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The Medical Innovation PodcastTransforming MRI from art to science with AI - Vista AIIn this episode, we speak with Daniel Hawkins, CEO of Vista AI and veteran medical device innovator behind the Da Vinci robot and Shockwave Medical, about using AI to transform MRI imaging across all anatomies. Daniel explains how Vista AI's technology directly controls MRI machines to reduce scan times and skill requirements, acting as a "co-pilot" for technologists while addressing critical staffing shortages. We discuss his journey from discovering that 70% of severe mitral regurgitation diagnoses via echo aren't confirmed by MRI, leading to unnecessary surgeries, and how Vista AI's vision extends far beyond cardiac to automate every type of...2025-07-2258 minThe Medical Innovation PodcastPowering global health with AI - MicrosoftIn this episode, we speak with Dr. Bill Weeks, Director of AI for Health at Microsoft and Medical Director of Bing, about how one of the world’s largest tech companies is supporting global health through AI. Bill shares how Microsoft partners with nonprofits and researchers to tackle challenges like health equity and medical access, and offers insight into the role of search and large language models in clinical contexts. We also discuss how Big Tech can engage responsibly in healthcare by focusing on partnerships, impact, and trust.2025-07-071h 04The Medical Innovation PodcastDemocratizing complex surgeries with AI-powered surgical superpowers - Andromeda SurgicalWe speak with Nick Damiano, Co-Founder and CEO of Andromeda Surgical, about creating autonomous surgical robots driven by AI. He explains that Andromeda is primarily a software company using a “human-in-the-loop” approach to give surgeons “superpowers” rather than replace them. The team’s mission is to “democratize the procedure,” beginning with HOLEP, and they aim to bring the fastest surgical robot to market by minimizing hardware complexity and working closely with regulators.2025-06-0447 minThe Medical Innovation PodcastFinding light in darkness with a trusted guide on your health journey - RoonIn this special collaboration episode with MD+, we chat with Vikram Bhaskaran, founder and CEO of Roon, about building a patient-first health platform to replace “Dr. Google” with clear, compassionate medical guidance. Vikram shares how his caregiving experience shaped Roon’s mission, and how short-form video paired with trusted physician voices can scale knowledge while preserving empathy. We also discuss Roon’s AI approach, which draws only from expert-reviewed content, and why involving clinicians in digital health innovation is more important than ever.2025-05-0737 minThe Medical Innovation PodcastRedesigning clinical workflows with Voice AI - SukiIn this episode, we chat with Dr. Erin Palm, a trauma surgeon and Head of Product at Suki AI, about building AI tools that reduce documentation burden and enhance clinical workflows. Erin shares how her experience in the operating room informs product development, and how Suki is leveraging voice AI to support, not interrupt, the doctor-patient relationship. We also dive into the future of ambient documentation and what it takes to design technology that clinicians actually want to use.2025-04-1659 minThe Medical Innovation PodcastBuilding a guardian angel for physicians - Vera HealthWe chat with Maxime and Taieb, co-founders of Vera Health, who are building an AI-driven clinical decision support tool designed to deliver high-quality medical evidence directly at the point of care. They share how their personal experiences, technical backgrounds, and time at MIT and Y Combinator shaped the development of Vera. The conversation explores the challenges of integrating into clinical workflows and how Vera differentiates itself in a rapidly evolving healthcare AI landscape.2025-04-0355 minThe Medical Innovation PodcastBridging the gap to medical knowledge - OpenEvidenceIn this episode, we chat with Zachary Ziegler, the CTO and co-founder of OpenEvidence, who discusses the challenges of accessing the vast amount of medical literature and how their platform aims to solve this problem for clinicians. Zachary also shares insights into the development and impact of OpenEvidence, its user base, and his perspective on the future of AI in healthcare.2025-03-0655 minThe Medical Innovation PodcastCreating the most widely used clinical reference - MDCalc and OffcallThis episode features one of the foremost innovators in healthcare, Dr. Graham Walker, the Founder of MDCalc and Offcall. Graham shares his inspiration for starting both companies and his journey juggling them with his career as an Emergency Medicine physician. He also discusses the future of healthcare and how technology like artificial intelligence may play a role in clinical care.2025-02-171h 01The Medical Innovation PodcastAddressing the limitations of the human brain in medical practice - Glass HealthWe sit down with Dr. Dereck Paul, CEO of Glass Health, who discusses his journey creating an AI-powered clinical decision support tool for clinicians. The episode highlights Glass Health's innovative approach to addressing the limitations of the human brain in medical practice. Dereck also shares his insights on building a successful healthcare AI company, including the importance of direct clinician engagement and the evolving landscape of clinical decision support.2025-01-1359 min
