In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Jack Kartush, M.D., a neurotologic surgeon, medical device inventor, and entrepreneur. He is a pioneer in the field of intraoperative nerve monitoring and many of his devices are used everyday in operating rooms around the world. Dr. Kartush discusses his process for developing new medical devices and how he overcame initial skepticism for his innovations. Dr. Kartush also describes his experiences with balancing starting a high volume private practice, being a prolific academician, and starting multiple companies. Lastly, Dr. Kartush shares stories about his lifelong passion for music and how his rock and roll band was offered a record deal at age 17.

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Jack Kartush, M.D.

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Cooper Innovation

A platform at the intersection of medical innovation and entrepreneurship.

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In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Mark Royer, M.D., an ENT surgeon in private practice and the Co-Founder of ENT Surgery Solutions, the largest ENT surgery specific staffing company. Dr. Royer gives an overview of his clinical practice and the inspiration for starting ENT surgery Solutions. He gives the listeners background on how locums opportunities usually work, how one is paid, who covers the malpractice, and the scope of practice. Dr. Royer gives an overview of the operations, growth, and future plans for his business. Lastly, Dr. Royer provides advice for doctors interested in locums work, specifically what to look for in locums companies, contracts, and hospitals.

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In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Eugene Borukhovich, a serial entrepreneur, podcast host, and Co-Founder & COO of Your Coach, a digital health coaching platform. Eugene gives an overview of his 20+ year experience in the healthtech industry and how he became involved with Your Coach. He discusses what a health coach does, certification process, and how health coaches help their clients. Eugene gives an overview of how Your Coach helps health coaches organize their services and efficiently and effectively engage with their clients. Lastly, Eugene discusses the podcasts he hosts featuring digital health entrepreneurs and innovators (linked below). 

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Eugene Borukhovich

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/HealthEugene

Your Coach Website: https://yourcoach.health/

DTx Podcast: https://healthpodcastnetwork.com/show/dtx-podcast/

Shot of Digital Health Podcast: https://healthpodcastnetwork.com/show/shot-of-digital-health-therapy/

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DaVinci Healthcare

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In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Austin Poole, a General Partner at BIP Ventures, a venture capital firm in Atlanta, GA focused on B2B software and tech-enabled service businesses in the healthcare space. Austin gives an overview of the types and stages of companies BIP Ventures focused their investments in. Austin describes which companies have been a good fit for BIP Ventures and how those companies have been able to succeed. He also gives advice for start-up founders in terms of determining the right time to invest, finding the right investment partners, and pitching a company. Lastly, Austin discusses how he thinks healthcare IT platforms and tech-enabled services companies will make a positive impact on healthcare in the coming years.

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Austin Poole LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/austinmpoole/

BIP Ventures Website: https://www.bipventures.vc/

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DaVinci Healthcare

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In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews David Shulkin, M.D. who served as the 9th Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs under Presidents Obama and Trump, former hospital system CEO, and current digital health advisor. Dr. Shulkin begins by describing his journey to becoming involved in hospital administration and his roles as Chief Medical Officer and CEO at multiple health systems. He then describes his appointment as the 9th Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs under President Obama, a role he continued into the Trump administration. Dr. Shulkin gives an overview of his role as Secretary of the VA and the key initiatives he focused on during his tenure, including improving access to care and mental health for veterans. Now Dr. Shulkin uses his experience as both a private sector healthcare executive and VA Secretary to advise companies working on innovative technology that will impact healthcare. Lastly, Dr. Shulkin gives his advice to companies looking to bring their technology to both private and public healthcare systems.

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David Shulkin, M.D. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidshulkin/

Shulkin Solutions Website: https://shulkinsolutions.com/

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DaVinci Healthcare

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In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Raihan Faroqui, M.D., serial digital health entrepreneur and advisor that is currently the Head of Medical Affairs at Guaranteed, a HealthTech company focused on modernizing  end-of-life care. Dr. Faroqui discusses his path from practicing internal medicine to advising and helping start digital health companies. He also discusses his transition from clinical medicine to working full time in start-ups and how he utilizes his clinical experience to help companies developing new medical technology. Dr. Faroqui gives an overview of how Guaranteed is leveraging technology to modernize hospice care and make end-of-life care a better experience for patients and their families. Lastly, Dr. Faroqui gives his thoughts on current trends in healthcare and how innovation in digital health will help improve healthcare in the near future.

