Today’s episode is one we recorded a while back with Neil Patel. At the time, Neil was the president of HealthX, with dreams of matching into ENT. He did just that, and is now an ENT resident at UCSF.

In the conversation, we discuss his time as an undergraduate at Penn in the Vagelos program, his experience as a life science consultant, his decision to pursue a master’s in translational research, and why he chose ENT.

This episode is a discussion I had with a colleague of mine at Penn, John Bernabei. He is an MD/PhD student interested in neurosurgery and shared with us of some details about his research in applying machine learning to better understand and treat epilepsy. We talk about his time at Duke, how he became interested in both neuroscience and computer science, and we wrap up with a discussion about Black Fynn, an innovative company founded by his mentor Dr. Brian Litt to apply machine learning to better understand neurological diseases.

Keep an eye out for many more future episodes in the coming weeks and months.

Dr. Brian Litt

https://www.med.upenn.edu/apps/faculty/index.php/g275/p6213

BlackFynn

https://www.blackfynn.com/about/

Hello and welcome back to the Penn HealthX Podcast!

My name is Ryan O’Keefe, and I’m now a 4th year MD/MBA student at The Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School. I, along with occasional co-host Logan Brock, am also currently the co-president of Penn HealthX. Movin’ up in the world. We are incredibly excited for a new semester with a fresh board of HealthX Vice Presidents. You’ll be meeting a few of them soon!

I’m currently in my year out studying business – but don’t let anyone fool you, it’s not all fun and games. It’s been incredibly busy - but am so happy to be back creating episodes with both students, and leaders working at the intersection of medicine, business, and innovation.

This has been an exciting year for HealthX , as we are now officially endowed and will be funded in perpetuity. Thank you so much from all of us at Penn HealthX to Roderick Wong who graduated from Penn Med in 2003 and is now managing partner at RTW Investments for his continued support of our program, and for seeing the value in helping medical students to learn about healthcare management, entrepreneurship and technology.

Since our founding in 2013, HealthX has hosted over 100 lectures, funded 23 non-traditional internships, provided non-dilutive funding for 13 student-founded startup companies, hosted 4 conferences with over 650 tickets sold, and last but not least, created 40 podcast episodes. And soon to be 41!

And thank you to Dr. Slevin, Dr. Anand, and Dr. Wills for joining Rod and supporting Penn HealthX. You are all giving us the opportunity to expand our programming for students. It’s with your gracious support that the spirit of HealthX continues to flourish.

Here’s to many more accomplishments – and podcasts - on the horizon.

For the next few episodes, we’re reaching back into the vault to upload some content we recorded a while back but never released. Though the guests are in slightly different places, the conversations are timeless, and as interesting as ever!

Thank you to all of the listeners for your support as we put out the last 40 episodes.

It’s good to be back.

In this episode, we speak with J.C Lopez who graduated from Penn Med last year, and now works in Business Development at Genentech. In the episode, we talk about water polo, learning how to be a leader, the experience and challenges of starting a medical device company as a medical student, the value of an MBA, interning for Genentech, the decision to forgo residency. For those who don’t know, the conversations we have for these episodes begin way before we hit record and go on long after we stop. In this case, I began talking with JC about how being married impacted how he made decisions, especially his decision to move to California after graduation. I felt like it was an important enough topic to record quickly for a few minutes and tack on at the end.

Angiio (no longer operational)

https://www.linkedin.com/company/angiio-llc/

Genentech

https://www.gene.com/

JC's LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jclopez004

In this episode Ryan and Neil are joined by Penn HealthX’s third and final founder, Jacqui Soegaard. Jacqui is currently a general surgery resident here at Penn. In the episode we discuss growing up in Puerto Rico, her time at MIT, her perspective on co-founding HealthX, how she ended up taking a year off to do a clinical informatics internship that she crafted, choosing surgery, things that have surprised her about being a resident, and some opportunities she is looking forward to in the future. Enjoy.

We're back! In this episode we are back to our HealthX founders series, with Diane Dao. When this episode was recorded, she was in her first year of anesthesia residency here at Penn. In the conversation we talk about the role her parents had on her career trajectory and how she ended up choosing anesthesia, her decision to get an MPH, an article she wrote about cooking, and a bit more of the story of founding HealthX.

