Best Abdo Elhosary Podcasts (2024)

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Med Tech Talks Episode 92: Michael Millar 28:46

4M ago28:46

28:46

We're back for another week! Geoff's joined by Michael Millar - CEO and Founder of Verto Inc., once again. While we heard about oil wells, digital twins, and the founding of Verto last time, we get to dig into Verto's early days, deployment, and future in the digital front door space this time. There's more, but to find out, you have to tune in! Di…

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Med Tech Talks Episode 91: Michael Millar 31:07

5M ago31:07

31:07

Welcome back to this episode of How Its Med. This time, Geoff’s joined by Michael Millar - CEO and Founder of Verto Inc. Between exploring Verto's multi-year journey of Verto to get to where it is today, to understanding what underlies Michael's unique journey from public sector healthcare technology insider to academic and into the startup world -…

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Med Tech Talks Episode 90: Dr. Joe Eibl 31:45

7M ago31:45

31:45

Ultrasound is all the rage in acute care, but miniaturized ultrasound has use cases that can save hospitals thousands of dollars and patients days of stress and unnecessary treatment by preventing ICU admissions. So what makes it so hard to bring a device that delivers exactly these benefits to market? On this episode, Geoff and Joe talk about: - T…

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Med Tech Talks Ep. 89: Dr. Joe Eibl 31:42

8M ago31:42

31:42

Patient flow is critical in these times of 18 hour waits in the emergency room; but what does a sticker on your neck have to do with it all? Welcome back to this episode of How It’s Med. This time around, Geoff’s joined by Joe Eibl, co-founder and CEO of Flosonics. Other than debating as to whether or note Joe truly is Batman, we delved into how a …

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Med Tech Talks Episode 87: Art Papier Pt. 2 28:21

8M ago28:21

28:21

How closely are medical education and ensuring excellent patient flow tied? According to Dr. Art Papier, more than you would think. On this episode of How its Med, we rejoin Dr. Art Papier, co-founder and CEO of VisualDx. Beyond equity in skincare diagnostics, Dr. Papier shared the work that VisualDx is doing now to leverage medical informatics and…

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Med Tech Talks Episode 87: Art Papier Pt. 1 30:36

9M ago30:36

30:36

Dermatology isn’t just lotions and potions 🧙; it’s more about AI, equity, and a patient-led healthcare than you think. 🤯 Welcome back to this episode of How Its Med. This time, Geoff’s joined by Dr. Art Papier, artist 🧑‍🎨 and printmaker, dermatologist, and co-founder and CEO of VisualDx. This conversation wasn’t only skin-deep, though; we talked ab…

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Med Tech Talks Ep.86: Miguel Testa Pt. 2 25:15

9M ago25:15

25:15

What do engineers have to do with drug discovery and development, a job which primarily employs chemists, biologists and clinical researchers? How does Vial aim to transform the ways of drug discovery and clinical trials? And how will AI help in all of this? Welcome to part two of our conversation with Miguel Testa on Med Tech Talks. As we delve de…

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Med Tech Talks Ep.86: Miguel Testa Pt. 1 24:55

10M ago24:55

24:55

Pursuing an engineering degree and ending up working at a clinical trial software company. That’s the short version of Miguel Testa’s professional journey. Welcome to a new episode of Med Tech Talks. This week, we sit down to talk with Miguel Testa, former VP of Engineering at Vial. Learn more about how a clinical trial software company works, what…

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Med Tech Talks Ep.85: Mohamed Alarakhia Pt. 2 23:14

10M ago23:14

23:14

Last time, we talked about the beginnings of Mohamed’s incredible journey into medicine. From there on, he’s come a long way to where he is today, lowering the day-to-day workload of physicians across Canada. Welcome to the second part of our conversation with Dr. Mohamed Alarakhia on Med Tech Talks. Learn more about the procurement process of new …

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Med Tech Talks Ep.85: Mohamed Alarakhia Pt. 1 21:52

10M ago21:52

21:52

From his background in biochemistry and computer science to his motivation for studying medicine, to building the eHealth Centre of Excellence, Dr. Mohamed Alarakhia is no short of stories. This time around, we chat with Dr. Mohamed Alarakhia, the CEO of the eHealth Centre of Excellence and currently also serving on the Board of Directors of Digita…

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Med Tech Talks Ep.84: Geof Auchinleck Pt. 2 22:24

