How It’s Med
Feb 11, 2022
Physician Founded Ep. 7: Dr. Arash Zohoor Pt. 1
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In today’s episode, we interview Dr. Arash Zohoor, co-founder of Inkblot Therapy - which was acquired by Greenshield. As a family physician, an avid learner, and one of the most impressive leaders we've chatted with yet, Dr. Zohoor shared with us fundamental pearls relevant to all physician founders. Check out his amazing story and eloquence here!
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On part 1 of this week’s episode of Med Tech Talks, we chat with one of the pioneers of the medical device design industry, Scott Phillips. An engineer by profession, Scott is one of the most revered personalities in the field of medical device design, and has a lot of stories to tell about how he’s got to where he is today.
01:15-03:15 - What’s in a name? What’s in a shape?
04:05-06:42 - Scott’s experiences working as an engineer, prior to StarFish Medical.
06:43-08:30 - Life as a contract engineer, and how it was a precursor for the things to come.
08:31-11:25 - The origin story of StarFish Medical, with a special cameo of a sleeping baby 👶
11:26-14:14 - Working with other engineers vs. working alone; what's the difference?
14:15-16:25 - The initial challenges of running StarFish Medical, and how Scott navigated his way through them.
16:26-19:55 - Shifting the company's focus on a particular niche in the medical industry, and establishing StarFish as a design company.
19:56-23:16 - The importance of having highly-skilled professionals in an extremely regulated industry, such as the medical devices industry.
23:17-24:41 - The evolution of Scott Phillips Engineering into StarFish Medical.
24:42-31:10 - The “Pathfinder Process” - What exactly it is, and its utility in the work that StarFish does.
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May 18, 2023
Med Tech Talks Ep. 76: Dr. Vipan Nikore Pt. a2
Doctor👨⚕️. Professor👨🏫. Health-tech innovator👨💻. Vipan Nikore is a man of many hats.
On part 2 of Geoffrey Ching’s conversation with Vipan Nikore, co-founder of Homecare Hub, we get to know more about his professional endeavours such as founding UFLOW, his role as an assistant professor at UofT, his work at TD Bank, and last but not the least, co-founding Homecare Hub.
Timestamps:
02:06-06:15 - How UFLOW came into existence, and the role that a sense of community among the youth of inner cities played in it.
06:15-10:13 - Taking his learnings and experiences from UFLOW to UofT, where Vipan teaches medical students and future physicians about leadership.
10:14-17:26 - Vipan’s work with TD Bank, and how the pandemic thrust him into two years of non-stop work.
17:26-22:15 - Starting Homecare Hub right before the pandemic hit, and the impetus that drove Vipan to do so.
22:15-23:34 - Describing the concept of Homecare Hub to a 5-year-old.
23:35-29:36 - The successes, the failures, and the challenges of running Homecare Hub, as Vipan explains on what he visualizes the future of Homecare Hub to be like.
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May 11, 2023
Med Tech Talks Ep. 76: Dr. Vipan Nikore Pt.1
When you look for lifelong innovators in the health-tech field, the first name that will pop up will always be Vipan Nikore. This time around, we welcome Vipan to our podcast, who brings with him a massive amount of knowledge about innovation in the field of healthcare.
On part 1 of this week’s episode, Geoffrey has a lengthy conversation with Vipan about his days at IBM, his time at medical school, and how technology and healthcare together can change the world for good.
Timestamps:
03:41-06:30 - From Citibank, to Sun Microsystems, to IBM, Vipan had quite an interesting start to his career.
06:31-08:17 - Health? Or tech? Why not both, answers Vipan.
08:17-11:40 - Coming “back” to healthcare after working in IBM, and Vipan’s outlook towards health equity.
11:40-14:30 - The challenges that under-served communities face when it comes to access to healthcare services.
14:31-16:47 - The importance of quality training across spectrums, across countries, for the improvement of healthcare systems around the world.
16:48-18:12 - Vipan elaborates further the gaps that he observed in the system, during his time at UCLA.
18:12-20:45 - Vipan lists some of his favourite spectacles of innovation, including one involving just a megaphone.
20:45-23:50 - Finding his passion, and exploring his options; Vipan’s experiences during medical school.
23:51-26:18 - Choosing the right technologies to work on, and Vipan’s process of introducing innovation to the health-tech sector.
26:19-28:53 - The challenges of new technology - and how collaborations between various sectors can solve this problem.
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