
Peter Belafsky, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.
Professor & Director, Center for Voice and Swallowing Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of California at Davis Medical CenterVice Chairman for Academic Affairs, University of California at Davis Medical Center
Professor, Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of California at Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Belafsky joined Matrix’s clinical advisory board to support the company’s mission of expanding access to healthcare. His areas of interest include the design of clinical trials and increasing the diversity of trial participants. He is a leader in the comprehensive diagnosis and management of voice, swallowing and airway disorders. As medical director of the Voice and Swallowing Center at the University of California at Davis, Dr. Belafsky treats a wide array of laryngeal and esophageal disorders, and has pioneered minimally invasive treatments of voice and swallowing disorders.
He holds multiple patents, has been involved with several startup companies, is a widely published author and frequent speaker, and has received numerous grants and awards.
Dr. Belafsky holds a Bachelor of Arts cum laude from Vassar College, an M.D. from Tulane University School of Medicine, a Master of Public Health from Tulane University School of Public Health and a Ph.D. in epidemiology from Tulane University Graduate School.

Marthe Haverkamp, M.D., Ph.D.
Public health specialist and senior associate at Alvarez & Marsal Healthcare Industry Group
Dr. Haverkamp is a physician and public health specialist with a deep understanding of value-based healthcare, cost-reduction strategies and healthcare systems in the U.S. and internationally.
She has worked with startup companies in pharma and healthcare delivery, helping them develop and fund their novel preventative and therapeutic products and ideas. She was a fellow at the International Women’s Forum, the Commonwealth Fund in New York and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Haverkamp began her career as an infectious disease specialist at Leiden University Medical Center, in the Netherlands. She also served as a strategic advisor to the Dutch government.
Dr. Haverkamp received an M.D. in infectious diseases from Utrecht University and a Ph.D. in immuno-genetics from Leiden University. She also attended executive education programs at Harvard Business School and Insead. Earlier in her career, she was a Fulbright fellow.
She serves on the boards of WHAMglobal, which focuses on improving maternal and child health outcomes, the Merritt Charity and the Netherland America Foundation.