Diane's Kevin MD Article

https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2015/12/cooking-just-doctor-ordered.html

Today’s episode is one we recorded a long time ago with Dan O’Connor, one of the three founders of HealthX! Dan is now a dermatology resident at Harvard. In the episode, we chat about how he got interested in computer science, entrepreneurship, as well as some of his previous experiences as a medical scribe, an academic researcher, and founding a company to make the resident evaluation process more streamlined. His research uncovered some interesting findings focusing on gender bias in the evaluation process. We also chat about the process of founding HealthX, the goals of the program, and what he hopes to do with these skills in the future.

Many of the future episodes we’ll put up in the next few months have been a long time coming, as we recorded them over the last year. While the interviewees are further along in their training and careers, the discussions we had are timeless and there are many takeaways and interesting tidbits to help you on your own career path! The next two episodes with be with Diane Dao and Jacqui Soegaard, who were the other two founders of HealthX! Other episodes on the horizon include topics such as medical law, neurosurgery medical devices, how consulting and medicine overlap. Lots to look forward to!

To skip to founding HealthX, go to minute 32:00

Dan’s LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-o-connor-73602b5b/

This episode is one we recorded a while back with Lizz Card and Joy Obayemi who are also third year medical students. In it, we discuss the work they did in Tanzania at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center, performing research with a focus on global surgery. First, we hear a little bit about each of their backgrounds, and then we jump into some of their projects, including looking into the repercussions medical bills have on mental health, and the role of traditional bone setters in the Tanzanian health system. We also discuss what it was like traveling to Africa, and about some of their unforgettable memories, including a close call with a hippo.

The Penn Global Surgery Group is hosting a conference on November 17th at the Perelman School of medicine for those interested.

The Penn Global Surgery Symposium

https://www.med.upenn.edu/pennglobalsurgerygroup/upcoming-events.html

Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre

https://www.kcmc.ac.tz/

Geoff Tabin

https://www.cureblindness.org/who-we-are/founders/geoff-tabin-md

Dr. Sheth and Global Ortho

http://www.globalortho.org/archives/our_team/neilsheth

Lizz's Art!

http://cargocollective.com/lizzcard?fbclid=IwAR0SB68-_6bDxogbog5-fiND_EqUxpmgCmOOvx9MLKwDvZSa0A1Ay7ftoqs

https://www.facebook.com/lizzcardartist/

Today’s episode is Part 2 of a conversation Logan and I had with Dr. Shivan Mehta, who is the Associate Chief Innovation Officer at Penn Medicine. A gastroenterologist by training, Dr. Mehta is also the Director of Operations at the Penn Center for Healthcare Innovation, and works with the Leonard Davis Institute Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics. He received his MD, MBA and Masters in Health Policy all from Penn. We had a great conversation with topics ranging from his background, The Center for Healthcare Innovation, and behavioral economics research and how it can be used to improve patient care.

In Part 2 we discuss more of his work and the role of behavioral economics in healthcare.

Links

Part 1

https://soundcloud.com/pennhealthxpodcast/34-dr-shivan-mehta-part-1-using-behavioral-economics-to-improve-healthcare

Dr. Mehta's Bio

healthcareinnovation.upenn.edu/bio/shiva…-mba-mshp

Today’s episode is Part 1 of a conversation Logan and I had with Dr. Shivan Mehta, who is the Associate Chief Innovation Officer at Penn Medicine. A gastroenterologist by training, Dr. Mehta is also the Director of Operations at the Penn Center for Healthcare Innovation, and works with the Leonard Davis Institute Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics. He received his MD, MBA and Masters in Health Policy all from Penn. We had a great conversation with topics ranging from his background, The Center for Healthcare Innovation, and behavioral economics research and how it can be used to improve patient care.

In Part 1, we learn more about Dr. Mehta and how he got where he is today, and in Part 2 we discuss more of his work and behavioral economics.

Links

Dr. Mehta's Bio

https://healthcareinnovation.upenn.edu/bio/shivan-mehta-md-mba-mshp