Let's Dive Right InShould you be investing in short term rental real estate? With Pranav Tadi, VP Finance, HBSWe talk to Pranav about his real estate investment strategy - buying properties to rent out on Airbnb, which helps him reduce tax burden and build a real estate portfolio long term. We discuss how he got into it, what it’s all about and pros and cons. 2025-01-0240 minThe Medical Innovation PodcastAutomating Eye Screening to Prevent Blindness - EyeCheqWe speak with Ali Khoshnevis, Co-Founder and CSO of EyeCheq, a company dedicated to revolutionizing eye care accessibility. Driven by a mission to prevent blindness, this episode explores his journey from inspiration to overcoming the challenges of hardware development and the company's ambitious goals for the future of global eye health.2024-12-3042 minThe Medical Innovation PodcastBuilding an AI-Powered Clinical Copilot - AvoWe are joined by Dr. Yair Saperstein, the CEO and Founder of Avo, who discusses his experience creating an AI-powered clinical copilot. From working towards a measurable ROI to navigating integration with emergency health records, this episode provides valuable insights into the evolution of Avo and building a healthcare AI company.2024-12-1654 minThe Medical Innovation PodcastAutomating Medical Documentation and Billing - KnowtexWe are joined by our inaugural guest, Caroline Zhang, the CEO of Knowtex, to discuss her journey working to automate healthcare documentation and billing. From hearing about how the idea for Knowtex was born to her experience participating in Y Combinator and the VA's AI Tech Sprint, learn all about what it takes to make an impact in healthcare.2024-12-1051 minThe Medical Innovation PodcastChallenges of Building AI Tools in HealthcareWe discuss the challenge of building AI applications targeted to the healthcare industry. From developing a platform to commercializing, we discuss challenges including data collection, patient privacy, providing a unique value proposition and getting widespread adoption.2024-12-1035 minThe Medical Innovation PodcastIntro & Industry OverviewThis episode introduces the hosts and the podcast. We discuss AI in Healthcare as a whole and begin diving into the landscape, specific companies, and challenges.2024-12-1028 min
Dumb DiveGod Human Animal MachinePranav tells us the story of his adventures being a bartender for a farmer's convention in rural UK and the pros of getting into the gig economy. For the core of the discussion, Arvind brings up ideas from the book "God, Human, Animal, Machine" by Meghan O'Gieblyn regarding intelligence, consciousness and how we interact with increasingly intelligent robots and machines.Linksaibo (robot dog)What Is It Like To Be A Bat?Chiropterology (BATS) with Dr. Merlin Tuttle [Ologies podcast]Jumping SpidersLove Death Robots S1E14 Spoiler Alert : 00:55:53 - 00:58:36Is LaMDA Sentient? - Blake...2022-08-071h 25Dumb DiveDeath, post-colonial identity and groceriesContent Warning: DeathPranav and Arvind talk about the 24 hour news cycle and how it ties into fear mongering, a book discussion on Tuesdays with Morrie (Spoiler alert!) and the cultural identity of Indian cities and how colonialism has influenced them. Topics00:00:46 - Philosophy of Fear by Lars Svendsen00:03:55 - Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan00:07:47 - State of Fear by Michael Crichton00:11:33 - Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom00:22:54 - One - Metallica00:35:59 - Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi2022-07-091h 01Dumb DiveWe Don't Need No EducationOn this episode of Dumb Dive, Pranav and Arvind talk education, looking at teaching styles, what it means to really learn something, and why marketing and design actually matter a LOT in education.2022-06-2654 minDumb DiveMatchas go BerserkPranav introduces some of the stories and games he has been revisiting, and Arvind talks about his love for weird gimmick video games and how the metaverse looks worse than games from the 2000s.We also each have our highly caffeinated rants against tea-travesties (travesteas perhaps?)Notes00:00:47 Berserk (Manga)00:02:46 "Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you" - Nietzsche00:05:20 "man created God in his own image" - Ludwig Feuerbach2022-06-0956 minDumb DiveYou Can't Kill The MetalJoin Pranav and Arvind as we dive into the headbanging, doomthumping sound of metal music and culture. As connoisseurs of fine metal, we talk about our favourite bands, the role metal plays in emotional release, mosh etiquette and the nature of elitism that differentiates 'true metal' from 'poseurs'.
