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Physician Founded Ep. 11: Keith Tsui

There are limitations to what a clinician can do.” Among other poignant points, Dr. Keith Tsui, shared with us his journey from physician, to management consultant, product manager at a digital health unicorn startup to founder of Medwise.ai.
You can find out more about Medwise at Medwise.ai. Their team is doing exciting work to use AI to massively improve the answering of clinical questions posed by physicians.
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0:32 – 2:37: “Life is all we have” - the story behind Dr. Tsui’s passion for medicine
2:45 - 6:10: “Can we do more innovative diagnostic tests to detect cancer at an earlier stage?” - Dr. Tsui shares the drive behind his endeavour into entrepreneurship
6:53 – 9:13 - “I would encourage medical students who are interested in entrepreneurship to do practise” - Dr. Tsui talks about his journey through clinical medicine into entrepreneurship
9:48 – 12:14 - ”Management consultants sometimes have a bad name in the helathcare industry” - Dr. Tsui reflects on the relevance of his management consulting experience to his Medwise.ai journey.
12:45 - 15:44 - “I am lucky and fortunate to have parents that support my career change” - An elaboration on the importance of a supportive ecosystem to the success of medical entrepreneurs
16:47 – 19:58 - “There is no hard and fast rule to do that” - A discussion with Dr. Tsui on his choice to pursue full-time entrepreneurship with his own startup instead of working as a medical consultant to a larger company.
20:26 – 22:55 - “There is only going to be increased demand on the healthcare system” - Highlights of the awareness, innovations, and adoption of different medical technologies driven by the COVID-19 pandemic.
23:15 – 24:51 - “It takes a longer time to get to market if you start from a solution” - To start with the problem or the solution? Dr. Tsui elaborates.
25:39 – 30:27 - “AI definitely has the opportunity to make healthcare better**” -** A discussion of the boundaries, opportunities, and limitations to healthcare advancement through AI.
31:01 – 36:31 - “No idea is automatically a viable business” - A discussion on the importance of discussing problems with a supportive, innovative community, and of quickly sorting good from bad ideas to make the most prudent allocation of time and capital with the end-goal of medical entrepreneurship in mind.

Physician Founded Ep 10: Dr. Sven Jungmann

From dreaming about joining the Special Forces to a career in medicine, to working in startup incubating, Dr. Sven Jungmann has seen it all. 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/ He also has a start-up halitus.io just won the German Digital Health Award by Novartis
He also has a medical gaming start-up www.asystolegame.com in German that will launch in English-speaking countries soon
Full video on YouTube https://youtu.be/3qYLpSWrF7Y .
0:35 – 2:00 - Who is Dr. Sven Jungmann? Dr. Jungmann talks about how he started his career as a medical doctor and what led him to venture into medical startups, and corporations, building new apps and gamification.
2:10 – 3:10 - The secret to multi-tasking and maximizing time. How interfacing with different people with different skills creates leverage and a strong impact.
3:51 – 8:16 - The difference between working in the intersection of different fields and focusing on a single field. Why Dr. Jungmann followed the unconventional ways of learnings in order to achieve excellence.
8:40 – 12:37 - Dr. Jungmann had an interest in Special Forces. How does this lead him to his medical career? What other things interest him in the past?
13:01 – 18:20 - Dr. Jungmann talks about his encounter with the notion of skilling and how it sparked his journey into the startup world.
18:41 – 23:09 - From Oxford going back to medicine. What motivates his decisions? What are his strategies? Dr. Jungmann explains what he thought would really bring a great impact on his career and on other people.
23:35 – 26:26 - Why Dr. Jungmann commits himself to focus on startups and has stopped practicing medicine. What made him stick to the role of CMO?
26:53 –29:00 What are several components that exemplify his transition as a CMO? Dr. Jungmann explains how crucial it is to fully understand the role in your career.
29:39 – 35:12 - A topic on how to resolve conflicts and bridge the gap between the public sector of healthcare and the world of startups and how to rise above any possible rejections or judgments that may come along the way.
35:39 – 41:32 - LEARNING TO UNLEARN is the best way to upskill oneself. Dr. Jungmann explains more on this interesting topic.
42:04 – 44:37 - Tips on how to apply psychological safety and how it affects the startup world.
45:14 - 49:17 - How did other people find success as healthcare architects? Dr. Jungmann provides an in-depth description of archetypes.
49:41 – 52:36 - What does the HEALER archetype offer to the advancement and adoption of technology in digital healthcare?
53:33 – 56:46 - Dr. Jungmann explains why he focuses more on data-driven startups. How it can bring changes from a reactive healthcare system to a proactive healthcare system.