11M ago22:24

22:24

Engineers vs. Doctors. Is it actually that big of a conflict? Geof Auchinleck certainly does not agree. According to him, the two professions need to work very closely together for the increment of the healthcare system at large. On part 2 of Med Tech Talks with Geof Auchinleck, he and our Geoff discuss his professional journey as a biomedical engi…

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Med Tech Talks Ep.84: Geof Auchinleck Pt. 1 21:40

11M ago21:40

21:40

Robots🤖 in surgery🩺 is a pretty normal thing now. But what about when they were introduced to the healthcare industry? How did it happen? And how has technology, as a whole, impacted the healthcare industry? On this episode of Med Tech Talks, we sit down with Geof Auchinleck, the co-founder and CEO of Claris Healthcare, and find out the answers to …

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Med Tech Talks Ep.83: Morad Hameed Pt. 2 26:10

11M ago26:10

26:10

Like a phoenix arising out of a heap of ashes, the metaphorical equivalent of that is the birth of a robust and dynamic healthcare system from a heap of paper records buried somewhere in a hospital in South Africa. That is the short version of the evolution of T6 Health Systems. On part 2 of this episode of Med Tech Talks with Morad Hameed, we delv…

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Med Tech Talks Ep.83: Morad Hameed Pt. 1 24:57

11M ago24:57

24:57

While trauma care and public health may not initially appear inter-related, Dr. Morad convincingly elaborates how they are. On the first part of this week's Med Tech Talks, Geoffrey Ching engages with Dr. Morad Hameed, trauma surgeon at Vancouver General Hospital, and also the Chief Medical Officer and co-founder of T6 Health Systems. Their discuss…

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Med Tech Talks Ep.82: Michele Marzola Pt. 2 26:18

12M ago26:18

26:18

Are robots going to take our jobs?🤖 Welcome back to the second part of our conversation with Michele Marzola, the co-founder and CEO of XSurgical Robotics. This time, Geoffrey gets into the nitty-gritties of Michele’s work, and how surgical robotics, instead of their perceived idea of taking away human jobs, are in reality facilitating much better …

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Med Tech Talks Ep.82: Michele Marzola Pt. 1 30:19

12M ago30:19

30:19

Taking a robot from a spaceship🚀 and employing it in a surgery🏥 Welcome to this week’s episode of Med Tech Talks. This time, we chat with Michele Marzola, an engineer, an MBA, an ex-consultant, and now a life-sciences investor. Michele is a co-founder of XSurgical Robotics, a company that specializes in building robots for surgery. Geoff and Michel…

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Med Tech Talks Ep.81: Rishad Usmani Pt. 2 29:42

12M ago29:42

29:42

Two health-tech bros, talking nerd stuff. That is basically what this episode is. Welcome back to our conversation with Rishad Usmani MD, founder of HealthTech Investors. On this week’s Med Tech Talks, Geoffrey and Rishad get technical. Really, really, technical. From ROIs to hybrid healthcare models to epigenetics, it’s a wild ride throughout the …

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Med Tech Talks Ep.81: Rishad Usmani Pt. 1 29:26

1y ago29:26

29:26

It’s difficult enough focusing on one thing to do, let alone four. But somehow Rishad manages to do it really really well and with quite some ease. Welcome to part one of this week’s episode of Med Tech Talks. This time, we chat with Rishad Usmani, who is a doctor, a start-up founder, an investor, a podcaster, and so much more. Rishad has had quite…

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Med Tech Talks Ep.80: Sven Jungmann Pt. 2 35:22

1y ago35:22

35:22

Healthcare entrepreneurship and healthcare professionals might not see eye-to-eye on a variety of topics, but the one thing they both have in common is the advancement of healthcare and the elevation of patient care around the world. Welcome back to our conversation with Dr. Sven Jungmann, co-founder and CEO of Halitus GmbH. In this week’s episode,…

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Med Tech Talks Ep.80: Sven Jungmann Pt. 1 27:42

1y ago27:42

27:42

A master career juggler, who somehow manages to impact more and more people through his marvellous field of work. We are talking about a pioneer of digital healthcare entrepreneurship in Europe, Dr. Sven Jungmann. In this week’s episode, we talk to Sven about his dream of joining the armed forces and why he deviated from that to venture into health…

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Med Tech Talks Ep.79: Kevin Jones Pt. 2 19:25

