In this episode, our guest is Dr. Siyu Shi, MD, MBA. Dr. Shi is an investor at venture capital firm F-Prime Capital. She has over 10 portfolio companies, across healthcare sub sectors including MedTech, IT, and therapeutics, in which she led or co-led the investment. She also collaborates with Eight Roads, F-Prime’s sister company, based in Asia to work with Chinese startups. She talks about her experience both as an internal operator and an outside investor and why she ultimately chose F-Prime. This episode ought to be of interest to anyone interested in becoming a physician entrepreneur and in understanding how a hard science background can be useful for a career in finance.
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This episode was hosted and edited by David Park.
Timestamps
(01:10) Why choose a business career over residency?
(02:25) Working as a founder vs. investor
(03:40) Transferable skills of science to venture capital investing
(05:10) F-Prime’s investment capabilities and range
(06:04) Eight Roads and working with Chinese startups
(07:59) Sourcing startups
(08:40) F-Prime’s differentiator within the VC industry
(09:51) AI hype
(11:11) Engrail Therapeutics: most recent investment
(13:10) Startup accelerators at Stanford
(15:52) Assessing entrepreneurial DNA
(16:44) IPO successes
(19:02) Advice for future investors and founders
(19:55) Weightlifting
In this episode, our guest is Dr. John Whyte, MD, MPH, and CMO of WebMD. Dr. Whyte brings years of experience from working for the FDA, CMS, and Discovery Channel to WebMD and helps create high level strategy. Focusing on healthcare mis/information, we discussed the role of AI, drug advertising, challenges during the pandemic, and consumerism in healthcare. This episode ought to be of interest to anyone interested in taking agency over their health information or becoming a physician-businessperson.
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This episode was hosted and edited by David Park.
Timestamps
(01:08) Role of CMO at WebMD
(02:17) Balancing corporate and clinical work
(06:10) Med school to health policy space
(08:45) Choosing the right content for WebMD
(11:35) AI in healthcare delivery
(14:35) Health is wealth
(15:30) Growth strategies and initiatives
(18:31) Direct-to-consumer drug advertising
(21:55) Misinformation and transparency
(24:23) Data trends from search engines
(26:29) Challenges and opportunities during the pandemic
(27:45) Controlling social media algorithms
(33:03) Retail healthcare and consumerism
(36:10) Personal goals
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Reid Waldman, M.D., Forbes 30 Under 30 Class of 2024, dermatologist, and founder and CEO of Veradermics. With over $40 million raised, Veradermics is looking to change the fact that there has been little to no innovation in dermatology in recent years. Dr. Waldman took a huge risk by jumping from medicine to the startup space. He talks about how he can make a much larger impact on patients’ lives through Veradermics than by being an individual physician. This episode ought to be of interest to anyone interested in becoming a physician entrepreneur and understanding how a medical background can provide an edge in starting and growing a successful business.
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This episode was hosted and edited by David Park.
Timestamps
(01:16) Background
(02:45) Hacking Dermatology to $40M raised
(04:23) Meeting his lead investor during Series A
(05:10) Why has there been little innovation in dermatology?
(07:07) Physician entrepreneur
(08:42) Taking risks: from medicine to startup
(10:49) Goal of Veradermics
(11:39) Veradermics differentiator
(13:40) Challenges
(14:51) Learning on the job
(19:49) Thought partners
In this episode, our guest is Dr. David L. Nathan, M.D., psychiatrist, founder of Doctors for Drug Policy Reform (D4DPR), and co-designer of the universal cannabis symbol. We talk about his motivation behind founding a non-profit and the challenges that came with it. We also explore what it’s like working with politicians to make physician voices heard and to create evidence-based policies. In 2019, Dr. Nathan testified in front of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee regarding cannabis regulation and legalization. He professes his love for graphic designing and labeling which, with the help of his son, Eli, led to them designing the International Intoxicating Cannabis Products Symbol (IICPS), adopted by four states now. This episode ought to be of interest to anyone interested in advocacy work in healthcare and understanding a doctor’s perspective on drug legalization and regulation in the U.S.
Follow us on Twitter @doctorsinbiz to meet more creative doctors! This episode was hosted and edited by David Park. Music for this episode is credited to Nightfloat.
Timestamps
(00:57) What’s D4DPR?
(02:08) What does D4DPR do?
(05:17) Biden pardons Marijuana users
(07:44) Starting a non-profit
(14:30) Testifying in front of Congress
(16:00) Increase in ER visits by children in newly legalized states?
(21:40) Evidence-based public health policy
(26:13) Risks of underage use of cannabis
(32:40) Designing the universal cannabis symbol
(37:37) Destigmatizing cannabis use
(40:50) Hit’em where they ain’t
In this episode, join Dr. Lucy McBride as we unravel the intricate tapestry of what true health entails. She is the host of the podcast “Beyond the Prescription,” where she brings on guests ranging from musicians to politicians, discussing how their life challenges allowed them to view holistic health differently. She shares her personal motivation behind creating the podcast and the health challenges she faced as a young adult. Dr. McBride is currently a practicing primary care physician based in D.C.