Some stuff we mention
00:00:50 - Metal Lords on Netflix
00:05:54 - Behemoth - Ov Fire and the Void
00:07:40 - Tap Tap Revenge
00:23:54 - In Flames style change criticism
00:34:01 - Varg Vikernes and Black Metal
00:40:02 - DC Dark Nights: Metal
2022-05-231h 11Dumb DiveEvolving Consciousness - Sentient Ants Talk about Annoying MosquitoesRadio shows by ants, how the inability to withstand the charge of a bison accelerated our development of tools and the spread of the digital meme - this week is an absolute doozy to kick off 2022. Pranav and Arvind talk about evolution and the development of what we call consciousness. What is intelligence and how is it different from consciousness? Is self-awareness a requisite for being conscious or is that just because of our human-centric look at life and existence? Reading List:Metazoa - Peter Godfrey-SmithConsciousness Explained - Daniel DennettEusociality: Origin...2022-01-1153 minDumb DiveMakers, movers and shakersWe discuss the maker movement, and how we can build communities and shared spaces for innovation. Arvind explains what jailbreaking is and why users often want to 'root' their devices. Pranav compares the maker movement to other sub-cultures across gaming, car modification and more. What resources can we leverage to build shared repositories of information that are curated by the community?Apple announces Self Service RepairMakers by Cory DoctorowAwesome Lists2021-12-1350 minDumb DiveEveryday I'm Hustlin'In this episode, Pranav and Arvind discuss the toxic and harmful side of productivity and 'hustle' culture, all while Pranav shows off his vocabulary a little.2021-07-3156 minDumb DiveIsn't every video game an RPG?We revisit video games and the peculiar vocabulary gamers use to classify and describe games. Is any game where you play a defined role a 'role-playing game' or is there more nuance to it?Also Pranav and Arvind verbally joust to decide whether games should be classified by mechanics and gameplay or by emotion and story.2021-07-1856 minDumb DiveWhat is a Game?"... but a miserable pile of secrets." - Castlevania: Symphony of the NightJoin Arvind and Pranav as they discuss what they like about their favourite video games, what it means for a video game to be good, and why video games as a storytelling medium do something completely different from film and prose. 2021-07-0456 minDumb DiveBreaking the Turing Test: On Artificial Intelligence and LanguageJoin Arvind and Pranav on their latest episode on artificial intelligence, language, and whether teaching computers to speak will lead to the Rise of the Machines. Sources: On Less than One Shot Learning and Tiny Data - https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/10/16/1010566/ai-machine-learning-with-tiny-data/An Overview of GPT-3 - https://hackernoon.com/first-talos-now-gpt-3-a-deep-dive-8o1p3zofOn the Role of Language in Intelligence - https://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/dennett/papers/rolelang.htmThe Great Automatic Grammatizor - Roald Dahl2021-06-2056 min
The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit VarmaFixing Indian EducationIt is a humanitarian and moral failure that 73 years after Independence, our education system remains broken. We have failed our children through all this time. Karthik Muralidharan joins Amit Varma in episode 185 of The Seen and the Unseen to share his insights from years of research on the ground. We can fix this. Is the NEP part of the solution? Also check out: 1. Karthik Muralidharan's bio at UCSD. 2. Walking the Talk -- Inga Kiderra's profile of Karthik Muralidharan. 3. Reforming the Indian School Education System -- Karthik Muralidharan's chapter from What the Economy Needs Now. 4. The State and the Market in Education...2020-08-093h 20
Pranav Rajkumar01 The Chase..Music and Background Score from the 2011 Short-Film "Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen".
Original Music and Score by Pranav Rajkumar.
Bass Guitar(Song) - Rex David
Solo Violin - Prajeeth Kumar
Singers :
Sai Shankar Ganesh(Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen)
Sharath Chandra Balan (Kadhalukku Artham)
Sree Chitra (Humming)
Backing Vocals & Additional Programming - Arvind Ramprasad
Lyrics - Pranav Rajkumar
All Rights Reserved.
Copyright © 2011 Pranav Rajkumar.2015-12-2500 min
Pranav Rajkumar02 Sekhar Enters..Music and Background Score from the 2011 Short-Film "Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen".
Original Music and Score by Pranav Rajkumar.
