The DaVinci Hour

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Jack Kartush, M.D., a neurotologic surgeon, medical device inventor, and entrepreneur. He is a pioneer in the field of intraoperative nerve monitoring and many of his devices are used everyday in operating rooms around the world. Dr. Kartush discusses his process for developing new medical devices and how he overcame initial skepticism for his innovations. Dr. Kartush also describes his experiences with balancing starting a high volume private practice, being a prolific academician, and starting multiple companies. Lastly, Dr. Kartush shares stories about his lifelong passion for music and how his rock and roll band was offered a record deal at age 17. Video available on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/iQouUIxSMk0   *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   Jack Kartush, M.D. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UC6q-qJ3ps2Dbe9Wo7vWsLRg LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-kartush-md-48857313/   Cooper Innovation A platform at the intersection of medical innovation and entrepreneurship. Website: https://www.cooperinnovation.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cooperinnovation/ Twitter (X): https://x.com/cooperinnovate

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Mark Royer, M.D., an ENT surgeon in private practice and the Co-Founder of ENT Surgery Solutions, the largest ENT surgery specific staffing company. Dr. Royer gives an overview of his clinical practice and the inspiration for starting ENT surgery Solutions. He gives the listeners background on how locums opportunities usually work, how one is paid, who covers the malpractice, and the scope of practice. Dr. Royer gives an overview of the operations, growth, and future plans for his business. Lastly, Dr. Royer provides advice for doctors interested in locums work, specifically what to look for in locums companies, contracts, and hospitals. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   Thank you to our sponsor Doc2Doc Lending, the Personal Lending platform designed for Doctors, by Doctors. Check out https://doc2doclending.com/davinci to learn more today.   Mark Royer, M.D. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markroyermd/ ENT Surgery Solutions Website: https://www.entlocums.com/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour   DaVinci Healthcare Website: https://www.davincihealthcare.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davincihealthcare LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/davincihealthcare/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davinci_healthcare/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaVinci_Health

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Eugene Borukhovich, a serial entrepreneur, podcast host, and Co-Founder & COO of Your Coach, a digital health coaching platform. Eugene gives an overview of his 20+ year experience in the healthtech industry and how he became involved with Your Coach. He discusses what a health coach does, certification process, and how health coaches help their clients. Eugene gives an overview of how Your Coach helps health coaches organize their services and efficiently and effectively engage with their clients. Lastly, Eugene discusses the podcasts he hosts featuring digital health entrepreneurs and innovators (linked below).  *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   Thank you to our sponsor Doc2Doc Lending, the Personal Lending platform designed for Doctors, by Doctors. Check out https://doc2doclending.com/davinci to learn more today.   Eugene Borukhovich LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/healtheugene/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HealthEugene Your Coach Website: https://yourcoach.health/ DTx Podcast: https://healthpodcastnetwork.com/show/dtx-podcast/ Shot of Digital Health Podcast: https://healthpodcastnetwork.com/show/shot-of-digital-health-therapy/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour   DaVinci Healthcare Website: https://www.davincihealthcare.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davincihealthcare LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/davincihealthcare/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davinci_healthcare/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaVinci_Health

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Austin Poole, a General Partner at BIP Ventures, a venture capital firm in Atlanta, GA focused on B2B software and tech-enabled service businesses in the healthcare space. Austin gives an overview of the types and stages of companies BIP Ventures focused their investments in. Austin describes which companies have been a good fit for BIP Ventures and how those companies have been able to succeed. He also gives advice for start-up founders in terms of determining the right time to invest, finding the right investment partners, and pitching a company. Lastly, Austin discusses how he thinks healthcare IT platforms and tech-enabled services companies will make a positive impact on healthcare in the coming years. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   Thank you to our sponsor Doc2Doc Lending, the Personal Lending platform designed for Doctors, by Doctors. Check out https://doc2doclending.com/davinci to learn more today.   Austin Poole LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/austinmpoole/ BIP Ventures Website: https://www.bipventures.vc/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour   DaVinci Healthcare Website: https://www.davincihealthcare.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davincihealthcare LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/davincihealthcare/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davinci_healthcare/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaVinci_Health

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews David Shulkin, M.D. who served as the 9th Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs under Presidents Obama and Trump, former hospital system CEO, and current digital health advisor. Dr. Shulkin begins by describing his journey to becoming involved in hospital administration and his roles as Chief Medical Officer and CEO at multiple health systems. He then describes his appointment as the 9th Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs under President Obama, a role he continued into the Trump administration. Dr. Shulkin gives an overview of his role as Secretary of the VA and the key initiatives he focused on during his tenure, including improving access to care and mental health for veterans. Now Dr. Shulkin uses his experience as both a private sector healthcare executive and VA Secretary to advise companies working on innovative technology that will impact healthcare. Lastly, Dr. Shulkin gives his advice to companies looking to bring their technology to both private and public healthcare systems. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   Thank you to our sponsor Doc2Doc Lending, the Personal Lending platform designed for Doctors, by Doctors. Check out https://doc2doclending.com/davinci to learn more today.   David Shulkin, M.D. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidshulkin/ Shulkin Solutions Website: https://shulkinsolutions.com/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour   DaVinci Healthcare Website: https://www.davincihealthcare.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davincihealthcare LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/davincihealthcare/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davinci_healthcare/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaVinci_Health