Ep. 54: Dr. Diane McIntosh

Telepsychiatry to Telco - that’s just a portion of the amazing journey that Dr @Diane McIntosh took. Diane is the founder of @SwitchRx, @PsychedUp, Chief Neuroscience Officer at @Telus, and an established author and podcaster.
 
You can find out more about SwitchRx at https://www.switchrx.com/, about PsychedUp at https://www.psychedupcme.com/, and about Blindsided, Diane’s new podcast at https://open.spotify.com/show/4xOv7TU5yn67D8dEGWIUdO?si=82c16acb1e8a4f9f.
 
Dr. McIntosh’s book - This is Depression - is available here: https://www.amazon.ca/This-Depression-Comprehensive-Compassionate-Understand/dp/1989025560 - it’s a really interesting read!
 
You can find out more about How Its Med at howitsmed.com, or https://plnk.to/howitsmed.
 
0:40 – 4:09 - Dr. McIntosh shares a little bit about her exciting elite athlete-focused foray into the podcasting world.
4:21 – 6:13 - Impostor syndrome affects everyone - Diane talks about her greatest achievements and her advice to her 15-year-old self in light of this.
6:24 – 12:56 - Diane describes her journey into medicine, then from pediatrics to psychiatry
13:08 – 17:05 - Psychiatric medications can be difficult to understand - Diane shares her impetus behind founding SwitchRx and PsychedUp.
17:27 – 20:13 - Dr. Diane McIntosh speaks about her transition from sharing her knowledge with family practitioners all the way to her current role.
20:24 – 22:14 - CNO? What’s that? Dr. McIntosh answers the question of what it means to be a Chief Neuroscience Officer.
22:23 – 32:06 - Diane shares with us some of the highlights of her work Telus, including the RAPIDS program as well as the multidisciplinary culture at telco in comparison to medical work culture.
32:28 – 40:30 - Knowledge translation is difficult at the best of times, and can be even more challenging in the field of medicine. Diane discusses this and highlights a contentious example in the role of safe algorithmic care and understanding its mechanism and how those 2 concepts aligned to each other.
40:30 – 42:56 - Diane’s advice to younger physicians who are aiming to have their own startup company or trying to join a larger organization.
 

Ep. 53 - Dr. Neel Madhukar

Would you place a $1 billion bet on a 1/100 chance of success? Previous Forbes 30 under 30 winner Dr. Neel Madhukar, the CEO of OneThree Biotech, an AI drug discovery company explains why those bets can be worth it - and so much more about the world of drug discovery that has been the center of his journey.
You can find out more about OneThreeBiotech at https://onethree.bio
To find more of our podcasts, you can go to howitsmed.com or https://plnk.to/howitsmed.Timestamps:
0:42 - 3:30 - An elaboration on Neel’s path through a PhD at Cornell, then Cornell Tech’s incubator program - all of which led him to founding OneThree Bio.
3:30 - 5:40 - Dr. Madhukar’s recollection of why he chose to forgo becoming a physician to focus on “giving physicians the tools they need to give to do the best patient treatment” by discovering new drugs.
5:40 - 8:44 - Clarifying the story behind drug discovery - how does it really work? Is dopamine signalling important in cancer treatment?
8:59 - 11:38 - Was it the location? Was it the people? What was behind “dominoes falling into place” to get you to where you are today? It’s the mentorship and the world working in terms of biological data emerging along with computing activities increasing.
11:40 - 14:38 - Remote work in biotech for those in business management vs R & D. Are biotech hubs worth it?
14:45 - 17:00 - The big question: Why would VCs and investment groups choose to put money in drug development knowing that the success rates are around 1 to 3 percent?
17:00 - 19:20 - A disucssion of the role of industry in biomedical innovation. Is industry really the dark side?
19:25 - 21:25 - The importance of finding right partnerships and how to find the them? It’s “synergistic” in terms of being able to leverage each other’s expertise.
21:30 - 23:10 - The impact of and story behind Dr. Madhukar’s Forbes 30 under 30.
23:10 - 24:35 - A discussion about OneThree Biotech’s work in computational technologies and AI systems to identify cancer drug candidates.
24:35 - 27:52 - What IS the role of AI in drug discovery? Dr. Madhukar elaborates on the utility of pattern recognition in NCI, NIH, and FDA databases as a starting point.
27:52 - 32:40 - From OneThree Biotech’s focus on a biological approach to drug development to a summary of how a drug goes from candidate to market - Dr. Madhukar’s masterpiece summary.
32:40 - 36:40 - Failure as a cost driver for drug development - what are the first-order and second-order effects of our ineffcient drug development systems?
36:40 - 37:40 - Drug candidate identification or drug development? Dr. Madhukar elaborates on OneThree Biotech’s plans.
37:40 - 40:25 - “Acknowledge where your strengths and try to fill in the gaps in your own startup” - words of wisdom from Dr. Madhukar when it comes to how startup founders should approach the ever-present feeling of not being fully prepared.
40:25 - 42:08 - Dr. Madhukar’s reflection on his journey - and the experiences that he wish he had taken the time to gain despite his successes.
42:08 - 43:58 - Educational Institutes and corporate partners - what are their roles in answering core questions and moving biotech business forward? A discussion on the niche roles of each kind of partner.

