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Normal 40: The Podcast#59: The Burnout Breakthrough: How Physicians Can Take Risks, Think Like Entrepreneurs, and Escape the 'If Only' Look" w/ Dr. John ShufeldtBurnout is everywhere. It's in our board rooms and courtrooms. But now, more than ever, it's also in our operating rooms and emergency rooms. Something has to change. In this episode, Lon Stroschein sits down with Dr. John Shufeldt — a physician, entrepreneur, attorney, and pilot — to explore his unconventional career journey. From overcoming academic struggles to founding multiple successful ventures, Dr. Shufeldt reveals how curiosity and a mindset of lifelong learning have guided his path--and how he helps others avoid burnout.Lon and John dig into the unspoken challenges physicians face, including the mental health crisis in me...2025-03-141h 08
ericmckay4 's Listen LaterPhysician Entrepreneurship in the New Era of Healthcare with John Shufeldt, Founder and CEO of TribalEM and MeMD Podcast: Outcomes Rocket (LS 43 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Physician Entrepreneurship in the New Era of Healthcare with John Shufeldt, Founder and CEO of TribalEM and MeMDPub date: 2021-03-16Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIn this episode, we are privileged to feature the outstanding Dr. John Shufeldt, Founder and CEO of TribalEM and MeMD. John is an emergency physician, author, serial student, pilot, and multidisciplinary entrepreneur, who has founded and operated several multi-million-dollar businesses. John shares the genesis of TribalEM, and how it...2024-08-1221 min
ericmckay4 's Listen LaterFeatured Guest: John Shufeldt Podcast: The Authority Company (LS 29 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Featured Guest: John ShufeldtPub date: 2021-01-26Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationThis week we're featuring John Shufeldt, MD, one of the nation’s leading medical entrepreneurs and the author of the upcoming book, Entrepreneur Rx. John discusses how he founded and operated several multi-million-dollar businesses all while being an emergency room physician.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Joe Pardavila, which is the property of its owner and n...2024-08-1232 min
ericmckay4 's Listen LaterWCI #281: Physician Entrepreneurism and Venture Capital With Dr. John Shufeldt Podcast: White Coat Investor Podcast (LS 62 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: WCI #281: Physician Entrepreneurism and Venture Capital With Dr. John ShufeldtPub date: 2022-09-22Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationThis episode Dr. Dahle interviews Dr. John Shufeldt. He has had a pretty remarkable career in entrepreneurship. Dr. Shufeldt talks to us about physicians being entrepreneurs and the life cycle of starting up a business. He walks through how to scale, mistakes he made over the years, raising money, selling your business and so muc...2024-08-1245 min
ericmckay4 's Listen LaterER & Entrepreneurship: John Shufeldt's MeMD Walmart Deal Podcast: The Exit - Presented By Flippa (LS 48 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: ER & Entrepreneurship: John Shufeldt's MeMD Walmart DealPub date: 2024-04-15Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationThis week on The Exit: John Shufeldt was an ER doctor before embarking on a decades-long career as a serial healthcare entrepreneur with three companies and a health-tech VC firm under his belt.
He details the sale of his virtual medicine business, MeMD to Walmart in 2021.
He recognizes that, while he happened to sell at a pea...2024-08-1225 min
The Exit - Presented By FlippaER & Entrepreneurship: John Shufeldt's MeMD Walmart DealThis week on The Exit: John Shufeldt was an ER doctor before embarking on a decades-long career as a serial healthcare entrepreneur with three companies and a health-tech VC firm under his belt.
He details the sale of his virtual medicine business, MeMD to Walmart in 2021.
He recognizes that, while he happened to sell at a peak valuation, it wasn’t due to timing the market, but rather his success came in selling the company while there was still a “blue ocean” of growth opportunity ahead, and a compelling story of year-over-year historic growth.
When selling to large buyers like those...2024-04-1525 min
Entrepreneur RxEntrepreneur Rx Interview with Courtney Williams, Co-founder and CEO of Emagine Solutions TechnologyFor episode 85 of Entrepreneur Rx, John welcomes Courtney Williams, co-founder and CEO of Emagine Solutions Technology. Emagine is tackling the U.S. maternal health crisis with remote patient monitoring. The podcast starts off with Courtney touching on her diverse background and then she moves to how her sister’s high-risk pregnancy inspired her to get into healthcare entrepreneurship. This experience opened her eyes to the dangers of pregnancy and the lack of access to safe healthcare for pregnant women.
Inspired to make a change, Courtney and her team developed a handheld ultrasound device called VistaScan that is FDA...2024-02-0726 min
Real Estate Mogul, M.D.S2 #65 The Business of Medicine with John Shufeldt, MD, JD, MBA, FACEPSend us a textJohn shares his journey as a Venture Capitalist Focusing on Early-Stage Health / Med-Tech, Leading Expert in Medical Entrepreneurship, 11x Author, and Founder/CEO Tribal Health, MeMD & NextCare. Check out his book 'Entrepreneur Rx: The Physician’s Guide To Starting A Business' on amazon: https://a.co/d/1VjuzaVhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/john-shufeldt/@johnshufeldtMD2024-01-3132 min
Entrepreneur RxEntrepreneur Rx Interview with Dom Messerli, Founder, President and CEO of Lenoss MedicalFor this episode of Entrepreneur Rx, John sits down with Dom Messerli, the President and CEO of Lenoss Medical. Lenoss Medical is disrupting the treatment of spinal fractures with their OsteoPearl Vertebral Body Augmentation (VBA) System. This minimally invasive and epoxy-free technology delivers a fully biological solution to stabilize spinal fractures and utilizes the natural healing properties of healthy bone.
The episode starts off with Dom explaining his background in mechanical engineering and his rise within Synthes, a company specializing in spine technology that was later acquired by Johnson & Johnson. He discusses the inspiration behind Lenoss Medical's inn...2024-01-2522 min
Entrepreneur RxEntrepreneur Rx Interview with Ross Bundy, Founder and CEO of CRISPR QCFor episode 83 of Entrepreneur Rx, John welcomes Ross Bundy, CEO of CRISPR QC. CRISPR QC is a biotechnology company aimed to equip scientists and researchers with data to improve their CRISPR assay design by using its sensor technology to analyze gene editing processes.
Ross starts off the episode by discussing his background in gene therapy and his experience founding Cardea Bio. He also talks about the challenges of introducing new ideas in a field dominated by experts and the importance of regulatory guidance. He goes on to explain more about how Cardea Bio and CRISPR QC are re...2024-01-0847 min
Entrepreneur RxEntrepreneur Rx Interview with James (Jim) Dahle, Founder of The White Coat InvestorFor episode 81 of Entrepreneur Rx, John had the pleasure of sitting down with fellow emergency medicine physician James (Jim) Dahle, founder of The White Coat Investor. The White Coat Investor is the most widely read, physician-specific personal finance and investing website in the world. In addition to the blog, he has authored four books and hosts two weekly podcasts.
