Our guest today is our very own, Dr. Monica Gandhi, a distinguished expert in HIV and infectious diseases. She is a Professor of Medicine at UCSF and the Associate Division Chief of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, overseeing significant research and clinical operations. Dr. Gandhi’s unique perspective is shaped by her extensive work in HIV research and her pivotal role in public health education. Through her groundbreaking efforts, she has pioneered low-cost solutions for antiretroviral measurements and advanced treatment strategies for women with HIV. She plays a crucial role in public health education, mentoring early-career researchers, and addressing the COVID-19 pandemic through her writing and public outreach. In this episode, we explore the state of people’s trust in healthcare, Dr. Gandhi’s insights into the intersection of collectivism and health, and her vision for rebuilding authority in public health institutions. Do you have any thoughts or guest suggestions? Please email us at [email protected].

Our guest today is Drew Hobby, the Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer of Blue Cross of Idaho. Drew has spearheaded the transition from fee-for-service to value-based payments, making healthcare more affordable for members and clients. He now oversees the Healthcare Economics, IT, and Strategy teams pushing for innovation in healthcare delivery and affordability. Drew's deep understanding of healthcare dynamics and commitment to value-based care emphasizes the significance of innovative strategies in enhancing patient outcomes and controlling costs. His work has not only transformed healthcare economics at Blue Cross of Idaho but also improved access to care for many underserved populations. In this episode, you will hear about Drew's insights on the complexities of health insurance, the importance of proactive care management, and his efforts to tackle the healthcare affordability crisis Do you have any thoughts or guest suggestions? Please email us at [email protected].

After leading finance and development functions and multi-national teams at KFC, Gap, and Electronic Arts, Sharon Knight joined One Medical Group, growing the clinic nationwide. With deep experience in finance and operations, Sharon is now improving wellness and advancing the human health span as a Partner at JAZZ Venture Partners, where she focuses on building consumer-centric healthcare brands and supporting innovative healthtech startups. In this episode, we discuss Sharon’s advice for building consumer-centric healthcare brands, approach to treating patients as customers, and her insight on leading teams through significant industry changes. She also shares her strategies for successful investment in health tech and the qualities she looks for in exceptional entrepreneurs. Enjoy our conversation. Do you have any thoughts or guest suggestions? Please email us at [email protected].

Our guest today is Frank Cheung, Co-Founder and CEO of Accorded. Frank has held pivotal roles at Blue Shield of California, Deloitte, and Collective Health, leading efforts in risk management and value-based care. Frank’s unique perspective is shaped by his extensive experience in both payer and provider settings. He has been recognized as one of the Top 50 Value-Based Care Thinkers of 2024, highlighting his significant contributions to advancing healthcare analytics and supporting innovative care models. In this episode, we discuss the critical role of actuarial science in value-based care, Frank’s journey founding Accorded, the challenges of scaling actuarial capabilities, and his advice for startups aiming to make an impact in the healthcare industry. Do you have any thoughts or guest suggestions? Please email us at [email protected].

Dr. Diana Bianchi is a renowned leader in maternal and child health. She is the Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and manages a significant annual budget dedicated to pioneering research in human development and reproductive health. Dr. Bianchi’s unique perspective is shaped by her dual focus on obstetrics and pediatrics. As part of her remarkable work in prenatal genomics has set new standards for diagnosing and treating genetic disorders. Her efforts have impacted countless lives and significantly advanced the understanding of maternal and child health. In this episode, you will learn the surprising state of child and maternal healthcare, her innovative approache to improving health outcomes, the critical importance of maternal and postpartum health research, and the programs being developed to address disparities in healthcare. Do you have any thoughts or guest suggestions? Please email us at [email protected].

Within 840 miles of coastline, forests, mountains, and valleys, reside over 39 million people and the fifth largest economy in the world. California is almost more like a country than it is a state, and with these colossal proportions come many responsibilities—most importantly of all, public health. Our guest is the remarkable Dr. Diana Ramos, California Surgeon General. Dr. Ramos was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom in August of 2022. She brings over three decades of experience in public health, with a strong focus on health equity and reproductive health, and is the first Latina to hold this position. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Dr. Ramos has driven change through various roles including Public Health Administrator at the California Department of Public Health and Director of Reproductive Health in Los Angeles County. In this episode, you will learn about Dr. Ramos’ journey from a single-parent household to leading public health initiatives. She shares her insights on the importance of maternal and mental health, addressing adverse childhood experiences, her current initiatives as Surgeon General, and offers valuable perspectives on improving public health outcomes.  

When Austin Chiang joined Medtronic as the Chief Medical Officer for the Gastrointestinal business, he brought with him a remarkable blend of clinical expertise and a visionary approach to health communication. As a triple board-certified physician in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, and Obesity Medicine, Austin has always been at the forefront of medical innovation and patient care. Since stepping into his role, Dr. Chiang has leveraged his unique position to bridge the gap between complex medical practices and public understanding, utilizing social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram to engage and educate a global audience. His efforts go beyond traditional medical practice; they transform how health information is consumed and understood by the masses. In this episode, Dr. Chiang will share insights on his groundbreaking work in integrating digital communication tools into healthcare. We’ll explore how these platforms can dramatically enhance patient interaction, the potential of artificial intelligence in medical technology, and Austin's pioneering strategies for advancing public health education. Do you have any thoughts or guest suggestions? Please email us at [email protected].

When Dr. Monika Roots joined Bend Health as co-founder and President, she set out to revolutionize mental health care with innovative practices. A seasoned psychiatrist with a focus on child and adolescent care, Monika has consistently challenged the conventional limits of mental health services. In this second part of our series, we focus on a pervasive issue that touches everyone: the pursuit of perfection. Dr. Roots discusses how this relentless pursuit impacts mental well-being, especially in the digital age where the drive for perfection is often fueled by unrealistic comparisons. She offers practical strategies for balancing high standards with mental health, advocating for the benefits of embracing imperfection and learning from mistakes. Dr. Roots shares her insights on mitigating the pressures of perfectionism and fostering a healthier approach to personal and professional growth. Here is our conversation. Do you have any thoughts or guest suggestions? Please email us at [email protected].

Welcome to Our Special Two-Part Series with Dr. Monika Roots In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we are excited to bring you a special two-part interview series with Dr. Monika Roots, a leader in mental health innovation. As the co-founder and President of Bend Health, Dr. Roots applies her extensive 16-year background in psychiatry, focusing on child and adolescent care, to revolutionize mental health services with innovative technology and strong partnerships. Having grown up with firsthand experience of bipolar disorder in her family, Dr. Roots commits herself to ensuring emotional safety for vulnerable children, driving her passion and dedication to her work. She plays a key role in integrating technology with traditional care, expanding access to mental health services, and emphasizing the importance of preventive care to tackle issues before they escalate. In this series, Dr. Roots will discuss her innovative approaches in psychiatry that support comprehensive care models benefiting young patients and their families. Her story serves as a powerful reminder of how empathy and creativity can solve critical healthcare challenges. In the second episode, we will explore the theme of perfectionism. Dr. Roots will delve into how striving for perfection affects mental health, particularly among entrepreneurs and professionals, and she will offer strategies for managing these pressures effectively.  

As we explore the story of a leader who combines caring and business smarts to achieve success in the medical technology world, today we are excited to feature, a standout figure in medtech. Since 2014, Leslie Trigg has led Outset Medical as CEO and became Chair in 2022. Her impressive career began at Guidant Corporation and included key roles at several leading companies, placing her at the heart of innovation in healthcare. Leslie's career highlights include steering Outset Medical through key changes and innovations that have significantly improved patient care. Her early work in communications, rather than following a traditional scientific path, has provided her with a unique approach. Her approach has profoundly influenced both product development and corporate leadership at her company. Leslie will share how she tackles the challenges of running a major healthtech company, her innovative strategies, and her dedication to enhancing patient care with cutting-edge medical technologies. We will also look at how her leadership is shaping the industry and the future of healthcare. Do you have any thoughts or guest suggestions? Please email us at [email protected].

Margo Georgiadis is an accomplished leader in business and technology. She is currently the CEO of Montai Health and a CEO partner at Flagship Pioneering. Margo brings a rich tapestry of experiences, from her transformative leadership at Ancestry.com to influential roles at Google and McKinsey. Margo is an innovator and fearless leader. Embracing change, Margo transitioned from conventional business roles to the vibrant world of health technology. She focuses on using data and AI to reshape patient care, especially in managing chronic diseases. Margo blends computational power with healthcare to revolutionize disease prediction and treatment. In this episode, we discuss digitization and the role of AI in disease management, as well as the importance of innovative thinking in driving significant changes in health technology. Do you have any thoughts or guest suggestions? Please email us at [email protected].

Join Dr. Ari Hoffman, an influential figure in healthcare and technology, as he shares his expertise and insights on improving healthcare systems and advancing technology in the field. Dr. Hoffman is the Chief Clinical Officer and Vice President at Collective Health. He also held pivotal roles at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), including the UCSF Division of Hospital Medicine, and as medical director of the UCSF hospital medicine service at St. Mary's Medical Center.   With a background in biological sciences and medicine, Dr. Hoffman brings a unique blend of clinical expertise and technological innovation to the forefront of healthcare. His career journey has seen him contribute to health policy development at prestigious institutions like the NIH and the Center for Medical Technology Policy. In this episode, Dr. Hoffman explores the convergence of clinical practice and health technology. He discusses strategies for improving healthcare delivery, navigating health policy challenges, and leveraging technology to enhance patient care.  Do you have any thoughts or guest suggestions? Please email us at [email protected].

In a world where technology and healthcare converge, Munjal Shah, Co-Founder and CEO of Hippocratic AI, stands as a beacon of innovation and resilience. His journey began in the heart of Silicon Valley, where an early exposure to technology seeded a lifelong passion. From founding companies that caught the eye of tech giants like Google and Alibaba to a personal health scare that pivoted his focus towards AI in healthcare, Munjal’s story is a testament to adaptability and vision. Today, as the leader of Hippocratic AI, Munjal is pioneering a new era where technology doesn’t just support healthcare but transforms it at its core, ensuring safety and accessibility for all. In this episode, we will explore Munjal's revolutionary approach to integrating AI into healthcare, his unique process in entrepreneurship, and the profound lessons from his journey as CEO. We will gain insights into the challenges of blending AI with healthcare, understand his perspectives on the future of this rapidly evolving field, and hear the inspiring story of how personal experiences shaped his professional path. Do you have any thoughts or guest suggestions? Please email us at [email protected].

Our guest Vivien Ho, a dynamic partner at Pear VC, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage healthcare and life sciences companies. Vivien leads Pear's Healthcare practice, dedicating her expertise to human and planet health. She has founded the Pear's Female Technical Founders Circle and co-hosts the Healthcare Playbook Podcast. Vivien's achievement lies in her instrumental role in guiding Pear VC's investments in groundbreaking healthcare startups, shaping the future of healthcare technology. She brings a unique perspective to the table, combining her background in engineering with a deep understanding of healthcare dynamics. Vivien's impact and contributions to the industry are not just about funding; they're about fostering innovation and supporting entrepreneurs in turning their visionary ideas into reality. In our discussion today, we'll explore Vivien's journey, the challenges of investing in healthcare technology, and insights into the future of this vibrant sector. Do you have any thoughts or guest suggestions? Please email us at [email protected].  

As Found's Chief Operating Officer, Sarah Jones Simmer brings a wealth of experience in shifting social norms to foster positive change. Drawing from this background, Sarah approached the complexities of diabetes with empathy, crafting an evidence-based weight care platform that harmonizes cutting-edge medicine with personalized coaching. Under Sarah's visionary leadership, the company has pioneered transformative initiatives within the weight loss community. By integrating personalized medicine and prescribed treatments from board-certified clinicians, they've harnessed the potent potential for sustainable change in the weight loss journey. In this episode, Sarah shines light on a new perspective on how personalized medicine can be the pathway to solving obesity during our lifetime. Do you have any thoughts or guest suggestions? Please email us at [email protected].

During Cédric Kovacs-Johnson's pursuit of an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering, his initial focus didn't involve healthcare or business. However, the disparities in access and affordability in healthcare drove him to realizing how healthcare is another marketplace, waiting to be coordinated. Committed to improving efficiencies in communication and coordination among healthcare vendors to lower overall costs, CEO & founder of Flume Health, Cedric dedicated a year to immerse himself in learning, listening, and engaging with telehealth experts to identify the key problem. In this episode, Cedric discusses his journey in founding Flume, a digital health plan administrator designed to seamlessly connect insurance entities with the nuanced interactions between doctors and patients. Do you have any thoughts or guest suggestions? Please email us at [email protected].

Our guest on this episode is Ruth Krystopolski, the President of Ayin Health Solutions at Providence Health Systems. Ruth's expertise in transforming healthcare policies, business strategies, and technological integration is nothing short of groundbreaking. Her role at Providence Health Systems has been integral in steering the course towards innovative healthcare solutions, shaping a future where health and wellness are approached with cutting-edge strategies and deep compassion. Ruth's extensive experience and strategic insights have been instrumental in addressing some of the most challenging aspects of healthcare. Her leadership, marked by a deep understanding of the intricate dynamics of the industry, has led to significant advancements in managing healthcare costs and improving the quality of care through technology. In our conversation, we will uncover the nuances of Ruth's journey, her contributions to transforming healthcare with technology, and her vision for a future where healthcare is not only efficient and accessible but also profoundly patient-centric. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected].

We interviewed Mary Langowski, who was the CEO of Solera Health, the premier value-based omni-condition management platform. But as this airs, we are thrilled to learn that Mary will be moving to Chairman of the Solera Board of Directors and assuming the role of Executive Vice President and President of US Healthcare at Walgreens Boots Alliance. Her expertise in strategy and policy in both the private and public healthcare sectors continues to shine brightly. As a former key strategist at CVS Health, Mary has been a pivotal force in marrying technology with healthcare, redefining our approach to wellness and chronic disease management. Her journey from a small Minnesota town to leading roles in healthcare policy and corporate strategy, and now to a significant leadership position at Walgreens Boots Alliance, speaks volumes about her resilience, foresight, and ability to lead in complex environments. Mary's significant contributions to the evolution of CVS Health and the foundational work for the Aetna acquisition showcase her adeptness in navigating and leading through transformative changes. Her deep insights into policy, technology, and patient needs enable us to explore the multifaceted world of digital health, strategic partnerships, and adaptive leadership. Get ready to be enlightened by Mary Langowski's unique perspective on the future of healthcare and leadership. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected].

In his medical school journey, Christopher McGhee, co-founder and CEO of Current Health, received unfortunate news regarding his grandmother's health condition. This firsthand experience exposed the intricate challenges in hospital care logistics, revealing significant gaps between healthcare services and patient comfort. Despite the exceptional care offered in hospitals, Chris observed a recurring pattern: unnecessary hospital admissions for issues that could be managed at home, intensifying the emotional, social, and familial strain on patients. Chris leveraged his computer science and medicine expertise to co-found Current Health to address this disparity. This company is dedicated to enhancing healthcare quality by utilizing wearable health monitors to bring professional medical care directly to people's homes. In this episode, Chris shares insights into his journey of developing wearable technologies that reduce clinical visits and enhance the home care experience for patients. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected].

We are thrilled to have Joe Connolly, Founder and CEO of Visana Health and a respected member of our Rosenman Founder Community, on our podcast. Joe's commitment to women's healthcare is deeply rooted in his personal experience, watching his mother battle an undiagnosed menstrual pain condition for over two decades. His journey has led him to champion innovations in women's health, bridging significant care gaps. At the forefront of Visana Health, Joe leverages his biomedical engineering expertise to broaden the scope of women's health beyond maternity care. Under his guidance, Visana Health has become a highlight of the Rosenman Institute's portfolio and gained distinction as an ADAPT Awardee within the Rosenman Institute’s ADAPT Program. This recognition afforded Visana Health the unique opportunity to collaborate with a leading healthcare payer, further enhancing its ability to deliver impactful health solutions. Joe's prior leadership in medical device strategy has been pivotal in deploying digital health solutions that enhance patient care while reducing costs. In this episode, we'll discuss how Joe's drive spurs his professional pursuits, significantly impacting women's healthcare. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected].

Coming from a family who aren’t afraid to plant big ideas and embracing risk-taking to achieve them, Fumi Mitsuishi has devoted her career to understanding the humane aspects of clinical psychiatry. Her rich experiences living in Japan, France, and the U.S. have fostered a deep appreciation for residing at the crossroads of diverse cultures and understanding the experience of “otherness”.  As the director of Citywide Case Management (Citywide), a Division of the UCSF/Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Department of Psychiatry, where she is also an Associate Clinical Professor, Dr. Mitsuishi strives to enhance the path to recovery for adults navigating mental health challenges. Her focus remains on empowering them to secure stable housing, treatment, and employment, facilitating their successful reintegration into society. In this episode, Dr. Mitsuishi discusses the prevalent misconceptions and stigmatization surrounding homelessness and individuals coping with mental health challenges and offers a refreshing perspective towards the importance of using a multidisciplinary approach to improve and honor the client’s quality of life. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected].

As a pre-med biomedical engineering major student, Robin Shah, Founder & CEO of Thyme Care, focused on the medical route before delving into the business side of medicine. During his undergraduate years, he worked summers dedicated to working with his father in their oncology clinic, realizing the need to bring high-value care into the community. To make cancer care more accessible for more people, Robin founded Thyme Care, a company comprised of longstanding leaders in the field of oncology and digital health to create a platform that treats people as the priority and connects providers, payers, and patients every step of cancer treatment journey. In this episode, Robin discusses his journey in the world of oncology, from his undergraduate experiences to his most recent breakthrough in establishing a new digital healthcare resource for cancer patients. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]

If you’re an investor in biotechnology and MedTech companies, two things should always be at the top of your mind: trends and team dynamics. According to Andrew Farquharson, companies must be hitting relevant trends that will drive innovation and return for investors. They also have to exhibit good team collaboration, chemistry, and commitment.  As the Managing Director at InCube Venture, Andrew spends most of his time investing in gene editing, cell therapy, biotech, and digital health. With decades of experience working in the life-science sector and an especially optimistic attitude, Andrew shares valuable insights on building a successful team in the startup world.  In this episode, we discuss the current trends and challenges in the life-science arena, the importance of impact-driven work, and the need to strike a perfect balance between innovation and practicality.  Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected].