1y ago19:25

19:25

Big data 📊 is on everybody’s mind. But how are healthcare systems coping up with the ever-growing need for this data, without compromising on patient data privacy? Welcome back to our conversation with Kevin Jones, Managing Partner at Odyssey Medical. This time, we talk in depth about the need and lack thereof, of data in healthcare, and how health…

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Med Tech Talks Ep.79: Kevin Jones Pt. 1 33:56

1y ago33:56

33:56

Did you know that ketchup🍅 can be used as a sunscreen? Kevin Jones certainly knows about it👀 Welcome to this week’s episode of Med Tech Talks. This time, we chat with Kevin Jones, the Managing Partner of Odyssey Medical Inc. Kevin has been a lifelong teacher, and advocates the importance of on-ground and real-life education alongside standard class…

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Med Tech Talks Ep.78: Linh Le Pt. 2 25:22

1y ago25:22

25:22

Eliminating plastics to save the turtles🐢. And the future generations too. That’s probably the motivation Linh has to do what he does. Welcome back to our conversation with Linh Le. This week, on part 2 of this episode, Geoffrey chats to Linh about his role at UBC and how the entire process of obtaining and commercializing a patent works. They also…

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Med Tech Talks Ep.78: Linh Le Pt. 1 29:01

1y ago29:01

29:01

Flexing his ability to run a marathon 🏃‍♂️ with little to no training, talking to Linh is quite the treat for us. On this week’s episode of Med Tech Talks, Geoff chats with Linh Le, the founder of Flextrapower and BUYO Bioplastics, as they navigate through Linh’s entrepreneurial journey. Linh talks about founding Flextrapower, the challenges he fac…

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Med Tech Talks Ep.77: Scott Phillips Pt. 2 26:46

1y ago26:46

26:46

You should never ever give up. “Well that’s dumb advice.” - Scott Phillips 👀 He is definitely against giving up on yourself. He is however, very pro-giving up on bad ideas. This week, on part 2 of our conversation with Scott Phillips, President of StarFish Medical, Scott tells us about the tricks of his trade. He enunciates on the importance of a w…

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Med Tech Talks Ep. 77: Scott Phillips Pt. 1 31:50

1y ago31:50

31:50

Building machines is hard. Building medical devices is even harder. But Scott Phillips and his company, StarFish Medical do it with laser-sharp precision, and have been doing so for the better part of the last two decades now. On part 1 of this week’s episode of Med Tech Talks, we chat with one of the pioneers of the medical device design industry,…

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Med Tech Talks Ep. 76: Dr. Vipan Nikore Pt. 2 31:47

1y ago31:47

31:47

Doctor👨‍⚕️. Professor👨‍🏫. Health-tech innovator👨‍💻. Vipan Nikore is a man of many hats. On part 2 of Geoffrey Ching’s conversation with Vipan Nikore, co-founder of Homecare Hub, we get to know more about his professional endeavours such as founding UFLOW, his role as an assistant professor at UofT, his work at TD Bank, and last but not the least, c…

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Med Tech Talks Ep. 76: Dr. Vipan Nikore Pt.1 29:27

1y ago29:27

29:27

When you look for lifelong innovators in the health-tech field, the first name that will pop up will always be Vipan Nikore. This time around, we welcome Vipan to our podcast, who brings with him a massive amount of knowledge about innovation in the field of healthcare. On part 1 of this week’s episode, Geoffrey has a lengthy conversation with Vipa…

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Med Tech Talks Ep. 75: Arpan Grover Pt. 2 24:33

1+ y ago24:33

24:33

A device that looks like an astronaut’s helmet and helps you breathe, but not in space, instead, in a hospital… is it science fiction? Arpan and his team at Clarivent will certainly disagree! On the second part of Med Tech Talks with Arpan Grover, our co-hosts Geoff and Abdo dive deeper into Arpan’s professional trajectory, as he delves into his ti…

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Med Tech Talks Ep. 75: Arpan Grover Pt.1 27:51

1+ y ago27:51

27:51

Buildings and biomed do not have anything in common, unless Arpan Grover figures out the connecting link between the two. On part 1 of this week’s episode of Med Tech Talks, our co-hosts Geoffrey Ching and Abdo Elhosary chat with Arpan Grover, CEO of Clarivent Medical. Arpan tells us about his childhood influences, his inclination towards biomedica…

