Physician Founded Ep. 12: Dr. Jeff Alfonsi

Seafood or see food?

Next time you take a picture of your delicious meal for the ‘gram, check out RxFood powered by Inner Analytics; the application turns these snapshots into a report on your nutrition for your physician to prevent and manage chronic disease.

This week, we had the pleasure of talking to Dr. Jeff Alfonsi, CMO of Inner Analytics, the company that makes this possible. From Toronto Notes to image processing to trading with Barclays, he shared his unique route to health innovation with us on this week’s episode of @Physician Founded.

Full video on YouTube https://youtu.be/WqHhj2eGzw4

 

2:33 – 8:15 - From applied science to Wall Street to med school, Dr. Alfonsi’s journey was never traditional.

8:37 – 13:28 - Dr. Alfonsi shares the rationale behind and his experience of his transition from Wall Street into medicine.

16:37 – 28:23 - From Toronto Notes to validating iPhone applications - Dr. Alfonsi’s myriad accomplishments during med school, and his journey into obesity medicine practice.

28:30 – 31:30 - What was the story behind Inner Analytics?

32:11 – 38:08 - Inner Analytics - the problem it solves and the solution it presents.

40:27 – 46:17 - The importance of, people, and story behind the design of Inner Analytics. How does Inner Analytics understand the importance of UI experience?

46:50 – 48:04 - Dr. Alfonsi gives some tips on how to approach challenges for physicians who want to build their startup but don’t have a network of engineers and advisors.

48:24 - 53:30 - Dr. Alfonsi highlights the challenges that Inner Analytics faces and his approach to solving these engineering and reimbursement challenges?