If you're intrigued by the intersection of healthcare and technology, two crucial elements should guide your attention: innovation and adaptability. Sean Mehra, with his unique blend of a biomedical engineering and pre-medicine background from Yale, coupled with an MBA from Stanford, perfectly embodies these traits. As a co-founder of HealthTap, a groundbreaking virtual healthcare platform, Sean navigated the unlikely journey from the captivating realm of online gaming to the transformative world of digital health. His expertise and vision have played a pivotal role in reimagining how we access and interact with healthcare services in the modern era. HealthTap stands as a testament to Sean's ability to marry reliable, personalized healthcare with the convenience and reach of the internet – a concept once considered a distant dream. In this episode, we discuss the nuances of creating a new healthcare delivery model, overcoming challenges, and shaping the future of health through technology. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected].  

When Rosalind Picard joined the MIT Media Lab faculty in 1991, she was given crucial advice—take risks. As a female engineer in a male-dominated field, Rosalind found the idea of venturing into the emotion-technology space | daunting, but she decided to take the risk anyways.  Since then, Rosalind has co-founded two companies and written a book about affective computing. Also known as artificial emotional intelligence, this multidisciplinary field provides technologies with the ability to understand and use emotion when interacting with humans.  In this episode, Rosalind discusses her ground-breaking work at the intersection of computation, emotion, and AI and her words of wisdom for the future risk-takers of tech.  Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

When Sam Holliday embarked on his journey as the Co-founder & CEO of Oshi Health, he was driven by a powerful motivation—redefining healthcare around genuine patient needs. With personal ties to digestive health issues in his family, Sam saw the profound impact of quality, whole-person care firsthand. In today's episode, Sam shared his role in shaping a patient-centric future in GI care, discussing his relentless efforts to build an intentional company culture and the undeniable importance of diverse teams in achieving holistic health outcomes. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

A running theme on our podcast is how health technology can best improve the patient experience. At Ribbon Health, Nate Maslak brings a one-size-fits-all solution to the table: increasing patient access to information.  Costs, quality, and availability are just some of the factors influencing patients’ everyday healthcare decisions that remain widely unavailable in the system. By providing patients with easier and quicker access to these questions, Nate is beginning to see better-informed patient decisions.  In this episode, we discuss how heightened access to information not only benefits patients but the entire healthcare system as well. We also touch on Nate’s journey into health care and the importance of establishing values within startups.  Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek  

Brain-computer interfaces allow people with neurological diseases to control external devices, such as a robotic arm, using their minds alone. While the technology has existed for over twenty years, it has only recently moved into mainstream medical practice.  A company called Precision Neuroscience is pioneering this transition. Precision President and Chief Product Officer Craig Mermel understands that commercializing the technology means first making it safe, minimally invasive, and adaptable to fit the varying needs of neurological patients.  From engineering the first-ever Apple Watch to conducting digital pathology research at Google, Craig has always favored the intersection of technology and healthcare. He’s with us today to discuss his journey into Healthtech and the life-changing medical devices he’s since created.  Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

What is the optimal level of intervention for a child with autism? How can we predict the outcome of the intervention? How many hours a week should we be spending on treatment? While these questions are often easily answered for predictable conditions like diabetes, they are much harder to pinpoint for behavioral health disabilities.  Co-founder and CEO of RethinkFirst, Daniel Etra, has identified a stark lack of data on treatment outcomes for behavioral health patients. To bridge this gap, Rethink delivers intervention at scale for developmental disabilities and neurodiverse conditions.  In this episode, Daniel discusses Rethink’s journey to becoming an industry-leading behavioral health technology company. With decades of experience as a successful entrepreneur, Daniel shares his insights on building a successful company at scale in today’s climate. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

Whether you’re an entrepreneur, investor, lawyer, or even an engineer, knowing how to tell your story can be critical to your success. Having worked in all these professions at one point in his life, Peter Socarras firmly believes this—and, he can attest to it. From patent attorney to Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Nevro, Peter’s multifaceted career trajectory has had one common denominator: a dedication to the life sciences. In addition to his leadership roles at the medical device company Nevro, Peter now works as an angel investor. His focus is investing in early-stage health tech companies that bring the decision-making to the patient. In this episode, Peter shows how making meaningful contributions to the life science space starts with asking yourself why your technology matters. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

While many of us have quickly adapted to a post-pandemic world, others are still reeling from its effects. For working parents, the pandemic revealed how juggling work with caregiving responsibilities can often be more of a burden than a joy.   At Magnify Ventures, Joanna Drake, the Co-Founder and Managing Partner, is shifting some of this burden to the care economy. She and her team invest in technology companies that reimagine life for modern families.   As a caregiver and investor in a male-dominated field, Joanna realizes the extra mile women must go at home and at work. Her advice? Build a support group and always engage with new perspectives.   Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

Translating complex medical technology into usable products often requires a simplification process. It involves asking yourself the question: can this device be used by your average provider or patient?  While there’s no shortage of life-changing technologies in healthcare, not all of them have undergone the simplification process. That said, Sandeep Akkaraju is the CEO and President of Exo Imaging and one of the few who have realized the power of simplicity. At Exo Imaging, he’s developing a high-performance ultrasound platform that gives providers answers, not just images.  In this episode, Sandeep discusses how he’s adapted his medical imaging device to fit the future of medicine.  Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

In today’s highly regulated privacy landscape, figuring out how to access personal healthcare data while ensuring privacy protection is almost impossible. As a result, innovative companies are severely limited in developing breakthrough clinical solutions dependent on data.  Luckily, Riddhiman Das came up with a solution. As the Co-founder of Triple Blind, Das enables companies to access data without ever revealing personal information.  In this episode, Das discusses how his company is driving advancements in healthcare while maintaining the highest level of security. Das also touches on the importance of market distribution and learning how to sell your product.  Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

As a female founder, investor, and advisor, Yasi Baiani sets the standard for women across industries. Yasi started investing in healthtech after realizing that money wasn't her only driver. Since then, she's helped to change millions of people's lives through radical technological innovations. Yasi is the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Raya and previously worked as the SVP of Product at Cleo—a global solution for family-centered care. As the head of product strategy and innovation, Cleo aligns product design with the company's overall vision. By providing end-to-end support for overburdened caregivers, Yasi sees how her products impact the lives of individuals and the healthcare system as a whole. In this episode, Yasi discusses the varying stages of startups, her journey into healthcare, and her role as a product person in healthtech. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

As healthcare moves away from its traditional brick-and-mortar roots, experts are redefining how they measure and improve health. One such expert is Deb Kilpatrick, Board Executive Chair of Evidation Health.  At Evidation, Deb takes health assessment out of the clinic and integrates it into people’s daily lives. With a focus on person-generated health data (PGHD), Evidation empowers individuals to take control of their health by having them generate and own their health data.  Today, Evidation makes up a vast community of health consumers and professionals who collectively take pride in their everyday health. In this episode, Deb discusses her globally-recognized health-tracking platform and her journey. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

How is it that opioid overdose is the number one cause of death for Americans under 50, but over 80% of people struggling with opioid addiction can't get access to care? Zack Gray calls this the treatment gap. To him, the problem isn't a lack of quality treatment but a lack of access to treatment. At Ophelia, Zack places evidence-based care in the hands of those who need it the most. By lowering costs and bringing drug rehab to patients' homes, Zack is closing the treatment gap through telemedicine. In this episode, Zack discusses his personal journey to addiction treatment and a transformative solution to the country's ongoing opioid crisis.  Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

The road to recovery doesn’t always end in the hospital for patients with neu – rO-  logic- al diseases. In fact, their time in rehab centers and at home are critical for long-term improvement.  At MindMaze, Patricia Bradley brings her leadership and marketing expertise to the health tech arena. With a diverse background in Pharma and digital health, Patricia is scaling a comprehensive solution for brain health and recovery.  MindMaze uses digital therapeutics and technologies to optimize motor and cognitive recovery in patients across the continuum of care. In this episode, Patricia discusses her ascent into healthcare and her work at MindMaze.  Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

What is the best antidote for behavioral health? How do we measure progress on our intangible roadblocks of our emotional, psychological, and social well-being? My guest today is Alon Joffe, co-founder and CEO of Eleos Health. They aim to empower providers by providing them with a clinical summarization of behavioral care sessions. Using Natural Language Understanding (NLU) technology, Eleos Health enables clinicians to gain a deeper understanding of the underlying behavioral obstacles faced by their patients. In this episode, we discuss the importance of value-based healthcare and effective interventions for enhancing behavioral health. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

Imagine if all medications worked like Tylenol: their prices stayed the same for all customers regardless of insurance type or employer. Co-founder and CEO of Capital Rx, A. J. Loiacono, is making this a reality by revolutionizing the role of PBMs.  Loiacono realizes the complexity of the drug pricing market for average consumers. He understands that many lack transparency and take advantage of uninformed payers by changing and raising medication prices. At Capital Rx, Loiacano is sticking to his Tylenol rule. By giving everyone the same prices, Capital Rx is fostering better patient engagement, outcomes, and service. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

Undoubtedly, women are chronically underrepresented in technology and venture capital. At Pivotal Ventures, Erin Harkless Moore seeks to fill the gender gap we know all too well.  Throughout her investing career, Erin has consistently aligned her values with her work. Social impact has always been a priority but became especially urgent when she transitioned to venture. As the Investments Director at Pivotal, Erin seeks to expand women’s power and influence by investing in female-led funds and backing innovation that directly impacts the lives of family caregivers.  In this episode, we learn how Erin embraces social progress across her professional life and how she’s helping to advance venture as a result.   Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek  

ChatGPT is bringing artificial intelligence to the forefront of the conversation. David Hanson, founder and CEO of Hanson Robotics, is with us today to discuss a different but equally-as-important application for AI.  David is on a quest to humanize his robots by making them more accessible to the average consumer. He believes that robots as general-purpose platforms are critical for the future of AI. From educating kids in science museums to providing elderly care and companionship, Hanson’s general-purpose robots are advancing the industry.  In this episode, we discuss healthcare and other real-world applications for humanoid robots.  Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek  

Health insurance can be a complicated topic. With years of experience working in the health insurance market, our guest, Richard Lungen, is here to answer our questions about the complexities of the provider network side of healthcare. Richard founded Leverage Health Solutions and is a General Partner at HC9 Ventures. His extensive background in the healthcare industry and vast knowledge of US health insurance have given him the expertise to help early-stage companies build their business strategies and grow into the payer market. In this episode, we look at the complex relationship between the healthcare provider and payer and discuss the importance of consumer engagement for healthcare businesses. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

We all know that waiting in line for your medication can be a slow and frustrating process. But with the rise of specialty pharmacies, we are beginning to see faster and easier access to certain medications.   Co-Founder and CEO of House Rx, Ogi Kavazovic, is here with us to explain the inner workings of this 250 billion-plus dollar market. With twenty years of experience working in tech startups, Ogi sees how technology can fix what he calls a “broken system” of patients receiving access to expensive medications.  In this episode, we asked Ogi about his journey into Healthtech and his vision for the future of specialty pharmacies.   Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

Getting startups off the ground is a challenging task. Founder of Companion Medical and CEO of Beta Bionics, Sean Saint, tells us how he became a successful health tech founder in the diabetes care industry. From graduating with a mechanical engineering degree to founding companies with radical diabetes solutions, Sean made a lasting mark with the first insulin smart pen. Along the way, he’s learned three crucial steps: valuing user experience, understanding your metrics, and empathizing with the customer. In this episode, Sean will discuss his career path and lessons learned on getting from the project to the product stage. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

Dr. David Mou is the CEO of Cerebral, a leading tele-mental health company devoted to improving access to quality care. Despite a recent lawsuit involving its former CEO, Cerebral remains steadfast in its mission. In addition to leading Cerebral, David is a Harvard Medical School faculty member and Director of the Innovations Council for Massachusetts General Hospital's Psychiatry Department. In this episode, David shares his insights on the future of mental health care and the transformative power of telehealth in the face of legal challenges. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

What do you get when you mix a doctor’s caring heart and a businessman's entrepreneurial mind? Well, you would get Brad Hirsch, a medical oncologist who is now the Head of Product & Implementation, at Verily, a healthcare technology solutions company. From serving as Senior Medical Director at Flatiron Health to serving on faculty at Duke University, Brad has really done it all. Brad has put together his clinical background and research knowledge into a new business ecosystem to help improve clinical trial execution. Brad walks us through about his journey to founding Signal Health and his reflections on this exciting venture from oncologist to entrepreneurship in the HealthTech space. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

Have you ever wondered what the medical billing codes behind your healthcare bills were? How was your bill determined? Well, you’re in luck! Our guest int his episode is Tamar Thompson, Avidity Bioscience Director and Vice President, Head of Corporate Affairs of Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease, who is the expert on medical billing codes. Tamar talks about her journey toward her current position at Alexion and her insight on rare disease patient policy advocacy. Prior to her joining Alexion, Tamar led Federal Executive Branch Strategy and State Government Affairs for Bristol-Myers Squibb and served as a strategic policy advisor for ADVI. Tamar has always been a driver toward helping patients through policy. Her work has been instrumental in informing rare disease patient advocacy and healthcare policies. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

Curiosity didn’t kill the cat. Instead, it led to compassion, self-regulation, and conflict resolution when applied in the workplace. According to Liz Kislik, Harvard Business Review and Forbes contributor, curiosity is the first step toward conflict management. If you don’t want to know what’s wrong, how can you fix it? We are excited to speak with Liz about her journey into the management consultant space and her current work as an executive coach. From working with national nonprofits and family run-businesses to Fortune 500 companies, Liz has helped countless organizations resolve conflicts in the workplace and solve their most pressing problems. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

How do people function at work? It’s a question on everyone’s mind, but especially for people like CEOs whose job is to manage their teams. Our guest today is Jay Johnson. He is is a renowned expert on empowering teams for entrepreneurs and leaders. His career is about how entrepreneurs and leaders can empower their teams. He’s a TEDx speaker and Forbes Business Council Member and has given keynotes and workshops in more than 30 countries. And today, he’s on our podcast to talk about people, body language, and career life lessons. Here’s our conversation. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

It’s not easy breaking out into the unknown. Being one of the first to try something new or different is challenging, especially as an entrepreneur. Lindy Fishburne, a Managing Partner at Breakout Ventures, knows exactly what this is like.    “Breaking out” from the traditional translational research mold and venturing into a new space, Lindy has opened new avenues into the creative bioscience sector. Seeking to build a future that is powered by science, Breakout Ventures, is a hub for creative bioscience entrepreneurs. In this episode, we speak with Lindy about her journey to developing both Breakout Labs and Breakout Ventures, as well as discuss key insights into investing in start-ups. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

Arvind Rajan has “hit a six” with his latest entrepreneurial endeavor, Cricket Health. From being part of the executive leadership team at LinkedIn to now founding a transformative healthcare company, Arvind is an entrepreneur and leader of many flavors. Curiosity, a desire to make an impact, and a hunger to learn from industry leaders across various sectors have driven Arvind toward his venture into the healthcare space. Seeking to shift the focus of kidney disease treatment from life support to preventative care, Arvind has played a key role in transforming value-based kidney disease care. In this episode, we speak with Arvind about his journey to founding Cricket Health and his reflections on this exciting venture. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

We’re doing it wrong, and we’re not seeing change. “Workplace diversity” has been at the forefront of every diversity, equity, and inclusion conversation for the past few years, but mandatory bias training once a year as the solution just isn’t cutting it. So, what makes the cut? We welcome returning guest Professor Frank Dobbin, Chair of Sociology at Harvard University, as he gets to the root of what works and what doesn’t. If you want to explore what it really takes to get to diversity in the workplace, then this podcast is for you. His work provides valuable insights into effective diversity initiatives and a commitment to change. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.  

