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Tuesday May 30, 2023

Interview with Amir Bozorgzadeh, Co-Founder and CEO of Virtuleap │ Using Virtual Reality to Treat Cognitive Disorders and Learning Challenges

Tuesday May 30, 2023

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Amir Bozorgzadeh, Co-Founder and CEO of Virtuleap, a virtual reality platform with applications for treating cognitive disorders and learning challenges. Amir discusses the evolution of virtual reality technology and the enormous potential to impact both healthcare and education, the 2 main areas of interest at Virtuleap. Amir describes Virtuleap's VR platform consisting of virtual games and exercises designed to improve cognition and learning. Amir also discusses how Virtuleap is currently working with leading healthcare institutions, like the VA Health Care System and the Pacific Brain Health Center, to validate their solution as an effective diagnostic and treatment for attention deficit and cognitive decline. Amir tells the listeners how Virtuleap is focused on partnering with leading researchers to provide the highest level of evidence supporting their platform's ability to help patients.

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Amir Bozorgzadeh LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirboz/

Virtuleap Website: https://virtuleap.com/

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Wednesday May 24, 2023

Interview with Amit Mehta, M.D., Interventional Radiologist, Serial MedTech Entrepreneur, and Venture Capitalist │ How to Build a MedTech Company From the Founder and Investor Perspectives

Wednesday May 24, 2023

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Amit Mehta, M.D., an interventional radiologist, serial medtech entrepreneur, and venture capitalist. Dr. Mehta tells the the listeners about how he became interested in medical innovation as an interventional radiology resident at Massachusetts General Hospital and went on to start Intrinsic Imaging, a company that provides diagnostic imaging services for clinical trials investigating pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and clinical artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms. Intrinsic Imaging exited in 2021. Dr. Mehta discusses how became initially interested in investing in startups and started one of his current roles as General Partner at Builders VC, a venture capital firm based in San Francisco investing in a variety of spaces. Dr. Mehta discusses how he has invented multiple medical devices and all that is involved in getting an early stage medical device company off the ground. Dr. Mehta provides the listeners with advice for starting and building a medtech company from both his perspective as a founder and that of an investor. Dr. Mehta also provides advice for physician entrepreneurs and how they can use their clinical experience to advise and/or start a medtech company.

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Amit Mehta, M.D.

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Thursday May 18, 2023

Interview with Danny Goel, M.D., Co-Founder and CEO of Precision OS │ Using Virtual Reality to Help Train the Next Generation of Surgeons

Thursday May 18, 2023

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Danny Goel, M.D., an orthopaedic surgeon and Co-Founder and CEO of Precision OS, a virtual reality surgical simulation and training platform. Dr. Goel discusses how Precision OS is a platform used by surgeons and residents to learn new procedures, refine surgical skills, and demo new medical devices. Precision OS has recently released the first surgical training virtual reality curriculum to allow surgical simulation with their platform to be integrated in to residency programs to help residents practice and refine surgical skills. Precision OS has also enabled medical device companies to train surgeons and sales staff on how to use their portfolio of medical devices. Dr. Goel also discusses the importance of building a great team, especially with co-founders that compliment your skill sets. Lastly, Dr. Goel discusses how he balances his orthopaedic surgical practice with running Precision OS and how they enhance each other.

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Danny Goel, M.D.

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Precision OS

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Wednesday Apr 26, 2023

Interview with Tamir Wolf, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Founder and CEO of Theator │ Using AI and Computer Vision to Improve Surgical Outcomes and Equalize Surgical Care

Wednesday Apr 26, 2023

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Tamir Wolf, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Founder and CEO of Theator, a digital platform using AI and computer vision to help improve surgical care, optimize processes, and reduce variation in surgical outcomes. Dr. Wolf tells the listeners about his previous career as a trauma surgeon in the Israeli equivalent of US Navy Seal Team 6 and how his career transitioned toward medical innovation and entrepreneurship. Dr. Wolf discusses how when he learned about the disparities in surgical outcomes and care a single city of the US, he was inspired to start Theator to help improve surgical outcomes. Dr. Wolf partnered with Co-Founders experienced in tech development and created the Theator platform, which analyzes surgical video footage using AI and computer vision to provide insights into key decision points, eventful steps, and important milestones during the procedure. Theator has already been implemented across several hospital systems, including the Mayo Clinic, with the intent of equalizing outcomes, identifying areas of improvement, and improving education for surgical residents and practicing surgeons looking to expand their skillset. Lastly, Dr. Wolf discusses the importance of finding Co-Founders and team members that compliment your skill and how to provide the right balance of oversight and freedom for team members to do their best work.