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Raihan Faroqui, M.D., serial digital health entrepreneur and advisor that is currently the Head of Medical Affairs at Guaranteed, a HealthTech company focused on modernizing  end-of-life care. Dr. Faroqui discusses his path from practicing internal medicine to advising and helping start digital health companies. He also discusses his transition from clinical medicine to working full time in start-ups and how he utilizes his clinical experience to help companies developing new medical technology. Dr. Faroqui gives an overview of how Guaranteed is leveraging technology to modernize hospice care and make end-of-life care a better experience for patients and their families. Lastly, Dr. Faroqui gives his thoughts on current trends in healthcare and how innovation in digital health will help improve healthcare in the near future. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   Thank you to our sponsor Doc2Doc Lending, the Personal Lending platform designed for Doctors, by Doctors. Check out https://doc2doclending.com/davinci to learn more today.   Raihan Faroqui, M.D. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raihanfaroqui/ Guaranteed Website: https://www.onguaranteed.com/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci MedTech YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davincimedtech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davincimedtech/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavinciMedtech Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Eric Gantwerker, M.D., pediatric otolaryngologist and VP, Medical Director at Level Ex, a company developing video games for medical education. He is also a Co-Host of the Backtable Innovation Podcast. Dr.. Gantwerker gives the listeners an overview of his practice as a pediatric otolaryngologist and how he balances his clinical work with his endeavors in medical education and entrepreneurship. Dr. Gantwerker gives an overview of Level Ex, a video game studio company developing games to educate physicians and healthcare workers. Dr. Gantwerker oversees all the medical and educational functions of the company and discusses how video games have been shown to be effective learning tools for knowledge retention and development of skills. He discusses the business model of Level Ex consisting of allowing the games to be played for free on any device and partnering with healthcare companies looking to have their products or services featured in Level Ex's games. Lastly, Dr. Gantwerker discusses Level Ex's acquisition by BrainLab and what Level Ex is developing in the near future. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   Thank you to our sponsor Doc2Doc Lending, the Personal Lending platform designed for Doctors, by Doctors. Check out https://doc2doclending.com/davinci to learn more today.   Level Ex Website: https://www.levelex.com/ Eric Gantwerker, MD LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drericgant/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci MedTech YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davincimedtech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davincimedtech/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavinciMedtech Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Dr. Rock Adkins and Dr. Kasie Adkins, husband and wife and Co-Founders of STAT Careers, a healthcare recruitment platform that helps healthcare professionals and hospitals find the best fit for jobs. Rock and Kasie practice interventional radiology and Mohs surgery, respectively, and have faced a number of frustrations and challenges with the physician job market. They discuss how these experiences served as the inspiration for starting STAT Careers. On the platform healthcare professionals select 50 preferences they have for their ideal job and the hospitals post jobs also with 50 preferences selected. Subsequently, their proprietary algorithm finds potential matches for both the hospitals and potential employees. Drs. Adkins hope STAT Careers will make the healthcare job market more transparent and decrease turnover. Lastly, Drs. Adkins describe how they balance their busy lives of 2 practicing physicians, family life, and a growing startup. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   Thank you to our sponsor Doc2Doc Lending, the Personal Lending platform designed for Doctors, by Doctors. Check out https://doc2doclending.com/davinci to learn more today.   STAT Careers Website: https://statcareers.com/ Rock Adkins, II, DO LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rockadkins/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci MedTech YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davincimedtech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davincimedtech/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavinciMedtech Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Grenville Thynne, CEO of NeuroFlex, a Virtual Reality (VR) platform that assesses brain health and vestibular function. Grenville discusses how his family, which owns hospitals in Australia, became involved with NeuroFlex to help accelerate its growth. The NeuroFlex platform is currently used as a concussion assessment tool by multiple professional and collegiate sports teams and leagues in Australia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States, including the National Rugby League (NRL) in Australia. Grenville walks through how to integrate a medical device into an athletic team and University athletic programs. Grenville also discusses how NeuroFlex is being developed to assess concussion and head injury in the emergency room, vestibular disorders, and traumatic brain injury in soldiers.  *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   Thank you to our sponsor Doc2Doc Lending, the Personal Lending platform designed for Doctors, by Doctors. Check out https://doc2doclending.com/davinci to learn more today.   NeuroFlex Website: https://www.neuroflex.io/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci MedTech YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davincimedtech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davincimedtech/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavinciMedtech Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Ian Koons, a serial healthcare entrepreneur and Co-Founder and CEO of Karoo Health, a digital platform that deploys a value-based approach for cardiovascular care. Ian gives an overview of Karoo's digital platform which acts as an extension of cardiologists to give patients comprehensive health coaching for dietary management, smoking cessation, and other lifestyle modifications. Additionally, the Karoo platform provides patient monitoring for cardiology practices that integrates into the electronic medical record (EMR) to help identify patients at risk for an exacerbation of their disease possibly requiring an emergency room visit. Ian announces Karoo's recent successful oversubscribed $3.4 million fund raise and provides advice for medtech entrepreneurs looking to raise capital from venture capital. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   Thank you to our sponsor Doc2Doc Lending, the Personal Lending platform designed for Doctors, by Doctors. Check out https://doc2doclending.com/davinci to learn more today.   Karoo Health Website: https://www.karoohealth.com/ Ian Koons LinkedIn:    The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci MedTech YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davincimedtech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davincimedtech/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavinciMedtech Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews John Shufeldt, MD, JD, MBA, an emergency medicine physician, serial HealthTech entrepreneur, author, and venture capitalist. Dr. Shufeldt tells the listeners about his early entrepreneurial journey starting multiple businesses and what he learned from those experiences. He goes on to discuss starting NextCare Urgent Care, an urgent care company with over 100 clinics in multiple states that was eventually acquired. Dr. Shufeldt also discusses his telemedicine company, MeMD, which was acquired recently by WalMart. Dr. Shufeldt is now a venture capitalist as a managing director at Xcellerant Ventures, a firm focusing on early stage healthtech and medtech startups. Dr. Shufeldt provides advice for choosing your co-founders, when to seek outside funding, proper timing and execution for scaling a business, and how to plan for an acquisition. Lastly, Dr. Shufeldt discusses his book and podcast Entrepreneur Rx and his flying experience as a longtime pilot. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   Thank you to our sponsor Doc2Doc Lending, the Personal Lending platform designed for Doctors, by Doctors. Check out https://doc2doclending.com/davinci to learn more today.   John Shufeldt, MD, JD, MBA LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-shufeldt/ Website: https://www.johnshufeldtmd.com/ Xcellerant Ventures: https://www.xcellerantventures.com/ Entrepreneur Rx Podcast: https://www.johnshufeldtmd.com/entrepreneur-rx-podcast/ Entrepreneur Rx Book: https://www.johnshufeldtmd.com/entrepreneur-rx-by-john-shufeldt-md/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci MedTech YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davincimedtech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davincimedtech/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavinciMedtech Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