If you’re in the healthcare space, you’re probably here because you want to help people. So here at The Health Technology Podcast we are constantly asking: what is the best way to help? Guy Friedman, the co-founder, and CEO of SteadyMD, has his answer: by making telehealth more streamlined. Steady MD is a technology company and healthcare platform that offers telehealth services in all 50 states. In this episode, we talked about how entrepreneurs like him — and maybe you — are doing their part to improve medicine. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

Our guest today, Lorin Gu, is literally putting his money where his mouth is. As the founder of Recharge Capital, he invests thematically and focuses on important issues like women’s health. Lorin is an investment expert and has previously worked with Cyrus Capital and the Blackstone Group. He’s also the founder of the Recharge Foundation and the Founding Chair of the Global Future Council at the Peterson Institute of International Economics. In this episode, we talk about how he uses investment to change the world for the better — and how you might be able to do the same thing. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

At the UCSF Rosenman Institute, we aim to uplift entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities because we know firsthand how important diversity is. Our guest today is Nada Hanafi. She’s also part of the fight to make our community more equal. Nada is an incredible industry leader with a fantastic career. Today, she serves as the Board Director at Medtech Colors, as well as the CSO of Experien. Nada’s resume also includes 12 years at the FDA and a strong history in women’s health. Today, I pick her brain about the regulatory questions you might have. She also tells some of her career stories, and talks about how we all can promote diversity in the industry we love. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

Healthtech isn’t just about science, it’s also about communications. As a company, you have a story to tell. And our podcast guest today, Maureen Shaffer, might just teach you how to tell your story well enough, so people really sit up and listen. Maureen is the founder and CEO of Mingletoe LLC, and a sales expert in the field of healthtech. As CEO, she engineers winning marketing strategies for healthtech companies. She’s also served in marketing leadership positions at Converge Medical, AtriCure, and Flowonix Medical. In this episode, she shares some of her experiences to help entrepreneurs like you make your story great.  Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

Memora is a name you should remember, because it’s headed towards being the care support platform of the future. Our guest today, Manav Sevak, founded Memora in 2017 originally to help people remember to take their medication, but today it has grown to so much more. Today, Memora’s platform aims to make all complex care delivery systems simple, not just the ones centered on medication. In addition to his work as a founder and CEO, Manav has researched at MIT, Harvard, and the US Center for Disease Control. And in 2022, he was recognized in the Forces 30 under 30 list. In this episode, we discuss his meteoric rise, his company’s ethos, and the lessons he’d like to pass on to other entrepreneurs. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

Why are drug prescriptions so expensive? The answer is complicated and involves payers, providers, and patients. And even industry professionals sometimes have a hard time explaining it. Our guest today, Kyle Kiser, is working towards making these expensive prescriptions a thing of the past. Kyle is the CEO and founder of Arrive Health (formerly RxRevu), a “real-time prescription benefits service.” By allowing patients to have a say in their prescriptions, Arrive Health is aiming to make good health more accessible to everyone. In this episode, he tells us how he got to where he is and how other entrepreneurs can do the same. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

Investors are important people to listen to in this industry. They’re the ones whose opinions mean you get funded, or not. That’s why Julie Wroblewski is our podcast guest in this week's episode. Julie is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Magnify Ventures. She has more than a decade of investing experience under her belt, including leading the venture capital investment portfolio at Pivotal Ventures. Julie’s work combines investment with a drive for social change and improvement. Especially for our listeners in early-stage start-ups, she has a lot of really good lessons for you in this episode. But all of what she has to say is important for everyone else, too. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

If you’re not a leader, you can learn. At least, you can if you listen to a couple of key lessons from our podcast episode with Rajit Kamal. Rajit is the Worldwide President for Sports Medicine and Shoulder Reconstruction at Johnson & Johnson. In his career with Johnson & Johnson since 2008, he’s held a number of prestigious leadership roles. Some of those include Vice President Asia Pacific, Vice President and Global Franchise Leader of Knee Replacement, and Senior Director for Strategy and Commercial Initiatives. Today, we go through Rajit’s long and fascinating leadership journey. It’s taken him through many companies and roles, and has a lot of lessons for entrepreneurs at every stage. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

What does a depressed person sound like? I don’t know, and neither does any living person. But Kintsugi’s AI technology does. Our guest today, Prentice Tom is the CMO of Kintsugi Health, a company developing this revolutionary way of diagnosing mental health disorders. Before his work with Kintsugi, Prentice led groundbreaking mental health programs at Vituity, and served as the president of Galen Inpatient Physicians. He’s an extremely qualified doctor with a degree from Harvard, a residency at Johns Hopkins, and experience at MIT. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

Our guest today is a real political maverick as well as an incredible business leader. Anne Tumlinson started her career in government working as a healthcare advisor to the one and only Congressman John Lewis. Today, she is the Founder and CEO of ATI Advisory, and the founder of Daughterhood. Both organizations aim to address aging and disability issues in our country.  Unfortunately, there are a lot of issues. In this episode, Anne walks us through the scope of the problem, but she also talks about a lot of solutions. And some of these solutions, she’s already built. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

One of the subjects we keep coming back to here on the Health Technology Podcast is healthcare inequities. COVID-19 revealed a lot of very stark racial inequities in our systems. And a lot of our podcast guests are out there doing the incredibly difficult work of addressing these disparities. Our podcast guest Marcus Whitney is one of them. Marcus created Jumpstart Nova in 2020 to fund historically underfunded Black startups. He was also a founding partner of Jumpstart Health Investors, CEO of Health Further conference, and co-founder of Trilliant Health. All that, and the best-selling author of “Create and Orchestrate”. In this episode, we discuss how to navigate the industry, and what lessons you can take from his amazing career. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

Most of us help our mothers, especially as they age. But for my guest today John Kao, it’s a little bit more literal. John is the founder and CEO of Alignment Healthcare a platform delivering customized health care to seniors and other vulnerable populations. John has an amazing resume, including CareMore Medical, The TriZetto Group, PacifiCare Health Systems, and FHP International. But his real passion is what he’s doing now: giving seniors the specialized healthcare that they need. He’s a servant leader to the core and serves on a lot of non-profit boards as well. He has a fantastic story, and as always, on this podcast, he teaches a lot of lessons to pass on to entrepreneurs. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

In the healthtech industry, we tend to be very science-oriented. But my guest today, Nagraj Kayshap, says the science of investing in healthtech companies is actually more of an art. it's contradictory. But if there’s anyone qualified to say so, it’s Nagraj. As managing partner at SoftBank, Nagraj decides what companies are best to form long-term investment relationships. So if you’re an entrepreneur looking for investors, this episode is really for you. In this episode, we talk about what he looks for in a start-up, best pitching strategies, and the importance of community. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek  

What is “the promise of precision health”? It was almost the title of this podcast, because our guest today, Vivian Lee, answers that question every day through her work at Verily. As President of Health Platforms, she creates healthcare systems that work with their patients’ unique lives. Vivian has also done similar work with the University of Utah Health Care, as the CEO and the Dean of their medical school. Under her tenure, the University of Utah was ranked first across the country in quality and safety. Vivian also sits on the Board of Directors of the Commonwealth fund, and the Board of Trustees of Boston Children’s hospital. She’s an expert in our healthcare systems, and has a lot of important things to say about the healthcare of the future. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek  

As listeners of this podcast know, innovators build our healthcare system, but they also disrupt it. My guest today, Mike Snyder is a big believer that our care systems need a serious overhaul. As an author and Chair of Genetics, Director of Genomics & Personalized Medicine at Stanford University, and a serial entrepreneur, Mike has a lot of insight into the industry. He’s founded or co-founded nine healthtech companies, and today serves on the board of many more. Notable among these companies include Personalis, SensOmics, and Protometrix. In this episode he tells us why the healthcare system may be doing us all a disservice — by not relying on us. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

Our guest today is Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz. She is the former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 2005-2015 and was also the founding president and CEO of the Better Medicare Alliance. Allyson is a huge advocate for accessible healthcare. She’s remained committed to healthcare reform from her days in government to her current position as a Senior Advising at FTI Consulting. She is an incredible advocate who’s had to overcome a lot, and came out the other side with a lot of stories and lessons to share. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

If you’re in medicine, or you’ve seen Grey’s Anatomy, you know it’s important for doctors to know their patient’s history. It can mean the difference between effective and ineffective treatment. This is why Troy Bannister is focused on making healthcare data usable, not just accessible. As CEO and Co-founder of Particle Health, he’s using a digital platform to make all this information both simple and universal. With 15 years in the healthcare industry, Troy also has lots of great advice to pass on to fellow CEOs. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

Mental Health Awareness month was in May, but as some of you may know too well, mental health problems last all year. However, many people still continue to devalue mental health conditions, especially compared to physical health conditions. Our guest this week, Lucia Huang, is hoping to change that. She is the founder and CEO of Os Mind, a company providing digital platforms for mental health research and treatment. Today, Lucia talks us through her career journey and her life as a CEO. She also tells me why mental health is so important — and what happens if we don’t treat it that way. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

Many years ago, Dan Trigub’s parents came to the US from the city of Odesa in what’s now Ukraine. They settled in New Jersey, but his grandmother lived by herself in Queens. And Dan’s experience being her caretaker and connection to the outside world helped create his career. Today, Dan is the CEO and Co-Founder of MedArrive. There, he works to help vulnerable patients get essential care in their homes. He’s also worked at Uber Health and Lyft, and has a lot of interesting things to say about the industry he’s spent more than 15 years in. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Entrepreneurs we talk to are always wondering: how do you catch an investor’s eye? To answer that, we’re talking to Nicole Walker, a partner at venture capital firm Arboretum Ventures. Nicole will walk us through her time working abroad in Hong Kong, her tips for entrepreneurs seeking funding, and her experiences as an African American woman in a male-dominated field. In this episode, we also discuss her unique background as a mechanical engineering student who eventually settled into the investment field. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Listeners of the Health Technology Podcast have heard guests about mental health medicine, insurance coverage, and addiction treatment.  In this episode, we are honored to introduce California State Senator Scott Weiner, who is working to address these issues in our state government. Senator Scott Wiener started as a lawyer living in the Castro neighborhood. He served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and was the Deputy City Attorney in San Francisco’s Attorney's office for almost a decade. Today, he represents San Francisco and northern San Mateo County in our state’s senate. His legislative priorities are very important to the Rosenman Institute and our community. About Scott Wiener: Senator Scott Wiener represents San Francisco and northern San Mateo County in the California State Senate. Elected in 2016, Senator Wiener focuses extensively on housing, transportation, civil rights, criminal justice reform, clean energy, and alleviating poverty. He chairs the Senate Housing Committee and is Vice Chair of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus. He is the immediate past Chair of the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus. Before his election to the Senate, Senator Wiener served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, representing the district previously represented by Harvey Milk. He also chaired the San Francisco County Transportation Authority. Before taking public office, Senator Wiener practiced law for fifteen years, including nearly a decade as a Deputy City Attorney in the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office. He also served in a number of community leadership roles, including co-chair of the San Francisco LGBT Community Center and on the national Board of Directors of the Human Rights Campaign. Senator Wiener has lived in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood since 1997. He received degrees from Duke University and Harvard Law School and was a Fulbright Scholar in Santiago, Chile. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Devon Huff started in Oxnard, a majority-Hispanic small California farming town. Now, he’s the CEO of MiSalud, a new digital health startup. And today, he’s our podcast guest. In this episode, we cover how and why Devon left full-time surgery to found MiSalud, which means “my health” in Spanish. He also shared his life and career lessons. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Teddy Roosevelt said to “Get Action!”. Neal Eigler says, “Get Traction!” If you’ve ever struggled with networking or getting your company off the ground, this episode is especially for you. Neal has an amazing career, with over 40 years of experience in biomedical research. Since 1988, he has led early stage medical device companies. Some of these include Angioplasty Systems, Conor Medsystems, and Savacor Inc. He was also the Co-Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for almost twenty years. Today, Neil Eigler serves as the CEO and founder of V-Wave Ltd. They are developing easier and safer implant treatments for patients with severe heart conditions. He’s a giant in his field with so many stories to share and so much advice to give. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

On every startup founder’s mind is the question: what do investors want to hear? Amrinder Singh knows all about that. But his advice is not exactly to guess what investors want. Amrinder is currently a Principal at Vensana Capital and has a lot of experience in the industry. Before Vensana, he was a Senior Investment Director at Medtronic Ventures, and also led their Business Development and Strategy. All this means he is very knowledgeable about the questions startups entrepreneurs want answered. In this podcast, we asked them all. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

We’ve done many things at home during the pandemic, from work to haircuts. What if healthcare happened at home too? Our guest Andrew Kobylinski, found himself wondering about this in 2020. Now in 2022, Andrew is the CEO and co-founder of Primary Health. Andrew and his team at Primary Health are working to make healthcare more accessible by making things like COVID-19 testing and vaccination easy. Andrew is also an experienced entrepreneur with 15 years in the health tech industry. This means he has a lot of stories — and a lot of advice. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

"Disability is the mother of all invention.” That’s a direct quote from our guest today, Josh Miele. And he would know all about invention and disability — he’s invented YouDescribe, the DVX, the Talking Tactile Pen, TMAP, WearaBraille, and SKDTools (Check here for the SKDTools sonification example parabola dipping below X-axis). In his current position as Amazon’s principle accessibility developer, he hasn’t slowed down at all. He developed Alexa’s Show and Tell feature as well as VoiceView. Both of these help visually impaired people live independently by using voice-activated technology in the home. This amazing work at Amazon earned him MacArthur fellowship in 2021. For more information about Josh and Amazon’s accessibility initiatives, please feel free to visit amazon.com/accessibility. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.  

Deena Shakir is living proof that a “non-linear” extraordinary career. Deena is a Partner at Lux Capital, a top venture capital firm. There, she’s received a lot of recognition for her work and her emphasis on diversity. She also sits on several boards, and contributes to Forbes — that is, when she’s not being featured. But she actually started very near us in Mountain View, where her parents immigrated from Iraq. Her career has taken her pretty much everywhere, even through the White House.  Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.  

Do you know what is the world's number one cause of death? If you didn’t, now you do: it’s heart disease. But James Min is working to change that. James is the founder and CEO of Cleerly. There, he creates digital care pathways to prevent cardiovascular disease and heart attacks before they happen. Before Cleerly, James served in several high-profile cardiology positions and has published more than 500 peer-reviewed manuscripts focusing on coronary artery disease. He has also received numerous awards and distinctions, including recently being inducted into the American Society of Clinical Investigation and the Academy of Radiology Research. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

A good year in the healthtech market can make the difference between success and failure. And that’s why knowing the market and predicting the market is so important. So, back by popular demand, we welcome Jon Norris. Jon knows the healthtech investment market so well. He is the Managing Director for business development at Silicon Valley Bank and has over 20 years of banking experience working with healthcare companies and VC firms. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

We are happy to welcome, Erika Andersen, back as our podcast guest. Erika is basically a change guru. She is one of the founders of Proteus, an organization that helps leaders and companies go through big changes. They do this through their unique coaching, consulting, and training programs. In this episode, Erika talks about how to change from the inside out, and how change is the only constant. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Mental health is a huge topic right now. But often conversations about mental health are mostly about anxiety and depression, not as much about serious illnesses. That’s why our guest today, Thomas Tsang, is doing what he does. Thomas is the CEO and co-founder of Valera Health, a tele-medecine company helping patients with severe mental illnesses as well as mild ones. Thomas is also a former Senior Healthcare Advisor to the Governor of Hawaii, and has directed national medical programs. And as someone who came from an unprivileged background, it’s important to Thomas that people have access to essential medical services. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Did you not listen to your mom about nutrition in high school? So did Jason Langheier. Jason is the CEO and founder of Foodsmart, a leading telenutrition platform. Foodsmart combines dietitians, meal planning, and food options in one platform. This combination makes it easier for people to get nutritious and affordable food—both for themselves, and their families. Today, Foodsmart has over 1.5 million members and serving over 700 employers. Their goal is to eliminate food insecurity and malnutrition nationwide. And above all, to make healthy food accessible to everyone. But for Jason, getting there was a journey. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

What does a day in the life of a big city’s mayor look like? We asked our guest, Adrian Fenty. From 2007 to 2011, Adrian managed one of the most complicated and powerful cities in the world: Washington D.C. As mayor, he focused on education reform and disrupting the status quo. Now, as a venture capitalist, he loves to see disruption and innovation all around him every day. In this episode, I asked him: what do the private and public sectors have in common? And how are they different? I was surprised by some of the answers, and I think you will be too. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.  

This is the stuff of science fiction in real life! Our guest in this episode is Trevor Martin, the co-founder of Mammoth Biosciences. There, they develop the CRISPR platforms and technologies that allow scientists to detect and modify DNA and RNA. He hopes the technology they’re creating will cure the problems of the next generation, like genetic diseases. Trevor has been featured on Forbes 30 under 30, Fortune 40 under 40, and is an EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2021. His work has been featured in FiveThirtyEight and The Atlantic. As a young CEO and scientist on the cutting edge, Trevor also has a lot of insight into leadership styles. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

If you’ve experienced mental health difficulties during the pandemic, this episode is for you. The scale of the problem is staggering. But our guest, Russell Glass, is doing his utmost to solve it. Russell is the CEO of Headspace Health, a company formed by the 2021 merger of Ginger and Headspace. Ginger, which he founded in 2018, delivered accessible and easy virtual mental health care. Russell has been creating companies constantly since his flagship tennis racquet business at the tender age of 13. He’s also a practiced and thoughtful leader. And in this episode, he shares his life lessons on both his leadership and entrepreneurship experience. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Could digitization add another person to your exam room? Will the newest technologies being created by small businesses or by hospitals? And most importantly, will the new digital age in healthcare leave people behind? These are some big questions that Dr. Bob Wachter has the answers to. Dr. Wachter is a professor and the Chair of the Department of Medicine at UCSF. He’s written six books, including one called The Digital Doctor, which was a New York Times science bestseller. He also coined the term “hospitalist” in 1996 and is considered the father of this fast-growing specialty. We can't even start to list the awards he’s received, because we would run out of space here. In other words, he’s the one with the answers — but he also has some questions. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Most people find healthcare unmanageable and confusing. Even people in the industry can have a hard time. Our guest, Dr. Ronald Dixon, is trying to change that through his company CareHive. CareHive helps patients manage chronic disease through their user-friendly platform and methods. Dr. Dixon is the current CEO of CareHive. He has also founded and headed Healthcare 360, and served as the Medical Director at MGH. He’s also a natural entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in the industry, and some great advice for up-and-comers. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Dr. Dana Kanze knows all about double standards. And it’s both because of her time studying them, as well as her time experiencing them. Dana’s research on gender gaps in the startup and investment field has been published in leading academic journals and received many awards. And she’s even done a TED talk! Before her academic career, she was an investment banker, strategic consultant, and entrepreneur. In this episode, she talks to me about how double standards can show up in sneaky ways and how we can stop them. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

We're so excited to introduce our guest Jeremiah Robison, who has a business that is very personal. His company’s wearable technology will help people with chronic conditions move their legs and feet. One of these people is his daughter, who has cerebral palsy. Jeremiah Robison founded CIONIC in his garage four years ago. He also co–founded WAWOS, which also supports children with cerebral palsy and other conditions. In this episode, he tells me about how his career and his family led him to where he is, and how technology can improve most all conditions. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Dr. C.K. Wang has always wanted to have an impact on patient care. This is why he left the clinic to develop larger-scale solutions and help more cancer patients choose the right treatment based on data. As COTA Healthcare’s CMO, he’s doing just that. Through their analytical approach, COTA Healthcare is committed to making cancer care data-driven and the most simple it can be. In this episode, we talk about how C.K. is using his love of AI and oncology experience at COTA and how COTA is making cancer treatment easier for people going through the worst time of their lives. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.  

