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326. Neuro: World’s first and only drug delivery system to bypass the blood-brain barrier for direct, targeted treatment with Dr. Chad Gordon
In this episode of The State of MedTech, host Omar M. Khateeb sits down with Dr. Chad Gordon, a neurosurgeon and plastic surgeon who founded the field of neuroplastic surgery and the company CraniUs Therapeutics.
Dr. Gordon shares the deeply personal mission that led him to invent the NeuroPass, a skull implant that acts as a permanent delivery port for brain therapies.
He recounts the moment he realized the "dumb" skull implants he was placing could be transformed into smart, life saving devices, creating a direct gateway to the brain.
This is a story about challenging decades of surgical dogma, the grueling path of a clinician entrepreneur, and the exciting promise of a future where we treat brain disease with medicine, not just scalpels.
Episode Breakdown
0:00 – The neurotech revolution and future of brain medicine
1:00 – Meet Dr. Chad Gordon: the surgeon–artist behind Neuroplastic Surgery
3:00 – From fine arts to medicine: an unconventional path to Hopkins
5:00 – Founding the field of neuroplastic surgery
8:00 – Reinventing skull implants and the birth of CraniUs Therapeutics
11:00 – The lightbulb moment: turning implants into drug delivery systems
15:00 – Solving the blood–brain barrier challenge
18:00 – Inside the NeuroPath device: how it delivers medicine directly to the brain
22:00 – Safety, MRI compatibility, and FDA pathway
25:00 – Target diseases: brain tumors, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s
28:00 – Pharma partnerships and reducing drug side effects
31:00 – The future of brain modulation and regenerative therapies
35:00 – Funding, leadership, and commercialization roadmap
38:00 – Big Tech’s move into brain–machine and brain–medicine interfaces
40:00 – The Neuroplastic Surgery Symposium and next–gen training
43:00 – Mentorship, perseverance, and lessons for medical innovators
45:00 – Closing thoughts: the next frontier in neurotechnology
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By State of MedtechIn this episode of The State of MedTech, host Omar M. Khateeb sits down with Dr. Chad Gordon, a neurosurgeon and plastic surgeon who founded the field of neuroplastic surgery and the company CraniUs Therapeutics.
Dr. Gordon shares the deeply personal mission that led him to invent the NeuroPass, a skull implant that acts as a permanent delivery port for brain therapies.
He recounts the moment he realized the "dumb" skull implants he was placing could be transformed into smart, life saving devices, creating a direct gateway to the brain.
This is a story about challenging decades of surgical dogma, the grueling path of a clinician entrepreneur, and the exciting promise of a future where we treat brain disease with medicine, not just scalpels.
Episode Breakdown
0:00 – The neurotech revolution and future of brain medicine
1:00 – Meet Dr. Chad Gordon: the surgeon–artist behind Neuroplastic Surgery
3:00 – From fine arts to medicine: an unconventional path to Hopkins
5:00 – Founding the field of neuroplastic surgery
8:00 – Reinventing skull implants and the birth of CraniUs Therapeutics
11:00 – The lightbulb moment: turning implants into drug delivery systems
15:00 – Solving the blood–brain barrier challenge
18:00 – Inside the NeuroPath device: how it delivers medicine directly to the brain
22:00 – Safety, MRI compatibility, and FDA pathway
25:00 – Target diseases: brain tumors, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s
28:00 – Pharma partnerships and reducing drug side effects
31:00 – The future of brain modulation and regenerative therapies
35:00 – Funding, leadership, and commercialization roadmap
38:00 – Big Tech’s move into brain–machine and brain–medicine interfaces
40:00 – The Neuroplastic Surgery Symposium and next–gen training
43:00 – Mentorship, perseverance, and lessons for medical innovators
45:00 – Closing thoughts: the next frontier in neurotechnology
Are you a medtech CEO in need of some marketing help attracting investors, growing sales pipeline, and more? Go to GrowMyMedtech.com to book time for a free analysis.
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#NeuroTechnology #BloodBrainBarrier #MedTechInnovation #DrugDelivery #FutureOfMedicine