Jim shares his journey to financial literacy after negative experiences with unscrupulous financial professionals early in his career. He explains how he embarked on a self-study journey and started The White Coat Investor to provide unbiased financial education...2023-11-1530 min
Entrepreneur RxEntrepreneur Rx interview with John Criswell, Founder, Chairman and CEO of PorterFor episode 80 of Entrepreneur Rx, John welcomes back John Criswell, founder, chairman, and CEO of Porter, a transformative healthcare solution that aims to improve the home healthcare journey for payers and their vulnerable members. John Shufeldt’s venture capital firm, Xcellerant Ventures, also recently invested in Porter.
Porter utilizes AI-derived insights and a dedicated clinical team, along with a member-facing platform, to offer a personalized and efficient way for health plan members to navigate the complexities of at-home healthcare. The company focuses on driving better outcomes, improving quality, optimizing risk adjustment, and increasing member retention for payers. ...2023-11-0124 min
Entrepreneur RxEntrepreneur Rx: Interview with Esther Dyson, Founder of WellvilleFor episode 79 of Entrepreneur Rx, John interviews rockstar Esther Dyson, founder of Wellville, a 10-year nonprofit project dedicated to demonstrating the value of long-term investment in health and equity. Esther has been or is a director of many companies such as 23andMe, Avanlee Care, Meetup, and WPP Group. In addition, Esther is an active angel investor and also enjoys sitting on the boards of several nonprofits, such as Charity Navigator, ExpandED Schools, Long Now and The Commons Project.
This interview starts off with her explaining the Wellville project and her impressive background (she has even trained as a...2023-10-1840 min
Entrepreneur RxEntrepreneur Rx: Interview with Alan Roga, Founder and CEO of TruLite HealthFor episode 78 of Entrepreneur Rx, John Shufeldt interviews fellow ER doc and seasoned healthtech entrepreneur Alan Roga, CEO and Co-Founder of TruLite Health. TruLite Health’s platform Truity™ is the markets first comprehensive health equity platform and brings together the largest proprietary clinical health equity knowledge base and recommendations with patient-specific clinical and social data sets, and makes it actionable driving patient specific clinical, social, behavioral interventions at the point of care.
The episode starts off with Alan sharing his background including his journey through college and medical school, and how he ended up in emergency medicine. He d...2023-10-0435 min
Entrepreneur RxEntrepreneur Rx: Interview with James Bates, Founder and CEO of AdviNOWFor episode 77 of Entrepreneur Rx, John Shufeldt interviews long-time friend James Bates. James is the CEO and founder of AdviNOW Medical, the world's first artificial intelligence and augmented reality driven patient journey platform that nearly eliminates the administrative burden for physicians and reduces the cost of healthcare.
In this interview, James shares his personal drive to always choose the hardest thing to do which pushed him both personally and educationally. James' determination and resilience led him from electrical engineering to the peak of the tech world, but it wasn't until he delved into the healthcare industry that...2023-09-2031 min
Entrepreneur RxEntrepreneur Rx: Interview with Dr. Lyle Berkowitz, Founder and CEO of KeyCareFor episode 76 of Entrepreneur Rx, Dr. John Shufeldt spoke with fellow physician entrepreneur, Dr. Lyle Berkowitz. Dr. Lyle is the founder and CEO of KeyCare, the nation’s only Epic-based virtual care company, whose mission is to help health systems expand their capacity by giving them access to their tech-empowered virtual care workforce. Dr. Lyle has a unique background as an engineer who became a doctor, and has and over 20 years of experience as a primary care physician, health system executive, informatician, healthcare innovator, investor, and serial digital health entrepreneur.
In this episode, Dr. Lyle shares his ba...2023-09-0634 min
Entrepreneur RxEntrepreneur Rx: Interview with Ed Connors, Founder of Heudia HealthOn this episode of Entrepreneur Rx, host John Shufeldt interviews Ed Connors, a serial entrepreneur with a diverse background in engineering, aviation, and electronics. Ed has been in the healthcare and public health space for the last 25 years, focusing on addressing health disparities and improving access to care. He is currently the founder of Heudia Health which has created a platform called AccessMeCare.
The platform was inspired when Ed noticed a child with obesity in one of his STEM education programs. This led him to develop a technology platform that brings together different community organizations to address...2023-08-2326 min
Entrepreneur RxEntrepreneur Rx: Interview with Stanley T Lewis, MD, MPH, Founder and CEO of A28 TherapeuticsOn Episode 74 of Entrepreneur Rx, Dr. John Shufeldt sat down with Dr. Stanley Lewis, an internal medicine physician, serial entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Stanley’s most recent endeavor is being the founder and CEO of A28 Therapeutics.
Stanley has a diverse background, starting with his medical training at the University of Texas McGovern School of Medicine and his work in patient care, education, and clinical research. He then transitioned to drug development and entrepreneurship, founding companies such as Eselle Health and A28 Therapeutics.
During their discussion, Staley candidly shares the driving force behind his pursuit of dru...2023-08-0939 min
Entrepreneur RxRX73: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Subha Airan-Javia MD, FAMIA, CEO & Founder at CareAlignWelcome back to another episode of Entrepreneur Rx!
This week, John discusses with Dr. Subha Airan-Javia her entrepreneurial journey, the influence of AI in healthcare, challenges in technology transfers and commercialization, and the development CareAlign, a platform designed to improve healthcare efficiency and patient care with a web-based solution for task management, communication, and access to patient information.
Tune in to learn more about how CareAlign empowers clinicians and streamlines patient care!
2023-06-2832 minEntrepreneur RxRX72: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Darren Sommer, DO, MBA, MPH, CEO at Innovator HealthWelcome back to another episode of Entrepreneur Rx!
This week, John talks with Darren Sommer about Sommer’s journey in healthcare and the military, his experience working in Afghanistan, and how he transitioned into becoming an entrepreneur with Innovator Health. He explains how Innovator Health started focusing on telemedicine and provides hospital medicine services, which has been successful due to its unique business model that provides a more cost-effective solution for hospitals.
Tune in to hear about Darren Sommer’s entrepreneurial journey with telemedicine and hospital services!
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The DaVinci HourInterview with John Shufeldt, MD, JD, MBA, Emergency Medicine Physician, Serial HealthTech Entrepreneur, and Venture Capitalist │ A Physician’s Guide to HealthTech EntrepreneurshipIn this episode Maxwell Cooper, M.D. interviews John Shufeldt, MD, JD, MBA, an emergency medicine physician, serial HealthTech entrepreneur, author, and venture capitalist. Dr. Shufeldt tells the listeners about his early entrepreneurial journey starting multiple businesses and what he learned from those experiences. He goes on to discuss starting NextCare Urgent Care, an urgent care company with over 100 clinics in multiple states that was eventually acquired. Dr. Shufeldt also discusses his telemedicine company, MeMD, which was acquired recently by WalMart. Dr. Shufeldt is now a venture capitalist as a managing director at Xcellerant Ventures, a firm focusing on...2023-06-0927 minEntrepreneur RxRX71: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Ayushi Patel, Co-Founder and CEO at CenSynWelcome back to another episode of Entrepreneur Rx!
