About this podcast
Med Tech Gurus is a podcast dedicated to helping medical device executives stay on the leading edge of their industry. Whether you're looking to grow your sales team, commercialize new devices, set up national accounts, or improve your clinical performances, this podcast is designed to help. Each episode features an interview with a thought leader or practitioner, discussing topics like: sales force, innovation, patient outcomes, emerging technologies, supply chain, group purchasing organizations, device launches, value analysis, biotech, and more.
Episodes
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- How Great MedTech Gets Built · 35 minWhat separates a great medical device from one that never makes it to market? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down with Ian McEachern, Founder of Nerdian and a veteran…
- The Future of Stroke Recovery Starts at Home · 53 minFor decades, stroke survivors have been told that once recovery plateaus, there's little more that can be done. What if that's no longer true? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus…
- Design for Humans, Not Users · 24 minWhat if the secret to better healthcare technology isn't building smarter apps—but designing around human behavior? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down with Rio…
- Stop Managing Data. Start Seeing Risk. · 37 minWhat if the future of MedTech isn't collecting more data—but finally connecting it? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we talk with Plarent Ymeri, Founder and CEO of Smarteeva…
- The Future of Healthcare Is on Wheels · 36 minWhat if we've been thinking about healthcare delivery all wrong? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, Ryan Polselli, MD, Founder of MammoLink, challenges one of healthcare's oldest…
- Speed Loves Clarity · 35 minWhat if the biggest obstacle to innovation isn't bureaucracy—it's a lack of clarity? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we welcome Aleksandar Ciric, General Manager of Novo…
- AI Needs a Job Description · 32 minWhat if AI isn't software anymore? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down with Scott Schell, MD, PhD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer at Cognizant, to explore one of the most…
- The Human Side of Artificial Intelligence · 47 minWhat if the biggest risk in AI isn't the technology—it's the system behind it? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down with Henna Karna, Co-Founder and President of…
- Compliance Should Accelerate Innovation · 27 minWhat if the biggest bottleneck in MedTech innovation isn't science—but compliance? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down with Zahra Timsah, Founder and CEO of i-GENTIC…
- Don't Start With AI—Start With the Bottleneck · 33 minEveryone wants to apply AI to drug development. But what if the smartest place to start isn't the technology at all—it's the bottleneck. In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit…
- AI Isn't the Problem—Fragmentation Is · 32 minEveryone is racing to add AI to healthcare. But what if the bigger problem isn't adopting AI… it's the fragmented systems underneath it? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit…
- If Patients Won't Use It, It Won't Help · 30 minClinical efficacy doesn't matter if the patient won't use the device. In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down with Anat Shani, biomedical engineer and CEO of Synchrony…
- The New MedTech Battleground · 39 minIs the future of MedTech innovation shifting away from devices—and toward manufacturing? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down with Mark Freitas, Managing Director and…
- When Cyber Attacks Become Patient Care Events · 35 minCybersecurity in healthcare is no longer an IT issue—it's a patient safety issue. In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down with Skip Sorrels, Field CTO and Chief…
- Why Great MedTech Doesn't Get Adopted · 32 minWhy do breakthrough medical technologies still fail to get adopted? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down with David Neale, Co-Founder and CEO of Argá MedTech, to…
- The Diagnostic Odyssey: What Healthcare Gets Wrong About Patients · 40 minWhat does it really mean to put the patient at the center of healthcare innovation? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down with Stephanie Hunter-Banks of Jazz…
- Time Is Lives · 39 minIn rare disease, time isn't money—it's lives. In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down with Dr. Rob Freishtat, physician-scientist, former President and Co-Founder of…
- The End of 'See One, Do One, Teach One · 38 minWhat if the future of surgical training doesn't happen in the operating room? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down with Dr. Danny Goel, orthopedic surgeon, clinical…
- Visibility Is the New Currency · 41 minGreat technology doesn't win—visibility does. In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down with Lauren Schafer, Founder of Lakehouse Digital Media, to explore why so many…
- Why Telehealth Isn't Just a Video Call · 37 minAccess to care remains one of healthcare's biggest challenges—especially in physical therapy, where patients often travel hours for a single appointment. In this episode of Med…
- Robots Are Coming to the Cath Lab · 31 minWhat if the future of interventional cardiology isn't just better devices—but robotic precision? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down with Dr. Philippe Bencteux…
- Data Isn't Strategy · 43 minAI can analyze data faster than any human—but strategy still requires judgment. In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down with Joe Luminiello, Founder and CEO of RCG Intel…
- Why Most Radiology AI Fails · 45 minAI can detect lung nodules in milliseconds—so why hasn't radiology been transformed? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down with Khan Siddiqui, radiologist, serial…
- Rewriting the Rules of Pediatric Lumbar Puncture · 39 minWhat if one of pediatrics' most common emergency procedures hasn't meaningfully evolved in over a century? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down with Bob Cooper, CEO of…