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. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   Thank you to our sponsor Doc2Doc Lending, the Personal Lending platform designed for Doctors, by Doctors. Check out https://doc2doclending.com/davinci to learn more today.   Amir Bozorgzadeh LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirboz/ Virtuleap Website: https://virtuleap.com/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci MedTech YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davincimedtech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davincimedtech/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavinciMedtech Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

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. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   Thank you to our sponsor Doc2Doc Lending, the Personal Lending platform designed for Doctors, by Doctors. Check out https://doc2doclending.com/davinci to learn more today.   Amit Mehta, M.D. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dramehta/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci MedTech YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davincimedtech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davincimedtech/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavinciMedtech Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

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. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   Thank you to our sponsor Doc2Doc Lending, the Personal Lending platform designed for Doctors, by Doctors. Check out https://doc2doclending.com/davinci to learn more today.   Danny Goel, M.D. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-goel-md-aa7b62a4/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BCshoulder   Precision OS Website: https://www.precisionostech.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PrecisionOSVR LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/precisionos/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci MedTech YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davincimedtech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davincimedtech/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavinciMedtech Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

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. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   Thank you to our sponsor Doc2Doc Lending, the Personal Lending platform designed for Doctors, by Doctors. Check out https://doc2doclending.com/davinci to learn more today.   Tamir Wolf, M.D., Ph.D. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamirwolf Theator Website: https://theator.io/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci MedTech YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davincimedtech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davincimedtech/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavinciMedtech Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

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. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions Thank you to our sponsor Doc2Doc Lending, the Personal Lending platform designed for Doctors, by Doctors. Check out https://doc2doclending.com/davinci to learn more today.   Gail Lebovic, M.D. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaillebovic/ Silicon Valley Innovations Website: https://svi-inc.com/ NasoClenz Website: https://nasoclenz.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nasoclenz/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/nasoclenz/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci MedTech YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davincimedtech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davincimedtech/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavinciMedtech Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

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.  *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions Thank you to our sponsor Doc2Doc Lending, the Personal Lending platform designed for Doctors, by Doctors. Check out https://doc2doclending.com/davinci to learn more today.   John Adler, M.D. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-adler-1875b95 Cureus Website: https://www.cureus.com Zap Surgical Website: https://zapsurgical.com   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci MedTech YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davincimedtech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davincimedtech/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavinciMedtech Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

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. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions Thank you to our sponsor Doc2Doc Lending, the Personal Lending platform designed for Doctors, by Doctors. Check out https://doc2doclending.com/davinci to learn more today.   Mehdi Maghsoodnia LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmaghsoodnia/ 1health Website: https://1health.io/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci MedTech YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davincimedtech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davincimedtech/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavinciMedtech Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

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.   *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions Thank you to our sponsor Doc2Doc Lending, the Personal Lending platform designed for Doctors, by Doctors. Check out https://doc2doclending.com/davinci to learn more today.   Shan Padda LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shan-padda-51b3348 Harvard MedTech Website: https://harvardmedtech.com/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci MedTech YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davincimedtech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davincimedtech/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavinciMedtech Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