This week, John talks to Ayushi Patel, Co-Founder and CEO at CenSyn, about how the PenEEG will improve protocols after head injuries and make neurology accessible outside hospitals. Brain health screenings can take from 4 to 48 hours in Emergency Departments and ICUs, even though they should be handled with extreme caution from the moment an injury occurs. Under this premise, CenSyn seeks to accelerate that process to prevent various conditions, starting with the PenEEG handheld system and its complementary AI platform.
Tune in to learn more about CenSyn’s...2023-05-3129 minEntrepreneur RxRX70: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Elsa Chi Abruzzo, RAC, FRAPS, CEO & President of Anuncia MedicalWelcome back to another episode of Entrepreneur Rx!
This week, John interviews Elsa Chi Abruzzo about Anuncia Medical’s recent product, the ReFlow Ventricular System, a device that can improve the lives of Hydrocephalus shunt patients. She also provides great advice for medical device entrepreneurs looking to develop and scale their own solutions.
Listen to this episode and learn about this disruptive, no-brainer innovation!
2023-05-1731 minEntrepreneur RxRX69: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Harvey Castro, MD, MBA, FACEP, Author of ChatGPT HealthcareWelcome back to another episode of Entrepreneur Rx!
This week, John has a conversation with Harvey Castro, emergency medicine physician and multidisciplinary serial entrepreneur, about his medical career with innovation and technology and the topics he touches on in his books.
Tune in to learn more about venturing into digital health and how ChatGPT might play into that space in the future!2023-05-0324 minEntrepreneur RxRX67: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Matt Lashey, CEO of Treatment Technologies & InsightsWelcome back to another episode of Entrepreneur Rx!
This week on the podcast, John has an insightful talk with Matt Lashey, Co-Founder and CEO of Treatment Technologies & Insights and Creator of chemoWave and Wave Health. Treatment, Technologies & Insights is a health technology company with a portal that provides insight for physicians to receive reports and data on their patients, while chemoWave and Wave Health are two AI apps that generate personalized health insights based on patients’ experiences.
After using Matt’s partner’s experience with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma to gather data and insights, their doctor encourag...2023-04-0536 minEntrepreneur RxRX66: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Casey Grage, Founder & CEO at Hubly SurgicalWelcome back to another episode of Entrepreneur Rx!
This week, John interviews Casey Grage, founder, and CEO of Hubly Surgical, a company that developed a medical single-use electric cranial drill that monitors resistance to ensure a safe autostop before hitting brain tissue, reducing error margins, costs, and operating room dependence.
Drilling a hole into the skull is the most common neurosurgical procedure and most tools available for this are hand-crank drills or pressure-sensing drills, which are either archaic or not as precise and effective as they should be in ensuring patients’ safety. Casey and her te...2023-03-2230 minEntrepreneur RxRX65: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Rachel Mertensmeyer, CEO & Founder of Rivia Health Inc.Welcome back to another edition of Entrepreneur Rx!
This week, John has a conversation full of insights with Rachel Mertensmeyer, CEO & Founder of Rivia Health. Rivia Health works with healthcare provider organizations to make it easier for patients to pay and understand their bills and benefit from available payment plans.
Rachel got crushed by a revolving door, suffering a severe head and spine injury that resulted in 38 medical bills across 11 different healthcare providers and over $10,000 in medical debt, an experience that made her realize how difficult it is for patients to pay their bills without...2023-03-0837 minEntrepreneur RxRX64: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Allisa Song, Founder and CEO of NanodropperWelcome back to Entrepreneur Rx!
This week on the podcast, John is delighted to chat with Allisa Song, Founder and CEO of Nanodropper. Nanodropper reduces the cost of eyedrop medications with an adapter that delivers smaller drops, making it pragmatic for patients to buy brand names instead of generic, something ophthalmologists prefer.
Allisa provides insight into Nanodropper and the entrepreneurial journey she embarked on while still enrolled in medical school, and explains how micro-volume delivery solutions can bring the desired efficacy of eyedrop medications with reduced side effects, better tolerability, and greater adherence for patients...2023-02-2233 minEntrepreneur RxRX63: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Jennie Byrnet, MD, PhD, Chief Patient Officer and Co-Founder at Belong HealthWelcome back to another episode of Entrepreneur Rx!
This week, John is glad to interview Dr. Jennie Byrne, Chief Patient Officer at Belong Health, about her entrepreneurial journey leading to Belong Health and the lessons she has learned throughout her career as a healthcare leader. Belong Health is a company that works with regional health systems to create dual-eligible insurance plans and provide value-based care to the patients who qualify for them.
Jennie Byrne, brain and behavior expert, was inspired to become a “solopreneur” after working with adult psychiatry practices and has focused her career towa...2023-02-0834 minEntrepreneur RxRX62: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Sahil Diwan, Co-Founder & CEO of SafKan HealthWelcome back to another edition of Entrepreneur Rx!
This week on the podcast, John is impressed by Sahil Diwan, Co-Founder & CEO of SafKan Health. SafKan Health is a medical technology company with a mission to improve ear care with a pair of headsets that clean people's ears in thirty seconds.
Sahil and his brother persevered for years with the idea of OtoSet®, an automated ear-cleaning device, building prototypes in a college apartment and cold messaging physicians on LinkedIn. Throughout this inspiring conversation, Sahil details the entrepreneurial process of coming up with the idea, creating prototypes, g...2023-01-2533 minEntrepreneur RxRX61: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with John Criswell, MBA, Founder, Chairman and CEO at PorterWelcome back to Entrepreneur Rx!
This week on the podcast, John sits down for a chat with John Criswell, Founder, Chairman, and CEO at Porter. Porter is a company that uses AI and data analytics to help people connect with the resources they need to navigate their complex at-home healthcare journey.
John Criswell details his entrepreneurial journey from his first healthcare startup, Righttime Medical Care, going through the healthcare analytics company Pulse8, to end his current and most personal venture at Porter. As he talks about his past and current experiences, he shares lessons learned...2023-01-1138 minEntrepreneur RxRX60: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Ryan Grant, MD, MBA, FAANS, Founder and CEO at Vori HealthThis week on the podcast, John interviews Ryan Grant, founder and CEO at Vori Health. Vori Health is a virtual offering that practices musculoskeletal medicine with evidence-based care that holistically treats patients in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Ryan Grant is no amateur in entrepreneurial venturing, with a successful healthcare staffing company called Nomad Health and now Vori Health, he knows that there’s always something more important than pain. In this conversation, Ryan not only explains how Vori Health approaches back, neck, and orthopedic care integrated but also shares his journey in business and me...2022-12-2836 minEntrepreneur RxRX59: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with John Cordier, MBA, MHA, CEO and Founder of EpistemixWelcome back to Entrepreneur Rx!
This week on the podcast, John interviews John Cordier, founder and CEO at Epistemix. Epistemix is a company that uses computational modeling and mathematics for decision support in public health through synthetic population data, testing interventions to improve outcomes with infectious diseases.