Bass Guitar(Song) - Rex David
Solo Violin - Prajeeth Kumar
Singers :
Sai Shankar Ganesh(Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen)
Sharath Chandra Balan (Kadhalukku Artham)
Sree Chitra (Humming)
Backing Vocals & Additional Programming - Arvind Ramprasad
Lyrics - Pranav Rajkumar
All Rights Reserved.
Copyright © 2011 Pranav Rajkumar.2015-12-2501 min
Pranav Rajkumar03 Yedhedho Ennam ValarthenMusic and Background Score from the 2011 Short-Film "Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen".
Original Music and Score by Pranav Rajkumar.
Bass Guitar(Song) - Rex David
Solo Violin - Prajeeth Kumar
Singers :
Sai Shankar Ganesh(Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen)
Sharath Chandra Balan (Kadhalukku Artham)
Sree Chitra (Humming)
Backing Vocals & Additional Programming - Arvind Ramprasad
Lyrics - Pranav Rajkumar
All Rights Reserved.
Copyright © 2011 Pranav Rajkumar.2015-12-2502 min
Pranav Rajkumar04 Pounding HeartbeatMusic and Background Score from the 2011 Short-Film "Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen".
Original Music and Score by Pranav Rajkumar.
Bass Guitar(Song) - Rex David
Solo Violin - Prajeeth Kumar
Singers :
Sai Shankar Ganesh(Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen)
Sharath Chandra Balan (Kadhalukku Artham)
Sree Chitra (Humming)
Backing Vocals & Additional Programming - Arvind Ramprasad
Lyrics - Pranav Rajkumar
All Rights Reserved.
Copyright © 2011 Pranav Rajkumar.2015-12-2500 min
Pranav Rajkumar05 Cat's Out Of The BagMusic and Background Score from the 2011 Short-Film "Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen".
Original Music and Score by Pranav Rajkumar.
Bass Guitar(Song) - Rex David
Solo Violin - Prajeeth Kumar
Singers :
Sai Shankar Ganesh(Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen)
Sharath Chandra Balan (Kadhalukku Artham)
Sree Chitra (Humming)
Backing Vocals & Additional Programming - Arvind Ramprasad
Lyrics - Pranav Rajkumar
All Rights Reserved.
Copyright © 2011 Pranav Rajkumar.2015-12-2500 min
Pranav Rajkumar06 What Do I SayMusic and Background Score from the 2011 Short-Film "Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen".
Original Music and Score by Pranav Rajkumar.
Bass Guitar(Song) - Rex David
Solo Violin - Prajeeth Kumar
Singers :
Sai Shankar Ganesh(Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen)
Sharath Chandra Balan (Kadhalukku Artham)
Sree Chitra (Humming)
Backing Vocals & Additional Programming - Arvind Ramprasad
Lyrics - Pranav Rajkumar
All Rights Reserved.
Copyright © 2011 Pranav Rajkumar.2015-12-2501 min
Pranav Rajkumar07 Dagger In The HeartMusic and Background Score from the 2011 Short-Film "Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen".
Original Music and Score by Pranav Rajkumar.
Bass Guitar(Song) - Rex David
Solo Violin - Prajeeth Kumar
Singers :
Sai Shankar Ganesh(Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen)
Sharath Chandra Balan (Kadhalukku Artham)
Sree Chitra (Humming)
Backing Vocals & Additional Programming - Arvind Ramprasad
Lyrics - Pranav Rajkumar
All Rights Reserved.
Copyright © 2011 Pranav Rajkumar.2015-12-2501 min
Pranav Rajkumar08 Fruits Of FriendshipMusic and Background Score from the 2011 Short-Film "Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen".
Original Music and Score by Pranav Rajkumar.
Bass Guitar(Song) - Rex David
Solo Violin - Prajeeth Kumar
Singers :
Sai Shankar Ganesh(Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen)
Sharath Chandra Balan (Kadhalukku Artham)
Sree Chitra (Humming)
Backing Vocals & Additional Programming - Arvind Ramprasad
Lyrics - Pranav Rajkumar
All Rights Reserved.
Copyright © 2011 Pranav Rajkumar.2015-12-2500 min
Pranav Rajkumar09 Not Good To Have Enemies..Music and Background Score from the 2011 Short-Film "Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen".
Original Music and Score by Pranav Rajkumar.
Bass Guitar(Song) - Rex David
Solo Violin - Prajeeth Kumar
Singers :
Sai Shankar Ganesh(Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen)
Sharath Chandra Balan (Kadhalukku Artham)
Sree Chitra (Humming)
Backing Vocals & Additional Programming - Arvind Ramprasad
Lyrics - Pranav Rajkumar
All Rights Reserved.