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Tamir Wolf, M.D., Ph.D. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamirwolf

Theator Website: https://theator.io/

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Thursday Apr 20, 2023

Interview with Gail Lebovic, M.D., Surgeon, Serial Medical Device Entrepreneur, Inventor of NasoClenz, and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovations │ Building a Medical Device as a Consumer Product

Thursday Apr 20, 2023

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Gail Lebovic, M.D., surgeon, serial medical device entrepreneur that has started and exited 8 companies. Dr. Lebovic is currently Founder and CEO of Silicon Valley Innovations. Dr. Lebovic tells the listeners about her journey as a surgeon that became heavily involved in inventing and commercializing medical devices mainly focused on improving oncologic care and reconstructive surgery for women with breast cancer. Dr. Lebovic discusses how she has applied her experience with her prior companies toward her current device, NasoClenz, a medical device with patent cleaning solution for cleaning the nose. Dr. Lebovic explains using the Academic Mindset for developing a medical device and how her company performed clinical studies demonstrating the efficacy of NasoClenz for reducing infection for surgical patients. Dr. Lebovic also discusses how her team has developed NasoClenz to be an over the counter consumer product that is available on Amazon and in stores. Lastly, Dr. Lebovic provides advice for entrepreneurs on finding business partners, using research to develop devices, and building a great team.

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Gail Lebovic, M.D. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaillebovic/

Silicon Valley Innovations Website: https://svi-inc.com/

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Wednesday Apr 12, 2023

Interview with John Adler, M.D., Neurosurgeon, Inventor of the CyberKnife, and Co-Founder and CEO of Cureus and Zap Surgical │ How to Find the Right Innovation Ideas, Business Partners, and Investors

Wednesday Apr 12, 2023

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews John Adler, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Neurosurgery at Stanford University, inventor of the CyberKnife, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Accuray, and Co-Founder and CEO of Cureus and Zap Surgical. Dr. Adler tells the story of how he became inspired to develop radiosurgery technology while doing a fellowship in Sweden with Dr. Leksell, father of radiosurgery. Dr. Adler discusses how he invented the CyberKnife technology through starting his first company Accuray. He also talks about balancing his medical innovation endeavors with a busy neurosurgery practice at Stanford and how to conduct innovation projects within an academic hospital. Dr. Adler provides advice for aspiring entrepreneurs on find the right business partners, raising money, and how to execute at each stage. Lastly, Dr. Adler discusses his latest companies, Cureus and Zap Surgical.

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John Adler, M.D.

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Cureus Website: https://www.cureus.com

Zap Surgical Website: https://zapsurgical.com

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Thursday Apr 06, 2023

Interview with Mehdi Maghsoodnia, Co-Founder and CEO of 1health │ Building a Centralized Platform for Diagnostics to Make Healthcare Efficient, Accessible, and Affordable

Thursday Apr 06, 2023

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Mehdi Maghsoodnia, a serial entrepreneur that is currently Co-Founder and CEO of 1health, a digital health company with a centralized digital platform for diagnostic tests. Mehdi discusses his previous work in tech companies in Silicon Valley and how he has taken that experience to create 1health into an efficient digital infrastructure for ordering, receiving, and analyzing diagnostics. The 1health platform allows for more diagnostic tests to be available to physicians and patients from more vendors to enable wider access and lower costs. Mehdi also discusses how 1health is working on ways to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into their platform to generate novel analyses of healthcare data that can be used to improve patient care. Lastly, Mehdi gives advice for medtech entrepreneurs on picking which ideas to pursue, how to carefully select your co-founders, and how to build a team that can execute your vision.

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Mehdi Maghsoodnia LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmaghsoodnia/

1health Website: https://1health.io/

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Sunday Mar 26, 2023

Interview with Shan Padda, Founder and CEO of Harvard MedTech │ Utilizing Virtual Reality to Treat Physical and Emotional Symptoms of Chronic Pain and Trauma

Sunday Mar 26, 2023

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Shan Padda, a serial medtech entrepreneur that is currently Founder and CEO of Harvard MedTech, a company that has developed a virtual reality (VR) treatment program for patients with chronic pain and/or that experienced previous trauma. Shan describes the neuroscience and clinical development behind Harvard MedTech's VR headset and home-based treatment program. Shan also gives an overview of how Harvard MedTech brought their technology to market and was able to gain rapid market adoption with excellent patient outcomes despite initial skepticism. Lastly, Shan gives advice for medtech entrepreneurs on raising funds, building an advisory board, how to bring a product to market, and how to build a great team.

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Shan Padda LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shan-padda-51b3348

Harvard MedTech Website: https://harvardmedtech.com/

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Tuesday Mar 21, 2023

Discussing ChatGPT and Healthcare with Harvey Castro, MD, MBA │ How AI and ChatGPT Will Change How We Deliver Healthcare

Tuesday Mar 21, 2023

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, MD interviews Harvey Castro MD, MBA, an emergency medicine physician, serial entrepreneur, digital health advisor, and author of multiple books, including his latest book ChatGPT and Healthcare. Dr. Castro gives an overview of his career path that began as an emergency medicine physician at a county hospital in Dallas, TX before going on to starting his system of independent emergency rooms, a medical billing company, and a medical staffing company. He sold those companies and now works as a Chief Clinical Operations Officer at a telemedicine company ViTel Health and serves as an advisor to multiple digital health startups. Dr. Castro discusses his latest books about ChatGPT's applications in healthcare and how ChatGPT can empower both physicians and patients. Dr. Cooper and Dr. Castro have a fun discussion around some of the potential ethical questions facing ChatGPT and future applications. Dr. Castro's book is available at the link below.

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Harvey Castro, MD, MBA

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