MDisrupt Podcasts

Dr. Esquivel is a clinical immunologist-allergist and international business leader with more than 12 years of experience working with an innovative form of medicine: Precision Medicine. Check out the interview here!

Interview with Ruby Gadelrab, Founder & CEO MDisrupt

MDisrupt is celebrating its second anniversary this week, and we’re speaking with the company’s founder and CEO, Ruby Gadelrab, about what she’s learned and where digital health is headed.

Aditi U Joshi is the Medical Director of JeffConnect, fellowship director of the Telehealth fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University and current Chair of the ACEP Telehealth Committee. She has worked in this modality for over 7 years at both a startup and currently a large academic program in a multifaceted role including operations for acute care, administrative processes, education and training of all levels of learners. She is considered an expert in acute care telehealth and its future use in EM.

Dr. Jennifer Swoyer is a family physician who has been in practice for over 20 years. She is a nationally respected educator and teacher. She currently runs the family medicine residency program with AMITA Health Adventist Medical Center La Grange. Her experience in teaching and clinical medicine is a perfect complement to help individuals, systems and medical professionals appreciate the application and utilization of testing and technology. She is a graduate of Midwestern University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is a leader in COVID testing and has consulted with numerous municipalities and private organizations to develop wellness protocols and education.

Dr. England is the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolfe professor of medicine and vice-chair of research at the university’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Here she discusses simple and elegant solutions to maternal-child health disparities that, at scale, are poised to make a big impact.

Ron Rerko, head of clinical solutions at Soteria Precision Medicine Foundation and executive director of genomics at Family Care Path. With over 20 years of experience in cancer research—and 13 years at the Cleveland Clinic as director of genomics in the Genomic Medicine Institute—Ron has developed and implemented programs in medical genetics, genomic medicine, pharmacogenomics, and telehealth, as well as extensive business development efforts.

Rebecca Richards, shared in winning the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the World Food Program, where she is Chief of Peace and Conflict in the Program and Policy Division. In this podcast we discuss Rebecca’s personal and career challenges and achievements, the mission of the World Food Program, the use of technology in combating food insecurity, and the important role healthtech leaders can play in solving this global crisis.

Chet Robson, DO, MBA, is chief clinical officer at Walgreens, one of the biggest health retailers in the US. In this podcast he talks about how healthcare is changing rapidly, with care and services increasingly being provided outside of traditional venues and as part of an interconnected ecosystem that meets people where they live.