Dr Michael Murphy, founder of Mortho, joins the show.

Mortho’s mission is clear: to democratize orthopedic intelligence and make AI-powered surgical planning more accessible to the surgeons and patients who need it most.

With a rare background spanning engineering, software development, machine learning, and orthopedic surgery, Michael is building technology from the inside out. His perspective is especially compelling because he’s not just building for clinicians — he is one.

We discuss -

• How Michael’s early background in engineering and machine learning led him into medicine and ultimately orthopedic surgery
• The problem of implant identification and why revision surgery has historically involved a surprising amount of guesswork
• How Mortho uses AI, imaging and workflow automation to support surgeons before, during and after surgery
• Why Michael made the platform free for most users, and his mission to democratize access rather than build a closed moat
• The challenge of winning trust from skeptical surgeons in an industry flooded with new AI tools
• Why security, compliance and real clinical understanding matter just as much as the technology itself
• The differences between building for healthcare versus simply building cool technology
• How Michael thinks about compute costs, scalability, and keeping AI tools affordable over time
• Why he believes even failed startups can still push an industry forward

A fascinating conversation blending frontline clinical insight, technical depth, and an unusually thoughtful vision for the future of AI in orthopedics.

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