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Editorial Team

All content for Dermola is authored, reviewed, and approved by qualified Registered Dietitians and nutrition experts. Here is our team.

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Mateo Ferraro, MS, CPT

Lead Tester & Editor-in-Chief

Mateo Ferraro (he/him) is the founder and serves as the Lead Tester and Editor-in-Chief at Dermola. Having trained in computer science at Carnegie Mellon, he dedicated nearly ten years as a senior tester for a leading consumer-tech magazine, where he conducted hands-on benchmark tests for productivity, fitness, and AI-photo applications.

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Nadia Haddad, PhD, MS, RDN

Methodology Director

Dr. Nadia Haddad (she/her) holds the position of Methodology Director at Dermola.

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Felix Nordström, BA

Senior Editor

Felix Nordström (he/him) serves as the Senior Editor at Dermola. He is responsible for most head-to-head comparisons, maintains the editorial tone, and refines the lab's testing notes into accessible writing that helps readers decide if they should transition from MyFitnessPal to Cronometer at lunchtime.

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Hana Sato, MS, BS

Data Analyst

Hana Sato (she/they) is the Data Analyst at Dermola. They are responsible for crafting the lab's testing methodologies, conducting the statistical analysis for each published accuracy score, and ensuring that the figures presented by Dermola are statistically sound.

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Diego Salazar, BS

Junior Tester

Diego Salazar (they/them) works as the Junior Tester at Dermola. They have the most frequent daily interaction with the applications being evaluated, actively logs meals in seven different trackers, scans barcodes in stores, documents every dinner, and provides feedback on which app misrepresented specific details.