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Med Tech Talks Ep. 74: Dr. Morad Hameed Pt. 2 26:10

1+ y ago26:10

26:10

A robust health-system inspired from of a mountain of paper records. That is basically a condensed definition of how T6 Health Systems came into existence. On part 2 of our conversation with Morad Hameed, we delve deeper into his professional life, as Geoffrey Ching chats more about T6 Health Systems, a boisterous health system, built exclusively f…

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Med Tech Talks Ep. 74: Dr. Morad Hameed Pt.1 24:57

1+ y ago24:57

24:57

Trauma care and public health might not seem to have anything in common, but Dr. Morad has good reason to believe otherwise. On part 1 of this week’s episode of Med Tech Talks, Geoffrey Ching chats with Dr. Morad Hameed, trauma surgeon at Vancouver General Hospital, and CMO and co-founder of T6 Health Systems. Geoffrey and Dr. Morad discuss a varie…

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Med Tech Talks Ep. 73: Brendan Byrne Pt.2 30:57

1+ y ago30:57

30:57

Building out an entire company out of a “virtual gym”🤸‍♂️ - Brendan Byrne might not have thought of that when he first conceptualized the idea of LifestyleRx. On part 2 of our conversation with Brendan Byrne, he tells the story of how LifestyleRx was born, what they aim to achieve with the whole program, and their master plan to do it on as large a…

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Med Tech Talks Ep. 73: Brendan Byrne Pt.1 22:27

1+ y ago22:27

22:27

Maintaining paper records📜 has never been fun, and Brendan Byrne thought, “Well I oughta do something about it”. And he did! On part 1 of this week’s episode of Med Tech Talks, Geoffrey Ching sits down to chat with Brendan Byrne, Chief Medical Officer and co-founder of LifestyleRx. Brendan, who founded one of Canada’s largest cloud-based Electronic…

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Med Tech Talks Ep. 71: Giovanni Lauricella Pt. 2 26:56

1+ y ago26:56

26:56

How important is building connections with impactful VCs and having a refined recruitment process in Giovanni’s field? According to the man himself, it’s almost similar to building a medical device, with a plethora of intricacies involved in the process. On part 2 of our conversation with Giovanni Lauricella, the Managing Partner of Lifeblood Capit…

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Med Tech Talks Ep. 71: Giovanni Lauricella Pt.1 31:52

1+ y ago31:52

31:52

A four-year-degree in finance. Followed by a never ending degree in extravagant life experiences, from the “University of Life”. That’s the short version of Giovanni Lauricella’s incredible academic and professional journey so far, and it is an exhilarating conversation to have. On part 1 of our latest episode of Med Tech Talks, Geoffrey Ching sits…

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Med Tech Talks Ep. 70: Leah Sarich 34:46

1+ y ago34:46

34:46

What do stories about Christopher Plummer, CityTV, and saving lives at scale share in common? 🤔 Easy: storyteller extraordinaire Leah Sarich. This time around, Leah Sarich, Head of Story at Thin Air Labs joined Geoffrey Ching to chat about the role of stories in health VC. They chatted not only about Leah’s journey through journalism making news yo…

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Med Tech Talks Ep. 69: Sidney Collin Pt. 2 23:31

1+ y ago23:31

23:31

Raising money, publishing pivotal research, building valuable alliances, all for the improvement of people with motor-neuron diseases. Sidney Collin and De Oro Device’s NexStride is a game-changer indeed. On part 2 of our conversation with Sidney Collin, co-founder and CEO of De Oro Devices, we learn more about the business end of things, as Sidney…

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Med Tech Talks Ep. 69: Sidney Collin Pt. 1 26:21

1+ y ago26:21

26:21

Tricking the brain via audio-visual cues to make it send signals via a different set of neurons and make the body move a certain way. Sounds a lot like hypnosis, doesn’t it? Well it might not be hypnosis, but it does help a lot of people with degenerative motor-neuron diseases to move with ease. On the latest episode of Med Tech Talks with Sidney C…

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Med Tech Talks Ep. 68: Anish Kaushal Pt.2 26:19

1+ y ago26:19

26:19

Do healthcare VC’s carry a bad rep in medical circles?👨‍⚕️ Anish Kaushal says no, and he has got his reasoning spot-on! On part 2 of our conversation with Anish Kaushal, investment analyst at Amplitude VC and founder of A Niche Experience, we get to find out more about his life and work as a VC, his decision making process, and the differences in a…