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.   *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions Thank you to our sponsor Doc2Doc Lending, the Personal Lending platform designed for Doctors, by Doctors. Check out https://doc2doclending.com/davinci to learn more today.   Harvey Castro, MD, MBA LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harveycastromd/ ChatGPT and Healthcare Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08DRVVT5K/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=e7445f95-1147-405a-9ef7-c93523d8f12a&store_ref=ap_rdr&ref_=ap_rdr Website: https://www.harveycastromd.info/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harveycastromd/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HarveycastroMD   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci MedTech YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davincimedtech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davincimedtech/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavinciMedtech Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Seth Bogner, serial entrepeneur and Chairman and CEO of HeartPoint Global, a company developing innovative, minimally-invasive medical devices for heart patients. Seth gives an overview of HeartPoint's device that is an endovascular alternative to surgical pulmonary banding to help reduce excessive pulmonary blood flow and decrease pressure. Specifically, HeartPoint's endovascular stent device is placed in the pulmonary artery and has a patented adjustable system allowing the device to adjust blood flow and pressure opening a wide array of indications including congenital heart defects and left heart failure. The device can be adjusted at anytime after implantation. Seth discusses how this device is an effective and low cost alternative to open surgical procedures that many patients in developing countries do not have access to. Seth and his global team at HeartPoint are working about to launch their first in-human trials with HeartPoint's device in both developing and developed countries. Seth gives an overview of gaining regulatory approval for a medical device on a global scale. Lastly, Seth discusses how HeartPoint's device was developed from the physician's perspective and made to be easily used allowing easy adoptability across the world.   *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions Thank you to our sponsor Doc2Doc Lending, the Personal Lending platform designed for Doctors, by Doctors. Check out https://doc2doclending.com/davinci to learn more today.   Seth Bogner LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bogner-873b5613 HeartPoint Global Website: https://www.heartpointglobal.com/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci Academy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Dana Corriel, M.D., Founder and CEO of SoMeDocs, an online platform for providing healthcare information and showcasing content produced by physicians. Dr. Corriel discusses how she began her career as an internist practicing in New York and as she began building a blog and creating social media content became inspired to support other physicians producing content. She went on to start SoMeDocs which has grown into a platform that supports physicians producing articles, podcasts, social media content, video courses, and much more. SoMeDocs is also a resource for the general public to receive accurate health information from vetted experts. Dr. Corriel discusses the pros/cons of the different social media platforms and how SoMeDocs serves as an incubator for physicians looking to generate content and gain a wider reach. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   Thank you to our sponsor Doc2Doc Lending, the Personal Lending platform designed for Doctors, by Doctors. Check out https://doc2doclending.com/davinci to learn more today.   SoMeDocs Website: https://doctorsonsocialmedia.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/somedocs/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SoMeDocs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/somedocs/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoMeDocs/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@doctorsonsocialmedia/   Dana Corriel, M.D. Website: https://drcorriel.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drcorriel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drcorriel/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drcorriel Twitter: https://twitter.com/drcorriel   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci Academy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, MD interviews Alana Arnold, MD, MBA, a pediatric emergency medicine physician in Miami, FL and the Founder of Premier Pediatric Solutions, a consulting company that advises emergency rooms on how to triage and care for pediatric patients. Dr. Arnold sheds light on the fact that many pediatric patients are initially seen in adult emergency rooms that often do not have the proper training and equipment to properly treat children, often resulting in subpar outcomes for patients and unnecessary costs for hospitals. Dr. Arnold's company provides clinical simulations for the physicians and ER staff for common pediatric emergency cases, recommendations for pediatric equipment, and training for when and how to best transfer pediatric patients needing higher level care. Dr. Arnold also discusses the value she has found with her MBA and provides advice for networking. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   Thank you to our sponsor Doc2Doc Lending, the Personal Lending platform designed for Doctors, by Doctors. Check out https://doc2doclending.com/davinci to learn more today.   Alana Arnold, MD, MBA Premier Pediatric Solutions Website: https://premierpediatricsolutions.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanajarnold/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci Academy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, MD interviews Brian Cole, MD, MBA, Managing Partner of Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, Associate Chairman of Orthopaedic Surgery at Rush University Medical Center, and Head Team Physician for the Chicago Bulls of the NBA, Chicago White Sox of the MLB, and several other professional and collegiate teams. Dr. Cole gives an overview of his practice as a orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine and caring for professional athletes. He also gives an overview of the business operations of Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, a physician run, independent fully comprehensive orthopaedic practice that also serves as the academic orthopaedics department for Rush University. Dr. Cole discusses how Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush is optimized with many sources of revenue beyond a high-volume surgical practice and how the practice is able to conduct high-level clinical and basic science research. Lastly, Dr. Cole discusses his podcast, Sports Medicine Weekly where he interviews a variety of guests to provide education to the community covering sports medicine, health and wellness, and many more topics.  *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   Thank you to our sponsor Doc2Doc Lending, the Personal Lending platform designed for Doctors, by Doctors. Check out https://doc2doclending.com/davinci to learn more today.   Brian Cole, MD, MBA Website: https://www.briancolemd.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianjcolemd/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianColeMD Sports Medicine Weekly Podcast: https://sportsmedicineweekly.com/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci Academy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Zwade Marshall, MD, MBA, Interventional Pain Physician and Co-Founder and CEO of Doc2Doc Lending, a personal lending platform exclusively for physicians. Dr. Marshall gives an overview of how he built his interventional pain practice, including how he built up a referral base among patients and physicians, hired staff, marketed the practice, and obtained necessary financing to start a practice early in his career. Dr. Marshall discusses the tough financial situation many residents, fellows, and young atttendings are faced with and how Doc2Doc Lending provides loan options for physicians while taking into consideration their training and high and reliable earning potential. Lastly, Dr. Marshall provides advice to aspiring physician-entrepreneurs on how they can balance their company with clinical practice, build a team, and increase the business knowledge and acumen. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   Thank you to our sponsor Doc2Doc Lending, the Personal Lending platform designed for Doctors, by Doctors. Check out https://doc2doclending.com/davinci to learn more today.   Zwade Marshall, MD, MBA LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zwademarshallmd/ Doc2Doc Lending Website: https://doc2doclending.com/davinci   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci Academy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Bradley Block, M.D., ENT surgeon and Host of Physician's Guide to Doctoring Podcast where he interviews a diverse lineup of guests discussing a wide variety of topics to help doctors, including practice better medicine, contract negotiations, manage their finances, pursue non-clinical opportunities, and leading more fulfilling lives. Dr. Block tells the listeners about his ENT practice and how he got started podcasting and how his podcast has evolved over the course of 200+ episodes. He also discusses the top insights he has learned from his guests about contract negotiations, medical malpractice, physician well-being, and avoiding burnout. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   **Thank you to our sponsor Doc2Doc Lending, the Personal Lending platform designed for Doctors, by Doctors. Check out https://doc2doclending.com/davinci to learn more today.   Bradley Block, M.D. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradley-block-md-1712a6127/   Physician's Guide to Doctoring Podcast Website: https://physiciansguidetodoctoring.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/physiciansguide/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/physiciansguide   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci Academy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Jani Tuomi, Co-Founder of Imaware, a digital health platform for home-based lab testing. Jani describes how a family member's illness due to a preventable disease inspired him to start Imaware to enable patients to take control of their health and enable early long-term monitoring of one's health. Jani gives an overview of how employers, hospitals and clinics, and patients are ordering home-based labs through Imaware's platform. The process involves patients receiving a home testing kit that includes device for collecting and storing a few drops of blood that is sent back for the selected lab tests. Jani discusses how Imaware from day 1 made the best efforts possible to ensure differentiation from Theranos and achieving the highest levels of transparency and compliance with regulatory and patient privacy protection standards, including the 3rd party lab testing companies they have partnered with. Jani and Dr. Cooper discuss the paradigm shift of telemedicine and home-based healthcare and how Imaware plays into that.  *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   **Thank you to our sponsor Doc2Doc Lending, the Personal Lending platform designed for Doctors, by Doctors. Check out https://doc2doclending.com/davinci to learn more today.   Jani Tuomi LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janituomi/ Imaware Website: https://www.imaware.health/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci Academy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Katrina Firlik, M.D., Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of HealthPrize Technologies, a digital health company developing a web-based platform to improve patient compliance in an engaging way to provide better outcomes. Dr. Firlik is also a neurosurgeon and the author of the non-fiction book Another Day in The Frontal Lobe. Dr. Firlik tells the listeners of her innovation journey that began as a practicing neurosurgeon and how she transitioned to become a full-time medtech entrepreneur. Dr. Firlik discusses the early days of Co-Founding HealthPrize Technologies, raising capital from investors, building a great team, and marketing a novel solution. Dr. Firlik gives an overview of her role as Chief Medical Officer and how conducting clinical research with HealthPrize's platform has been critical to demonstrating efficacy and improved long-term outcomes. Lastly, Dr. Firlik reflects on her diverse experiences and provides advice for re-inventing yourself and tackling a steep learning curve. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   **Thank you to our sponsor Doc2Doc Lending, the Personal Lending platform designed for Doctors, by Doctors. Check out https://doc2doclending.com/davinci to learn more today.   Katrina Firlik, M.D. Website: https://katrinafirlik.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrinafirlik/ HealthPrize Technologies: https://healthprize.com/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci Academy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Kathy Fields, M.D., a Dermatologist in private practice in San Francisco that is also a serial entrepreneur as a Co-Founder of Proactive and Rodan + Fields. Dr. Fields tells the story of how she and Co-Founder Dr. Katie Rodan developed Proactiv into a multi-billion dollar brand as early attendings using their own money and TV infomercials in the 1990s and celebrity endorsers in the 2000s. Dr. Fields also tells the listeners how Dr. Rodan and she went on to co-found a second company Rodan + Fields featuring a wide array of skin care products, also a multi-billion dollar business. Dr. Fields gives the listeners insights on how to build a team, market your product, and develop business acumen as a physician-entrepreneur. Dr. Fields still practices dermatology in private practice and discusses how she balances that with her entrepreneurial endeavors. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci Academy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Tiffany Moon, M.D., anesthesiologist, TV personality, speaker, and entrepreneur. Dr. Moon gives us an overview of her clinical practice as an attending anesthesiologist at University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine. She tells the listeners how she became a cast member of Bravo TV's Real Housewives of Dallas and her experience of filming a reality TV show. Dr. Moon also discusses the Speaking opportunities she has gained as a result of being on TV. Dr. Moon has also describes her experience with being an entrepreneur and starting two companies, Three Moons Wine and Aromasthesia Candle Collection. Lastly, Dr. Moon discusses her large social media following and her thoughts on more physicians becoming active on social media. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   Discount code for Dr. Moon's Aromasthesia candles: DAVINCI Available at https://shop.tiffanymoonmd.com/ Tiffany Moon, M.D. Website: https://www.tiffanymoonmd.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffanymoonmd/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tiffanymoonmd YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TiffanyMoonMDOfficial   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci Academy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Keith Matheny, M.D., an ENT Surgeon and serial medtech entrepreneur. Dr. Matheny discusses how he maintains his ENT private practice while also running multiple companies involved in group purchasing for ENT practices, ENT surgical devices, and digital health applications for monitoring sleep apnea treatment. He discusses the initial steps for protecting your innovative idea and how to seek the right partners to help develop your technology. Dr. Matheny also discusses how to fund your innovations and developing a commercialization strategy. Lastly, Dr. Matheny provides advice for physicians looking to further develop their business acumen. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   Keith Matheny, M.D. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-matheny-38250811/ US ENT Partners: https://usent.com/ Septum Solutions: https://septumsolutions.com/ Sleep Vigil: https://www.sleepvigil.com/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci Academy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Douglas Beall, M.D., a Musculoskeletal Interventional Radiologist in private practice in Oklahoma City. Dr. Beall is a leading authority on interventional spine, musculoskeletal IR, pain management, and osteoporotic fractures. He has been a Co-PI of multiple level 1 clinical trials and developed numerous new interventional procedures and technologies. Dr. Beall tells the story of how he started his private practice after previously working in military and academic practices. He also discusses how he has built up his referrals, delivered excellent clinical outcomes to his patients, and conducted high level research in private practice. Lastly, Dr. Beall talks about how he has been able to innovate in his field and provides advice for physicians looking to develop new technologies to improve clinical care. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   Douglas Beall, M.D. Website: http://www.drdouglasbeall.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dougbeall LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-beall-604ba68/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci Academy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Alexander Vaccaro, M.D., Ph.D., MBA, President of the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute and Department Chairman of Orthopaedic Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Vaccaro outlines the unique practice and business model for the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, a physician owned and operated orthopaedic surgery practice that also serves as the academic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery for Thomas Jefferson University with prolific research and top orthopaedic residency and fellowship programs. Dr. Vaccaro discusses how the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute is able to maintain high clinical volumes while also conducting high level clinical research, musculoskeletal basic science research, and teaching residents and fellows. Dr. Vaccaro provides advice for physicians that are considering forming a similar practice model and outlines the economic and clinical advantages. Lastly, Dr. Vaccaro provides advice for residents, fellows, and young physicians for navigating the job market and finding a practice that suits your professional and personal goals. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   Rothman Orthopaedic Institute Website: https://rothmanortho.com/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci Academy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Peeyush Shrivastava, Co-Founder and CEO of Genetesis, a MedTech company developing new technology that utilizes biomagnetic imaging to diagnose disease. Genetesis's CardioFlux Imaging Device is a new modality that images the biomagenetic fields of the heart with no contrast, no pharmaceuticals, and no stress to quickly and accurately measure cardiac ischemia in patients with chest pain. Peeyush tells us the story of how he Co-Founded this company as an undergraduate and how his grandfather has served as his inspiration to develop new technology that will improve humanity. Peeyush walks us through how the concepts behind the technology at Genetesis and how it fits into and improves the diagnostic work up of patients with chest pain the emergency room. Peeyush tells the listeners how his team has been able to raise multiple rounds of funding from prominent investors, including Mark Cuban. Lastly, Peeyush provides advice for entrepreneurs and physicians looking to develop new innovative technology that will improve healthcare. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   Genetesis Website: https://www.genetesis.com/ Peeyush Shrivastava LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peeyush-shrivastava/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci Academy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Nisha Mehta, M.D., a Radiologist, Writer, Speaker, and Founder of Physician Side Gigs, an online community for physicians to find and discuss ways to supplement their clinical income. Dr. Mehta discusses why so many physicians are deciding to pursue side gigs and how side gigs are helping physicians pursue their passions, supplement their income, and avoid burnout. Dr. Mehta gives advice for physicians considering a side gig and where they should start. Lastly, Dr. Mehta discusses her work with physician advocacy, including at the congressional level and how physicians can advocate for themselves. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   Nisha Mehta, M.D. Website: https://www.nishamehtamd.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishamehtamd/   Physician Side Gigs Website: https://www.physiciansidegigs.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PhysicianSideGigs   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci Academy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

