OUR STORY
Whatever It Takes
Our story is rooted in one shared thread: serving high-performance professionals whose needs are often misunderstood, under-measured, or unmet. We each learned to deliver real results in constrained settings—where time was limited, resources were imperfect, and the mission still demanded excellence. That experience forged a relentless standard: meet the patient where they are, solve what matters most, and do it with precision—no matter what it takes.
Must Be a Better Way
We kept seeing the same pattern: talented, driven people stuck repeating their story, collecting scattered opinions, and getting “normal labs” while they still felt anything but normal. Eventually, it became obvious: the community doesn’t need more fragments—it needs a cohesive team and a better system. That’s why we joined forces to reimagine a virtual clinic built around clarity, coordination, and performance-driven care—designed to deliver what high performers actually need.
Our team members have lived the life and understand the exposures.
We educate community members on what to look for and how to think about it.
We’ve helped shape policies and programs to better protect against threats to health and performance in the operational environment.
Built by Clinicians Who Understand the Load
SELFLESS SERVICE
COGNITIVE DEMAND
FREQUENT TRAVEL
LEADERSHIP PRESSURE
OPERATIONAL STRESS
WE UNDERSTAND THE COST OF:
SLEEP DEPRIVATION
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
BLAST OVERPRESSURE
WAVE-POUNDING
HIGH G-FORCE
ALLOSTATIC OVERLOAD
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS
MORAL INJURY
AIRBORNE HAZARDS
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS
OUR TEAM
Bryan Stepanenko MD MPH IFMCP leads systems-based medical strategy and functional medicine diagnostics.
Dr. Stepanenko is a board-certified Family Physician and a certified Functional Medicine Practitioner (IFMCP) with a unique and distinguished background as a former Army family physician, a firefighter/paramedic, and a cancer survivor.
He has over a decade of experience integrating evidence-based lifestyle and functional medicine into the Military Health System and serves as a clinical champion and teaching faculty for the military's only functional medicine training pathway based out of Walter Reed National Medical Center. He is Co-Founder of the Institute for Military Functional Medicine and a core teaching faculty member for the Institute for Functional Medicine. He educates internationally on how to understand, identify, and address threats to health and performance in the military operational environment as well as everyday life.
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Dr. Stepanenko’s clinical expertise spans human performance optimization, brain health, gut health, muscle health, chronic pain, sleep disorders, cardiometabolic dysfunction, neuroendocrine dysfunction, autoimmune conditions, chronic inflammatory conditions, toxin exposures, stealth infections, and allostatic overload (Operator) syndrome.
He combines public health principles with root-cause medicine to provide an exceptional patient care experience that is highly personalized, preventive, and proactive.
Cory Briggs PA-C brings Special Operations clinical experience to ensure plans are executable under real-world load.
Cory is a board-certified Physician Assistant with over 13 years of experience delivering exceptional care to high performers, including elite military operators and civilians alike. The bulk of his active-duty service in the United States Air Force included roles with the Presidential Support Program and Special Mission Units. As a veteran of high-level Special Operations and a current member of the Air National Guard, he brings a unique perspective shaped by his extensive operational and clinical background. His own experiences with injuries, ailments, and the rigors of operational service have shaped his approach to care. He makes every effort to encompass multiple pathways for human performance optimization by integrating evidence-based, holistic principles with a deep understanding of the physiological and psychological demands on high performers.
Diana Harbourt MS, RD, LD, CSSD, CSCS drives performance nutrition and metabolic optimization.
Diana Harbourt is a Performance Dietitian with 16 years of experience in collegiate athletics, professional sports, tactical professionals, and elite humans. She is a Registered/Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN/LDN), Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD), and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). She is trained in functional medicine and functional nutrition and provides patients with realistic, targeted, and tailored nutrition interventions to help them reach their optimal state of health and wellness. Diana enjoys outdoor hobbies and trains in Brazilian Ju Jitsu and Muay Thai. She lives in North Carolina with her two children, Madison and Maverick.