Communication
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This week I am talking to Micha Breakstone, (@michabreakstone) CEO and Co-FOunder of Neuralight.ai (@neuralight) a company using novel objective and sensitive neurological biomarkers to accelerate neurological trials and increase their success rates Micah has an unusual background and history who thought he would be a novelist but found his way into serial entrepreneurship successfully launching […]
This week I am talking to Mark Dorner, Co-Founder and CEO PreciseMDx, a company that is rethinking the diagnostic testing journey for patients and working to create the best and most efficient diagnostic service for everyone. The company was founded right at the beginning of the pandemic based on personal experiences with testing for cancer which had […]
This week I am talking to David Stern, MD CEO of Experity (@experityhealth) who is working to change the way urgent care works for patients by rethinking the offerings delivered in this setting. With a focus on medicine and the user experience David looked for a technical solution to help capture, document, and automate the […]
This week I am talking to John Martin, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Butterfly Network, Inc. (@ButterflyNetInc) who is revolutionizing the traditional practice of medicine by adding imaging capabilities to the doctor’s tool bag earlier in the diagnosis and treatment process of patients. John’s career started in vascular surgery where he found his ability to bring about […]
This week I am talking to Krishna Kurapati (@krishnaqliq), Founder & CEO of Qliksoft (@QlikSOFT). Krishna started his career in innovation and security and found his way into healthcare like many of us with connections and friends who were struggling with technology not working well to support the delivery of care. We talk about the […]
This week I am talking to Doug Miller, PhD, Chief Technology Officer for SmartTab (@veloce_smarttab) a company developing an advanced platform of ingestible capsules for oral drug delivery of biologics and targeted medications. Doug started out in avionics but quickly found himself in the world of healthcare focused on drugs and drug delivery mechanisms. At SmartTab they […]
This week I am talking to Jay Anders, MD (@medicompdoc), Chief Medical Officer of Medicomp Systems (@medicompsys), and fellow HealthcareNowRadio podcast host. Thanks to a long history in clinical practice blended with a technology focus Jay has keen insight into bringing real change to our healthcare system. Like me his ability to influence healthcare positively has […]
Making Routine Healthcare Safer and More Efficient This week I am talking to Robbie Hughes (@rbbhghs), Founder & CEO of Lumeon (@Lumeon_) who started out his career as an aerospace engineer but found his path in healthcare as he worked to bring some of the process and data analysis rigors to healthcare systems. Their approach to care […]
This week I am talking to Sherie Friedrich, Chief Psychology Officer at MediTelecare a company delivering Telehealth behavioral services to skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. An often overlooked component of post-discharge patient care is behavioral health, although 20% of people over the age of 55 have some form of mental health condition and this impacts readmission rates […]
This week I am talking to Geri Landman, MD, MPH a pediatric urgent care physician, and Zach Landman, MD, MPH Interventional Pain Medicine Fellow at Stanford University. Their daughter Lucy (@lucythepgap3goose) has a rare single-gene disorder – she has two bad copies of the PGAP3 gene, one of the many genes involved in cell communication. In […]
This week I am talking to Rob Lowe, CEO of WellSpring a company focused on identifying technology and intellectual property and successfully rolling out that technology. Rob was a college professor who taught classes and strategy and innovation management and turned that into a company that provides software platforms to help bring early-stage ideas into products in the […]
Moving Quickly and Safely in Pharma and BioTech This week I am talking to Robert Fenton (@robpfenton), the CEO and founder of Qualio (@Qualiohq). Robert is a pharmacist by training. He was born and raised in Ireland and worked with a range of pharmaceutical companies working in quality and drug development roles. It was this early work focused […]
This week I am talking to Phil Bosua (@philbosh), CEO at Know Labs (@TheKnowLabs). Phil has a long and interesting background as an inventor and early producer of apps making over 600 before he moved on to invent the portable scanner “ScanBox” and LIFX – the reinvented wifi-connected color-tunable light bulb. He partnered with Ron […]
This week I am talking to Andrew Mellin, MD, VP, Chief Medical Information Officer at Surescripts (@surescripts). Andrew is an Internist and Hospitalist who has spent the last 20 years focused on technology innovation in healthcare and is now working to deliver trusted information into the healthcare system and close the loop on medications. From the beginning […]
This week I am talking to Randy Hawkins, MD Chief Medical Officer of Carrum Health (@CarrumHealth). Randy is an anesthesiologist who practiced medicine in the Navy and has a long career in digital enablement, electronic medical records, and meaningful use. He is focused on delivering the triad of healthcare to everyone that brings the appropriate […]
This week I am talking to Phil Curtis (@philtalks), Director at First–Thirty (@1stThirty) who is merging his knowledge and experience in the space industry together with personal experiences in healthcare to help ideas become solutions and businesses. Phil developed Type 1 Diabetes early in life following a bout of Measles that left his insulin production […]
This week I am talking to Branislav Vajdic, CEO and Founder of HeartBeam (@HeartBeami) which has developed a credit card-sized medical-grade heart attack detector that anyone can use anywhere. Branislav shares his personal story that includes his place in history in developing the Solid State technology that we all use and depend on for our storage […]
This week I am talking to Steve Wigginton, CEO, Icario (@icariohealth) who are creating truly personalized and incremental ways to help the world a healthier place, one person at a time. Steve has a long career in healthcare and prior to iCario came from Sutter Health/Aetna where he was responsible for launching an innovative health insurance […]
This week I am talking to Colin Banas, MD Chief Medical Officer of DrFirst (@DrFirst) a company looking to unite the “Healthiverse” and shatter the silos in our healthcare data. Colin started out as a hospitalist working at VCU but quickly became involved in healthcare technology working alongside others to develop early implementations of electronic medical […]
This week I am talking to Darin Vercillo, MD, chief medical officer and co-founder of ABOUT Healthcare, Inc (@ABOUT_est2005) who offer intelligent access and coordination across healthcare networks. Darin is a board-certified and practicing hospitalist who describes sitting in an ER department with a colleague, where as usual the hospital was full with patients backing up […]
This week I am talking to Pranay Kapedia (@pranayk), Founder and CEO of Notable (@notablehealth) a company that is taking the adjacent possible from the finance (Intuit and Turbotax) and mortgage world of customer service and bringing the technology to bear on the beleaguered healthcare system. Scars and Skills As he described it he has […]
This week I am talking to Mark Menton, General Manager for HealthSparq (@HealthSparq) who are focused on Helping people make smarter healthcare choices. Mark started his journey in healthcare back in 2002 creating paper based directories of physicians to help patients select a doctor for their care. We talk about the progression into the digital […]
Groups Recover Together This week I am talking to Gus Crothers, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Groups Recover Together (find out more here) who have focused on solving the Opiod Use Disorder (OUD). Gus’ journey to this role is interesting as he described his ‘beginner’s mindset’ that allowed him to see the opioid epidemic with fresh eyes […]
This week I am talking to Zachary Green, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and former Firefighter, author of ‘Warrior Entrepreneur’ book who has had an interesting career and some major events and adversity that he has had to overcome. Imagine being told by a lot of people including teachers that you would not amount to anything. […]
Intelligent Scheduling This week I am talking to Jennifer Meller, MD (@drjen_Navimize), CEO & Founder, Navimize (@navimize )that is focusing on solving the problem of dissatisfaction for patients stuck in waiting rooms around the country. The problem sounds simple but in healthcare as usual the devil is in the detail. Part of the key ingredients Jennifer found […]