Epistemix understands that even a small behavior change can affect the greater outcome. So, they have built a platform where researchers can test out different interventions and policies and simulate outcomes to inform decision and policymakers about the potential results. John also shares insights on the journey Epistemix...2022-12-1440 minEntrepreneur RxRX58: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Elizabeth Clayborne, MD, MA, CEO & Founder at NasaClipWelcome back to Entrepreneur Rx!
This week on the podcast, John sits down to talk with Elizabeth Clayborne, emergency medicine physician, and founder and CEO of NasaClip. NasaClip is an easy-to-use, convenient device that quickly stops bleeding in any setting, be it medical or at home. The device holds a customized external nasal compression with Oxymetalozine pre-medicated sponges that go into the nose.
Working as an emergency medicine physician resident, Elizabeth couldn’t believe there was nothing in the market that helped people treat nosebleeds easily by combining compression and medication simultaneously, which led her to...2022-11-3036 minEntrepreneur RxRX57: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with David H. Berger, MD, MHCM, CEO of University Hospital at DownstateWelcome back to another episode of Entrepreneur Rx!
This week on the podcast, John talks about physician leadership, digital health, and burnout with Dr. David H. Berger, CEO of University Hospital at Downstate and the main teaching affiliate of Downstate Health Sciences University.
Mentorship and networking have been pillars present in the opportunities that led David toward a leadership role in healthcare. Throughout the conversation, he discusses the importance of physician leaders running healthcare organizations and how he is helping other physicians in that transition. They talk about how digital tools will revolutionize the healthcare...2022-11-1638 minEntrepreneur RxRX56: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Emilio Galan, CEO of Robin HealthcareWelcome again to another episode of Entrepreneur Rx!
This week on the podcast, John has a packed conversation with Emilio Galan, co-founder, and CEO of Robin Healthcare. Robin is a medical technology company that improves the experience of both doctors and patients by removing the healthcare billing and insurance-related paperwork through a smart recording device.
Emilio dropped out five months before getting his M.D. when he realized the doctor experience has taken the back seat within the healthcare ecosystem and started Robin as a way to directly address it using AI-powered smart devices to...2022-11-0231 minEntrepreneur RxRX55: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Stacy Blain, Ph.D, Co-founder, Chief Scientific Officer, and acting CEO at Concarlo TherapeuticsWelcome back again to Entrepreneur Rx!
This week on the podcast, John has a very awe-inspiring conversation with Stacy Blain, co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Concarlo Therapeutics. The team of scientists at Concarlo is developing new medications that use p27, a natural inhibitor, to stop cancer cells from multiplying in drug-resistant patients.
A discovery made in a university setting led Stacy Blain to pursue a further investigation and drug development on her own, for which she had to navigate an extensive process of entrepreneurship, assembling her own team, and finding funds to change the...2022-10-1930 minEntrepreneur RxRX54: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Orrin Ailloni-Charas, MD, MBA, Founder, Managing Partner at Cura CapitalThis week on Entrepreneur Rx, John has a very valuable conversation with Dr. Orrin Aillioni-Charas, Founder and Managing Director at Cura Capital. Cura Capital is a venture fund that is raising $50 million dollars to invest in Seed and Series A US-based digital health and MedTech companies.
As an anesthesiologist, Orrin felt commoditized and followed his gut from medicine into the venture capital world. In this episode, he talks about his entrepreneurial journey and what his venture fund does and looks for in health and MedTech companies. Both he and John believe that doctors have everything in them...2022-10-1226 minEntrepreneur RxRX53: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Steven Charlap, MD, MBA, Founder and CEO at SOAPIn this week’s episode on Entrepreneur Rx, John is delighted to have Steven Charlap, founder and CEO of SOAP Health. SOAP, standing for Subjective Objective Assessment Plan, is a company that focuses on reducing misdiagnosis and improving early disease detection.
Steven went down a non-traditional path in medicine after losing his brother to a late cancer diagnosis, event that ignited his mission to solve these cases through SOAP and its AI-powered digital human called Perfect Medical Interviewer. This tool works to eradicate cognitive biases and misdiagnoses in physicians. He also explains the research and development of th...2022-10-0545 minEntrepreneur RxRX52: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with David Albert, MD, Founder at AliveCor Inc.For this episode of Entrepreneur Rx, John is delighted to interview Dr. David Albert, a serial entrepreneur, inventor, and MD, that has founded three successful companies: InnovAlarm, Lifetone Technology, and AliveCor, and has worked in several startups.
David shares how he started down the inventor path while still at college, what his experience has been like in the world of health entrepreneurship, and offers advice for upcoming medical inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs. David shares how he’s taking inventions all the way to market, how building a consumer brand is important without risking the medical validity of th...2022-09-2834 min
White Coat Investor PodcastWCI #281: Physician Entrepreneurism and Venture Capital With Dr. John ShufeldtThis episode Dr. Dahle interviews Dr. John Shufeldt. He has had a pretty remarkable career in entrepreneurship. Dr. Shufeldt talks to us about physicians being entrepreneurs and the life cycle of starting up a business. He walks through how to scale, mistakes he made over the years, raising money, selling your business and so much more. See the full show notes here: https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/physician-entrepreneurism-and-venture-capital-with-dr-john-shufeldt-281 If you’re like most doctors, nobody taught you anything about personal finance or investing during your undergrad, professional school, or residency. And even though your family - and perhaps eve...2022-09-2245 minEntrepreneur RxRX51: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Andrew Le, MD, CEO and cofounder at Buoy Healthn this week’s episode of Entrepreneur Rx, John has the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Andrew Le, CEO and cofounder of Buoy Health, a Boston-based digital health company that uses AI technology to provide personalized clinical support.
Andrew tells us the story of Buoy’s foundation, his entrepreneurial journey within healthcare, taking a leap of faith when not following the traditional physician journey, and starting a business from the ground. He also encourages aspiring healthcare entrepreneurs to not let their own thoughts put them down; if they have an idea worth fighting for, go ahead and explore it!2022-09-1434 minEntrepreneur RxRX50: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Katrina Firlik, MD, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer at HealthPrize TechnologiesThis week’s guest on Entrepreneur Rx is Katrina Firlik, a neurosurgeon turned digital health entrepreneur, co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of HealthPrize, whom John is honored to have on the show. HealthPrize is a company that brought education, behavioral science, and way to improve health outcomes together in one single place.
Katrina didn’t initially think she would dedicate her life to medicine, less take the entrepreneurial road in life, but she did both! She reflects deeply on her career, entrepreneurship, starting a company while keeping practice and changing patient’s behavior for better outcomes.