Whether we want to or not, we might be living for a very long time! This is according to our guest, Sonia Arrison. Sonia is an entrepreneur, investor, and best-selling author. She is also the founder of 100 Plus Capital of the Alliance for Longevity Initiatives. Her work explores how the “Coming Age of Longevity” will change life as we know it. In this episode, she tells us about what some of these changes could look like. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Asylum-seekers have been making headlines, but it’s rare that we get to read their stories. Our guest today, Suzanne Barakat, reads the stories of asylum seekers every day — in the scars on their skin, and the traumas they bring to the clinic she runs. Suzanne is the Executive Director of the UCSF Health and Human Rights Initiative. Her primary program there is the human rights clinic. There, Suzanne and her team give pro bono medical evaluations. These evaluations help immigrants gain asylum. Her work there is almost as impactful as her story.  Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Despite what your mom tells you, not all computer games are bad! Our guest today, Ofer Leidner, is proof of that. His company, Happify Health, uses the software science behind computer games for a good cause: healthcare. Ofer is currently the Co-Founder & President of Happify Health. He’s also co-founded many other digital media companies, including Oberon Media. In this episode, he talks about how your mind can affect your health — for better and for worse. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Our guest today is Maria Velissaris. She’s an accomplished venture capitalist running businesses since she was in college. Now, as a Founding Partner of Steelsky ventures, she works to give companies the investments they need to make healthcare more equitable. In this episode, we discuss her amazing career, as well as some of the obstacles women and people of color face in healthcare. We also discuss some strengths and insights Maria has as a female, international, person of color in the industry. It’s one part of what makes Maria — and SteelSky — so special. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Andrew Parker is the founder of the fast-growing care platform Papa. Papa offers “Family On-Demand!” to give older adults and families aid and companionship. Andrew first built Papa’s platform to support his grandfather, who was so happy that Andrew wanted to give the same care to other grandparents. Today Papa has grown to 400 employees, and Andrew was named one of the Top 50 Healthcare Technology CEOs of 2021. In this episode, we discuss the importance of connection and how to grow a business that matters.  Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

In healthcare, there are a lot of hard questions. Today, to answer some of them is Sachin Jain, the President, and CEO of SCAN Group and Health Plan, and the former President and CEO of Aspire Health. Through his work, Sachin aims to reduce healthcare disparities in concrete ways. As an MD and an MBA, Sachin’s career experience is in medicine and business, giving him a unique perspective on healthcare companies. He pioneered the world’s first clinical program focused on social isolation and today serves as an adjunct professor of medicine at Stanford and a Forbes contributor. Sachin talks about his remarkable career and some surprising life lessons in this episode. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

The trial of Elizabeth Holmes has been everywhere recently. And now that it’s over, our guest Tyler Shultz is finally able to share some behind-the-scenes secrets from working at Theranos. Tyler met Elizabeth when he was just 20 years old. After two “miserable” years working at Theranos, he spoke to the Wall Street Journal exposing his realization that the tests were fakes. Now at 31, Tyler is the CEO and Co-Founder of Flux Biosciences. In this episode, Tyler tells us about what it was like working at Theranos with Elizabeth Holmes, and how we can all keep another Theranos from rising. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek  

COVID brought medicine and politics together on the national stage, and left many Americans wondering: how are healthcare decisions actually made in Washington? As an M.D., inventor, and veteran Congressional speaker, our guest today Dan Riskin has the unique insight into both politics and healthcare to answer this question. His Congressional testimony in the 21st Century Cures Initiative in 2014 helped define the 21st Century Cures Act passed in 2015, and his companies and products influence the care of millions of patients annually. Dan is currently the CEO and founder of Verantos, as well as the adjunct professor of surgery and Biomedical Informatics Research at Stanford.  In this episode, Dan discusses healthtech career strategies and the power of authentic leadership. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

Andy Doraiswamy is the founder and CEO of Koya Medical. Koya is dedicated to addressing chronic lymphatic and venous diseases. Before Koya, Andy worked with various healthcare organizations to revolutionize medical technology and patient care. Most notably, he invented sight-restoring intraocular implants, which were used successfully on over 6 million patients across the globe. He’s an innovative CEO and, surprisingly, a skillful mountain climber. In this episode, Andy talks about some of the lessons he learned through his long and remarkable career.  Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

Steve Wigginton is the CEO of iCario, a health action company, and he has over 20 years in the healthcare industry under his belt. Some companies he’s worked with include NoviHealth, Sutter Health, Valence Health, and Evolent Health. Steve knows, working successfully in the healthcare industry means having an excellent understanding of human behavior. In this episode, we talk about how behavioral psychology affects access to care and why the digital divide exists, plus a good deal more. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek    

We are kicking off 2022 with Nancy Lurker, a giant in the pharmaceutical industry. She has more than 30 years of experience in both start-ups and Fortune 500 companies. She’s an accomplished businesswoman and leader with a track record of advancing new medical therapies and implementing very successful US and global drug launches. She also serves on many boards across public and private companies. Currently, she’s the President and CEO of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, an ocular drug delivery company for patients with serious eye disorders. In this episode, she shares some secrets to her success in the industry, and the leadership strategies that kept getting her promoted. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

Adrienne Schneider is a veteran of the health benefits industry as well as newly minted CEO of the Camille Group. She spent a good portion of her career with American Airlines, where, as head of health benefits, she was in charge of the implementation and execution of health programs for over 100,000 beneficiaries. Now, as the founder and CEO of The Camille Group, she uses her years of experience and business acumen to help clients tailor their operational strategies. In this episode, she explains what employees really want out of health plans, what it takes to make it in a difficult industry like healthcare, and how to stand out to executives as a healthcare startup. Here’s our conversation. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek

Nicholas Conn is the founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Casana, where he developed the “Heart Seat,” the first toilet-seat-based cardiovascular monitoring system. He earned his PhD in Microsystems Engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology and worked as a research scientist while developing the “Heart Seat”. In this episode, he takes me through his career journey and how accessible medical technology is increasingly necessary. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek  

Dr. Kimberly Smith is a Senior Vice President and Head of Research and Development at ViiV Healthcare. She oversees the development of the ViiV Healthcare marketed and pipeline assets. Before joining ViiV Healthcare, she spent twenty years as an HIV clinician and researcher. Dr. Smith is the recipient of many awards over her career recognizing her HIV patient care and advocacy, including the Black AIDS Institute "Heroes in the Struggle" Award, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Award of Excellence in Medicine, the Clinical Educator Award, and the National Medical Association's Scroll of Merit. In this episode, we talk over the importance of representation, her incredible career, and how to cause good trouble in the industry. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek  

Catalina Hoffman Muñoz-Seca, created the revolutionary “Hoffman Method” at only 26 years old, which changed the industry’s understanding of elderly care. Since then, she’s been appointed president of SECOT, awarded the Prince of Girona Foundation Award, and founded the Catalina Hoffman Holding Group. She’s also been in the top 100 Women Leaders in Spain and the top ten CEOs. Throughout her career, she’s always aimed to use her cognitive science background and entrepreneurial skills to aid elderly people and their families and to challenge our understanding of what “old” really means.   Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Professor Frank Dobbin is the Chair of Sociology at Harvard University, and author of the critically acclaimed book Inventing Equal Opportunity. Frank’s work on diversifying the workplace focuses on developing an evidence-based approach to understand how and why businesses often remain segregated. In this podcast, Frank talks about the roots of the diversity problem, and how better business diversity practices benefit everyone in the long run. It’s a complicated issue affected by management strategies, promotion patterns, and years of systemic racism and segregation, but it’s worth diving into. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.    

Peter Hames is the co-founder and CEO of Big Health. Peter is also an NHS Innovation fellow, and holds a Masters in Experimental Psychology from Oxford.  As a former insomniac, Peter was frustrated by the limited treatments available for sleep difficulties. And so, inspired by his own success with cognitive behavioral therapy, he founded Big Health in order to deliver CBT-based insomnia treatment and mental health care to patients all around the world.   Today, Big Health delivers fully virtual therapeutics for those struggling with their mental health. It’s a 24-hour solution, with the digital therapeutic “Sleepio” addressing sleep difficulties, and “Daylight” addressing daytime worry and anxiety.  In this episode, we discuss pandemic-era mental health, the far-reaching effects of insomnia, and how Big Health can offer a solution.   Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek. 

Chris Hemphill is the Vice President of AI at SymphonyRM and an expert in the field of healthcare data and analytics. In this episode, Chris explains how systemic biases in data collection can affect how companies care for their patients. We discuss how these biases can impact underserved communities and look towards some solutions.  Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek. 

Lindred (Lindy) Greer is the Associate Professor at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan who specializes in effective team organization strategies.  Lindy’s research has been published in numerous prestigious publications ranging from the Academy of Management Journal to the Journal of Applied Psychology. She has two degrees under her belt (one from the Leiden University Netherlands, one from the University of Pennsylvania), features in the New York Times and Forbes, and awards from both the Academy of Management and the American Psychological Association.  In this episode, she takes us through how business and psychology rely on each other in some surprising ways, and how startups have a colossal advantage if they understand that intersection. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Dr. Medhi Peikar is the inventor and founder of BRIUS Technology. Dr. Peikar started as a dental student in Iran, traveled to the United States for his PhD in Biomechanics from Johns Hopkins, and against all odds became a huge entrepreneurial success while in residency. BRIUS’ revolutionary tooth-straightening method doesn't show from the front or require constant checkups, which differentiates it from other methods like braces or Invisalign. Although today BRIUS boasts FDA approval and hundreds of successful treatments, it hasn’t been an easy road —for BRIUS or for Dr. Pekhar. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek. 

Our guest today is Michael Favet. His current work at NeuroPace, where he serves as President and CEO, focuses on their new and innovative technology tracking brain waves to predict epileptic attacks and prevent them by electrically stimulating the brain. Although Michael was actually an engineer straight out of college, he has had a long and storied 30-year career in the medical device field. He has served as CEO of multiple different companies and spent three years as a venture investor. This gives him an interesting perspective on his work at NeuroPace as well as his career as a whole, in understanding both the business and the medical side. In this episode, Michael explains how he went from an engineer from the University of Illinois to a CEO of a revolutionary medical device company in the Bay Area. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Colonel Nicole M. E. Malachowski is a retired fighter pilot in the United States Air Force. She was among the first group of women allowed to fly a modern fighter plane and was recognized for her accomplishments in the National Women's Hall of Fame in 2019. With over 21 years of experience in the United States Air Force including 188 hours in combat and more than 2,300 logged flight hours, she built an incredibly successful military career as a leader, an officer, and a fighter pilot. But in her life, she’s built two careers — one in the United States Air Force, and one in advocacy and government service after a tick bite forced her into medical retirement. Today, she’s the Commissioner of the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships, a board member of the LivLyme foundation, and a fierce advocate for individuals with Tick Borne illnesses. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Stephanie Tilenius is the founder & CEO of Vida Health, a licensed virtual medical care platform with therapists, coaches, and nutritionists operating in all 50 states. Vida allows consumers with multiple diagnoses to receive care uniquely suited to their needs by addressing a range of medical conditions, rather than singling any one condition out.  Before she launched Vida Health, Stephanie ran consumer experience platforms in big-name companies like Google, eBay, and PayPal.  We talk about how Vida got its start, the importance of addressing mental and physical health together, and the future of virtual medicine.  Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.   

Joel Klein is the Chief Information Officer of Maryland Medical System, where he oversees the operation of medical information technology for over 29,000 employees in fourteen different hospitals and fifteen different practice locations. As CIO, he uses his experience as an emergency physician and his technological expertise to make medical technology work for the people who use it every day. We discuss a day in the life of the CIO of such a large company, and how experience as a physician can give senior officers an advantage. Joel also talks about how COVID vaccination programs work on the IT side— both in the early days of the pandemic, and now.   Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek. 

Chris McFadden, Managing Director at KKR, a leading global investment firm working with healthcare companies. Chris is also a founding member of the COVID Patient Recovery Alliance, a contributing author to MedCity, and a board member of several medical and healthcare companies.   In this episode, Chris discusses what it means to work at a global investment firm, which leads to some big questions about medicine in a post-pandemic world. What are the benefits and drawbacks of telemedicine? How will increased awareness of mental illness affect medical systems? And how can healthcare companies continue to adapt as the world re-opens?    Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek. 

Vinod Khosla, founder of Khosla Ventures and cofounder of Sun Microsystems. Vinod is an entrepreneur, investor, and technologist as well as a mentor to entrepreneurs building technology-based businesses. Vinod discusses the differences between the practice of medicine and the science of medicine. We also explore the value of exercising two extremes: hubris and paranoia.   Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Welcome to the 100th episode of the Health Technology Podcast! Hemant Taneja is the managing partner of the venture capital firm General Catalyst. Hemant is a visionary leader in the healthcare space. He is an investor, founder, and author of several books including Unscaled and his 2020 book UnHealthcare: A Manifesto for Health Assurance. We talk about what it means to truly deliver access to health rather than just access to care. Hemant advocates for Responsible Innovation, which means engineering for growth and good with greater intention.   Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.  

Our guest today is Kevin Coloton, founder and CEO of Curation Health, an advanced clinical decision support platform. Kevin founded Curation to simplify care delivery after he observed the challenges of shifting to value-based care reimbursement structures. Kevin talks about his experiences as the healthcare CIO for a Fortune 20 organization. He advocates for meeting providers where they are on the maturity curve towards value-based care.   Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.  

Dave Kuraguntla is the co-founder and CEO of Alio. Alio is a remote monitoring platform for managing chronic conditions. David attended West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine on a Health Professions Scholarship from the United States Air Force. He was preparing to begin a surgical residency when he was confronted with the need for the Alio remote monitoring platform. In this episode, David explains Alio’s mission to take the internet of things and transform it into the internet of the body. We also discuss the importance of finding investors whose goals and incentives are aligned with those of the company.   Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Paddy Padmanabhan, author of the best-selling book Healthcare Digital Transformation: How Consumerism, Technology and Pandemic are Accelerating the Future. Paddy is also the founder and CEO of Damo Consulting, a digital transformation advisory firm, the author of The Big Unlock, and the host of the podcast also called The Big Unlock. We discuss the evolving role of CIOs, telehealth reimbursement rates, and the role of consumerism in shaping healthcare experiences. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Carine Carmy, co-founder & CEO of Origin, a women’s health company that provides physical therapy for the common but overlooked condition known as pelvic floor dysfunction. Carine is a go-to-market leader in healthcare and technology, and has held leadership roles at companies including Amino, Shapeways, and Monitor Group. Carine discusses the basics of pelvic floor health, how she overcame her imposter syndrome, and how Origin weathered the covid storm. She advocates for increased education on the pelvic floor and for bringing change to the healthcare system from the inside out.   Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Ivana Schnur, MD/PhD, is the co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Sense.ly, an avatar-based clinical platform that helps physicians better monitor and manage chronically ill patients. Ivana brings a unique combination of clinical knowledge, product insight, and business development to power the transformation of clinical workflows in scalable, compassionate ways. Ivana shares her own incredible journey to medicine; from growing up in the Eastern bloc in Czechoslovakia, moving to the US to become a doctor, to recovering from a spinal cord injury that left her paralyzed, and understanding the potential of virtual reality in medicine. She offers a powerful vision for the future of palliative care, one informed by the sacred contract between patient and clinician.   Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Chyrell D.Bellamy, Associate Professor of Yale School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry. She also serves as the Director of Peer Support Services and Research; and the Interim Director of the Office of Recovery Community Affairs at the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addictions Services. Dr. Bellamy discusses her own journey through the mental health system as a teenager and how it informs her work today. She advocates for increased access to technology and to mental health services, development of recovery supports, and increased valuation of lived experience in treating mental illness. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Dr. Erin Parks is a clinical psychologist, researcher, and former director at the leading UC San Diego Eating Disorder Center. She has 15+ years of experience with adolescents and adults in inpatient, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient settings and opened the first pediatric eating disorder program. She has led dozens of national and international training in evidence-based eating disorder treatment and is passionate about improving access to quality care. Erin covers the basics of data-driven eating disorder treatment and barriers to access. She advocates for Family-Based Treatment, an approach that involves a patient’s entire support system and prioritizes their lived experience.   Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Eric Dy, PhD is co-founder and CEO of Bloomlife, a women’s health company designing remote prenatal care solutions to improve the health of women and babies. Eric is a biomedical engineer turned entrepreneur whose work focuses on wearable technologies. Eric talks about the challenges of deployment into health care systems versus the challenges of entering the consumer market. He discusses the factors that make Silicon Valley the optimal intersection of research and commercialization. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, content writer Kelly Muskat, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

As the Sr. Marketing Director for Medtronic’s High Power Global Growth team, Ravyn Miller is responsible for creating and executing strategies that accelerate access for patients appropriate for CRT and ICD indications. Upon graduating with a dual Master’s in Business and Divinity from Vanderbilt University, she joined the company through their Leadership Development Rotation Program (LDRP). In her previous roles at Medtronic, Ravyn worked as the Commercial Marketing Director for Venous, led a cardiac and vascular group wide market development effort focused on reducing cardiac health care disparities for women and people of color, worked as a Health Policy Fellow in DC and was the National Implementation Leader for the Cardiac and Vascular Group (CVG) Strategic Solutions Organization.  Ravyn advocates for necessary “speedbumps” in healthcare processes that can ensure guideline based and value-based care for all. We discuss the barriers that people of color face in accessing care, confronting our own biases, and empowering patients to advocate for themselves. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Alison is a clinical research psychologist and health tech visionary dedicated to creating smart, scalable and accessible mental healthcare solutions. Her work to explore how digital treatments can help solve human problems began more than 20 years ago, when she created one of the first online support groups for people with eating disorders. In this episode, Alison reflects on the power of technology to empower patients and caregivers outside of the clinical setting. We discuss the value of AI mental health support as a tool for breaking barriers of access and stigma.  Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Jason is the Co-Founder & Chief Customer Officer of Eko, a digital health company applying machine learning in the fight against heart and lung disease. Jason has been named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list and is an outspoken advocate for leveraging telehealth and AI to improve cardiopulmonary screening. He was invited by President Obama's HHS Department to speak at the White House on pressing issues in cardiovascular care. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic is an international authority in psychological profiling, talent management, leadership development, and people analytics. His commercial work focuses on the creation of science-based tools that improve organizations' ability to predict performance, and people's ability to understand themselves. He is currently the Chief Talent Scientist at ManpowerGroup, cofounder of DeeperSignals and Metaprofiling, and Professor of Business Psychology at University College London and Columbia University. He has previously held academic positions at New York University and the London School of Economics, and frequently lectures at Harvard Business School, Stanford Business School, London Business School, and IMD, as well as being the co-founder and CEO of BrazenX and the former CEO at Hogan Assessment Systems.  In this episode, Tomas gives us an inside look into his new book, “Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?” He discusses the dangers of choosing confident leaders, how to value substance over style, and how we need to change what we look for in leaders. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.  