In this episode of The DaVinci Hour Podcast Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews David Canes, M.D., a Urologist at Lahey Hospital and Founder of WellPrept, a platform for doctors to provide accurate and informative educational materials to their patients. Dr. Canes gives an overview of his urology practice and describes how frequently giving the same explanations for diseases and procedures to patients in clinic inspired him to start WellPrept. The platform provided by WellPrept allows doctors to create a single link to a page containing multiple educational resources organized by procedure and disease for their patients to review before coming to clinic. As a result, Physicians using WellPrept have found patient visits to be more centered on each patient's specific needs and questions, rather than repeating basic explanations. Dr. Canes hopes that WellPrept can help physicians avoid burnout and connect more with their patients during clinic visits. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   WellPrept Website: https://wellprept.com/ David Canes, M.D. Website: https://drcanes.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-canes-ba19a951/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CanesDavid   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci Academy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Ricardo Komotar, M.D., Professor of Neurosurgery, Residency Program Director, and Brain Tumor Center Director at University of Miami. In this episode Dr. Komotar discusses how he built the University of Miami Brain Tumor Center into a high volume brain tumor surgery center with highly prolific clinical, translational, and basic science research endeavors. Specifically, Dr. Komotar tells the listeners how to build relationships with referring physicians, build a great team, and utilize social media to raise awareness around your practice. Lastly, Dr. Komotar tells us about his podcast The Crossover where he interviews a wide variety of highly accomplished guests, including physicians, Nobel Laureates, Navy SEALS, and NASA Astronauts. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions Ricardo Komotar, M.D. Website: https://www.ricardokomotar.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ricardokomotar/ The Crossover Podcast: https://www.thecrossoverpod.com/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-davinci-hour/ DaVinci Academy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Scott Becker, Founder of Becker's Healthcare and Partner at the law firm McGuireWoods, LLP. Scott tells the listeners about his legal practice working with hospitals, healthcare systems, and ambulatory surgery centers. He tells the story of how he started Becker's Healthcare and how it has evolved into a major healthcare multimedia company providing news, publications, podcasts, and events. Scott also discusses the common traits among great healthcare leaders, networking in the healthcare space, and the logistics of starting and operating an ambulatory surgery center. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions Scott Becker LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottbeckermw/ Becker's Hospital Review: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/ Becker's Ambulatory Surgery Center (ACS) Review: https://www.beckersasc.com/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour DaVinci Academy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/davinci-academy---dviacademy.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davinci_academy1/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DviAcademy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dviacademy