Tune...2022-09-0731 min
Learn From People Who Lived itLFPWLI: John Shufeldt, Living Life to the Fullest with Tolerance and PerspectiveLFPWLI: John Shufeldt, Living Life to the Fullest with Tolerance and Perspective
In this episode, Mathew and John discuss “fragile perfects”, the challenges of getting out of your current circumstances, and how it’s often the small things that make the biggest impact
John Shufeldt is a practicing physician, author, speaker, business founder, and healthcare consultant to tribal hospitals. Above all, he is a lifelong learner who surrounds himself with the right people and knows how to live his life to the fullest.
“You better enjoy every day, and if y...2022-09-0241 minEntrepreneur RxRX49: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Lyndsey Harper, MD, FACOG, IF, Ob/Gyn & Founder/CEO of RosyIn this episode of Entrepreneur Rx, John Shufeldt is pleased to introduce Lyndsey Harper, an entrepreneur, board-certified gynecologist, founder, and CEO of Rosy. Rosy is an app that helps women with decreased sexual desire, other sexual issues, and concerns around women’s health.
Lyndsay not only shares her beginnings as a physician but also as an entrepreneur and how still working as a hospitalist helps her stay on top of what is going on in the industry besides taking care of patients. Taking into account the context, background, and culture women come from, Rosy wants to expand in...2022-08-3130 minEntrepreneur RxRX48: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Jamie Colbert, MD, MBA, SVP Care Delivery at Memora HealthWelcome back to Entrepreneur Rx! In this episode, John Shufeldt is honored to host Jamie Colbert, Senior Vice President of Care Delivery at Memora Health. Memora seeks to deliver better guidance and connectivity to patients through technology automating manual tasks and allowing providers to focus on patient journeys.
Jamie recalls the career path he took as an entrepreneur with Memora Health, and how his passion for supporting and guiding patients that are not in the clinic led him to take risks. Fortunately, his endeavors were successful as Memora Health is able to provide more longitudinal care effectively...2022-07-2026 minEntrepreneur RxRX47: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Uli Chettipally, MD, MPH, Founder at Sirica Therapeutics, Founder and President at InnovatorMDWelcome again to Entrepreneur Rx!
In this episode, John Shufeldt is honored to host Uli Chettipally, an emergency physician, researcher, innovator, and author, founder of InnovatorMD and Sirica Therapeutics. Uli walks us through his career and the different entrepreneurial ventures he’s had over the years in the healthcare technology space.
Most prominently, he talks about his work at Kaiser Permanent, his current startup Sirica Therapeutics, and the work done by the InnovatorMD community. He explains how Sirica Therapeutics comes from being inspired by his daughter, who has autism, to create an engaging physical device en...2022-07-1328 min
Entrepreneur RxRX46: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Mary O'Connor, MD, Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Vori HealthWelcome to yet a new edition of Entrepreneur Rx! In this episode, John Shufeldt is honored to host Mary O’Connor, co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Vori Health, a virtual musculoskeletal company led by physicians whose mission is to guide humanity to a better and healthier life.
Mary talks about her journey as an entrepreneur and physician, how her whole life has been themed-centered, and the challenges she has faced trying to decrease inequities in healthcare. She also reflects on her years at Mayo Clinic and at Yale, how mentors and colleagues were essential for her su...2022-07-0631 minEntrepreneur RxRX45: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Michael Abramoff, MD, PhD, Founder and Executive Chairman at Digital DiagnosticsWelcome to another episode of Entrepreneur Rx, in which John Shufeldt has the privilege of interviewing Dr. Michael Abramoff, Founder and Executive Chairman of Digital Diagnostics, the first AI diagnostics company to receive the FDA authorization for autonomous AI in the nation.
Michael reflects on his journey as an MD as well as the applications AI has had in patient outcomes and in research. He also shares how autonomous AI is helping patients get preventative care for diseased that may not have a cure down the road. With 20 patents under his belt, Michael also talks about his...2022-06-2923 min
Entrepreneur RxRX44: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Bill Goodwin, Senior Director II at Walmart Health Virtual Care & MeMD and CEO at MeMDIn this episode of Entrepreneur Rx, John has a delightful conversation with a friend, the CEO of MeMD, and entrepreneur Bill Goodwin. MeMD is a company that provides high-quality, convenient, and affordable healthcare on-demand, and was recently acquired by Walmart Health.
Even though Bill is not a physician, he is an incredible entrepreneur that has the power of scaling any business he touches. He goes over his eclectic background in businesses all his way to MeMD, his thoughts on company culture and the self-determination theory, how he approaches new companies, and lessons from his entrepreneurial journey. This...2022-06-2227 min
Entrepreneur RxRX43: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Dr Gregory Charlop, Founder at From Soccer to C-Suite and Women's Sports ForumWelcome to another edition of Entrepreneur Rx, where John Shufeldt has the honor of speaking with Dr. Gregory Charlop, a philanthropist, wellness expert, author, father, and co-founder of Women’s Sports Forum, and founder of Retired Athlete Health.
Gregory reflects on how he chose his preferred field of medicine that could give him time to attend to his entrepreneurship desires. He also shares what he’s learned from his journey as an entrepreneur, the challenges he’s faced with his practice, the business model, and working in a sector dedicated to women. Join this episode; we know that s...2022-06-1523 minEntrepreneur RxRX42: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Dr Keith Matheny, CEO and Founder of US ENT Partners, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Septum SolutionsIn this episode of Entrepreneur Rx, John has the privilege of chatting with Dr. Keith Matheny, a medical entrepreneur, CEO and Founder of US ENT Partners, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Septum Solutions, Otolaryngologist, and Head & Neck Surgeon. US ENT Partners is a consulting company that works to improve practice operations, elevate patient care and engage as an industry-leading partner in the field of otolaryngology.
Keith shares what ignited his entrepreneurial passion within medicine, his journey as a serial entrepreneur, and his several companies. He also shares how he got introduced to the technology and...2022-06-0836 minEntrepreneur RxRX41: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Dr Priyanka Mathur, Founder & CEO at MediPocketIn this episode of Entrepreneur Rx, John has the honor of talking to Dr Priyanka Mathur, CEO & Founder at MediPocket. MediPocket is an online platform that increases accessibility to healthcare through artificial intelligence and connecting patients to top specialists and top hospitals in the US.
Priyanka shares her experience working in three different healthcare systems in three countries: Russia, India, and the United States, and how increasing access to healthcare became her life-long passion and mission. She also reflects on her personal and entrepreneurial journey, and how changes make resilient professionals. Tune in to this episode and...2022-05-1128 minEntrepreneur RxRX40: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Laurence Girard, CEO at Fruit Street HealthIn this episode of Entrepreneur Rx, John interviews Laurence Girard, the CEO & Founder of Fruit Street Health and serial entrepreneur. Fruit Steet Health is a telemedicine company that deploys a CDC diabetes prevention program around the nation.
Laurence reflects on how Street Fruit grew during the 2020 isolation and quarantine periods and how they repurposed COVID.MD, another attempt at entrepreneurship, and their talent towards the first company. Culture, talent, and balance are key things Laurence mentions are critical to every startup company. Tune in to listen to Laurence’s journey in growing businesses and his advice for ne...2022-04-2727 minEntrepreneur RxRX39: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Alexander Young, MD, Founder & CEO at VirtiIn this episode of Entrepreneur Rx, John has the amazing chance of talking to Dr. Alexander Young, an incredible surgeon, and entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Vitri. Vitri is a company whose mission is to improve human performance by making experiential training affordable and accessible to everyone on the planet.