Copyright © 2011 Pranav Rajkumar.2015-12-2503 min
Pranav Rajkumar10 Dont Kill Me ChanduMusic and Background Score from the 2011 Short-Film "Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen".
Original Music and Score by Pranav Rajkumar.
Bass Guitar(Song) - Rex David
Solo Violin - Prajeeth Kumar
Singers :
Sai Shankar Ganesh(Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen)
Sharath Chandra Balan (Kadhalukku Artham)
Sree Chitra (Humming)
Backing Vocals & Additional Programming - Arvind Ramprasad
Lyrics - Pranav Rajkumar
All Rights Reserved.
Copyright © 2011 Pranav Rajkumar.2015-12-2500 min
Pranav Rajkumar11 Kadhalukku ArthamMusic and Background Score from the 2011 Short-Film "Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen".
Original Music and Score by Pranav Rajkumar.
Bass Guitar(Song) - Rex David
Solo Violin - Prajeeth Kumar
Singers :
Sai Shankar Ganesh(Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen)
Sharath Chandra Balan (Kadhalukku Artham)
Sree Chitra (Humming)
Backing Vocals & Additional Programming - Arvind Ramprasad
Lyrics - Pranav Rajkumar
All Rights Reserved.
Copyright © 2011 Pranav Rajkumar.2015-12-2501 min
Pranav Rajkumar12 Some Flashback..Music and Background Score from the 2011 Short-Film "Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen".
Original Music and Score by Pranav Rajkumar.
Bass Guitar(Song) - Rex David
Solo Violin - Prajeeth Kumar
Singers :
Sai Shankar Ganesh(Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen)
Sharath Chandra Balan (Kadhalukku Artham)
Sree Chitra (Humming)
Backing Vocals & Additional Programming - Arvind Ramprasad
Lyrics - Pranav Rajkumar
All Rights Reserved.
Copyright © 2011 Pranav Rajkumar.2015-12-2500 min
Pranav Rajkumar13 The Time Has Come..Music and Background Score from the 2011 Short-Film "Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen".
Original Music and Score by Pranav Rajkumar.
Bass Guitar(Song) - Rex David
Solo Violin - Prajeeth Kumar
Singers :
Sai Shankar Ganesh(Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen)
Sharath Chandra Balan (Kadhalukku Artham)
Sree Chitra (Humming)
Backing Vocals & Additional Programming - Arvind Ramprasad
Lyrics - Pranav Rajkumar
All Rights Reserved.
Copyright © 2011 Pranav Rajkumar.2015-12-2501 min
Pranav Rajkumar14 She Has It In Her..Music and Background Score from the 2011 Short-Film "Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen".
Original Music and Score by Pranav Rajkumar.
Bass Guitar(Song) - Rex David
Solo Violin - Prajeeth Kumar
Singers :
Sai Shankar Ganesh(Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen)
Sharath Chandra Balan (Kadhalukku Artham)
Sree Chitra (Humming)
Backing Vocals & Additional Programming - Arvind Ramprasad
Lyrics - Pranav Rajkumar
All Rights Reserved.
Copyright © 2011 Pranav Rajkumar.2015-12-2500 min
Pranav Rajkumar15 Oh WaitMusic and Background Score from the 2011 Short-Film "Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen".
Original Music and Score by Pranav Rajkumar.
Bass Guitar(Song) - Rex David
Solo Violin - Prajeeth Kumar
Singers :
Sai Shankar Ganesh(Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen)
Sharath Chandra Balan (Kadhalukku Artham)
Sree Chitra (Humming)
Backing Vocals & Additional Programming - Arvind Ramprasad
Lyrics - Pranav Rajkumar
All Rights Reserved.
Copyright © 2011 Pranav Rajkumar.2015-12-2501 min
Pranav Rajkumar16 Flying High Up In The Air End CreditsMusic and Background Score from the 2011 Short-Film "Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen".
Original Music and Score by Pranav Rajkumar.
Bass Guitar(Song) - Rex David
Solo Violin - Prajeeth Kumar
Singers :
Sai Shankar Ganesh(Yedhedho Ennam Valarthen)
Sharath Chandra Balan (Kadhalukku Artham)
Sree Chitra (Humming)
Backing Vocals & Additional Programming - Arvind Ramprasad
Lyrics - Pranav Rajkumar
All Rights Reserved.
Copyright © 2011 Pranav Rajkumar.2015-12-2501 min