- The Human Side of MedTech Innovation · 30 minWhy do so many MedTech innovations fail to gain traction—even when the technology works exactly as designed? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we're joined by Erin Rollenhagen…
- Fixing the Hidden Bottleneck in Healthcare · 32 minWhy do hospitals invest millions in clinical innovation—yet still struggle to move patients down the hall? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down with Dr. David Crabb…
- The Product Adoption Lie: Why Great MedTech Fails to Scale · 44 minWhy do so many breakthrough MedTech products fail — even when the technology works? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we're joined by Holley Miller, Founder and President of…
- When Every Minute Is Critical: Scaling AI to Save Stroke Patients · 40 minWhat if frontline clinicians everywhere had instant access to expert-level stroke imaging — no matter where a patient arrives? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we're joined by…
- From Signal to Scale: Turning MedTech Data into Growth · 29 minWhy do so many great MedTech products stall after launch — even when the data is there? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we're joined by Amy Brouhle, Vice President of…
- From Acute Care to Continuous Care · 40 minWhy has healthcare resisted digital transformation longer than almost any other industry? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we're joined by Mariano García-Valiño, four-time…
- Beating the Clock: Rethinking Brain Tumor Care · 32 minWhat if the most dangerous part of brain tumor treatment isn't the surgery… but the wait that comes after it? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down with Dr. Michael…
- Stickers That Can Save Lives: The Future of MicroWearable Health Monitoring · 40 minWhat happens when rocket-science precision meets frontline healthcare? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down with Professor Mark Kendall, Founder & CEO of WearOptimo and…
- From Data to Decisions: Powering Growth in MedTech · 47 minWhat if getting breakthrough devices to the right patients wasn't a guessing game — but a data-driven science? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down with Mike…
- Why Patients Are Losing Trust in Healthcare | The MAHA Signal Explained · 36 minWhat if the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement isn't political noise—but a powerful signal that patient expectations are fundamentally changing? In this episode of Med…
- The Future of Stroke Care Starts Here · 24 minIn this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down with Dr. Adam S. Arthur, Chief Medical Officer for Medtronic's Neurovascular business — and one of the most influential voices in…
- Engineering the Future of Wearables · 52 minIn this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we're joined by John Dugas and Dr. Kevin Schwarz of Solventum Medical—two leaders pushing wearable innovation into its next era. With expertise…
- Cracking the Code on Back Pain · 41 minIn this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we welcome Neil Klompas, Chief Executive Officer of Augurex Life Sciences. With more than two decades of experience leading companies at the…
- The Human Side of MedTech Security · 30 minWhat if the next medical breakthrough could be undone—not by biology—but by a hacker? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down with Christian Espinosa, CEO and Founder of…
- Predicting the Unseen: AI That Saves Lives · 41 minWhat if artificial intelligence could spot hospital-acquired infections days before symptoms appear? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down with Benedikt von Thüngen, CEO…
- Connected Care, Safer Births · 40 minWhat if the key to saving lives in maternal health wasn't more hospital visits—but smarter, connected care at home? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down with Anish…
- Beating Cancer with Precision · 41 minWhat if we could take the guesswork out of cancer treatment—and move from try and hope to test and know? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down with Jim Foote, CEO and…
- Saving Lives with Simpler Trauma Care · 37 minWhat if trauma care didn't require a full surgical team or a giant toolbox to save lives in critical moments? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, Dr. Adam Power, vascular surgeon…
- Stress as the Sixth Vital Sign: Precision Medicine at Scale · 34 minWhat if the missing link in treating autoimmune disease wasn't a new drug—but a better way to measure stress? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down with Dr. Andrew…
- From Patents to Patients: Reinventing Arterial Treatment · 32 minWhat happens when one of the toughest challenges in vascular medicine—severe arterial calcification—meets breakthrough engineering? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down…
- Restoring Dignity: Wearable Neuromodulation at Home · 43 minWhat if solving a widespread medical condition didn't require surgery, expensive implants, or harsh medications—but could be done by simply putting on a sock? In this episode of…
- From Innovation to Impact: The Value-Based Playbook · 46 minWhat happens when groundbreaking medtech isn't enough—when success depends on how well physicians and health plans actually adopt it? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit…
- When Innovation Meets the Human Heart · 35 minWhat if the lines of code you wrote weren't just running a program—but keeping someone's heart beating? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down with Wade Demmer, Vice…
- Sharper Vision, Smarter Tools · 32 minWhat happens when decades-old surgical tools finally get a 21st-century upgrade? In this episode of Med Tech Gurus, we sit down with Andy Chang, Chief Commercial Officer at BVI…
- Local Care, Virtually Anywhere · 41 minIn an era where telehealth is often reduced to quick, one-off visits, Ovatient CEO Michael Dalton is charting a different course—one that blends digital access with the trust…
- The Science Whisperer: How to Speak VC, Clinician & Regulator · 44 minWhat happens when a medtech founder starts college at 12, launches their first company at 9, and grows up to help clients secure over $1 billion in funding? You get Elizabeth…