Dr. Young shares how his love for gaming led him to code, his curiosity to learn more was propelled by his family background, and his taking risks to change careers. The leap of faith he took when leaving medicine is one of the best decisions Alexander has ev...2022-04-2042 minEntrepreneur RxRX38: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Pamela Sullivan, MD, Chief Clinical Officer at Landmark HealthJohn had a spectacular time chatting with Dr. Pam Sullivan in this episode, she is the Chief Clinical Officer of Education and Lifecycle Operations at Landmark Health. Landmark Health is a company that approaches care using the patient’s personal health characteristics, not historical utilization, they work with and for patients with multiple chronic health conditions that rely on a hospital’s emergency room as their primary source of care.
Dr. Pam goes over her experience working two full-time jobs and the pivotal moment when she asked herself what could she do to make things better, dealing with...2022-04-1326 minEntrepreneur RxRX37: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Michael Hill, MD, FACEP, President and CEO at Rural Health SolutionsIn this episode of Entrepreneur Rx, John had the honor of chatting with Michael Hill, an accomplished healthcare executive and leader, technology geek, and emergency physician, and one of the founding fathers of emergency medicine.
Michael Hill is a great friend and partner-in-crime in many of John’s projects, and in this week’s episode, he shares how he wrote and instated emergency department procedures in the Air Force, how with the help of colleagues he’s improved ERs across the nation, and built quality programs. He also reflects on the consulting in ERs side of business with E...2022-04-0633 minEntrepreneur RxRX36: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Bobby Green, MD, Co-Founder, President, and Chief Medical Officer at Thyme CareFor this week’s episode of Entrepreneur Rx, John had the pleasure of interviewing Bobby Green, a medical oncologist and Thyme Care’s Co-Founder, President, and Chief Medical Officer. Thyme Care is a personalized care team providing support, resources, and high-value care to cancer patients so they can make confident choices and take action quickly.
In this episode, Dr. Green shares why oncologists are entrepreneurial, how he was introduced to the business side of medicine, and his experience in scaling a medical oncology practice. He talks about Thyme Care's mission, the problems it addresses, how it drives down...2022-03-3036 minEntrepreneur RxRX35: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Amy Baxter, MD, FAAP, FACEP, CEO and Chief Medical Officer at Pain Care LabsThis week on Entrepreneur Rx, John has the pleasure of speaking with Amy Baxter, a double-boarded pediatric emergency physician, inventor, entrepreneur, and Founder & CEO at Pain Care Labs. Pain Care Labs created Buzzy and VibraCool, pain relief solutions that are helping people manage their pain without any drugs - all while being noninvasive compared to traditional methods like injections or surgeries.
Dr. Baxter talks about her impressive medical background, her love for research and academia, and her current focus which is managing pain using a multimodal pain device to stop people from starting their opioids. She also tr...2022-03-2333 minEntrepreneur RxRX34: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Paula Muto, MD, Founder and CEO of UBERDOC and Director of the Vein Center at MutosurgicaThis week on Entrepreneur Rx, John has an amazing interview with Dr Paula Muto, general and vascular surgeon, and the founder and CEO of UBERDOC. UBERDOC is a revolutionary platform that connects patients with the best doctors around for an affordable price.
In this episode, Dr Muto talks about what it's like to work in healthcare today as both a surgeon and an entrepreneur. She shares her family's influence on her love for medicine and entrepreneurship, how UBERDOC started and scaled, the challenges she experienced in fundraising as a female entrepreneur, and her insights on the importance o...2022-03-1634 minEntrepreneur RxRX33: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Erik Kulstad, MD, MS, Co-Founder and CMO of Attune MedicalIn this episode of Entrepreneur Rx, John has the incredible opportunity of chatting with Erik Kulstad, a healthcare professional with an incredible background, co-founder of Attune Medical, and Associate Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Attune Medical is a company that is committed to advancing temperature management therapy in all clinical contexts with three pillars in mind: clinical needs, the state of science, and patient safety. Together, they talk about the entrepreneurial path that Erik has taken, how he got into medicine after some years as an auto mechanic and chemical engineer, how the device they’ve created is he...2022-03-0921 minEntrepreneur RxRX32: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Kait LeDonne, Founder and CEO of Brandwise MediaWelcome to another episode of Entrepreneur Rx where John had the pleasure of speaking with Kait LeDonne, a personal branding expert, speaker, personal branding instructor, and founder and CEO of Brandwise Media. Brandwise is a personal brand consultancy based in New York which does personal branding using content marketing strategies through social media. In this episode, John and Kait discuss her entrepreneur journey and the influences that prompted her to do it, what branding is, knowing your audience/market and their challenges, narrowing your niche, and being clear on your corporate values, mission, and vision. They also cover the i...2022-02-2332 minEntrepreneur RxRX31: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Dr. Richard E Moore, Medical Director and Owner at The Edge for Men and The Lifestyle CenterIn this episode of Entrepreneur Rx, John had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Richard Moore, an internal medicine hospitalist, pioneer, and national speaker in the field of minimally-invasive aesthetic procedures, owner and medical director at The Lifestyle Center, and founder and medical director at The Edge for Men. Dr. Moore shares his business background and how he transitioned from the medical field as an internist to become an entrepreneur. He also talks about the challenges of establishing a business that was quite ahead of its time and how he pivoted to aesthetic services; How to deal with competition...2022-02-1622 minEntrepreneur RxRX30: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Dr. Gurpreet Padda, President and CEO at Red Pill KapitalJoin us this week for another episode of Entrepreneur Rx as John speaks with Dr. Gurpreet Padda, an anesthesiologist, restaurateur, entrepreneur, and President and CEO at Red Pill Kapital. Red Pill Kapital is a physicians' commercial real estate investment, development, and management company.
