipline to every step of your journey. In a field too often marked by hype and unsubstantiated claims, we anchor our approach in high-quality evidence and clinical precision. Every protocol and every recommendation is rooted in data you can rely on—and outcomes that speak for themselves.
Our Approach
At Metriq Health, our model is built on principles that define our approach for hormone and metabolic optimization:
Physician-Led Care
Every patient is guided directly by our board-certified physicians. Hormone and metabolic management require deep clinical expertise, and your care reflects that level of rigor. Our broader clinical team supports your journey, but your strategy and decisions are always physician-directed.
Comprehensive Diagnostics
We analyze a comprehensive set of biomarkers to map your full physiological landscape—hormones, metabolic markers, inflammatory pathways, cardiovascular risk indicators, and more. This depth of insight enables us to treat root causes, not isolated symptoms.
Personalized Protocols
Your biology is unique, and your treatment should be too. We engineer individualized protocols that integrate your biomarker profile, goals, medical history, and lifestyle. No templated dosing. No generic plans.
Ongoing Optimization
Your protocol evolves as your physiology changes. Through structured monitoring and data-informed follow-up, we refine your treatment based on how your body actually responds—not on population averages or outdated assumptions.
Transparent Partnership
You have full access to your data and clear understanding of every recommendation. We believe informed patients make empowered decisions, and we view our work as a collaborative partnership in your long-term vitality.
Our Commitment
Metriq Health was designed to be the practice we would trust for ourselves and our families—one that merges the scientific rigor of academic medicine with the individualized attention of a boutique clinical experience.
Every decision we make, from the diagnostic panels we offer to the way we structure appointments, is guided by a single question: What will deliver the strongest, safest, most meaningful outcome for our patients?