Follow us on Twitter @doctorscreate to hear more from creative doctors! This episode was hosted and edited by David Park. Music for this episode is credited to Nightfloat.
Timestamps
(01:28) Origins of “Beyond the Prescription” podcast
(06:13) Writing a newsletter “Are You Okay?”
(10:16) Problems with the current primary care doctor
(16:37) Conversations you should have with your primary care doctor
(19:21) Getting from intention to execution
(23:22) A teenage girl’s problems
(26:17) Managing stress in college
(31:12) Normalizing the human condition
In this episode, Dr. Shilpa Darivemula shares about how her experiences as both a dancer and a doctor led her to create the Aseemkala Initiative. This group is dedicated to harnessing the power of traditional dance to perform modern stories about healthcare inequities. Dr. Darivemula is trained in a form of Indian classical dance known as Kuchipudi. She is also an OB/GYN, currently completing a General Obstetrics and Gynecology Reproductive Health Fellowship at UNC. You can learn more about the Aseemkala Initative at https://aseemkala.org.
Dr. Darivemula was also involved in the Re-imagining Medicine Festival, which we covered in Episode #49. You can also watch the performances from the 2023 Reimagining Medicine Festival here.
This episode was hosted and edited by Mekala Neelakantan. Check out https://www.doctorswhocreate.com/about for the full podcast team. Music for this episode is credited to the band, Nightfloat. As always, please tweet us (@doctorscreate) with any questions, comments, or feedback!
In this episode, learn more how to harness the power of technology to improve mental health, from digital psychiatrist and creative extraordinaire Dr. Nina Vasan. She shares about her experiences as the founder and executive director of Brainstorm: The Stanford Lab for Mental Health Innovation, designing new tools for Pinterest and TikTok, as the chief medical officer of Real, a startup dedicated to expanding online access to psychiatric treatment, and as the author of Do Good Well: Your Guide to Leadership, Action, and Social Innovation.
Follow us on Twitter @doctorscreate to hear more from creative doctors! This episode was hosted and edited by David Park. Music for this episode is credited to Nightfloat.
Timestamps
(06:42) Screen time and depression
(07:46) Interdisciplinary team at Brainstorm
(10:12) Mental health help on Pinterest
(13:09) Brainstorm x Pinterest
(20:05) Brainstorm x TikTok
(26:16) Modern therapy through Real
(32:43) Does Real actually help you get better?
(36:25) First generation mental health apps
(40:06) Lack of mental health professionals
(44:47) Creativity in medicine
In this episode, learn more about the Reimagining Medicine Festival, a traveling, virtual festival exploring the intersection of arts with justice in medicine. The theme of this year's festival, hosted by Weill Cornell and sponsored by the American Medical Women's Association Dance and Theater Task Force, is "Metamorphosis." We hear from members of the planning committee, Kate Cox, Andrea Samson, Jasmine Thomas, and Sophia Salingaros about the process of creating this community space and how they have bridged their personal experiences with dance, art, and medicine!
Check out https://www.reimaginingmedicinefestival.org/ for information about how to participate!
This episode was hosted and edited by Darlina Liu. Check out https://www.doctorswhocreate.com/about for the full podcast team. Music for this episode is credited to the band, Nightfloat. As always, please tweet us (@doctorscreate) with any questions, comments, or feedback!
We will be back with our regularly, monthly podcasts in Spring 2023!
Dr. Evan Ashkin is the director and founder of the North Carolina Formerly Incarcerated Transition (NC FIT) program, which helps connect chronically ill formerly incarcerated individuals to primary care medical services. He currently serves as a professor of family medicine at the UNC School of Medicine, teaching in the underserved track of the residency program, and sees patients at Piedmont Health Services, which serves vulnerable populations.
You can reach Dr. Ashkin with questions or comments at ashkin@med.unc.edu. If you’re interested in hearing more about the program, please visit their website at ncfitprogram.org.
To hear more about the Transitions Clinic Network upon which the NC FIT program was based, please visit their website at https://transitionsclinic.org/.
If you’re interested in an overview of post-release healthcare and re-entry programming, you can read more about it in an article co-authored by Dr. Ashkin, called “Prison And Jail Reentry And Health”: https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hpb20210928.343531/.
References of interest:
• The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander (https://newjimcrow.com/)
• 13th by Ava Duvernay (a documentary viewable on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80091741)
This episode was hosted and produced by Margaret Wang. Check out https://www.doctorswhocreate.com/about for the full podcast team. Music for this episode is credited to the band, Nightfloat. As always, please tweet us (@doctorscreate) with any questions, comments, or feedback!
In this episode, learn more about how one general surgeon created balance in his life and moved his family and work to New Zealand! Dr. Charles Black is a prolific writer and photographer. In his most recent Doximity Op-Med he writes about how "Good Enough is Good Enough, in the OR and in Life." You can read more about Dr. Black's creative pursuits on his personal blog and on Doximity.
If you are interested in contributing to the Doctors Who Create podcast or joining the team, send us an email at dwcfilesubmission@gmail.com. This episode was hosted by Darlina Liu and edited by Mekala Neelakantan. Check out https://www.doctorswhocreate.com/about for the full podcast team. Music for this episode is credited to the band, Nightfloat. As always, please tweet us (@doctorscreate) with any questions, comments, or feedback!