In this episode Dr. Maxwell Cooper interviews Matthew Vuckovich, The Surgeon Agent, Founder of White Coat Career, Host of Interview with the Surgeon Podcast, and Partner at Paradigm Gilbert. Matthew previously worked as a Major League Baseball (MLB) Agent for many years before becoming an Agent for physicians navigating the job market. Matthew provides advice for how physicians can network during residency with leaders in their field, navigate the job market, negotiate contracts, and vet prospective insurance, legal, and financial professionals. Matthew also discusses his recently launched platform White Coat Career, a free educational platform that provides video courses for the business of medicine. White Coat Career's courses cover topics such as how physicians are paid, navigating the job market, contract negotiations, and disability insurance. You can sign up for White Coat Career using the link below. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions Matthew Vuckovich LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/surgeonagent/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattvuk/ Website: https://surgeonagent.com/   White Coat Career: https://www.whitecoatcareer.com/ Interview with The Surgeon Podcast: https://surgeonagent.com/category/podcast/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour DaVinci Academy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/davinci-academy---dviacademy.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davinci_academy1/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DviAcademy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dviacademy

In this episode Dr. Maxwell Cooper interviews Dr. Rami Wehbi, Host of the Beyond Medicine Podcast, Founder of Beyond Medicine Group, and Advisor to several Digital Health start-ups. Dr. Wehbi discusses his journey from starting the Beyond Medicine Podcast as a medical student to leaving clinical medicine to pursue entrepreneurship and advising digital health start-ups full-time. Dr. Wehbi gives advice for physicians looking for advisory roles with digital health companies and pursuing entrepreneurship. Lastly, Dr. Wehbi discusses the gap between physicians and medtech start-ups and how he hopes to bridge that gap with the Beyond Medicine Group, a community he founded consisting of physicians and medtech entrepreneurs. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions Rami Wehbi, D.O. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rami-wehbi-do-b4a54175/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/webby.do/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/webby_do   Beyond Medicine Group: https://www.beyondmedicinegroup.com/ Beyond Medicine Podcast: https://beyondmedicine.transistor.fm/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour DaVinci Academy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/davinci-academy---dviacademy.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davinci_academy1/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DviAcademy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dviacademy  

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews John Whyte, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of WebMD. Dr. Whyte gives an overview of his unique background starting with training in internal medicine and then working in roles at Medicare, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and as Chief Medical Expert at The Discovery Channel. Dr. Whyte continues to see patients as an internist and tells the listeners how that has benefited his other roles including his current work at WebMD. Dr. Whyte discusses how mobile apps, the internet, and multimedia have empowered patients to take control of their own health. In addition, he describes many of the latest resources that WebMD provides for patients in a variety of formats, including apps, video, audio, and print publications. Lastly, Dr. Whyte provides advice for physicians and other healthcare workers looking to become more involved in medical media. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions John Whyte, M.D. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-whyte-00092833/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/drjohnwhyte Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjohnwhyte/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour DaVinci Academy Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/ 20% off Discount Code (TDH20) for DaVinci Academy's online video courses for Anatomy, Histology, and Biochemistry available at https://www.dviacademy.com/store YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/davinci-academy---dviacademy.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davinci_academy1/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DviAcademy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dviacademy  

In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. talks with Medical Ethicist and Emory University Professor John Banja, Ph.D. about the ethics of AI and medical errors, specifically what will happen when AI can outperform radiologists? Professor Banja has spent much of his career looking at the ethics involved in medical errors and recently has turned his focus to AI and radiology. He hosts the AI, Radiology and Ethics Podcast where he interviews leading radiologists and AI experts on ethical issues we will face with AI in the near future. The discussion during this episode looks at a number of medical error scenarios involving a future AI model that could perform at the same level as a radiologist. Specifically, Dr. Cooper and Professor Banja examine who would be liable in these scenarios, how these errors could be mitigated, and how these errors could be prevented. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions John Banja, Ph.D. https://ethics.emory.edu/who-we-are/our-people/faculty/core/banja-john.html https://twitter.com/john_banja   AI, Radiology and Ethics Podcast: https://anchor.fm/airadiologyethics   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour DaVinci Academy Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/ 20% off Discount Code (TDH20) for DaVinci Academy's online video courses for Anatomy, Histology, and Biochemistry available at https://www.dviacademy.com/store YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/davinci-academy---dviacademy.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davinci_academy1/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DviAcademy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dviacademy

