Day Zero

In this episode, Tarun Kapoor, M.D., Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Transformation Officer at Virtua Health, speaks with Stephen Beeson, M.D., Founder & CEO, Practicing Excellence about making the leap into the world of entrepreneurship after practicing medicine. They also discuss the importance of sticking to the original vision through uncertainty.

This episode is a mash-up of interviews featuring Day Zero guests speaking about challenges and innovations in the field of Mental Health. It is a complement to the recent Mental Health mash-up featured on the Her Story podcast. Guests include Dana Udall, Ph.D., Chief Clinical Officer at Ginger and Headspace Health; Alison Darcy, Ph.D., President and Founder of Woebot Health; and Virna Little, Psy.D., clinical psychologist and Chief Operating Officer, Concert Health.

In this episode, Rishi Sikka, M.D., Partner at Lifeforce Capital and a Professor of the Practice of Health Services, Policy and Practice at Brown University School of Public Health, speaks with Naveen Sikka, Founder & CEO, Terviva, about Terviva’s work to introduce a new plant medicine to the world market. They speak of the challenges of securing financial backing in a tight market, and discuss the importance of staying open to opportunity even when initial plans need to be altered.

In this episode, Gary speaks with Nick Turkal, M.D., CEO, The Center for Health Education and Access. They discuss the history of Allopathic and Osteopathic medicine, and consider what the best education model looks like. They also discuss the morale among healthcare workers after COVID, and address the crisis in nursing.

In this episode, Rishi Sikka, M.D., Partner at Lifeforce Capital and a Professor of the Practice of Health Services, Policy and Practice at Brown University School of Public Health, interviews Dr. Ali Parsa, Founder and CEO, Babylon Health. They discuss Dr. Parsa’s optimistic entrepreneurial outlook, and explore the possibility of moving past “sick care” toward a new kind of preventative healthcare.

In this episode, Nathan Bays, Healthcare M&A, Citi, speaks with Ben Albert, Co-founder and CEO, Upfront Healthcare Services, Inc., about leadership and the startup experience. They discuss the need for patience in the healthcare industry, and Ben underlines the importance of assessing assumptions with data as the business grows.

In this episode, Rishi Sikka,M.D., Partner at Lifeforce Capital and a Professor of the Practice of Health Services, Policy and Practice at Brown University School of Public Health, interviews Erik Kulstad, M.D., Co-founder and CMO, Attune Medical. They discuss the conception of an innovative technology that forms the basis of Dr. Kulstad’s entrepreneurial direction.

In this episode, Dr. Rishi Sikka, venture partner at Lifeforce Capital and Professor of the Practice of Health Services, Policy and Practice at Brown University School of Public Health, speaks with Kian Raiszadeh, M.D., CEO, SpineZone, about how SpineZone addresses the bio-psychosocial factors of pain. With a focus on patients with musculoskeletal pain, Dr. Raiszadeh’s company seeks to help create environments that allow patients to heal themselves.

In this episode, Gary Bisbee speaks with Dan Liljenquist, Board Chair, CivicaRx, Chief Strategy Officer, Intermountain Healthcare, about the innovative idea of a non profit drug company. They discuss questions of regulation and distribution, and they speak of the broader impact this new model will have on drug prices across the market.

In this episode, Rick LeMoine, Chief Medical Information Officer, Sharp HealthCare, interviews Carol Gallagher, Pharm.D. They speak about the importance of finding partners who complement your skill set. They also discuss the value of honest introspection.