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Raihan Faroqui, M.D. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raihanfaroqui/

Guaranteed Website: https://www.onguaranteed.com/

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DaVinci Healthcare

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In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Eric Gantwerker, M.D., pediatric otolaryngologist and VP, Medical Director at Level Ex, a company developing video games for medical education. He is also a Co-Host of the Backtable Innovation Podcast. Dr.. Gantwerker gives the listeners an overview of his practice as a pediatric otolaryngologist and how he balances his clinical work with his endeavors in medical education and entrepreneurship. Dr. Gantwerker gives an overview of Level Ex, a video game studio company developing games to educate physicians and healthcare workers. Dr. Gantwerker oversees all the medical and educational functions of the company and discusses how video games have been shown to be effective learning tools for knowledge retention and development of skills. He discusses the business model of Level Ex consisting of allowing the games to be played for free on any device and partnering with healthcare companies looking to have their products or services featured in Level Ex’s games. Lastly, Dr. Gantwerker discusses Level Ex’s acquisition by BrainLab and what Level Ex is developing in the near future.

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Level Ex Website: https://www.levelex.com/

Eric Gantwerker, MD LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drericgant/

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In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Dr. Rock Adkins and Dr. Kasie Adkins, husband and wife and Co-Founders of STAT Careers, a healthcare recruitment platform that helps healthcare professionals and hospitals find the best fit for jobs. Rock and Kasie practice interventional radiology and Mohs surgery, respectively, and have faced a number of frustrations and challenges with the physician job market. They discuss how these experiences served as the inspiration for starting STAT Careers. On the platform healthcare professionals select 50 preferences they have for their ideal job and the hospitals post jobs also with 50 preferences selected. Subsequently, their proprietary algorithm finds potential matches for both the hospitals and potential employees. Drs. Adkins hope STAT Careers will make the healthcare job market more transparent and decrease turnover. Lastly, Drs. Adkins describe how they balance their busy lives of 2 practicing physicians, family life, and a growing startup.

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STAT Careers Website: https://statcareers.com/

Rock Adkins, II, DO LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rockadkins/

The DaVinci Hour Podcast

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DaVinci MedTech

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In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Grenville Thynne, CEO of NeuroFlex, a Virtual Reality (VR) platform that assesses brain health and vestibular function. Grenville discusses how his family, which owns hospitals in Australia, became involved with NeuroFlex to help accelerate its growth. The NeuroFlex platform is currently used as a concussion assessment tool by multiple professional and collegiate sports teams and leagues in Australia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States, including the National Rugby League (NRL) in Australia. Grenville walks through how to integrate a medical device into an athletic team and University athletic programs. Grenville also discusses how NeuroFlex is being developed to assess concussion and head injury in the emergency room, vestibular disorders, and traumatic brain injury in soldiers. 

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NeuroFlex Website: https://www.neuroflex.io/

The DaVinci Hour Podcast

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DaVinci MedTech

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In this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews Ian Koons, a serial healthcare entrepreneur and Co-Founder and CEO of Karoo Health, a digital platform that deploys a value-based approach for cardiovascular care. Ian gives an overview of Karoo's digital platform which acts as an extension of cardiologists to give patients comprehensive health coaching for dietary management, smoking cessation, and other lifestyle modifications. Additionally, the Karoo platform provides patient monitoring for cardiology practices that integrates into the electronic medical record (EMR) to help identify patients at risk for an exacerbation of their disease possibly requiring an emergency room visit. Ian announces Karoo's recent successful oversubscribed $3.4 million fund raise and provides advice for medtech entrepreneurs looking to raise capital from venture capital.

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Karoo Health Website: https://www.karoohealth.com/

Ian Koons LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iankoons/

The DaVinci Hour Podcast

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DaVinci MedTech

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