In this DaVinci Innovators+ episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Gary Michelson, M.D. about his career as a physician-inventor and the invention process. Dr. Michelson practiced spine surgery for over 25 years while at the same time inventing numerous spine surgery devices, resulting in over 900 patents worldwide. In 2005 he sold his portfolio of patents to Medtronic for $1.4 billion. He went on to start a number of philanthropic organizations grouped under Michelson Philanthropies that focus on medical research, education, animal rights, and intellectual property. Dr. Michelson tells the listeners about his invention process, how he balanced being a full-time practicing surgeon and a prolific inventor, and how he commercialized his inventions. Dr. Michelson provides advice for aspiring inventors and how physicians can utilize their clinical experience to identify clinical needs and develop innovative solutions. Lastly, Dr. Michelson discusses his current philanthropic work, including how his foundations are funding young scientific investigators and a new center for immunology research in California. +DaVinci Innovators is a series of episodes of The DaVinci Hour Podcast that feature physicians, inventors, and entrepreneurs working on innovative medical technology. Guests discuss developing new medical technology, building medtech companies, and advice for anyone going through the process of medical innovation. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions Michelson Philanthropies Website: https://www.michelsonphilanthropies.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichelsonPhils Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelsonphilanthropies/ Michelson Medical Research Foundation Website: https://www.michelsonmedicalresearch.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichelsonMedRF Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garymichelsonmmrf/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour DaVinci Academy Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/ 20% off Discount Code (TDH20) for DaVinci Academy's online video courses for Anatomy, Histology, and Biochemistry available at https://www.dviacademy.com/store YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/davinci-academy---dviacademy.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davinci_academy1/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DviAcademy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dviacademy

In this DaVinci Innovators+ episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Navin Goyal, M.D., Co-Founder and CEO of LOUD Capital. Dr. Goyal discusses his career path that began as an anesthesiologist working in a private practice that became involved with angel investing and advising start-ups, and eventually co-founding multiple companies. He discusses why he left clinical practice to pursue entrepreneurship and investing full time. Dr. Goyal gives an overview of how LOUD Capital aims to invest in early stage companies in a variety of industries that are making a significant impact. Dr. Goyal recently wrote a book titled Physician Underdog that describes his journey from medicine to venture capital and gives insights on how physicians can feel empowered to pursue non-clinical opportunities that are meaningful and impactful.  +DaVinci Innovators is a series of episodes of The DaVinci Hour Podcast that feature physicians, inventors, and entrepreneurs working on innovative medical technology. Guests discuss developing new medical technology, building medtech companies, and advice for anyone going through the process of medical innovation. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions Navin Goyal, M.D. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/navingoyalmd/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/navin.g.md/ LOUD Capital: https://loud.vc/ Physician Underdog Website: https://www.physicianunderdog.com/ Physician Underdog on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Physician-Underdog-Leveraging-underdog-mentality-ebook/dp/B09NLKL1GX Beyond Physician: https://beyondphysician.com/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour DaVinci Academy Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/ 20% off Discount Code (TDH20) for DaVinci Academy's online video courses for Anatomy, Histology, and Biochemistry available at https://www.dviacademy.com/store YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DviAcademy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davinci_academy1/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dviacademy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/davinci-academy---dviacademy.com  

In this episode Dr. Maxwell Cooper interviews Dr. Lars Svensson, a cardiothoracic surgeon and the Heart & Vascular Institute Chair at Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Svensson is an expert in aortic surgery and minimally invasive techniques, including percutaneous transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). He was a PI for the groundbreaking PARTNER clinical trials that established TAVR as a safe and effective treatment option for patients with aortic valve disease. Dr. Svensson tells the listeners about his days as surgical resident learning under giants in cardiothoracic surgery, including Dr. Christian Barnard - the first surgeon to perform a human heart transplant, and the world renowned Dr. Michael DeBakey. He gives an overview of his clinical practice as a cardiothoracic surgeon and his responsibilities as the Heart and Vascular Institute Chair at Cleveland Clinic. Additionally, he discusses how Cleveland Clinic has been able to remain the #1 ranked heart hospital in the world for the last 28 consecutive years and the future of cardiovascular healthcare. Dr. Svensson describes his innovative process that has lead to many new techniques and devices for aortic surgery and percutaneous valve replacement. Lastly, Dr. Svensson provides advice for residents and medical students on how they can make innovative contributions to medicine. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour DaVinci Academy Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/ 20% off Discount Code (TDH20) for DaVinci Academy's online video courses for Anatomy, Histology, and Biochemistry available at https://www.dviacademy.com/store YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DviAcademy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davinci_academy1/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dviacademy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/davinci-academy---dviacademy.com

In this episode Dr. Maxwell Cooper interviews Dr. Yang Yang, an integrated vascular surgery resident at MedStar Health/Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Yang gives an overview of the field of vascular surgery and why she chose the specialty. Dr. Yang also describes a typical day, lifestyle, and call for a vascular surgery resident. She talks about her gap years before medical school and her vascular surgery research year between M3 and M4. Dr. Yang tells us about how she has built a large Instagram following featuring her life as a vascular surgery resident. Lastly, Dr. Yang provides advice for medical students for performing well on away rotations and putting together the best possible residency application. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions Yang Yang, M.D. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yangyang_md/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YangYangMD Twitter: https://twitter.com/YangYang_MD   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour DaVinci Academy Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/ 20% off Discount Code (TDH20) for DaVinci Academy's online video courses for Anatomy, Histology, and Biochemistry available at https://www.dviacademy.com/store YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DviAcademy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davinci_academy1/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dviacademy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/davinci-academy---dviacademy.com