Daniel Kraft, a true renaissance man of health tech: he’s a physician-scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur, and he’s currently serving as the Chair of the XPrize Pandemic Alliance Task Force. Daniel is also the Chair of Medicine for Singularity University, and founder and chair of Exponential Medicine. Daniel has given several TED and TEDMED Talks about the future of health, and in this episode, we discuss specifically the future of pandemics. He believes that covid has been an accelerant for a “new health age,” one in which digital tools will help us improve the standard of care at a quicker pace than ever before. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.  

Ali Tamaseb, a partner at DCVC, a venture capital firm with over $2 billion under management and with investments in more than 10 billion-dollar startups. He holds leadership and board director positions at multiple companies, including Carbon Health, Medical Informatics, and PlotLogic. In this episode, Ali gives us a sneak peek into his new book, “Super Founders: What Data Reveals About Billion-Dollar Startups.” He debunks the myths of what makes a good founder or a successful company and reveals the simple commonality at the core of all entrepreneurs. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Jon Norris is Managing Director for Business Development at Silicon Valley Bank. Jon spearheads strategic relationships with many healthcare venture capital firms and serial entrepreneurs. With over 20 years of banking experience, Jon frequently speaks at major investor and industry conferences about healthcare investment trends. In this episode, Jon gives us the rundown on how the pandemic has affected and will continue to affect investment in health technology and device startups. He covers cyclical funding patterns, which sectors of healthcare are the most appetizing to investors, and why right now is the perfect time for startups to find capital. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

  If you’re looking for guidance on how to become a better leader, this is the episode for you. Erika Andersen is the founding partner of Proteus and the author of multiple books on leadership, and the host of the podcast, the Proteus Leader Show. She shares profound insights on self-awareness, changing your self-talk, and the six attributes at the core of all good leaders. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Lusi Chien, a commercial executive who specializes in developing go-to-market strategies for startup technologies. Lusi recently left Subtle Medical as their Chief Commercial Officer and is now a Managing Partner at Outlier Ventures, a consultancy that partners with health technology companies. Lusi shares her insights from her time in international development, working within coffee farming in Rwanda, healthcare in India, and rural banking in China. What values and needs are universal to all people, and how do you understand each individual’s cultural context to improve their lives?  Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.  

Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr. is an executive partner with Madison Dearborn Partners, a private equity firm based in Chicago, Illinois, and a Clinical Professor of Leadership at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. He was named the 2008 Kellogg School Professor of the Year. Harry is the author of two bestselling leadership books: From Values to Action: The Four Principles of Values-Based Leadership and Becoming The Best: Build a World-Class Organization Through Values-Based Leadership. In this episode, Harry shares his insights on the importance of relating to those you want to lead. He also offers a simple test on how to know if you have true self-confidence Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.  

Kate comes from a family of inventors. She earned her PhD in Bioengineering at UC Berkeley and UCSF, completed a Postdoctoral fellowship in Neurosurgery, and has developed neurotherapies with companies such as Brainlab, Autonomic Technologies, and Genentech. She shares her insights on pursuing meaningful innovation despite the volatile landscape of startups in Silicon Valley. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Claudia previously served as Senior Advisor for Health Technology and Innovation at the White House, helping to lead President Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative. She believes that the next step to improve healthcare in America is to unlock information from its silos and put it in the hands of innovators. Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at [email protected]. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.

Zeeshan Syed, PhD is the CEO of Health at Scale. Zeeshan’s story begins with his time in academia: he was formerly a Clinical Associate Professor at Stanford Medicine and an Associate Professor with Tenure in Computer Science at the University of Michigan. After his father suffered a silentheart attack that might have been mitigated by proactive care, Zeeshan pivoted to impacting real-world outcomes by starting Health at Scale. He aims to improve patient outcomes through machine intelligence.

  Oren Levy is the CEO and co-founder of SonoMotion, a clinical-stage medical device startup developing non-invasive solutions for the treatment of kidney stones. Oren has overall responsibility for the company’s management, strategic direction, clinical, hiring, and fundraising activities.  At Sonomotion, Oren has raised $17 Million in equity investment from institutional, strategic, and physician investors located in the US, Japan, and Singapore as well as $8 Million in non-dilutive NIH and NASA grants.  Under Oren’s leadership, SonoMotion has negotiated rights to an extensive IP portfolio from the University of Washington, established a strategic and OEM relationship with GE Healthcare, and initiated a multi-national First-In-Human clinical trial of its flagship stone fragmenting solution.  Oren also currently serves on the board of directors of a therapeutic urology company called NewUro. In this episode, Oren talks about finding your life’s path through the pursuit of a good challenge, managing a startup’s cash burn rate during a pandemic, and positioning yourself to take advantage of luck when it comes.

Dr. Katherine Scangos, MD, PhD, is a psychiatrist and neuroscientist who focuses on circuit-level models of depression as an Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Francisco Department of Psychiatry. Her clinical work centers on interventional psychiatry. She co-directs the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Neuromodulation clinic at UCSF. She also conducts quantitative neuroscience research on the development of electrophysiologic biomarkers in patients with mood disorders and works to develop new forms of brain stimulation therapies. Her goal is to translate these findings into a better understanding of neuropsychiatric illness and the development of novel therapeutics. She currently co-leads a clinical trial of personalized closed-loop deep brain stimulation in patients with depression. Dr. Scangos is a recipient of the National Institute of Mental Health’s Outstanding Resident Award Program in 2017. She currently receives funding from the Brain and Behavioral Research Foundation NARSAD Young Investigator Grant and from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders. She received her medical degree and a doctorate in neuroscience from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (MD/PhD). She subsequently completed a psychiatry residency at the University of California, Davis, and a fellowship in Interventional Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco.

Connor Landgraf founded Eko while undergraduate studying bioengineering at the University of California, Berkeley, with the goal of improving monitoring for cardiovascular and pulmonary disease patients through machine learning non-invasive sensors. Eko became the youngest team to receive FDA clearance for a medical device, and Eko technology is used today by more than 4,000 hospitals, health systems, clinics, and practices for cardiac and pulmonary screening. Since its founding, Eko has built the world’s largest database for heart sounds and has successfully put the ears of a trained cardiologist in any clinician’s stethoscope. Connor Landgraf has been listed as a Forbes 30 under 30. We discussed the topic of recognizing an opportunity for growth in an industry, persevering through the challenges of finding early investors, and holding onto the core of the company’s mission.

Julia Hu is the CEO and Co-Founder of Lark Health, a chronic disease prevention and management platform that uses a cognitive behavioral therapy framework, conversational AI, and connected devices to help people stay healthy and in control of their conditions. Under Julia’s leadership, Lark's Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), which is Fully Recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Health Program, Diabetes Care Program, and Hypertension Program have served nearly 2 million members, and have demonstrated clinically validated outcomes.

Sharon Vosmek is CEO of Astia and Managing Director of Astia Fund. Astia, which just closed a $100 million early-stage fund to address gender disparities in the funding space, is a global organization that works to level the playing field for startups founded and led by women. A renowned speaker, Ms. Vosmek has spoken at the United Nations and many universities about building inclusive ecosystems in entrepreneurship. Her approach, and Astia's, is to lead by example. Their mission is to create lasting change in the venture capital sphere by investing in companies with women in positions of power.    

SC Moatti, Managing Partner, Mighty Capital SC Moatti is the managing partner of Mighty Capital, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, and Products That Count, one of the largest and undoubtedly the most influential network of product managers in the world. Previously, she built products that billions of people use at Facebook, Nokia and Electronic Arts. Andrew Chen, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, called SC “a genius at making mobile products people love.” For more information, visit Mighty Capital.

Maria Sainz, President and CEO, AEGEA Medical Maria has over 25 years' experience in health technology and commercialization of health products and therapies. Prior to joining AEGEA (recently acquired by CooperSurgical), Maria served in chief executive roles at other medtech companies such as Cardiokinetix and Concentric Medical. Early in her career, Maria was a teacher. In this episode, we discuss how teaching helped her become a better leader and team manager. Her secret to creating a great team is cohesiveness through transparency and openness.

Glen Tullman, Managing Partner, 7wireVentures Glen Tullman is the Founder and former Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Livongo Health, the first at-scale consumer digital health company to truly empower people with chronic conditions to live better and healthier lives using data science. In his final year, Tullman led Livongo through the largest consumer digital health Initial Public Offering in history, a secondary offering, a convertible debt offering that raised over $550 million, and the industry’s largest merger to date between Livongo and Teladoc Health, valuing Livongo at $18.5 billion and beginning a new era of consumer centric virtual care. A visionary leader and entrepreneur, Tullman previously ran two other public companies that changed the way health care is delivered. During his time as Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts, the Company was the leading provider of electronic prescribing, practice management, and electronic health records. Glen led Allscripts IPO and Secondary offerings. Prior to Allscripts, he was Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise Systems, which he also took public and then sold to McKesson/HBOC. Before entering healthcare, Tullman served as President and COO of CCC Information Systems, a provider of computerized systems for the property and casualty insurance sector. Tullman is one of two Founding Partners at 7wireVentures, one of the highest returning venture capital funds in Illinois. He is the author of On Our Terms: Empowering the New Health Consumer, in which he proposes new solutions to address the chronic-condition epidemic facing our country. Glen is dedicated to finding a cure for diabetes and other chronic conditions—and to keeping people healthy until these cures are found. A strong proponent of philanthropy, he was honored in 2019 with a Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award for his career focused on improving the safety, empathy, and efficiency of our healthcare system. He also serves as a Chancellor to the International Board of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and as a Board Member of the American Diabetes Association. Tullman has three amazing children that inspire him every day.

Harith Rajagopalan, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Founder & CEO, Fractyl Dr. Harith Rajagopalan is co-founder and CEO of Fractyl, having started the company while serving as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at General Catalyst Partners. Prior to founding Fractyl, Harith was an academic cardiologist and physician-scientist. He received his B.S. in chemistry from Stanford University and went on to obtain M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. At Johns Hopkins, Harith did groundbreaking and award-winning research on intestinal cancers that was published in top medical journals, including Nature and Science. After medical school, Harith trained in internal medicine and clinical cardiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and completed a research fellowship at Harvard Medical School.   

Jon Bloom, MD, CEO & Co-Founder, Podimetrics Dr. Jon Bloom is a board-certified physician and entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in technology development, patient monitoring, biomedical research, and health care delivery. He is the chief executive officer of Podimetrics, a virtual care management company dedicated to preventing diabetic amputations, one of the most debilitating and costly complications of diabetes. Dr. Bloom was inspired to create a solution to help prevent diabetic foot complications while practicing anesthesia. He frequently treated patients with diabetes who required foot amputations, and knew there had to be a less drastic way to manage common complications of that disease. Dr. Bloom co-founded Podimetrics in 2011 while a student at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Podimetrics combines an FDA-cleared SmartMat™ with wraparound care management to spot early warning signs weeks before they usually would present clinically. By combining cutting-edge technology with best-in-class care management, Podimetrics earns high engagement rates from patients and achieves unparalleled outcomes - keeping vulnerable patients healthy at home and saving limbs, lives, and money. Dr. Bloom served as a Clinical Assistant Professor and staff anesthesiologist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He also served as the Director of Global Medical Affairs for Covidien's Respiratory and Monitoring Solutions division in Boulder, Colorado. Dr. Bloom is a diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology, completing residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He has co-authored more than 20 peer-reviewed publications with a primary focus on health care economics and perioperative complications. Prior to his career in medicine Dr. Bloom studied cytochrome P450 drug metabolism at The Scripps Research Institute. 

Matt Abrahams, Co-Founder and Principal, Bold Echo Communications Matt Abrahams is a passionate, collaborative and innovative educator and coach. He teaches Effective Virtual Communication and Essentials of Strategic Communication at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.   Matt is also Co-Founder and Principal at Bold Echo Communications Solutions, a presentation and communication skills company based in Silicon Valley that helps people improve their presentation skills.  Matt published the third edition of his book Speaking Up Without Freaking Out, a book written to help the millions of people who wish to present in a more confident and compelling way. He also hosts the GSB podcast called Think Fast Talk Smart. And he curates the NoFreakingSpeaking.com website.

Crystal Evuleocha, CEO & Founder, Kiira Health Crystal Evuleocha is Co-Founder and CEO of Kiira Health, a digital health company on a mission to increase access to women’s health resources for young women. Kiira’s first product is a virtual women’s health clinic and advanced AI care coordinator for colleges and universities. Crystal is a serial entrepreneur turned healthtech professional with over 6 years of project management, business development, and legal expertise in healthcare regulation and administration. Crystal has a passion for women’s health equity and creating safe spaces for young women to seek professional medical advice. Crystal has won numerous awards including the 2019 Afrotech Cup and most recently the Google for Startups Audience Choice Awards at Harvard Business School's 2020 Black New Ventures Competition.

Aswin Gunasekar, CEO & Founder, Zeto Aswin is a former electrical engineer and management consultant. He turned to entrepreneurship to solve serious problems in health care. Zeto’s mission is to transform the way neurological conditions are recognized, managed and treated. Under his leadership, Zeto has brought to market the first true dry electrode EEG headset and cloud platform cleared by the FDA for clinical use and won several top medtech awards. Aswin focuses on putting the customer first, creating products that deliver remarkable advancement and building a strong, profitable business.  Prior to Zeto, Aswin worked as a management consultant at PwC, revamping sales and marketing for large and mid size clients. Prior to PwC, he worked for 10 years in the semiconductor industry in a variety of roles including design engineering, product development and marketing. He played a key role in the design of many cutting edge and commercially successful microprocessors at AMD. He holds 4 international patents in computing technology, authored 1 IEEE publication and co-invented 5 Zeto patents in EEG technology. Aswin graduated in the top 5% of his B.S and M.B.A class with Beta Gamma Sigma Honors. 

Christine Lemke, Co-Founder, Co-CEO, & President, Evidation Health Christine is the Co-founder, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and President of Evidation Health. Previously, Christine was the Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Sense Networks, developers of the first machine learning platform for mobile phone activity data (exited to YP.com). She has also held roles at 3iGroup (Paris), Microsoft XBOX and co-founded Chicago-based Channel IQ, a product analytics platform. Christine has a BA from the University of Washington and an MBA from HEC Paris.

Matt Fairhurst, Co-Founder & CEO, Skedulo Matt Fairhurst is the co-founder and CEO of Skedulo, a leading mobile workforce management platform. Matt founded Skedulo with James Davies in 2013 with a vision of creating applications and technology to manage the growing number of mobile service industry workers. He has a background in user experience and user interface design and is a graduate of the Queensland University of Technology where he studied Marketing and Management. Prior to founding Skedulo, Matt held a number of leadership roles in marketing, consulting and design in the enterprise software and manufacturing sectors. Matt spends his time across Skedulo’s growing engineering/product development headquarters in Brisbane, Australia and global headquarters in San Francisco, California.

Abner Mason, Founder & CEO, ConsejoSano Before creating ConsejoSano, Abner was Founder and CEO for the Workplace Wellness Council of Mexico, now the leading corporate wellness company in Mexico. From 2003-2008, he was founder and Executive Director of AIDS Responsibility Project, driving the creation of CONAES and JaBCHA, the first business councils on HIV/AIDS in Mexico and Jamaica. Abner previously served as Chairman of the International Committee and member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA), appointed by President Bush in 2002. He spent ten years in the Massachusetts State government, including roles as Chief Policy Advisor to Massachusetts Governors Paul Cellucci and Jane Swift, Governor Cellucci's Undersecretary of Transportation, and Deputy General Manager of the Massachusetts Transit Authority. Before joining state government, Abner worked as an Associate Consultant for Bain & Company. In 2018, he founded Health Tech 4 Medicaid (HT4M), a non-profit coalition of healthtech leaders collaborating to create technology for Medicaid programs. Additionally, he is a founding council member of U.S. of Care, a nonprofit centered on improving healthcare access developed by former Medicare/Medicaid administrator Andy Slavitt. Abner is a graduate of Harvard.

Amr Salihieh, President & CEO, Shifamed Amr is a seasoned medical device entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in the medical device industry. Amr is the founder of Shifamed LLC, a Silicon Valley-based medical device incubator founded in 2009, from which Legacy Portfolio Companies Maya Medical, Kalila Medical, and Apama Medical have successfully exited and through which three additional companies are currently under incubation. Prior to founding Shifamed, Amr founded Sadra Medical, a percutaneous aortic valve replacement company, which was sold to Boston Scientific in 2011 and co-founded Embolic Protection, Inc. (EPI) which was sold to Boston Scientific in 2001. Amr has extensive R&D management experience stemming from his engineering consulting firm, Sobek Medical LLC which he sold to EPI, and from his work at CardioThoracic Systems and Guidant. Amr is either the inventor or co-inventor on >100 granted and >140 published US patent applications. He holds a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University.

