Interview With Gary Michelson, M.D., Spine Surgeon, Medical Device Inventor, And Billionaire Philanthropist The DaVinci Hour podcast

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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/@3Jacked 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 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cooperinnovation/…

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Interview with Mark Royer, M.D., Co-Founder ENT Surgery Solutions │ The Evolving Role and Opportunities for Locum Tenens Physicians 47:24

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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…

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Interview with Eugene Borukhovich, Co-Founder & COO of Your Coach │ Enabling and Scaling Effective Health Coaching Services 43:44

1 year ago43:44

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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…

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Interview with Austin Poole, General Partner at BIP Ventures │ Investing in and Scaling Healthcare IT and Tech Enabled Services Platforms 53:55

2 years ago53:55

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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…

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Interview with David Shulkin, M.D., 9th Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs and Digital Health Innovation Advisor │ Making an Impact Across the Private and Public Healthcare Sectors 27:12

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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…

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Interview with Raihan Faroqui, M.D., Head of Medical Affairs at Guaranteed │ Modernizing End-of-Life Care 1:01:52

2 years ago1:01:52

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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 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…

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Interview with Eric Gantwerker, M.D., Pediatric Otolaryngologist and VP, Medical Director of Level Ex │ Using Video Games to Transform Medical Education 43:14

2 years ago43:14

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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/…

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Interview with Drs. Rock and Kasie Adkins, Co-Founders of STAT Careers │ Enabling Healthcare Workers and Hospitals to Find the Perfect Fit 59:35

2 years ago59:35

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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/…

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Interview with Grenville Thynne, CEO of NeuroFlex │ Using Virtual Reality to Assess Concussion in Athletes, Vestibular Disorders, and Brain Health 34:51

2 years ago34:51

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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/…

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Interview with Ian Koons, Co-Founder and CEO of Karoo Health │ Value-Based Care Innovation for Cardiovascular Care 29:11

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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: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iankoons/ 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/…

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Interview with John Shufeldt, MD, JD, MBA, Emergency Medicine Physician, Serial HealthTech Entrepreneur, and Venture Capitalist │ A Physician’s Guide to HealthTech Entrepreneurship 27:53

2 years ago27:53

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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/…

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Interview with Amir Bozorgzadeh, Co-Founder and CEO of Virtuleap │ Using Virtual Reality to Treat Cognitive Disorders and Learning Challenges 43:30

2 years ago43:30

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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/…

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Interview with Amit Mehta, M.D., Interventional Radiologist, Serial MedTech Entrepreneur, and Venture Capitalist │ How to Build a MedTech Company From the Founder and Investor Perspectives 38:40

2 years ago38:40

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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/…

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Interview with Danny Goel, M.D., Co-Founder and CEO of Precision OS │ Using Virtual Reality to Help Train the Next Generation of Surgeons 33:19

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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/…

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Interview with Tamir Wolf, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Founder and CEO of Theator │ Using AI and Computer Vision to Improve Surgical Outcomes and Equalize Surgical Care 30:34

2 years ago30:34