In this episode Dr. Maxwell Cooper interviews Richard J. Brown, M.D., a plastic surgeon in private practice in Scottsdale, AZ. Dr. Brown gives an overview of the field of plastic surgery and the focus of his current practice. He tells the story of how he started his private practice out of training and built up a reputation and referral base in his community. Dr. Brown also discusses how he has built a massive following on social media (675k on YouTube, 100k on IG, 7M on TikTok) through aiming to inspire and educate people about plastic surgery, medicine, health, wellness, and pursuing their dreams.  He discusses the business side of private practice and some of his newest business ventures in addition to his practice. Lastly, Dr. Brown gives advice to medical students and residents considering the field of plastic surgery and how they can make themselves competitive applicants. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions Richard J. Brown, M.D. Website: https://www.richardjbrownmd.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BrownPlasticSurgery/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drrichardjbrown/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealtiktokdoc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrRichardJBrown/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour DaVinci Academy Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/ 20% off Discount Code (TDH20) for DaVinci Academy's online video courses for Anatomy, Histology, and Biochemistry available at https://www.dviacademy.com/store YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DviAcademy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davinci_academy1/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dviacademy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/davinci-academy---dviacademy.com

In this DaVinci Innovators+ episode Dr. Maxwell Cooper interviews Pelu Tran and Kenneth Ko, Co-Founders of Ferrum Health. Pelu and Ken give an overview of how Ferrum Health provides AI Hubs for healthcare systems that consist of validated AI algorithms that improve workflow efficiency, diagnostic ability, and outcomes for a variety of clinical areas, including oncology, orthopaedics, and cardiology. The AI algorithms that are part of Ferrum's Hubs have been shown to triage radiology worklists to prioritize studies with potentially critical findings, aid radiologists with making diagnoses, and decrease error rates. The discussion also covers how AI can be can help decrease the ever growing demands on radiologists, identify potential areas of workflow improvement, and be applied to rural health systems to improve access to care. +DaVinci Innovators is a series of episodes of The DaVinci Hour Podcast that feature physicians, inventors, and entrepreneurs working on innovative medical technology. Guests discuss developing new medical technology, building medtech companies, and advice for anyone going through the process of medical innovation. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions Ferrum Health Website: https://ferrumhealth.com/ Twitter: @ferrumhealth LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ferrumhealth/   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour DaVinci Academy Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/ 20% off Discount Code (TDH20) for DaVinci Academy's online video courses for Anatomy, Histology, and Biochemistry available at https://www.dviacademy.com/store YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DviAcademy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davinci_academy1/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dviacademy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/davinci-academy---dviacademy.com

In this DaVinci Innovators+ episode Dr. Maxwell Cooper interviews Mark Cuban, a serial entrepreneur, Owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA Team, a Shark on ABC's Shark Tank Series, and Co-Founder of Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs. Mark outlines how Cost Plus Drugs is obtaining medications directly from manufacturers and wholesalers to provide medications at the lowest prices possible in the most transparent way. He also describes how physicians can easily send prescriptions to CostPlusDrugs.com and how patients can sign up. Mark tells the story of how his Co-Founder, Dr. Alex Oshmyansky cold emailed him about starting Cost Plus Drugs.  Lastly, Mark describes his experience working with physician-entrepreneurs and gives advice for physicians starting companies. +DaVinci Innovators is a series of episodes of The DaVinci Hour Podcast that feature physicians, inventors, and entrepreneurs working on innovative medical technology and building companies impacting healthcare.  *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company Website: https://costplusdrugs.com/ Twitter: @costplusdrugs Instagram: @costplusdrugs   The DaVinci Hour Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour DaVinci Academy Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/   20% off Discount Code (TDH20) for DaVinci Academy's online video courses for Anatomy, Histology, and Biochemistry available at https://www.dviacademy.com/store YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DviAcademy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davinci_academy1/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dviacademy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/davinci-academy---dviacademy.com

In this episode we interview Todd Hanna, M.D., D.D.S., an Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in private practice in New York City. He has a special clinical focus in face and jaw aesthetic surgery and head and neck microvascular reconstruction. Dr. Hanna tells us the story of his training pathway toward his current practice, which involved going to medical school and dental school along with completing two fellowships in Maxillofacial Microvascular Reconstruction at Shock Trauma Hospital and Head & Neck Surgical Oncology Lenox Hill Hospital. Dr. Hanna outlines how he started and maintains his busy independent private practice, including building a popular and educational Instagram page featuring many of his cases. He also provides advice for starting a private practice and building a network of colleagues and referrals. Lastly, Dr. Hanna describes the art behind planning his complex surgeries to achieve the best outcomes for his patients. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions 20% off Discount Code (TDH20) for DaVinci Academy's online video courses for Anatomy, Histology, and Biochemistry available at https://www.dviacademy.com/ Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour eBooks for anatomy and biochemistry available on: Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/books/author?id=Maxwell+Cooper+M.D Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/M.D.-Maxwell-Cooper/e/B086XHSK3R YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DviAcademy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davinci_academy1/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dviacademy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/davinci-academy---dviacademy.com

In this DaVinci Innovators+ episode we interview Amy Baxter, M.D., Founder & CEO of PainCare Labs. Dr. Baxter first tells us about her career as a pediatric emergency medicine physician conducting pain care research and how that lead her to becoming a medical device inventor and entrepreneur. Dr. Baxter describes how she developed the prototype for Buzzy, a device that uses cooling and mechanical stimulation to numb needle pain in children with needle phobia. She tells the story of pitching Buzzy on Shark Tank and the benefits from that experience. Dr. Baxter outlines how she applied for and received multiple research grants to fund her research and device development, including multiple Small Business Innovation Research grants from the NIH. Lastly, Dr. Baxter describes how PainCare Labs evolved to develop VibraCool, a pain care device that uses mechanical stimulation for musculoskeletal pain and post-operative pain after orthopaedic procedures.  +DaVinci Innovators is a series of episodes of The DaVinci Hour Podcast that feature physicians, inventors, and entrepreneurs working on innovative medical technology. Guests discuss developing new medical technology, building medtech companies, and advice for anyone going through the process of medical innovation. *Views expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals, not their respective institutions 20% off Discount Code (TDH20) for DaVinci Academy's online video courses for Anatomy, Histology, and Biochemistry available at https://www.dviacademy.com/ Podcast Website: https://www.dviacademy.com/the-davinci-hour YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DaVinciAcademyMed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DviAcademy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davinci_academy1/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dviacademy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/davinci-academy---dviacademy.com