Joe R. Bengfort, SVP, Information Technology & CIO, UCSF Health Joe R. Bengfort is senior vice president, information technology, and chief information officer at UCSF Health as well as an associate vice chancellor at UCSF. His responsibilities span across the university, including UCSF Health, research, education and administration, as well as strategic information technology (IT) initiatives at the University of California (UC) health system. At UCSF, he leads IT information and analytics, financial and human resources core systems, infrastructure, operations, customer support services and security. He represents UCSF at UC to establish strategy and tactics to protect data, systems, and university and health system operations. Bengfort joined UCSF in 2011. He worked for 22 years at Perot Systems, where he held a broad range of senior leadership positions, including the management of client relationships and service delivery at Parkland Hospital, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Triad Hospitals and Stanford Health Care. He has a bachelor of science in electronic engineering technology from Texas A&M University.

Charles K. Fisher, PhD, CEO & Founder, Unlearn.AI Charles is a scientist with interests at the intersection of physics, machine learning, and computational biology. Previously, Charles worked as a machine learning engineer at Leap Motion and a computational biologist at Pfizer. He was a Philippe Meyer Fellow in theoretical physics at École Normale Supérieure in Paris, France, and a postdoctoral scientist in biophysics at Boston University. Charles holds a Ph.D. in biophysics from Harvard University and a B.S. in biophysics from the University of Michigan.  

Malay Gandhi, Senior VP, Business Operations, Evidation Health Malay is an active angel investor in early stage, health-focused startups and advises a number of leading health tech companies. Most recently, Malay served as the SVP of Business Operations at Evidation Health, and prior was an EIR at Greylock Partners and led Rock Health as its CEO and Managing Director. As an investor, Malay originated early stage investments in Benchling, Collective Health, Evidation, Honor, Solv, Stride Health, and Virta amongst others. His research and work in health tech have been cited in the The New York Times, Financial Times, CNBC, NPR, Bloomberg, USA Today, Inc., BuzzFeed, and The Information.

John Adler, Jr., MD John Adler is the CEO of both Zap Surgical Systems and Cureus Inc. Dr. Adler is world-renowned for inventing the CyberKnife and the related field of image-guided therapeutic radiation. Dr. Adler has been on the faculty of Stanford University since 1987, being appointed the Dorothy and TK Chan Professor of Neurosurgery and Radiation Oncology in 2007. His entire medical and neurosurgical education happened at Harvard, excepting a one-year fellowship at the Karolinska Institute with Lars Leksell, the “father of radiosurgery”. As an academician, John is the author or co-author on more than 300 peer reviewed articles and book chapters and serves or has served on the editorial boards of eight different peer reviewed journals. He is also a named inventor on more than 20 patents. While creating the CyberKnife, Dr. Adler founded Accuray Inc (NASDAQ: ARAY) in 1992 to commercialize his invention. Up until 2009 he served in varying roles at Accuray including CEO, Chief Medical Officer and Chairman. To date Accuray technology has been used to treat more than one million patients and most modern radiation equipment now incorporates John’s basic idea for image-guided targeting. In 2002 Dr. Adler founded the CyberKnife Society, later (2012) renamed the Radiosurgical Society. He also serves or has served on the scientific advisory boards of 7 different medical device or pharmaceutical companies. In 2014 Dr. Adler founded Zap Surgical Systems in Silicon Valley with a mission to “Advance Cancer Treatment for All Humanity”. His invention, the Zap-X received US FDA clearance in September 2018. John also founded and serves as the Co-Editor-in-Chief of Cureus.com, the world’s largest and fastest growing multi-disciplinary open access medical journal, publishing nearly 3000 peer-reviewed articles each year.  Unrealistically and even laughably John yearns to live the peripatetic life of a big wave surfer.

Frank Fischer, Chairman of the Board, Neuropace Frank Fischer has more than 40 years of senior management experience in the medical device industry. He co-founded NeuroPace in Dec 1997, led the company as its President and Chief Executive Officer from January 2000 thru July 2019, served on its Board of Directors since inception and is currently Chairman of the Board. Prior to joining NeuroPace, Mr. Fischer was President and Chief Executive Officer of Heartport, Inc., a cardiac surgery company, from May 1998 until September 1999 and served on Heartport’s Board of Directors. Previously, Mr. Fischer was President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Ventritex, Inc., a company that pioneered implantable cardiac defibrillators, from July 1987 until the sale of the company to St. Jude Medical, Inc. in 1997. Before joining Ventritex, he held various management positions at Cordis Corporation from 1977 to 1987 in the cardiac and neurosurgical device areas, serving most recently as President of the Implantable Products Division. Currently he is a member of the Board of Directors of Nevro, Inc., the Board of Trustees of both Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Babson College as well as the Board of Directors of the Epilepsy Foundation of America. Mr. Fischer holds B.S.M.E. and M.S. in Management degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Frederick St Goar, MD Dr. Frederick St. Goar is a cardiology specialist, physician inventor, and entrepreneur. He currently serves as vice chairman of the board of the Fogarty Institute in Mountain View, CA. His career was jump-started at Stanford when he joined Paul Yock in working on intravascular ultrasound imaging. Subsequently he became involved in launching Heartport. He invented the minimally invasive MitraClip system, co-founding Evalve. He consults for several established medical device companies and is active in the Stanford Biodesign program as well as the Fogarty Institute. Dr. St. Goar has over 36 years of experience in the field; he graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed a residency at Stanford University Medical Center. He currently practices at Advanced Cardiovascular Specialists and is affiliated with medical facilities such as El Camino Hospital Mountain View Campus and Mills-Peninsula Medical Center.  

Thomas Osborne, MD, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, VA Palo Alto Health Care System Thomas Osborne, MD, is the Chief Medical Informatics Officer at VAPAHCS. He graduated from Dartmouth Medical School, and completed his diagnostic radiology residency at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, MA, and neuroradiology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He is board-certified in radiology and has his CAQ in neuroradiology, both from the American Board of Radiology. His current focus is on building collaborations within the VAPAHCS network to positively transform healthcare, and his interests include applications of artificial intelligence in medicine to advance health care.

Ali Farahanchi, Managing Director, DHVC Ali Farahanchi is Managing Director at DHVC, an early-stage tech and life science fund in Palo Alto. With more than $650M assets under management and 100+ companies in its portfolio, DHVC invests in variety of areas in healthcare including therapeutics, diagnostics and tools, and digital health, with strong emphasis on novel mechanisms and data-driven platforms. Previously Ali has worked in research and in consulting roles in semiconductor and healthcare industries, and has obtained graduate degrees in engineering and management from MIT and University of Chicago.

Prasad Shirvalkar, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, UCSF School of Medicine Dr. Prasad Shirvalkar is a neurologist and interventional pain medicine specialist who provides the full spectrum of care for chronic pain conditions. This includes conservative, nonsurgical treatments such as medications and nerve blocks (anesthetic injections near nerves that are sending pain signals). He also treats patients with advanced neuromodulation therapy by implanting peripheral and spinal cord stimulators, which are devices that relieve pain by sending electrical signals to the spine. Shirvalkar cares for hospitalized patients and provides telemedicine visits for established patients. He coordinates with other providers for each patient, collaborating to treat any pain condition. Shirvalkar's research aims to develop new therapies for hard-to-treat pain disorders, such as post-stroke pain and phantom limb pain, by harnessing technologies such as brain and spinal cord stimulation. He is conducting a study using electrodes implanted in the brain to understand how individuals interpret pain signals, with the goal of personalizing brain stimulation therapies. He is also interested in how sudden, severe pain episodes can progress to become chronic and in whether early intervention can prevent chronic pain. Shirvalkar earned his doctoral and medical degrees at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He then completed a residency in neurology at Weill Cornell Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where he served as chief resident. He completed a fellowship in pain management at UCSF. Shirvalkar belongs to the American Academy of Neurology, American Pain Association, American Pain Society, American Society of Anesthesiologists, International Neuromodulation Society and North American Neuromodulation Society, where he serves on the scientific program committee. In addition to medicine and science, Shirvalkar has a passion for percussion. He plays jazz drums in his free time and used to play with the Oakland Raiders' band.

Heather Bowerman, Founder & CEO, DotLab Heather Bowerman is the founder and CEO of DotLab, a molecular diagnostics company in women’s health. DotLab has been named as an “Amazing Medical Breakthrough” by Reader’s Digest and as one of the “Fierce 15” companies of 2019 by FierceMedTech. Bowerman has been recognized as a Top 35 Global Innovator by the MIT Technology Review, a World Technology Award Finalist for Health & Medicine, and as one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs by Goldman Sachs. She was previously a consultant at McKinsey & Company and an associate in the Obama White House’s Office of Science & Technology Policy, and is a graduate of the UC Berkeley College of Engineering and Harvard University.

Steve Blank Entrepreneur‐turned‐educator Steve Blank is the Father of Modern Entrepreneurship. Credited with launching the Lean Startup movement, he’s changed how startups are built; how entrepreneurship is taught; how science is commercialized, and how companies and the government innovate. Steve is the author of The Four Steps to the Epiphany, The Startup Owner’s Manual and his May 2013 Harvard Business Review cover story defined the Lean Startup movement. He teaches at Stanford, Columbia, Berkeley and NYU; and created the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps now the standard for science commercialization in the U.S. His Hacking for Defense class at Stanford is revolutionizing how the U.S. defense and intelligence community can deploy innovation with speed and urgency, and its sister class, Hacking for Diplomacy, is doing the same for foreign affairs challenges managed by the U.S. State Department. Steve blogs at www.steveblank.com.

Ajay Dharia, MD, Pulmonary & Critical Care, UCSF Medical Center; Principal, MedTech Venture Partners Ajay Dharia received his medical degree from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA after obtaining his engineering degree from UC Berkeley. He completed his residency and fellowship in internal medicine and pulmonary/critical care at UCSF Medical Center. After completing his fellowship, Ajay transitioned into a medical device lab working on the development of artificial organ technology. He continues to practice clinically during extended hours in two ICUs in the San Francisco Bay Area. Ajay is also Principal at Medtech Venture Partners, the UCSF Rosenman Institute’s investment firm.

Harsh Vathsangam, PhD, CEO & Co-Founder, Moving Analytics Harsh Vathsangam is the CEO of Moving Analytics. He is driven by a passion for taking technological solutions and applying them to benefit people’s lives. Prior to Moving Analytics, Harsh received his PhD from the University of Southern California working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and mobile health. He is the author of several peer-reviewed publications in machine learning and chronic disease management. He was a USC Annenberg Fellow and winner of USC PhD Achievement Award in recognition of outstanding academic research. He is also one of the inventors of iGest, an alternative communication device for children with cerebral palsy and winner of the NASCOMM award for social innovation. He holds an undergraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.

Joe Mandato, Managing Director, DeNovo Ventures Joe joined De Novo Ventures as a Managing Director in March 2003. Prior to joining De Novo, Joe served as Chairman of Confer Software, a developer of software used to create efficiencies and streamline processes in healthcare. He also served as President/CEO of Origin Medsystems, a developer of minimally invasive surgical devices for use in general, cardio-thoracic, and ob-gyn surgery, which was acquired by Eli Lilly & Company in 1992 and spun out as one of the units which formed Guidant Corporation in 1995. At Guidant, Mr. Mandato served as a member of the founding management committee and CEO of two of its five operating units, Origin and Heart Rhythm Technology. He also co-founded and served as CEO of Gynecare, a women’s health spin-out of Guidant, which was acquired by Johnson & Johnson. Subsequent to his tenure at Guidant, he served as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Mayfield Fund, a venture capital firm. Earlier in his career, he was CEO of Ioptex Research, a developer of intraocular lenses used in cataract surgery, which was acquired by Smith & Nephew PLC. He joined Ioptex from Cilco AG in Zug, Switzerland, the Europe, Middle East, and Africa headquarters of a unit of Rorer Group, where he served as CEO. He began his career in healthcare as a Captain in the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps. Joe received his Doctor of Management from Case Western Reserve University, and serves on its Board of Trustees. His research focused on the evolving role of boards in ensuring effective governance. He serves on the adjunct faculty of The University of San Francisco’s Graduate School of Management and co-teaches the course Medical Device Innovation at Stanford University. He also serves on the boards of The Institute of International Education and Save the Children. Joe sits on the boards of Axogen, Endogastric Solutions, Facet Solutions, Hansen Medical (NASDAQ: HNSN), InSound Medical, M2 Medical, Tear Science, Inc. and WaveTec Vision Systems.

James Eadie, MD, Partner, Santé Ventures James Eadie, MD, is Partner at Santé Ventures. He joined the firm in 2010. Previously, James served in the Air Force and was the medical director and Vice-Chair of Emergency Medicine at Wilford Hall Medical Center, an academic level-one trauma center in San Antonio. He completed two tours in Iraq as a critical care transport team chief and as the emergency department commander. He separated honorably as a Major in 2008. James received his MBA from the University of Texas McCombs School Of Business, his MD from Harvard Medical School, and a BS in bioengineering, Summa Cum Laude, from the University of Michigan. He is board certified in emergency medicine and completed his residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.  

Matt Milford, Co-Founder & CEO, Foresight Mental Health From the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology website Matt Milford and Doug Hapeman dropped out of UC Berkeley with a vision to transform mental health care. Their venture, Foresight Mental Health, is a data-driven mental health care service that uses modern technology to deliver highly personalized, data-backed treatment plans to their patients. Foresight is based in Berkeley and provides patients with a wide range of treatment and services to improve mental health and lifestyle. The company is composed of psychiatrists, therapists, neuropsychologists, software engineers, bioengineers, nutritionists and data scientists with a mission to revolutionize the industry. Matt and Doug were frustrated with how mental healthcare operates in the U.S. They explained that 55% of psychiatrists don’t accept health insurance and in the Bay Area, the number is even higher. Comparatively, in the healthcare industry, less than 15% of providers do not accept insurance. They said that most options are very costly, often even hundreds of dollars out-of-pocket. “We focus a lot on combating the stigma around mental health,” said Doug. “Traditionally, it’s been very stigmatized. With younger populations, people are starting to talk about it being more open, and we want to encourage and facilitate that openness and combat any remaining stigma.” Foresight uses a personalized patient profile that analyzes vital information including one’s genetics, comprehensive symptoms, and brain-chemical balance estimates. Foresight combines that data with their patients’ mental health history, family history, and lifestyle to create a personalized patient portfolio. Matt got an intimate look into entrepreneurship and innovation at the European Innovation Academy in Nice, France in the summer of 2016 through SCET’s summer abroad program. At EIA, Matt gained an early start in entrepreneurship and technology. His interests in entrepreneurship and innovation, coupled with his passion for mental healthcare, led him to co-found Foresight Mental Health with his friend and co-founder Doug. Although Foresight works with all ages, its focus is on helping university-age students. They currently help hundreds of UC Berkeley students at one of their nearby locations. To help modernize the mental health world, Foresight is reimagining the space where treatments are done. The clinics are calm and welcoming environments with music playing and a modern look. In the coming months, Foresight plans to open more clinics and expand its technology to new areas of healthcare and wellness. “We’re learning a lot here, in a totally new and different way than at Berkeley,” said Matt. “We’re set on our mission of reinventing mental healthcare through the use of technology to make people happier and healthier.”

Ryan Van Wert, Co-Founder & CEO, Vynca Dr. Van Wert is a co-founder and CEO of Vynca. In addition to his role at Vynca, Dr. Van Wert is a part-time Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford University, where he maintains a small clinical practice. Prior to Vynca, Dr. Van Wert co-founded AWAIR, Inc., a medical device company focused on reducing complications for critically ill patients, which was acquired by Cook Medical Technologies in 2015. He is frequently invited to speak about his passion for improving care delivery at the end of life and the process of value-driven healthcare innovation. He is a named inventor on multiple issued and pending health technology patents. Dr. Van Wert graduated with the University Medal in chemical engineering from Queen’s University, Canada. He completed medical school internal medicine residency at the University of Toronto, and his post-doctoral training at Stanford University in Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine and Biodesign. He holds three board certifications from the American Board of Internal Medicine and is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada.

Thomas J. Fogarty, MD, Founder, Fogarty Institute for Innovation Dr. Fogarty is an internationally recognized cardiovascular surgeon, inventor, entrepreneur and vintner. He has dedicated his entire career to improving patient care and has acquired 190 medical patents for his revolutionary work, including the “industry standard” Fogarty balloon catheter and the widely used Aneurx Stent Graft that replaced the open surgery aortic aneurysm. His inventions heavily influence the way surgery is performed today. Dr. Fogarty has been recognized by countless organizations for his contributions to medical science. Dr. Fogarty founded the Fogarty Institute for Innovation on the campus of El Camino Hospital in 2007 to spur medical device innovation, improve patient care and lower healthcare costs.

Thomas J. Fogarty, MD, Founder, Fogarty Institute for Innovation Dr. Fogarty is an internationally recognized cardiovascular surgeon, inventor, entrepreneur and vintner. He has dedicated his entire career to improving patient care and has acquired 190 medical patents for his revolutionary work, including the “industry standard” Fogarty balloon catheter and the widely used Aneurx Stent Graft that replaced the open surgery aortic aneurysm. His inventions heavily influence the way surgery is performed today. Dr. Fogarty has been recognized by countless organizations for his contributions to medical science. Dr. Fogarty founded the Fogarty Institute for Innovation on the campus of El Camino Hospital in 2007 to spur medical device innovation, improve patient care and lower healthcare costs.

