How It's Med

28/06/2022

How to achieve greatness? Be a generalist or specialist? Dr. Sven Jungmann explores this concept in our podcast!

He is currently the Chief Medical Officer at FoundersLane, a German health technology incubator.

Tune into this podcast to learn about his journey so far, the importance of upskilling, and the value in being a generalist.

You can learn more about his company here: [https://founderslane.com/](https://founderslane.com/)

He also has a start-up [halitus.io](http://halitus.io) just won the German Digital Health Award by Novartis

He also has a medical gaming start-up [www.asystolegame.com](http://www.asystolegame.com) in German that will launch in English-speaking countries soon

You can find out more about How Its Med at [howitsmed.com](https://www.howitsmed.com/), or [https://plnk.to/howitsmed](https://plnk.to/howitsmed).

Full video on YouTube [https://youtu.be/3qYLpSWrF7Y](https://youtu.be/3qYLpSWrF7Y) .

26/06/2022

Do you think academic institutions should do a better job of encouraging innovation?

Here's Dr. Paul Komenda's take on the matter. Dr. Komenda is the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of U.K-based medical device company Quanta Dialysis Technologies (QDT), which has developed a portable dialysis machine that can seamlessly integrate in home or hospital settings, effectively removing acessiblity barriers from hemodialysis treatment processses.

To find more of our podcasts, you can go to howitsmed.com or https://plnk.to/howitsmed.

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11/02/2022

Dr. Arash Zohoor, the co-founder and previous CEO of Inkblottherapy, saw the value proposition in the reach that telemedicine provided for mental health care - despite his hesitations about how it compared to in-person care.

Here's one from the vault! It was great chatting with Dr. Zohoor alongside Ali Zafar from Macadamian.

Check us out at howitsmed.com or Macadamian at macadamian.com

24/01/2022

Arna Ionescu Stoll, CEO of Wavely Diagnostics, sits down to talk with us about her journey - from her beginnings as a health tech UX designer, to getting banned from hotels for committing to the bit when trying to get early feedback on her product, to where she is now. She tells all.

Find us on Twitter and Linkedin at , or at https://www.howitsmed.com/

Check out Wavely's website at https://wavelydx.com/

20/01/2022

Stanford University Biodesign, does product or does need come first? Dr. Ailis Tweed-Kent challenges conventions.

Take a listen to her episode with us at http://howitsmed.com

23/12/2021

"Fashion, skincare and eyecare - all with minimal environmental impact. You won't believe how this new groundbreaking new material can be used. Wait, it's actually been used for millennia?

Here's one from the vault - our interview with Dr. Ailis Tweed-Kent - so that you can hear the story of how her startup, [Cocoon Biotech] (https://cocoonbiotech.com/), broke into the biotech world with the help of the humble silkworm 🐛"

In today’s episode, we interview Dr. Ailis Tweed-Kent, CEO of Cocoon Biotech. As a CEO, urgent care doc, an engineer, and so much more, Ailis regaled us with her cross-disciplinary experiences that have led her to her success so far in the biotech space. Listen to those tales here! To learn more a...

21/12/2021

"Fashion, skincare and eyecare - all with minimal environmental impact. You won't believe how this new groundbreaking new material can be used. Wait, it's actually been used for millennia?

Here's one from the vault - our interview with Dr. Ailis Tweed-Kent - so that you can hear the story of how her startup, [Cocoon Biotech](https://cocoonbiotech.com/), broke into the biotech world with the help of the humble silkworm 🐛"

In today’s episode, we interview Dr. Ailis Tweed-Kent, CEO of Cocoon Biotech. As a CEO, urgent care doc, an engineer, and so much more, Ailis regaled us with her cross-disciplinary experiences that have led her to her success so far in the biotech space. Listen to those tales here! To learn more a...

17/12/2021

What does PaRx do to gain market share?

Wait, isn't it PaRx a nature prescription initiative? Why are we talking about market share?

Find out why on our podcast, which you can find on Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!

