Medtech Talk
A weekly conversation with the innovators who will change how health care is delivered.
Episodes
193 episodes
Episode: 192 - Michael Jaff's Multi-Perspective Insights Into Healthcare
In this episode of Medtech Talk, host Geoff Pardo speaks with Michael Jaff, DO, chief medical officer and vice president of Clinical Affairs, Technology, and Innovation at Boston Scientific. Dr. Jaff has a long list of achievements and a robust...
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Episode 192
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Episode: 191 - Per Langoe on Bringing New Hope to Brain Cancer Patients
In this episode of Medtech Talk, host Geoff Pardo and Per Langoe, CEO of GT Medical, discuss Langoe’s extensive career, from his start in sales to eventually making his way to medtech. Langoe gives tips on how to keep investors on board during ...
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Episode 191
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Episode: 190 - The Evolution of Suki and Bringing Joy Back to Patient Care
In this episode of Medtech Talk, host Geoff Pardo speaks with Punit Soni, CEO of Suki, about using AI to build better technology in healthcare, the origins of Suki, and how Soni shifted from Google to healthcare. Soni also delves into the diffi...
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Episode 190
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Episode: 189 - Liz Kwo on Navigating the Digital Transformation of Healthcare
In this episode of Medtech Talk, host Geoff Pardo speaks with Dr. Liz Kwo, chief commercial officer at Everly Health, about how she got started in the medtech field, her experience at InfiniteMD, and the lessons learned along the way. They also...
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Episode 189
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Episode 188 - Interview with Medtech MVP 2024 Award Recipient Raymond W. Cohen
In this special episode of Medtech Talk, host Geoff Pardo interviews Raymond W. Cohen, CEO of Axonics and winner of the Medtech MVP 2024 Award. The MVP Award recognizes an individual for extraordinary contributions to a medtech company that has...
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Episode 188
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Episode: 187 - Lessons From an Early-Stage Medtech Investor
In this episode of Medtech Talk, host Geoff Pardo speaks with Darshana Zaveri, founder & managing partner of Catalyst Health Ventures, about her entry and journey to medtech and venture capital. Zaveri discusses how she approached her first...
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Episode 187
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Episode: 186 - Conor Hanley Discusses Leadership, Assimilating Perspectives, and Raising Capital
In this episode of Medtech Talk, host Geoff Pardo and Conor Hanley, PhD, CEO of FIRE1, discuss various topics ranging from leadership to entrepreneurship to raising funds. Hanely also talks about lessons learned about raising capital at BiancaM...
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Episode 186
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Episode: 185 - Rodney Perkins Discusses Navigating Entrepreneurship and ‘Maintaining the Machine’
In this month’s episode of Medtech Talk, host Geoff Pardo speaks with Rodney Perkins, M.D., serial medtech inventor and founder of several companies, including Collagen Corporation and Laserscope. Perkins delves into his extensive history as on...
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Episode 184
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Episode: 184 - Amr Salahieh on the Keys to Successful Entrepreneurship
Starting a company is an intimidating feat. Starting multiple companies is even scarier. In this month’s episode of Medtech Talk, host Geoff Pardo speaks with Amr Salahieh, founder and CEO of Shifamed, about his extensive experiences of entrepr...
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Episode 184
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Episode:183 - Dr. Nolan Williams on New Approaches to Treating Major Depressive Disorder
Though the stigma around mental illnesses has lessened, there is an ongoing mental health crisis affecting the country—and the rest of the world. In this episode of Medtech Talk, host Geoff Pardo speaks with Nolan Williams, M.D. Associate Profe...
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Episode 183
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Episode: 182 - Justin Klein on Building the Medtech Ecosystem
How does one decide to invest in the right company? In this episode of Medtech Talk, host Geoff Pardo speaks with Justin Klein, MD, JD, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Vensana Capital, about how he uses his legal background to determine the ...
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Episode 182
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Episode: 181 - Keegan Harper On Overcoming Hardships And Finding Your Talent
How does one navigate the difficult road of entrepreneurship? How do you find the right industry for you? In this episode of Medtech Talk, host Geoff Pardo speaks with serial founder and med device CEO Keegan Harper, about overcoming the challe...
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Episode 181
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Episode: 180 - From Conception to Commercialization, Jane Chao and Ceribell Are Changing Lives With This Neuromonitoring Breakthrough
Ceribell’s rapid seizure triage product for critical care received FDA’s Breakthrough Designation with an exclusive New Technology Add-on Payment (NTAP) from CMS. Everything about the ClarityPro product—from the innovative EEG headband to the E...