Sean Duffy, Co-Founder & CEO, Omada Health Sean Duffy is the co-founder and CEO of Omada Health, a digital behavioral medicine company dedicated to inspiring and empowering people everywhere to live free of obesity-related chronic conditions like heart disease and type 2 diabetes. In 2017, Omada was recognized as one of Fast Company’s World's Most Innovative Companies and in 2016, the company was named a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum. Sean’s past speaking engagements include the World Economic Forum annual conference, Clinton Global Initiative Health Matters Summit, the Society for Behavioral Medicine, the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference, and others. He has written extensively about digital health and the future of healthcare in The New England Journal of Medicine, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and TechCrunch, among other publications. Prior to Omada, Sean worked at both Google and IDEO. A former MD/MBA candidate at Harvard, he holds a BS in neuroscience from Columbia University.

Gabriel Sanchez, PhD, Founder & CEO, Enspectra Health Gabriel Sanchez, PhD, is founder and CEO of Enspectra Health. As a doctoral student at Stanford University, Gabriel was the lead inventor of portable second harmonic generation microendoscopy and created the first functional system for in vivo tissue imaging of human skeletal muscle and connective tissues: the Zebrascope. Prior to founding Enspectra (formerly Zebra Medical Technologies), Gabriel taught biomedical device design in the Bioengineering Department at Stanford and consulted for several Biodesign teams at Stanford. Gabriel holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from Stanford and a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Charlie Silver, Co-Founder and CEO, Mission Bio Charlie is CEO and co-founder of Mission Bio where he leads a team dedicated to solving complex biological problems with precision engineering, innovative biochemistry, and supported bioinformatics. Charlie has dedicated his career to commercializing next-generation hardware technology and scientific instrumentation at emerging ventures in healthcare and semiconductor. Prior to Mission Bio, he led engineering at Novelx (acquired by Agilent) and then served in R&D and marketing at Agilent. Charlie received a joint MBA from UC Berkeley and Columbia University, an MS in physics from UW Madison, and a BA in physics from Columbia University.

Beverly Huss, President & CEO, Qool Therapeutics Beverly Huss joined Qool Therapeutics as President and CEO in September 2013. Previously, Beverly was President and CEO of Vibrynt, Inc. a company that developed a novel minimally invasive therapeutic device for treatment of morbid obesity. Prior to this, Beverly was with Santa Clara, California-based Guidant since 1986, fulfilling a variety of executive roles within the company’s various medical device divisions. She managed the worldwide Endovascular Solutions business as President and quadrupled worldwide revenues to $150 million for the carotid and peripheral vascular business in four years. Prior to this Beverly held several executive level positions as Vice President of Guidant’s Canada and Latin America operations, Vice President of Vascular Intervention Global Marketing and Vice President of the Stent Business Unit where she built the company’s coronary stent business, a market leader for 27 of 28 quarters with revenue growth of zero to $1 billion in three years. Earlier in her career, Beverly held engineering positions at both Honeywell Defense Systems Division and Jones and Laughlin Steel. Additionally, she served as chairman of the Silicon Valley American Heart Association and as a senior advisor to Pervasis Therapeutics, a Cambridge, MA based cell therapy company. Beverly holds a M.S. in technology management from Pepperdine University and a B.S. in metallurgical engineering from the University of Illinois. Beverly has several patents to her credit in the cardiovascular, obesity and temperature management medical device areas. In addition to the Qool Therapeutics, Board, Beverly serves the boards of Accuray, Kalera Medical, and Madorra, and the University of Illinois Material Science and Engineering steering Committee and Biomedical Engineering Steering Committee. She previously served on the boards of Surefire Medical, Ulthera, Dade Behring, Inc., Wright Medical Inc., and Artes Medical. She is a mentor in the Stanford University Biodesign Fellowship Program. Beverly was the recipient of the 2013 University of Illinois College Of Engineering Alumni Award for distinguished leadership in the medical device industry.

Keith G. Lurie, MD Dr. Keith Lurie is a practicing cardiac electrophysiologist and resuscitation scientist who, over the past 30 years, has developed novel ways to resuscitate patients experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. As one of the leading innovators in the field, he has helped to develop new devices and methods that optimize cardiopulmonary resuscitation and improve the likelihood of survival following cardiac arrest. In addition, he is a respected thought leader in developing and implementing an internationally-recognized systems-based approach to managing and treating cardiac arrest. Some of his most notable contributions include the development and assessment of various resuscitative techniques such as the impedance threshold device (ITD), active compression-decompression (ACD) CPR, use of active intra-thoracic pressure regulation to modulate cerebral and systemic circulation in states of severe hypotension and head injury, and the development of devices to elevate the head and thorax during CPR. He has mentored scores of research and clinical fellows over the past 30 years and he actively collaborates with multiple scientific colleagues worldwide. A professor of Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Lurie also directs a NIH-funded research laboratory at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis and he is a co-founder and Chief Medical Officer for Advanced Circulatory Solutions. His scientific publications have been cited over 10,000 times in the medical literature. He previously founded and then sold Advanced Circulatory Systems Incorporated to ZOLL Medical in 2015.  

Shoshana Ungerleider, MD, California Pacific Medical Center Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider is a physician, philanthropist and speaker. She works as an internist practicing hospital medicine at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. She received her medical degree from Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, OR and completed residency at California Pacific Medical Center where she is now on the teaching faculty and serves on the Executive Board of the Foundation Board of Trustees. She is an LP in Trucks Venture Capital Fund. Shoshana has been featured as an expert on PBS NewsHour, CBS News and spoken at Google, Exponential Medicine, The Schwartz Center Compassion in Action Healthcare Conference, Columbia University and Stanford University School of Medicine. She funded Netflix's Oscar-nominated Extremis and executive produced Netflix's End Game.

Santhi Analytis, PhD, CTO & Co-Founder, Moxxly Santhi Analytis (née Elayaperumal) is CTO and co-founder of Moxxly, Inc., a San Francisco based consumer tech company designing products for women. Moxxly’s first product is an FDA-cleared breast pump system for today’s mobile mom. Moxxly was acquired by Olle Larsson Holding, the parent of Medela and Bravado. This episode was recorded early this year, and since then, Moxxly has merged with its sister company and stopped selling the Flow online. Santhi holds a BBmE degree from the University of Minnesota, and earned her MS and PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University as an NSF Graduate Research Program Fellow. Her PhD thesis, “Technologies for Needle Manipulation in MRI-Guided Interventions,” involved building fiber optic strain and force sensing tools, haptic manipulators, and surgical navigation systems. Santhi helped modernize the curriculum of an international, industry-sponsored graduate design course at Stanford, by creating the module “Paper Robot”, which introduced students to mechatronic prototyping. Her contribution was integrated as a core component of the course and is still used today. Her work experience includes verifying a percutaneous heart valve replacement (Sadra Medical, acquired by Boston Scientific), and evaluating localization sensors for a robotic catheter system (Hansen Medical). She has designed for the developing world (Engineering World Health, iDE), and collaborated with Kodak and Panasonic on consumer tech projects. Santhi was a mentor for the FIRST Robotics League and has directed interactive art projects focusing on brainwave-based sound and visual installations. Her brain machine interface robots have been shown in exhibits and galleries around the Bay Area.

Lisa Suennen, Leader, Manatt Digital & Technology Lisa Suennen is the leader of Manatt Digital and Technology and the firm’s venture capital / emerging companies practice. With more than 30 years’ experience as an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, board member and strategic advisor, she has focused broadly on new technologies and how they are transforming businesses. She has spent much of her career helping companies adopt and leverage digital technologies, develop strategies for growth through innovation and investment, and build strong collaborations between established players and entrepreneurs. Lisa heads the firm’s digital and technology businesses as well as the firm’s venture capital fund. She also works closely with Manatt Health, engaging with payers, health systems and companies to provide strategic advice on innovation, digital strategy and growth. Lisa previously served as managing partner of Venture Valkyrie LLC, an advisory firm focused on helping healthcare organizations adopt venture capital and innovation programs and develop new business creation models and digital health strategies. Lisa spent the past 20 years as a venture capitalist, first as a partner with Psilos Group, then leading the healthcare fund at GE Ventures. Prior to that, she was part of the leadership team that built Merit Behavioral Care, an $800 million behavioral healthcare company, guiding it through its successful IPO and exit. Her earlier career focused on product management and marketing in the technology sector. Lisa currently serves on several private company boards and chairs the advisory board of the NASA-funded Translational Research Institute for Space Health. She is also on the faculty at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, and is cofounder of CSweetener, which matches women in and nearing the healthcare C-suite with mentors. Additionally, Lisa writes the Venture Valkyrie blog and hosts the Tech Tonics podcast.  

Kareem Barghouti, Co-Founder, VastBiome Kareem Barghouti is co-founder of VastBiome, a company that partners with scientists conducting clinical trials aimed at elucidating the influence of the microbiome on response to therapy. With an undergraduate degree in biology from UC Irvine and an MBA from Duke University, Kareem worked at Google for six years before taking a Biodesign Fellowship at TMC Innovation Institute and co-founding VastBiome.

Rachel Kuperman, MD, CEO, Eysz, Inc. During Dr. Kuperman's 10 years at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland, she developed the epilepsy program by focusing on excellence in clinical care, and research. She stepped back to focus on developing Eysz. Eysz comes out of her clinical work to help parents, caregivers and physicians quantitate the burdens of epilepsy: seizures, side effects and cognitive effects. The goal of Eysz is to improve the lives of people with epilepsy by leaving no seizure, side effect or complication undetected.

Holly Rockweiler, Co-Founder & CEO, Madorra Holly Rockweiler is co-founder and CEO of Madorra, a women’s health company dedicated to changing the treatment paradigm for vaginal dryness. Rockweiler co-founded Madorra three years ago as a spin-out of the Stanford Biodesign Fellowship. Prior to Biodesign, she worked as a senior research scientist in the Cardiac Rhythm Management division of Boston Scientific. There, she co-developed a new sensing algorithm for cardiac resynchronization therapy that enables more efficient care for patients living with heart failure. Her work has led to 15 pending and issued patents. Rockweiler holds a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science in biomedical engineering from Washington University in St. Louis.

Matthew Likens, President and CEO, GT Medical Technologies Matt Likens is currently president and CEO of GT Medical Technologies, Inc., inventors of Gammatile(TM) Therapy, with a corporate purpose of "Improving the Lives of Patients with Brain Tumors". Previously, he held the same position at Ulthera, Inc., which grew from start-up to over $100M in revenue before being sold to Merz Pharma in July, 2014, for $600M. Prior to that, Matt began his career at J&J before spending the bulk of his career at Baxter Healthcare International, where he held ascending levels of responsibility, culminating in positions as President Biotech North America and President of Renal Dialysis in the U.S. He is a board member of privately-held Luma Therapeutics where they are commercializing their novel and effective approach to use UV light and coal tar patches to treat psoriasis, and publicly-traded CHF Solutions, which sells the AquaDex System to effectively reduce fluid overload in patients. He is a past winner of the Ernst &Young Mountain and Desert Region Entrepreneur of the Year award, is an active member of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council Healthcare Advisory Committee, and also is a member of the City of Mesa Economic Development Council. Matt remains active with his alma mater, Kent State University as a member of their College of Business Administration Advisory Board.  

Dorna Hakimi, PhD, Founder & CEO, BioInspire Technologies Dorna Hakimi, PhD, is CEO of BioInspire Technologies, a Palo Alto startup whose core technology is a bioresorbable, biocompatible medical film that can deliver therapies to specific locations. BioInspire has developed a flexible, therapeutic film made of human plasma fibrinogen, a naturally occurring protein. The film can be easily placed on surface tissue or delivered to a remote tissue using non-invasive delivery tools. Originally from Iran, Dorna completed a PhD at the University of British Columbia. While a graduate student, she began working at MIV Therapeutics, where she continued after earning her doctorate. She held positions at Medlogics Device Corporation and Osseon Therapeutics before founding BioInspire in 2009.    

Caroline Corner, PhD, Managing Partner, Westwicke Partners Caroline Corner, Ph.D., joined Westwicke Partners in 2016 as a Managing Director leading our San Francisco effort in Medical Technology. Caroline’s focus is working with both public and private companies in the medical device and diagnostics areas. Her expertise and extensive C-level industry relationships stem from more than 12 years working in sell-side equity research, various roles within device and healthcare companies, as well as her academic training in biochemistry, engineering and nanobiotechnology.

Niquette Hunt, CEO, Candesant Biomedical Niquette Hunt, CEO, has over twenty-five years’ experience in developing, launching and commercializing 20+ products across multiple verticals in the consumer medicine market. Every business she managed increased sales, profits and/or market share. Before founding Candesant, Ms. Hunt charted the commercial strategy at Revance Therapeutics and helped raise over $250 million in the 2014 IPO and follow-on financing.

Steve Axelrod, PhD, President & CEO, G-Tech Medical Steve received his Ph.D. from Yale in Elementary Particle Physics and did his post-doc in the same field at Stanford. He worked at Measurex-Honeywell for 15 years where he was Director of Measurement System and Hardware Engineering. In 2003 he entered the medical device field, and helped develop and commercialize the Xoft Axxent microTube and radiation therapy delivery system. Steve has led teams delivering numerous best in class systems and devices in both medical devices and industrial automation. Some examples are nuclear basis weight, X-ray and infrared absorption sensors, Large scanning frames, fast high channel count data acquisition systems, skin and vaginal applicators for radiation therapy, high precision measurement systems for characterizing and testing system and device performance. Steve has been CEO of G-Tech since November 2011. This project combines his experience leading high performance R&D teams, his passion for medical devices and his expertise in creating sophisticated measurement systems.

Jonathan Coe, Co-Founder, President & CEO, Prescient Surgical With more than a decade of experience in the medical device industry, Jon is both an inventor and a leader. Before co-founding Prescient Surgical as a Stanford Biodesign Innovation Fellow, Jon held a range of roles in engineering, marketing, and leadership in the surgical instrument divisions of Johnson & Johnson and Covidien. He is an inventor on 25 issued patents and successfully launched four major products in bariatric, general, and natural orifice surgery, and surgical oncology. He also started two interventional cardiology companies, Metavention and Gradient Therapeutics, and led the IP, technical, and pre-clinical efforts at Metavention through a successful Series B investment. Jon holds SB and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and Georgia Tech, respectively.

Shubhra Jain, MD, Senior Associate, Cota Capital Dr. Shubhra Jain joined Cota in 2018 as a Senior Associate where she is responsible for sourcing, executing and analyzing healthcare investments. Prior to Cota, Shubhra was Associate Director of Commercial Strategy and Corporate Development at Natera where she focused on Biopharma Partnerships, the diligence of potential acquisitions, market research and competitive positioning. Prior to Natera, she led Product management for Acute care suite of products at Pieces Technologies where she led product development and launch of SaaS risk surveillance and prediction solutions for clinical outcomes and published peer-reviewed research on the subject. Prior to Pieces, Dr. Jain served as a consultant and an advisor to several health tech startups and Fortune 500 companies. Dr. Jain is a Primary Care Physician from India, has her Masters in Engineering from Stanford with a major in Biodesign and her MBA from the Wharton School of Business.

Ryan Pierce, Co-Founder and CEO, Nine, & Lecturer in Bioengineering, Stanford This is a recording of a live event. Download the presentation deck Ryan Pierce is Co-Founder and CEO of Nine, Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Rock Health, and Lecturer in Bioengineering at Stanford, where he teaches BIOE 70Q: Medical Device Innovation. He has served as VP of Design and Innovation at Ventus Medical, VP of Business Development at Loma Vista Medical, a healthcare investor at De Novo Ventures, and a product designer at Concentric Medical and The Foundry/Zephyr Medical. An inventor on over two dozen issued U.S. patents, he has designed FDA-cleared devices to treat sleep apnea and stroke. Ryan holds mechanical engineering degrees from MIT and Stanford, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Michael R. Harrison, MD Principal Investigator & Clinical Lead, UCSF-Stanford Pediatric Device Consortium Professor Emeritus of Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, UCSF Director Emeritus, UCSF Fetal Treatment Center Since retiring from active clinical practice in 2006, Dr. Harrison has dedicated his time and research efforts to the PDC, including mentoring junior innovators and trainees and advancing his own device development projects. As the Program Director and Clinical Lead, he oversees PDC activities, strategic aims, and clinical collaborations. Dr. Harrison has extensive experience in clinical problem-solving and device development, initially in pioneering the field of fetal surgery at UCSF. For more than 25 years, he has studied how life-threatening fetal abnormalities alter normal physical processes. Fetal intervention required the invention of many new techniques and devices, including the development of absorbable staples to open and close the gravid uterus and the development of the Harrison fetal bladder stent for obstructive uropathy. This stent was the first device to receive FDA designation as a Humanitarian Use Device and is widely used around the world. Earlier in his career, Dr. Harrison developed other novel devices and surgical tools, including a cell microculture harvesting device for automating mixed lymphocycte cultures while a research associate at the NIH. More recently, he has developed devices that rely on magnetic force to solve pediatric problems, two of which are currently in first-in-human trials. In addition to his role with the PDC, Dr. Harrison is Professor Emeritus of Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences and Director Emeritus of the Fetal Treatment Center at UCSF.