16/12/2021

On this episode, we chatted with Dr. Melissa Lem - Director of PaRx and family physician.

This time, we heard about what makes her tick - and why she chose to dedicate herself to educating physicians and patients alike about the benefits of nature prescriptions.

The parallels to the startup world in her non-profit work so far were fascinating - you can hear more about in our latest episode!

On this episode, we chatted with Dr. Melissa Lem - Director of PaRx and family physician. This time, we heard about what makes her tick - and why she chose to dedicate herself to educating physicians and patients alike about the benefits of nature prescriptions. The parallels to the startup world in...

15/12/2021

Should physicians pursue a role in media? Check out what Dr. Lem says about this in our upcoming episode with her.

You can listen to us on Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!

14/12/2021

What's similar between being in media and being a physician? More than you think, according to Dr. Lem. Check out our episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!

14/12/2021

On this episode, we chatted with Dr. Melissa Lem - Director of PaRx and family physician.

This time, we heard about what makes her tick - and why she chose to dedicate herself to educating physicians and patients alike about the benefits of nature prescriptions. The parallels to the startup world in her non-profit work so far were fascinating - you can hear how she started along her path on this episode - so listen now!

On this episode, we chatted with Dr. Melissa Lem - Director of PaRx and family physician. This time, we heard about what makes her tick - and why she chose to dedicate herself to educating physicians and patients alike about the benefits of nature prescriptions. The parallels to the startup world in...

09/12/2021

On this episode of Med Tech Talks, we hear again from Dr. Ryan C.N. D'Arcy - neuroscientist, entrepreneur, head of Health Science and Innovation at Surrey Memorial Hospital, and President and CSO of 'HealthTech Connex Inc..

We chatted about what he learned along his tortuous path to the heights of medical technology that he is at today.

On this episode of Med Tech Talks, we hear again from Dr. Ryan D'arcy - neuroscientist, entrepreneur, head of Health Science and Innovation at Surrey Memorial Hospital, and President and CSO of healthTech Connex. We chatted about what he learned along his tortuous path to the heights of medical tech...

07/12/2021

On this episode of Med Tech Talks, we hear from Dr. Ryan C.N. D'Arcy - neuroscientist, entrepreneur, head of Health Science and Innovation at Surrey Memorial Hospital, and President and CSO of HealthTech Connex Inc..

We chatted about how he wove his tortuous path and wore different hats to become the leader he is today.

On this episode of Med Tech Talks, we hear from Dr. Ryan D'arcy - neuroscientist, entrepreneur, head of Health Science and Innovation at Surrey Memorial Hospital, and President and CSO of healthTech Connex. We chatted about how he wove his tortuous path and wore different hats to become the leader h...

03/12/2021

Upkar Tatlay is a community man, and a man of many hats.

Today, we talk with him while he wears his hat as the Director of Scientific Research and Innovative Development at Oxus Machine Works ; specifically, he tells us the story behind and the challenges of his path into health technology development and how he continues to integrate a community-focused angle.

Listen in to find out more!

Upkar Tatlay is a community man, and a man of many hats. Today, we talk with him while he wears his hat as the Director of Scientific Research and Innovative Development at Oxus Machineworks; specifically, he tells us the story behind and the challenges of his path into health technology development...

01/12/2021

This time, we chat with Dr. Sam Elfassy - gastroenterologist by day, and co-founder of KeyOps by night.

Dr. Elfassy speaks his truth in our interview with him when it comes to the differences in mindset inherent to being a physician founder - and how he embraced these differences to push medical consulting into the modern era. 🚀

In today’s episode, we interview Dr. Sam Elfassy, co-founder of HaloHealth and Keyops. As a young physician founder and gastroenterologist, Dr. Elfassy very pointedly discusses how his experiences in business school showed him the world of skillsets and experience outside of medicine that have hel...

01/12/2021

Upkar Tatlay is a community man, and a man of many hats.