In this episode, Dr. Gurpreet discusses the concept of crisis investing, why he got so interested in it, why physicians need to learn about it, and how it can help in investments. He also explains the reason for the market nosedive after the reports of COVID. This conversation is packed with financial literacy, so...2022-02-0920 min
Friends of FranzMedical Entrepreneurship with Dr. John ShufeldtIf "the man who did it all" truly existed, it would be in the form of this episode's guest. Emergency medicine physician, Juris doctor and consultant in health law, serial student, professional pilot, 11x author, keynote speaker, and multidisciplinary entrepreneur (founding and operating several multi-million-dollar businesses): Dr. John Shufeldt from Arizona. Stating that despite not having stellar grades and scores in his early academic career, his exhilarating achievements were byproducts of his curious hunger for learning, commitment to hard work, and persistence in pursuing his visions.Receiving his bachelor's degree in Sociology and Criminology from Drake University...2022-02-0738 minEntrepreneur RxRX29: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Dr. Angela Reddix Founder, President, and CEO at ARDX and Founder of Envision Lead GrowGet ready to be inspired in this episode of Entrepreneur Rx, where John had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Angela Reddix, a USA Today and Wall Journal Best-Selling Author, innovator, entrepreneur, founder, and CEO of ARDX, and founder of Envision Lead Grow. ARDX is an award-winning healthcare management and technology consulting firm committed to helping people get better access to better health and lowering the cost of care. EVL is a non-profit organization assisting girls in shifting their mindsets and transforming themselves into business owners.2022-02-0236 minEntrepreneur RxRX28: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Dr. Tracy Gapin, Founder of Gapin Institute | Founder & CMO at ONOVWelcome to another episode of Entrepreneur RX. John had the honor to interview Dr. Tracy Gapin, a board-certified physician, urologist, founder of the Gapin Institute, founder and CMO at ONOVI, author, and entrepreneur. With the Gapin Institute and ONOVI, Dr. Gapin is helping men live healthier, increase their performance, and be in charge of their lives.
Dr. Gapin reflects on his journey from physician to entrepreneur. He tells us how he took the reigns of the use of robotics in Sarasota, coining some concepts that are now resounding across the medical fields, creating awareness about the men’s...2022-01-2631 min
American Indian and Alaska Native Living“Tribal Health and the Entrepreneur Rx” with John Shufeldt, MD, MBATitle: “Tribal Health and the Entrepreneur Rx” Guest: John Shufeldt, MD, MBA, Founder and CEO of Tribal Health, , Author of “Entrepreneur Rx: The Physician’s Guide To Starting A Business” Description: Do you have dreams of starting your own business? Would you like your tribal enterprise to better meet the needs of your community? Dr. John Shufeldt provides insights into these questions and more as he shares from his experience in Indian Country and beyond. For further info: www.JohnShufeldtMD.com2022-01-2458 min
Hosted by Dr. David Derose“Tribal Health and the Entrepreneur Rx” with John Shufeldt, MD, MBATitle: “Tribal Health and the Entrepreneur Rx” Guest: John Shufeldt, MD, MBA, Founder and CEO of Tribal Health, , Author of “Entrepreneur Rx: The Physician’s Guide To Starting A Business” Description: Do you have dreams of starting your own business? Would you like your tribal enterprise to better meet the needs of your community? Dr. John Shufeldt provides insights into these questions and more as he shares from his experience in Indian Country and beyond. For further info: www.JohnShufeldtMD.com2022-01-2458 minEntrepreneur RxRX27: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Dr. Lee M. Weinstein, President at Core Smiles ConsultingIn this episode of the Entrepreneur Rx, John had the privilege of hosting the outstanding Dr. Lee Weinstein, a Pediatric Dentist and President of the Core Smiles Consulting. Core Smiles Consulting is designed to motivate, educate, and create positive environments for pediatric dentists and their patients while streamlining the practice to minimize costs and maximize profits.
Dr. Weinstein shares why he chose to be a pediatric dentist and the importance of having a business educational background. He also talks about the different hats he has worn as an entrepreneur, educator, and consultant. Tune in, and don’t mi...2022-01-1928 minEntrepreneur RxRX25: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Dr. Leah Houston, Founder and CEO at EvercredFor this episode of Entrepreneur RX, John had the privilege of featuring the amazing Dr. Leah Houston, an emergency trained physician, and founder of HPEC and Evercred. HPEC is a platform leveraging blockchain technology that allows physicians to store decentralized identities.Leah shared her experiences with identity theft and blockchain in this episode. She explains how HPEC started, the confusing processes and verifications required in healthcare, the need to restore physician autonomy by alleviating redundant credentialing systems, and the importance of Evercred. This credential issuing system is interoperable with HPEC. Leah shares a lot of knowledge, tune in and...2022-01-0520 minEntrepreneur RxRX24: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Dr. Rishi Verma, Co-Founder & CEO of StethyIn this fun episode of Entrepreneur Rx, Dr. Rishi Verma joined John in the podcast. Rishi is known as the aerospace engineer turned doctor, and he is also the CEO and co-founder of Stethy.
During this episode, Rishi shares with John his experiences as an aerospace engineer and how he transitioned to the medical field. Their conversation covers various topics such as the different product offerings of Stethy, building the AI, EMRs integration, Australia’s healthcare system, challenges in scaling the business, their lightbulb moments, revenue models, MVP, and so much more!2021-12-2925 minEntrepreneur RxRX23: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Dr. Erik Ilyayev, Founder and Former CEO of MyHouseVisit.comIn this episode of Entrepreneur Rx, John had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Erik Ilyayev, a physician, 2-times entrepreneur, investor, educator, and mentor. Erik is the founder and former CEO of MyHouseVisit.com. In this insightful interview, Erik shares his incredible journey in medicine and entrepreneurship, starting with some background story from when he immigrated to the US with his parents from Russia to his successful start-up. He shares plenty of anecdotes and realizations, mentoring tips for would-be physicians and entrepreneurs, and a gem to be used when giving medical advice to patients.2021-12-2226 minEntrepreneur RxRX22: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Dr. Bridget Williams, Founder, Medical Director, and Life Coach at Green Harvest Health LLCFor Episode 22 of Entrepreneur RX, John was all ears to an unknown topic for him with Dr. Bridget Williams, a board-certified family physician, author, and CEO of Green Harvest Health, a medical cannabis clinic in the state of Ohio.
Dr. Bridget goes deep into the misconceptions of CBD and cannabis in today’s world, life coaching, responsible use of cannabis, challenges faced by physicians, where medicine might be headed in terms of safe using psychedelics, and her overall experience as a coach. Others share her innovative point of view towards treatment in this sometimes dangerous ground in th...2021-12-1529 min
The Scope of Practice Podcast5 Things that will Make or Break your Medical Business - Dr. John ShufeldtEpisode 89 - Our guest today has been a serial entrepreneur for decades and has built many businesses from the ground up, including a series of urgent care centers that he started before urgent care centers were even considered a valid concept. He has written a great book on the subject of entrepreneurship, incorporating all the many lessons learned during his time as an entrepreneur, and I’m excited to share his tips with you so you can grow your own business over the next year. Hopefully, with these suggestions, 2022 will be your best year ever.Click he...2021-12-1341 minEntrepreneur RxRX21: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Brian S Dooreck, MD Gastroenterology | Gut Health ➕ Patient Advocacy with Navigation ➕ Life BalanceFor episode 21 of Entrepreneur RX, John had the privilege of connecting with the outstanding Dr. Brian Dooreck, a gastroenterologist, founder, and CMO at Executive Health Coaching. Brian wears many hats; he is also the founder and director of Colorectal Cancer Provider Outreach Program (CRC POP), a dedicated partner of thousands of Gastroenterologists (GI physicians) nationally. We cover his experience as a gastroenterologist and entrepreneur, what led him to the path of entrepreneurship, how his patients navigate the complicated healthcare system, and CRC POP’s mission. He emphasized the importance of communication, adding value, and always looking at the bigger pi...2021-12-0818 minEntrepreneur RxRX18: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Navin Goyal MD Co-Founder and CEO of LOUD CapitalFor Episode 18 of Entrepreneur Rx, I had a great chat with Dr. Navin Goyal, a physician, angel investor, and entrepreneur. Navin is currently the CEO of LOUD Capital and author of the book Physician Underdog.