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Med Tech Talks Ep. 68: Anish Kaushal Pt.1 27:21

1+ y ago27:21

27:21

If you were given the option to move abroad, pursue an entire degree, come back and face the tribulations of getting a job related to your degree, and then FINALLY decide to pursue something completely different, would you take it?🤔 On our latest episode of Med Tech Talks, Geoffrey Ching sits down to have a conversation with Anish Kaushal, investme…

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Physician Founded Ep. 16: Dr. Yair Saperstein Pt. 2 29:45

1+ y ago29:45

29:45

To build a business based entirely on user inputs and feedback takes some guts, and evidently, Yair Saperstein has got plenty of it. On part 2 of this week’s episode of Physician Founded, Yair Saperstein, the co-founder of AvoMD, tells us more about the evolution of AvoMD as a Software-as-a-Service platform, his learnings while building the platfor…

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Physician Founded Ep. 16: Dr. Yair Saperstein Pt. 1 24:28

1+ y ago24:28

24:28

To bring changes to the system, you gotta get into it first. And that’s exactly what Yair Saperstein has does, and continues to do with an unbridled passion for the field of healthcare. Join us on the latest episode of Physician Founded, as Geoffrey Ching chats with Yair Saperstein, CEO and co-founder of AvoMD. Yair chats about his fascination with…

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Med Tech Talks Ep. 67: Katie Greene Pt. 2 31:22

1+ y ago31:22

31:22

Building meaningful connections with businesses they’re funding is just one of the ways that Katie Greene and Thin Air Labs differentiate themselves by. And it does yield fruitful results, as Katie elucidates the impact that her work has created so far, and as she looks to do the same in the future. On part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Katie Gree…

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Med Tech Talks Ep. 67: Katie Greene Pt.1 28:46

1+ y ago28:46

28:46

Making the shift from academia to entrepreneurship isn’t easy, especially if you’re knee-deep in the field of medical research. However, Katie Greene did manage to find a way to make it possible. On our latest episode of Med Tech Talks, Geoffrey Ching sits down in conversation with Dr. Katie Greene, Funding Catalyst at Thin Air Labs, and discovers …

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Med Tech Talks Ep. 66: Crystal Phillips Pt.2 22:51

1+ y ago22:51

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Shifting careers after being diagnosed with a serious illness is a mammoth task, and not everyone call pull it off. Luckily, Crystal Phillips’s skating experience definitely helped her manoeuvre her way through it. Rejoin us on part two of this week’s episode of Med Tech Talks with Crystal Phillips. We learn about her career post speed-skating and …

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Med Tech Talks Ep. 66: Crystal Phillips Pt.1 19:03

1+ y ago19:03

19:03

How do you go from being an Olympic speed-skater⛸ to building a neurological research foundation and sitting on the board of a VC firm? Well if you ask Crystal Phillips how she did it, she’d tell you that she just rolled into it… This time around, on our latest episode of Med Tech Talks, Geoffrey Ching gets to chat with Crystal Phillips, founder of…

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Physician Founded Ep. 15: Dr. Jehangir Appoo Pt. 2 28:16

2y ago28:16

28:16

Giving Tony Hawk🛹 a run for his money by performing a 180° career flip… sounds like a fair metaphor for Jehangir Appoo’s illustrious career. On part 2 of Geoffrey and Abdo’s conversation with Dr. Jehangir Appoo, we find out about his pivot from surgery to founding a venture capital firm. Jehangir elucidates for us the intricate details that go into…

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Physician Founded Ep. 15: Dr. Jehangir Appoo Pt.1 25:47

2y ago25:47

25:47

If the sight of blood🩸 made you feel queasy, would you still want to become a surgeon?👨‍⚕️ On this week’s episode of Physician Founded, we chat with Dr. Jehangir Appoo, MD and founding partner of AIoT Health, a venture capital firm heavily invested in health technology and innovation. Jehangir talks about his childhood and his inclination towards a…

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Med Tech Talks Episode 64 - Dr. Nina Vellani Pt. 2 28:57

2y ago28:57

28:57

If the answer was financial nurturing and astute business guidance, what would the question look like?🤔 If you ask Dr. Nina Vellani, she would tell you that it’s the role an angel investor plays in the life cycle of a start-up. Join us on part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Nina Vellani, where we get to know more about how she ventured into angel i…

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