In this episode, Margaret Wang interviews Dr. Subha Airan-Javia, CEO and founder of CareAlign, a digital tool used by healthcare systems in conjunction with the electronic medical record to facilitate efficient clinical workflow, provider communication, and patient safety in the hospital. Dr. Airan-Javia is also a distinguished hospitalist and previous Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer at Penn Medicine, with recent induction as a Fellow into the American Medical Informatics Association.
If you are interested in contributing to the Doctors Who Create podcast or joining the team, send us an email at dwcfilesubmission@gmail.com.
This episode was hosted and edited by Margaret Wang. Check out https://www.doctorswhocreate.com/about for the full podcast team. Music for this episode is credited to the band, Nightfloat. As always, please tweet us (@doctorscreate) with any questions, comments, or feedback!
This episode was brought to you by some of the newest members of the Doctors Who Create podcast team! In this episode, Elaine Ma interviews Dr. Roberta Kung, anesthesiologist and founder of GiftedTaste. This experiential platform focuses on promoting wellness and empowering women through retreats and other innovative programming. Dr. Kung shares candidly about the personal and professional experiences that have shaped her journey.
If you are interested in contributing to the Doctors Who Create podcast or joining the team, send us an email at dwcfilesubmission@gmail.com.
This episode was hosted by Elaine Ma and edited by Michel Liu. Check out https://www.doctorswhocreate.com/about for the full podcast team. Music for this episode is credited to the band, Nightfloat. As always, please tweet us (@doctorscreate) with any questions, comments, or feedback!
Now that we're a few months into our intern year, I sat down with my class to discuss how we've managed to create a community amongst ourselves and how we've been able to keep up our creative hobbies in residency. In this episode, we cover so many topics from Dungeons & Dragons to boy bands. Come join us as we talk about how we bring fun, play, and creativity back into medicine.
If you are interested in contributing to the Doctors Who Create podcast or joining the team, send us an email at dwcfilesubmission@gmail.com.
This episode was produced by Darlina Liu. Music for this episode is credited to the band, Nightfloat. As always, please tweet us (@doctorscreate) with any questions, comments, or feedback!
We are back (after a brief hiatus as we both started intern year)!
In this episode, we sat down with Dr. Adam Stern, psychiatrist and author of Committed: Dispatches from a Psychiatrist in Training. His memoir was featured on People Magazine's Book of the Week and Amazon Editor's Pick for Best Biographies and Memoirs. He shares about the creative process in transforming his writing from idea to publication, as well as the experience of imposter syndrome in medical training.
You can read more of Dr. Stern's works here: https://www.adamsternmd.com/
If you are interested in contributing to the Doctors Who Create podcast or joining the team, send us an email at dwcfilesubmission@gmail.com.
At Doctors Who Create, our podcasts are brought to you by Darlina Liu and Mekala Neelakantan. Music for this episode is credited to the band, Nightfloat. As always, please tweet us (@doctorscreate) with any questions, comments, or feedback!
Dr. Eleanor Love created The Simple Sunflower in medical school, inspired to combine her passions for floristry and medicine. Her organization collects flower donations from wedding parties and rearranges them into bouquets for patients in hospitals in her local community of Richmond, VA. The Simple Sunflower has grown and grown since its inception in 2019. In this podcast episode, Dr. Love shares her best floral arrangement tips, the uncanny similarities between radiology and flower arranging, and her philosophy about the role of creativity in science.
You can learn more about The Simple Sunflower at: https://www.thesimplesunflower.com/
If you would like to support the cause, they are accepting donations via their GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-simple-sunflower
At Doctors Who Create, our podcasts are brought to you by Darlina Liu and Mekala Neelakantan. Music for this episode is credited to the band, Nightfloat. As always, please tweet us (@doctorscreate) with any questions, comments, or feedback!
Meet Dr. Syed Hoda! A person, photographer, poet, bone and soft tissue pathologist, and so much more...
In this episode of Doctors Who Create, Dr. Hoda talks about his path to medicine and beyond. He speaks candidly about creativity and its role in our personal and professional lives. For all the new interns out there this July, you won't want to miss out on his valuable advice for keeping life balanced. For even more worldly wisdom, you can follow Dr. Hoda on Twitter at @01sth02.
At Doctors Who Create, our podcasts are brought to you by Darlina Liu and Mekala Neelakantan. Music for this episode is credited to the band, Nightfloat. As always, please tweet us (@doctorscreate) with any questions, comments, or feedback!
In this episode of Doctors Who Create, Drs. Mekala Neelakantan and Karan Pandher reflect back on their experiences creating and maintaining a relationship throughout college, medical school, and into residency. They speak candidly about both the joys and challenges of dating another person in medicine. Listen to this episode to hear their advice on love and the couples match!
At Doctors Who Create, our podcasts are brought to you by Darlina Liu and Mekala Neelakantan. Music for this episode is credited to the band, Nightfloat. As always, please tweet us (@doctorscreate) with any questions, comments, or feedback!