In this episode, Camille Chang Gilmore, vice president, human resources and global chief diversity officer, explains why she accepted Boston Scientific CEO Mike Mahoney’s offer to help lead the company’s diversity and inclusion efforts. This company’s work led to the creation of multiple programs promoting equity and combatting racism, earning Boston Scientific multiple awards and recognition from outside the company. She also shares as personal memory that speaks to the success she’s seen. 

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DTW – Camille Chang Gilmore shares Boston Scientific’s successful approach to hitting many DEI goals

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In this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, Editorial Director Tom Salemi visits with Arun Menawat, CEO and Chairman of Profound Medical, developer of incision-free therapies which combine real-time MR imaging, thermal ultrasound and closed-loop temperature feedback control for the radiation-free ablation of diseased tissue. In the conversation we’ll discuss Menawat’s past successes and his vision for the future of surgery. Go to profoundmedical.com for more information.

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We’re also thrilled to announce the return of the Newmarker’s Newsmakers! Chris Newmarker returns with a wrap up of the hottest news on MassDevice.com, the medical device industry’s leading news source. This week we’ll cover news from Microbot Medical, Stryker, BD, Edwards and others.

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Imaging pioneer Arun Menawat explains how MR-driven Profound Medical will upend traditional surgery

In this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, we’ll talk with Gary Justak, president and general manager of Enovis’ foot & ankle business, about the rising war in the orthopedic extremities space.

Co-hosts Tom Salemi and Chris Newmarker also host Jason Feipel, senior product development director of Medtronic’s Brain Modulation business, to find out details about the Percept RC DBS System.

Andie Pequegnat, Director of Strategic Projects at Resonetics, teaches us more about nitinol. Resonetics sponsored this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast and will host a DeviceTalks Tuesday discussion about nitinol later in June.

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How Enovis is prepping for foot & ankle street fight; A chat about Medtronic’s Percept RC DBS System

In this episode of the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast, we’ll replay our Day 2 opening keynote at DeviceTalks Boston with three senior leaders from CMR Surgical, creator of the versatile Versius surgical robotic systems. 

Co-Founder Mark Slack, MD, now CMO, and Luke Hares, now CTO, identified several problems facing the healthcare system and explained why they saw surgical robotics as the solution. Longtime Medical Device Leader Supratim Bose, now CEO of the company, lends his insights in how Versius can fill a huge need for healthcare systems and hospitals. 

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Transforming surgery with Versius: bringing robotic assisted surgery to patients worldwide

In this episode of DeviceTalks AI, we are joined by Ha Hong, PhD, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer of Medtronic Endoscopy about integrating AI into Medtronic's endoscopy unit, the impact on healthcare outcomes, patient-centric design, and the future of AI in the medical device industry. Watch or listen to the episode to:

- Discover how Ha's research coincided with the rise of deep learning, a pivotal technology in modern AI, and how it shaped his work in emulating visual perception processing in the brain.
- Better understand Ha's instrumental role in developing the first FDA-approved AI-powered cardiac ultrasound guidance system, a groundbreaking innovation in cardiology.
- Learn about Ha’s move to Medtronic and his vision for integrating AI into endoscopy, highlighting the potential for AI to revolutionize gastrointestinal diagnostics and treatment.
- Gain insights into Ha's philosophy of patient-centric AI design, emphasizing the importance of prioritizing patient needs and safety in AI development for healthcare.

In the episode, we also sit down with Joe Mish, VP of Sales at SmartTRAK to better understand how SmartTRAK is using AI to enhance their market intelligence solutions, combining the traditional robust analysis with advanced algorithms for more nuanced, speedier insights in the medtech industry.

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Medtronic Endoscopy's Chief AI Officer on Transforming Dx through AI and Patient-Centric Design

In this episode of DeviceTalks Weekly, we visit with Elizabeth McCombs, executive vice president and chief technology officer at BD.

This is a replay of the opening keynote interview at DeviceTalks Boston.

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DTW – Camille Chang Gilmore shares Boston Scientific’s successful approach to hitting many DEI goals

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