Today, we talk with him while he wears his hat as the Director of Scientific Research and Innovative Development at Oxus Machine Works ; specifically, he tells us how he started along his path of health technology development and why he comes at it from such a community-focused angle.

Listen in to find out more!

Upkar Tatlay is a community man, and a man of many hats. Today, we talk with him while he wears his hat as the Director of Scientific Research and Innovative Development at Oxus Machineworks; specifically, he tells us how he started along his path of health technology development and why he comes at...

26/11/2021

It's here! Our episode featuring our conversation with Dr. Arash Zohoor - co-founder of Inkblot Therapy, family physician, and in my opinion - a leader with so many pearls to share for physicians interested in being a founder.

You can check out the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts so you too can hear all about how Dr. Zohoor got started with Inkblot Health - a company that has since been acquired by Greenshield! 🚀🚀🚀

In today’s episode, we interview Dr. Arash Zohoor, co-founder of Inkblot Therapy - which was acquired by Greenshield. As a family physician, an avid learner, and one of the most impressive leaders we've chatted with yet, Dr. Zohoor shared with us fundamental pearls relevant to all physician founde...

26/11/2021

On this episode, we chatted with Dr. Joshua Liu - physician turned co-founder and CEO of SeamlessMD.

As a notorious mentor and founder in the Canadian healthtech ecosystem, Josh was amazing to chat with and provided amazing insights into the physician-entrepreneur life.

While he empowers healthcare providers to provide better care for patients, he told us of the lessons he learned on the way to where he is now - you could learn like we did by tuning in!

On this episode, we chatted with Dr. Joshua Liu - physician turned co-founder and CEO of SeamlessMD. As a notorious mentor and founder in the Canadian healthtech ecosystem, Josh was amazing to chat with and provided amazing insights into the physician-entrepreneur life. While he empowers healthcare....

25/11/2021

On this episode, we chatted with Dr. Joshua Liu - physician turned co-founder and CEO of SeamlessMD.

As a notorious mentor and founder in the Canadian healthtech ecosystem, Josh was amazing to chat with and provided amazing insights into the physician-entrepreneur life.

While he empowers healthcare providers to provide better care for patients, he told us of his path to his current role - you could learn like we did by tuning in!

On this episode, we chatted with Dr. Joshua Liu - physician turned co-founder and CEO of SeamlessMD. As a notorious mentor and founder in the Canadian healthtech ecosystem, Josh was amazing to chat with and provided amazing insights into the physician-entrepreneur life. While he empowers healthcare....

18/11/2021

Medical technology requires users - but are physicians really taught how to use medical technology to the best of its extent?

Dr. Pepe gives his thoughts - and points to some solutions that already exist

18/11/2021

What do a physician, an advisor to the eHealth Center of Excellence, and a peer Leader for OntarioMD have in common?

They're all roles that Dr. Daniel Pepe holds - roles which lend him insight into the trials and tribulations of the eHealth revolution happening in Eastern Canada.

What are the most important takeaways from his experiences working in the midst of the uptake of novel healthcare technologies?

You gotta take a listen to find out!

What do a physician, an advisor to the eHealth Center of Excellence, and a peer Leader for OntarioMD have in common? They're all roles that Dr. Daniel Pepe holds - roles which lend him insight into the trials and tribulations of the eHealth revolution happening in Eastern Canada. What are the most i...

18/11/2021

It's here! Our first episode featuring our conversation with Dr. Arash Zohoor- co-founder of Inkblottherapy, family physician, and in my opinion - a leader with so many pearls to share for physicians interested in being a founder.

You can check out the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts so you too can hear all about how Dr. Zohoor got started with Inkblot Health - a company that has since been acquired by Greenshield! 🚀🚀🚀

In today’s episode, we interview Dr. Arash Zohoor, co-founder of Inkblot Therapy - which was acquired by Greenshield. As a family physician, an avid learner, and one of the most impressive leaders we've chatted with yet, Dr. Zohoor shared with us fundamental pearls relevant to all physician founde...