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Episode 180
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Episode: 179 - Overcoming Valuation Overhang – Implications on Raising Capital and Exits
How has the bullishness of 2016-2022 impacted public markets and private companies? In this special episode of Medtech Talk, we share Geoff Pardo’s Medtech MVP 2023 panel, featuring Tak G Cheung, Partner at New Enterprise Associates; J.P. Pelti...
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Episode 179
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Episode: 178 - Doug Godshall’s Business Growth Through Sales Strategies and Leadership
Doug Godshall, President and CEO of Shockwave Medical, started off selling T-shirts as an engineering student. Today, he leads the most successful high-growth medtech company in the last twenty years. In this episode of Medtech Talk, host Geoff...
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Episode 178
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Episode: 177 - Launching a New Category of Orthopedics: Moximed’s Journey and Trial Results
In his early education Anton Clifford was advised against focusing on both science and economics. But he’s put that education to good use in his entrepreneurial career. With a foundation in engineering, Clifford quickly turned to medical device...
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Episode 177
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Episode: 176 - Stacey Pugh Combines Bedside Background with Market Experience to Affect Change for Type 2 Diabetes
With a background as a trauma nurse and experience running clinical research programs, Stacey Pugh brought quite a bit of patient-focused experience with her when she shifted to industry. After several roles in the neurovascular space, now she’...
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Episode 176
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Episode: 175 - Marine Raider Turned CEO Leverages Advanced Technology to Design Novel Urological Diagnostic Devices
Derek Herrera, founder and CEO of Bright Uro, grew up in a military family with a curious mind and a skill for building things. After graduating, he entered the Naval Academy, studied systems engineering and robotics, and became a Special Opera...
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Episode 175
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Episode: 174 - Lisa Anderson on Paragonix Technologies’ Revolutionary Organ Transplant Preservation and Transport Device
Growing up in Austria as the daughter of two physicians, Lisa Anderson, co-founder and CEO of Paragonix Technologies, spent many evenings around the dinner table discussing patient care with her parents. After pursuing advanced studies in biome...
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Episode 174
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Episode: 173 - A Continued Conversation: Fred Khosravi on Transforming a Medical Invention to an Exceptional Innovation
Fred Khosravi, chairman and CEO of Imperative Care, returns to the podcast for another engaging conversation with host Geoff Pardo about his personal and professional experiences in the medtech space. He speaks about the elements of preparednes...
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Episode 173
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Episode 172: Fred Khosravi on Using ‘Forces of Good’ to Transform the Medtech Space
This month host Geoff Pardo speaks with one of the most prolific entrepreneurs in the medtech industry, Fred Khosravi, chairman and CEO of Imperative Care, about the path that led him to start over 24 healthtech startups. Khosravi recounts leav...
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Episode 172
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Episode 171: Viz.ai CEO Chris Mansi on Artificial Intelligence and Increasing Patient Access to Life-Saving Treatments
As a trained neurosurgeon, Dr. Chris Mansi is familiar with the challenges patients face in accessing lifesaving treatments. After earning an MBA from Stanford and enrolling in their Biodesign Medical Innovation track, he learned to develop mul...
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Episode 171
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Episode: 170 - Stanford Professor Dr. Joshua Makower Talks Multidisciplinary Innovation in the Medical Device and Consumer Product Markets
Dr. Josh Makower is one of the few multidisciplinary leaders making a tremendous and broad-reaching impact on the medical device and consumer product industries. As an inventor, professor, CEO, and venture capitalist with experiences in medicin...
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Episode 170
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Episode: 169 - Andy Doraiswamy, CEO of Koya Medical, Talks Mountaineering, Meditation, and Management
Before he began his Ph.D. program in biomedical engineering, Andy Doraiswamy bought a one-way ticket to Southeast Asia to explore and “find himself.” He was successful: discovering a love for mountain climbing’s physical and mental challenges a...
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Episode 169
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Episode: 168 - Alleviant Medical CEO Adam Berman on the No-Implant Device Treating Diastolic Heart Failure
Host Geoff Pardo talks with Adam Berman, CEO of Alleviant Medical, about the groundbreaking device treating heart failure without hardware or permanent implants. The Alleviant device mitigates shortness of breath in patients with diastolic hear...
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Episode 168
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