Gene DeJuan, Jr., MD, Founder & Vice-Chairman, ForSight Labs Renowned retinal surgeon, inventor and entrepreneur Dr. Eugene de Juan, Jr., serves as Vice-Chairman of ForSight Labs, where he participates as an active inventor and advisor in early-stage ophthalmic device opportunities. Dr. de Juan, Jr., splits his time between ForSight Labs and UCSF. He holds the “Jean Kelly Stock Distinguished Chair” in Ophthalmology. UCSF recruited Dr. de Juan for this special role to augment translation of the many ideas being developed within the academic center. He continues to see patients, operate and teach at UCSF. Dr. de Juan, Jr., has participated in the development of a number of ophthalmology’s most exciting new technologies with over 100 products and the founding of nine venture funded companies including Second Sight, InnoRx, NeoVista, and Retina Labs, in addition to ForSight Labs’ first five “VISION” companies: Transcend Medical, Inc., founded in 2005; VISION2 (acquired by QLT, Inc. in 2007); Nexis Vision, Inc. (formerly ForSight VISION3, Inc.), founded in 2007; ForSight VISION4, Inc., founded in 2009; and ForSight VISION5, Inc., founded in 2010. Prior to moving to San Francisco, Dr. de Juan, Jr., was a professor of ophthalmology at the University of Southern California and CEO of the Doheny Eye Institute, focusing on innovative techniques for treating blinding retinal disorders through retinal transplantation, macular translocation, robotic surgery, retinal implants, and other new procedures, medicines and instruments. Prior to these positions, Dr. de Juan served at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where he was Co-Director of Vitreoretinal Service, Director of the Microsurgery Advanced Design Laboratory (MADLAB) and Joseph E. Green Professor of Ophthalmology. From 1983 to 1992, he was a member of the medical staff of the Duke University Eye Center, holding joint teaching appointments with the departments of ophthalmology and cell biology. He is a passionate supporter of ophthalmic education and development and has recently helped established a chair for Ophthalmic Education at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. de Juan completed his medical degree and internship training at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine. He served an internship at University of South Alabama Medical Center followed by a residency at the Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute in Baltimore, MD, and a fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery at Duke University. He holds patents on over sixty medical devices and is responsible for more than 250 academic publications.

Joe Urban, CEO, Potrero Medical Potrero Medical, Inc. is a predictive health company transforming patient care using predictive analytics for early detection of critical illnesses. As a spinout of medical device incubator Theranova LLC, Potrero Medical was founded with a mission to improve patient care with the latest advances in artificial intelligence and machine insights. Potrero Medical is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. For more information, visit www.potreromed.com or follow on LinkedIn.

Amanda French, Co-Founder and CEO, Cadence Digital Amanda is the co-founder and CEO of Cadence Digital – a reproductive health company focused on empowering women to understand and control their birth control. She was a 2016-2017 Innovation Fellow at the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign. Amanda began her career at Edwards Lifesciences, where through the Technical Development Program she gained experience in R&D, program management, manufacturing, and marketing. She quickly caught the innovation bug, and enjoyed developing breakthrough technology as an R&D engineer with Edwards’ Advanced Technology teams as well as at Earlens. Amanda holds a BS in mechanical engineering from Duke University. When she is not working, she enjoys cooking, yoga, and contemporary dance.

Carl Schoellhammer, Founder and COO, Suono Bio A former student of MIT professor Robert Langer, Carl invented a pill that can inject drugs directly into the gastrointestinal tract. His mPill is a small plastic devices covered with tiny needles and a protective coating that dissolves. The invention, platform technology to deliver therapeutic molecules independent of formulation, helped him win the prestigious Lemelson-MIT Student Prize. About Suono Bio Suono Bio is developing therapeutic products for inflammatory-mediated diseases leveraging their ultra-rapid and formulation independent delivery technology. Suono Bio’s platform enables rapid, localized delivery of small molecules, biologics, and nucleic acids and gene therapies without the need for encapsulation of the therapeutic. Suono is a portfolio company of the Rosenman Institute’s VC fund, Medtech Venture Partners.

Alex Tilson, Founder & CEO, Loma Vista Medical & Neptune Medical Alex Tilson is the founder and CEO of Neptune Medical. Alex has spent the last twenty- five years leading high performance teams that build innovative, world-class products, including solar powered race vehicles (Stanford University, across the U.S. 2x and across Australia), film industry animatronic special effects (Edge Innovations (‘Free Willy’ and ‘Anaconda’)), surgical robotics (Intuitive Surgical), products for interventional cardiology (Guidant), implantable coronary devices (Converge Medical), extended wear hearing aids (InSound Medical), and high performance composite medical balloons (Loma Vista Medical). He is a Stanford mechanical engineer and earned an MBA from Harvard. Alex is an avid cyclist (nine major tours, including across Asia and 4x across North America), and a competitive distance runner (Olympic Trial marathoner and former American 50k record holder (http://www.hogue.com/svclassic/index2002.html)).

Russ Branaghan, President & Chief Scientist, Research Collective Dr. Russell J. Branaghan is founder and scientific advisor at Research Collective. Russ enjoys teaching, mentoring and research as a Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Human Factors at Arizona State University and as a long-standing Visiting Professor at Northwestern University. Russ is also integrated in the human factors arena, where he currently serves as Chair of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Product Design Technical Group, on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Human Factors, and on the Advisory Board for Mayo Clinic’s Center for Innovation. An avid researcher and writer, Russ has authored over 40 articles and one book. He also served an appointment as the Managing Editor of User Experience Magazine. With over 20 years of industry experience and consulting to over half of the Fortune 100, Russ brings his expertise and vision to Research Collective. View the slide deck that goes with this talk

Daniel Burnett, MD, CEO & Founder, Theranova Dr. Burnett received his M.D. from Duke University and concurrently obtained an M.B.A. from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business. Since 2006 Dr. Burnett has raised, or helped raise, over $100MM for the seven TheraNova spinouts- BAROnova, Sequana Medical (formerly Novashunt), Velomedix, EMKinetics, Channel Medsystems, Potrero Medical, and Consano Medical. He is an inventor on 15 issued patents and over 200 patents pending worldwide. He recently joined University of California San Francisco as an entrepreneur in residence with QB3 and as adjunct faculty in the Bioengineering Department.

Evan Luxon, CEO & Co-Founder, Centese Evan has experience in the design, testing, and manufacture of medical devices, having worked at early-stage medical device companies in various roles spanning engineering and management. Evan is Co-Founder and CEO of Centese (formerly Esculon), a Nebraska-based TheraNova spinout developing next-generation systems for surgical drainage.

Juan-Pablo Mas, Partner, Action Potential Venture Capital Juan-Pablo is a partner at Action Potential Venture Capital in Palo Alto, CA, and invests in companies that are pioneering bioelectronic medicines and neuromodulation technologies. Juan-Pablo was previously an investor at Lightstone Ventures and Morgenthaler Ventures, where he focused on therapeutic medical devices, mobile health, and biopharmaceutical investments. There he served as a Board Observer at various portfolio companies, including Ardian, Twelve, Holaira, Miramar Labs, Cabochon Aesthetics, SetPoint Medical, and Relievant Medsystems. Prior to investing, Juan-Pablo led efforts in R&D and Strategy in Medtronic’s CardioVascular Division, including Pipeline Strategy, White-Space exploration, Business Development, and M&A integration efforts. He was named “Medtronic Inventor of The Year” in 2008, and has 30+ patents, granted or pending. Juan-Pablo also launched Effient (prasugrel) during his tenure on the Global Brand Strategy team at Eli Lilly & Co. Juan-Pablo earned an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. He also conducted research in the Neurology Department at Stanford Hospital, while completing an M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. There he worked on biometric signal processing applications such as neural-prosthetics, and EMG-driven feedback systems, and improved ICD algorithms. Juan-Pablo currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Boston-based non-profit, InnerCity Weightlifting.

David Kim, MD, CEO, DigiTx Partners David is the CEO of DigiTx Partners, bringing both business and clinical expertise to venture capital with an extensive background practicing medicine and building healthcare software companies. Most recently, Dr. Kim served as the COO of Lumiata, a venture-backed predictive analytics company positioned at the intersection of data science and medical science. Prior to Lumiata, he spent over a decade as an investor evaluating and growing healthcare companies at MPM Capital and Pinnacle Ventures. Before entering the business sector, David practiced as a general internist and hospitalist at Kaiser South San Francisco where he also served as the Director of Urgent Care and Assistant Chief of Internal Medicine. David completed his internal medicine residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and is a graduate from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (M.D), Stanford Graduate School of Business (M.B.A.), and Pomona College (B.A., Biology). In addition to leading the DigiTx fund, David serves as an active advisor to the Catalyst Program within the UCSF Clinical & Translational Science Institute.

Nick Damiano, CEO & Co-Founder, Zenflow Nick Damiano, CEO and co-founder of Zenflow, is an experienced healthcare entrepreneur who has spent 12 years developing innovative medical device and digital health solutions. He earned his MS/BS from Stanford University and spent a year as a Stanford Biodesign Fellow.       Shreya Mehta, CTO & Co-Founder, Zenflow Shreya Mehta, CTO and co-founder, was the Thomas Fogarty Fellow at Stanford Biodesign and is an experienced medtech engineer. She earned an MS in Biomedical Engineering from University of Pittsburgh and spent four years as a lead reviewer at FDA.

Eric M. Stone, CEO & Co-Founder, Velano Vascular Eric M. Stone is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Velano Vascular. A patient advocate and serial healthcare entrepreneur, Stone currently serves as National Trustee and a Committee Chair of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA). Prior to Velano, he served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Molecular Health, and earlier in his career launched a series of pioneering interventional cardiology devices for Abbott while based in Brussels, Belgium and California. Stone was a founding member of Model N's (NYSE: MODN) Life Sciences division, where he led marketing and business development. Stone began his career in Marketing with Trilogy Software, and has since co-founded social sector programs at Harvard and Wharton. He served for a decade on Harvard University's Alumni Association (HAA) Board of Directors. Stone is a Director of Vigilant Biosciences and an Advisor to multiple healthcare upstarts. Stone received an MBA from The Wharton School, a Master's from Harvard University, and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania. He lives with his wife and daughter in San Francisco. Pitou Devgon, CMO & Co-Founder, Velano Vascular Pitou Devgon is a physician entrepreneur, co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Velano Vascular and the inventor of Velano Vascular’s patented vascular device technology.Prior to co-founding Velano Vascular, Pitou spent several years in venture capital at Safeguard Scientifics, focused on medical devices, diagnostics and healthcare IT investing. Pitou was instrumental in closing several notable investments at the firm and held board or advisory roles at Crescendo Biosciences and Ben Franklin Technology Partners.During his medical training and business school he had valuable experiences in a variety of roles, including technology transfer and patent review at UPenn and a summer associate position in marketing at Medtronic. Pitou caught his entrepreneurial spirit while still in college as a dot-com entrepreneur in the collegiate web portal space by founding and directing the Student Information Network, which became Sinapse Consulting.In addition to his ongoing staff physician appointment in the Medical ICU at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center Pitou regularly guest lectures at UPenn and the Wharton School on topics of entrepreneurship and healthcare investing.Pitou holds a BA in biological psychology from the College of William & Mary, an MD from Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Josh Makower, General Partner, New Enterprise Associates Josh Makower is a General Partner on NEA's healthcare team leading their medtech/healthtech practice. Josh is also the Founder and Executive Chairman of ExploraMed, a medical device incubator that has created 8 companies over the past 20 years. Notable transactions from the ExploraMed portfolio include NeoTract, acquired by Teleflex in 2017, Nuelle, acquired by Aytu in 2017, Acclarent, acquired by J&J in 2009, EndoMatrix, acquired by C.R. Bard in 1997 and TransVascular, acquired by Medtronic in 2003. On-going ExploraMed/NEA ventures include Moximed, Willow and Exploramed V. In addition to his role at NEA, Josh serves on the faculty of the Stanford University Medical School as a Consulting Professor of Medicine and is Co-Founder of Stanford's Biodesign Innovation Program. Josh currently serves on the board of directors for DOTS Devices, Eargo, ExploraMed, Intrinsic Therapeutics, Moximed, Willow, SetPoint Medical and Coravin. Josh holds over 300 patents and patent applications for various medical devices in the fields of cardiology, ENT, general surgery, drug delivery, obesity, orthopedics, women's health, and urology. He received an MBA from Columbia University, an MD from the NYU School of Medicine, and a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT.

Maryam Ziaei, CEO & Co-Founder, iSono Health Maryam Ziaei is passionate about connected medical devices and digital health platforms that empower consumers to both monitor and make smart decisions about their health. She has over 15 years of experience in product development, with a focus on design and manufacturing sensors. Before co-founding iSono Health, she worked at Sandia labs, Integrated Device Technologies (IDT), and Syston Donner Inertial. She has a PhD in electrical engineering from Stanford.

Robert Chang, Co-Founder, President, & CEO, MVRx Robert Chang is co-founder, president, and CEO of MVRx. A medical device entrepreneur and innovator, Robert developed and championed the company's technology now known as the ARTO System from its beginnings to the current late-stage global clinical trials. Rob is a hands-on manager and enjoys working with teams to achieve unimaginable objectives. Rob has more than 30 years of executive and development experience, predominantly in structural heart therapies. Most recently he was an Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Sadra Medical prior to its acquisition by Boston Scientific Corporation and remained with Boston as a Vice President after the acquisition. Prior to Sadra, Robert co-founded and served as President, CEO and Director at Ample Medical. Previously, he held positions of increasing responsibility at Satiety, IsoStent and Devices for Vascular Intervention.

Mehrdad Farhangnia, Founder & CEO, Track Medical Mehrdad joined Roxwood Medical at its formation in 2011, bringing with him a successful track record of launching novel medical devices. The company has since raised three rounds of private equity financing to support its rapid growth. It was acquired by BTG International in 2018. Mehrdad has over two decades of technical and commercial experience, with prior management roles at Spiracur, Rubicor Medical, FoxHollow Technologies and CardioVention Inc. Prior to his career in medical devices, Mehrdad spent six years at NASA Ames Research Center, leading collaboration efforts with key aerospace manufacturers and national laboratories. He is an inventor of 12 issued patents and has co-authored 10 peer-reviewed publications or conference proceedings. Mehrdad received his BS and MS degrees in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado.

Evan Anderson, CEO & Board Member, Luma Therapeutics Evan Anderson, CEO and Board Member of Luma Therapeutics, has 17 years of experience in early stage product and market development. He completed the Stanford Biodesign Fellowship in 2004 and was first manager of R&D and then distribution sales at Spiracur (acquired by Acelity). From the Luma Therapeutics website: We are a medical device company developing light therapies for the 40 million people in the US with inflammatory skin disorders. Luma Therapeutics was born when our CEO Evan Anderson found that he had psoriasis and discovered a way to treat himself effectively. He knew then that he wanted to develop similar treatments for the millions of other people suffering from skin disorders. We work hard every day to help people get clear skin with easy to use, affordable therapies. Our goal is to develop an at home treatment that will put psoriasis in remission for an extended period of time after only a few weeks of therapy.

Kirsten Carroll, Vice President, Strategic Development, Imperative Care Kirsten Carroll holds over 15 years of experience in product development, marketing, strategy and business development for medical devices in stroke care. In November 2017, she joined Imperative Care (an Incept Company), working under the leadership of Fred Khosravi. Prior to her new role, Kirsten was the Senior Director of Strategic Development at Stryker Neurovascular, leading business intelligence, NV services products and BD deal modeling and diligence activities. Kirsten’s first 8 years at Stryker Neurovascular (previously Boston Scientific) were spent in a succession of marketing management roles in the access and hemorrhagic stroke franchises. During that tenure she acted as marketing lead on multiple product development teams, the MAPS Trial, and ultimately the Target Coil, which went on to realize over $1B in revenue to-date and remains the #1 embolization coil in the world. Following the neurovascular division’s acquisition by Stryker in 2011, Kirsten moved into Marketing Operations, ultimately building it into a 9-person Strategic Development function that managed business development, portfolio planning and business intelligence. She holds 2 patents on pre-shaped microcatheters and is a contributing author on 3 publications in the American Journal of Neuroradiology. Kirsten earned a B.Sc. in biomedical engineering from Yale University and an MBA and MPH from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley.

Michael Seres, Founder & CEO, 11 Health Michael Seres, the Founder/ CEO of 11 Health and Technologies Limited, was diagnosed with the incurable bowel condition, Crohn's Disease at the age of 12. After over 20 operations and an intestinal failure, Michael became the 11th person to undergo a small bowel transplant at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford, UK, which included becoming a stoma patient. Additionally, Michael is also a 2-time Cancer patient. In 2013, Michael founded the health tech start up 11 health and has developed sensor technology for ostomy patients. Michael, started blogging about his journey through Bowel Transplant and his blog now has over 100,000 followers. He uses social media to develop global online peer to peer communities: covering over 20,000 patients. He is now the patient lead for the main UK health twitter chat #NHSSM, a member of the NHS England Digital Services user council, a published author and a professional speaker. He is the inaugural e-patient in residence and an executive board member at Stanford Medicine X. Michael helped implement the first skype clinics in Oxford Hospital and is an ambassador to the Doctors 2.0 conference.

Derek Herrera, Founder & CTO, Spinal Singularity Former Marine Special Operations Officer now working to create change as an entrepreneur in the medical device Industry. Passionate about utilizing advanced technology to create meaningful products to improve people's lives. An ethical, hard-working leader with proven performance in building successful teams able to accomplish the most challenging of missions in austere, kinetic environments. Demonstrated capacity in building teams across multiple functional areas. Excels at strategic planning, problem framing, and identifying innovative solutions.

Adam Schoen, Partner, Brown Rudnick Adam Schoen advises life science and medical device companies regarding implementation of a patent strategy to further business objectives and business goals. Adam’s practice encompasses patent preparation and prosecution, portfolio development, product clearance, freedom to operate analysis and intellectual property due diligence. Adam works with public and private companies, investors, and academic institutions. Adam has experience with a variety of technologies, such as next generation sequencing technologies, droplet based technologies, cancer diagnostics, medical device technology (ophthalmology, cardiology, orthopedics, neurology, spine) and medical imaging technology (IVUS and OCT), mass spectrometry, small molecule therapeutics, digital health, near field communication technology, and semiconductor technology. He manages patent portfolios of all sizes and develops strategies to maximize and protect intellectual property rights in both the United States and foreign jurisdictions. Prior to law school, Adam was a scientist of analytical chemistry for ArQule Inc., a combinatorial chemistry and drug discovery company.