18/11/2021

Why are a focused mission, vision, and values statement important, and why are they at the core of what the Canadian healthcare system should learn from the American healthcare's system innovation mastery? Check out what Dr. Daniel Pepe says in our new episode, which you can find on Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts.

17/11/2021

What do a physician, an advisor to the eHealth Center of Excellence, and a peer Leader for OntarioMD have in common?

They're all roles that Dr. Daniel Pepe holds - roles which lend him insight into the trials and tribulations of the eHealth revolution happening in Eastern Canada. How did he get to where he is now?

Tune in now and we'll find out!

What do a physician, an advisor to the eHealth Center of Excellence, and a peer Leader for OntarioMD have in common? They're all roles that Dr. Daniel Pepe holds - roles which lend him insight into the trials and tribulations of the eHealth revolution happening in Eastern Canada. How did he get to w...

11/11/2021

Another doctor who was connected to the space program? Dr. Kevin Spencer is an engineer, physician, entrepreneur, and so, so much more.

Along his unconventional path to becoming the amazing, unique individual that he is, Dr. Spencer learned about entrepreneurship in healthcare; he shares these lessons with us this time around on Med Tech Talks.

Another doctor who was connected to the space program? Dr. Spencer is an engineer, physician, entrepreneur, and so, so much more. Along his unconventional path to becoming the amazing, unique individual that he is, Dr. Spencer learned about entrepreneurship in healthcare; he shares these lessons wit...

10/11/2021

We're back - this time, with absolute legend and cross-disciplinary star Dr. Ailis Tweed-Kent - urgent care doc and CEO of Cocoon Biotech. 🦋

📻Want a sneak peek? Check out the video below for a snippet of our conversation with Dr. Tweed-Kent as to how her diverse background brought her to where she is. Search "Physician Founded" wherever you listen to your podcasts to tune in!📻

In today’s episode, we interview Dr. Ailis Tweed-Kent, CEO of Cocoon Biotech. As a CEO, urgent care doc, an engineer, and so much more, Ailis regaled us with her cross-disciplinary experiences that have led her to her success so far in the biotech space. Listen to those tales here! To learn more a...

09/11/2021

Another doctor who was connected to the space program?

Dr. Kevin Spencer is an engineer, physician, entrepreneur, and so, so much more. Along his unconventional path to becoming the amazing, unique individual that he is, Dr. Spencer has experienced a lot and learned more - the first part of which you'll find in this episode.

Another doctor who was connected to the space program? Dr. Spencer is an engineer, physician, entrepreneur, and so, so much more. Along his unconventional path to becoming the amazing, unique individual that he is, Dr. Spencer has experienced alot and learned more - the first part of which you'll fi...

08/11/2021

In this first episode of our new series, Physician Founded, we chat with physician and CEO of Cherry Health 🍒, Jordan Vollrath, MD

Jordan graduated into the COVID-19 pandemic and shifting employment models that embody so much of the 21st century. Spurred on by the challenges that he and his colleagues faced, he developed Cherry Health - a user friendly app to connect locums to offices that need them. Listen on below, or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Google Podcasts!

In today’s episode, we continue our interview Dr. Jordan Vollrath, CEO and Co-Founder of Cherry Health. After graduating straight into the maw of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jordan decided to take a stab at addressing a critical need in our medical system. The Cherry Health team have grown massively si...

05/11/2021

On this episode, we chatted with Jonathan Muruako - MPH student from the University of Pennsylvania and co-founder of Fitalyst- a preventative health-based startup.

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While Muruako had initially considered medical school, various factors led him to pursue public health instead.

Along the way, he learned various lessons and gained different perspectives on preventative health which he shared with us on this episode - tune on in! 🚀🌙

On this episode, we chatted with Jonathan Muruako - MPH student and co-founder of Fitalyst - a preventative health-based startup. While Muruako had initially considered medical school, various factors led him to pursue public health instead. Along the way, he learned various lessons and gained diffe...