Physician Founded Ep. 9 - Dr. Paul Komenda

On this episode of Physician Founded, we chatted with Dr. Paul Komenda - nephrologist and CMO of Quanta Dialysis Technologies.
You can find Quanta Dialysis Technologies at https://www.quantadt.com/.
Our sponsor, Macadamian Technologies, can be found at https://www.macadamian.com/.
Finally, you can find us, the How Its Med team, at howitsmed.com.
 
Chapters:
0:49 - 3:20 - Dr. Komenda talks about how a passion for science and problem solving, combined with a far-from-glamorous research position, led to his decision to pursue medicine and innovation as a way to make a difference in society.
3:30 - 5:10 - How Dr. Adeera Levin shaped Dr. Komenda’s passion for sustainable, scalable change in complex healthcare systems.
5:16 - 9:15 - Dr. Komenda discusses his role as CMO of Quanta, a dialysis company, and how his role has evolved with the demands of the company.
9:33 - 11:24 - Dr. Komenda discuss the strength that his continued clinical involvement lends him in his role at Qanta
11:42 - 15:03 - A discussion on Dr. Komenda’s experience with mentors, and the importance of careful selection of mentors who have your best interest at heart. Dr. Komenda emphasizes the nuances that the pervasive nature of the virtual world can bring to traditional mentee-mentor dynamics.
15:11 - 23:03 - Dr. Komenda lays out his opinion on the strengths of academic centers and the challenges that these centers face when it comes to medical innovation.
22:40 - 24:12 - Dr. Komenda discusses systemic changes that could be made to foster innovation among early clinical trainees and to minimize mid-career burnout among clinicians.
24:20 - 28:01 - The story of Dr. Komenda’s start with medical innovation at NxStage, and how that role impacts his work to this day.
 

Med Tech Talks Ep. 43 - Joshua Liu, CEO and Co-Founder of Seamless MD Pt. 1

On this episode, we chatted with Dr. Joshua Liu - physician turned co-founder and CEO of SeamlessMD, and one of the most well-known mentors and founders in the Canadian healthtech ecosystem.
You can find out more about SeamlessMD at https://seamless.md/
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Physician Founded Ep. 8: Dr. Arash Zohoor Pt. 2

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 founders. Check out his amazing story and eloquence here!
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Physician Founded Ep. 7: Dr. Arash Zohoor Pt. 1

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 founders. Check out his amazing story and eloquence here!
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Ep. 52 - Getting on the same Wavely-ngth as Arna Ionescu Stoll

We’re back! In this episode with Arna Ionesco, CEO of Wavely Diagnostics, we learn about her vision of what a future empowered by digital diagnostics looks like - and so much more.
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You can find Wavely at wavelydx.com, or on Twitter at @wavely_app.

Ep. 51 - Getting on the same Wavely-ngth as Arna Ionescu Stoll

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