During the episode, Navin shares his background in medicine, how and why we ventured down the entrepreneurial path, how he met his partner and then founded LOUD Capital, his take on angel investment, and how physicians are affected by entrepreneurism. This is an episode you surely don’t want to miss; Navin gives you all the information you need regarding venture capital and in...2021-11-1729 minEntrepreneur RxRX17: Entrepreneur Rx Interview with Dr. Teresa Malcolm, MD, FACOG, MBA, CPE, CPXP, ACC, Founder of Master Physician LeadersFor Episode 17 of Entrepreneur Rx, I had the privilege of hosting Terri Malcolm, a certified physician executive and founder of Master Physician Leaders. Master Physician Leaders is a coaching firm for physicians and faculty leaders willing to grow and achieve higher levels.
We talk about physician leadership and entrepreneurship, focusing on Terri’s journey, what physicians are struggling with, her passion for helping them become better leaders, and the importance of setting priorities.2021-11-1031 minEntrepreneur RxRX16: Arlen Meyers, MD, MBA, President and CEO, Society of Physician EntrepreneursFor episode 16 of Entrepreneur Rx, I had the pleasure to talk to Dr. Arlen Meyers, president, and CEO of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs. SOPE is an impressive entrepreneurial network of physicians that provides members with education, resources, networks, mentors, and experiential learning.
This episode talks about Arlen’s desire to become an entrepreneur, how SOPE started, his opinion towards MBAs and the entrepreneurial mindset physicians should have.2021-11-0331 minEntrepreneur RxRX15: Sharon T McLaughlin, MD, FACS, Founder of The Female Physician Entrepreneurs Facebook GroupFor Episode 15 of Entrepreneur Rx, I was delighted to talk to Sharon T McLaughlin, a plastic surgeon and entrepreneur with tremendous experience in digital marketing through Sharon Mack Wellness and Sharon Mack Consulting.
She is also the founder of Female Physician Entrepreneurs, a Facebook group that connects women physicians.
We discussed her experience as a surgeon and entrepreneur, how Female Physician Entrepreneurs started, the power of building a network and having several income streams.2021-10-2727 minEntrepreneur RxRX14: Jonathan Kaplan, MD, MPH, CEO & Founder of BuildMyHealth®For Episode 14 of Entrepreneur Rx, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Jonathan Kaplan, a plastic surgeon and CEO/Founder of BuildMyHealth®. BuildMyHealth is a unique platform that helps consumers check potential costs for healthcare services.
During this episode we discuss how Jonathan became interested in plastic surgery, the start of BuildMyHealth, the functionality of BuildMyHealth, how he built his team and his advice for entrepreneurs.2021-10-2026 minEntrepreneur RxRX13: Sanjay Prasad, MD, FACS, CEO of SurgiPrice IncIn Episode 13 of Entrepreneur Rx, I have the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Sanjay Prasad, a surgeon, and physician with over 30 years specializing in Neurotology and Otology. Sanjay is the CEO of SurgiPrice, SurgiQuality, SurgiConnect, and the author of Resetting Healthcare.
Sanjay shares his background, how his companies allow patients to choose their surgeon based on quality scoring, what his company is focusing on now, his monetization strategy, and advice for others interested in becoming entrepreneurs. His insightful and enlightening discussion is one you won’t want to miss.2021-10-1417 min
Entrepreneur RxRX12: Charles Theuer, MD, President and CEO, TRACON PharmaceuticalsThis week, John welcomes Dr. Charles Theuer, the President and CEO of TRACON, a biopharmaceutical company that develops targeted therapies for cancer. He’s also the author of Unnecessary Expense: An Antidote to the Billion Dollar Drug Problem. Charles talks about what inspired his transition from the operating room to the pharmaceutical, and how TRACON is changing the way drugs are developed today.2021-09-2937 min
Entrepreneur RxRX11: John Paul Tutela, MD, Founder, Tutela Plastic SurgeryJohn's guest this week is John Paul Tutela, a board-certified plastic surgeon with offices in New York City and New Jersey. John has been featured in the Daily Mail and Reader’s Digest after becoming the go-to plastic surgeon for the cast of The Jersey Shore. John talks about being part of three generations of doctors in the Tutela family, why he chose plastics, and how he leverages social media to improve his outreach.2021-09-1524 min
Entrepreneur RxRX10: Shantanu Nundy, MD, Author, Care After CovidJoining John this week is physician and entrepreneur Dr. Shantanu Nundy. Shantanu is the Chief medical officer at Accolade, where he oversees the company’s clinical strategy and solutions to improve health outcomes, and he’s the author of the new book, “Care After Covid.” Shantanu shares his circuitous journey into healthcare, the inspiration to write about the pandemic, and why he thinks his 3D model (distributed, digitally-enabled & decentralized healthcare) can transform medicine.2021-09-0137 min
Entrepreneur RxRX9: Kevin Jubbal, MD, Founder, Med School InsidersPast episodes have featured physicians that have leveraged social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to grow their entrepreneurial ventures, but this week John is joined by Dr. Kevin Jubbal, M.D., a Doctor and YouTube star. A few years ago, Kevin started posting videos because he wanted to help struggling medical students. Now, he has over a million subscribers to his channels dedicated to physician and student lifestyle content. On the podcast, Kevin shares why he chose to walk away from medicine and become a full-time entrepreneur, how his videos and websites help med students, and why...2021-08-1833 min
Entrepreneur RxRX8: Susan Nicholas, MD, Founder, SusanNicholas.orgThis week John speaks with Dr. Susan Nicholas. Susan is a physician and surgeon turned serial entrepreneur, podcast host, author, and international speaker. Dr. Nicholas is a thought leader on human consciousness and often contemplates the interplay of essence and form. Susan shares how her conscious awakening influenced her to walk away from clinical medicine, how she inspires audiences to alter their relationship with money positively, and how she's transforming lives with her soul healing work.
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Entrepreneur RxRX7: Lily Talakoub, MD, Founder, Derm To DoorJohn welcomes Dr. Lily Talakoub to the podcast. Lily is a board-certified dermatologist and founder of Derm To Door, a customized online skin care experience. Lily talks about why dermatologists are almost uniformly entrepreneurial, whey she made the switch from orthopedic trauma to dermatology, her work in the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General, and how her startup is using AI for virtual dermatology.2021-07-2128 min
Entrepreneur RxRX6: Krishan Ramdoo, MD, Founder, TympaHealth TechnologiesJohn welcomes Dr. Krishan Ramdoo to the podcast. Krishan is the CEO and Founder of Tympa Health, a London-based start-up that has created the world’s first all-in-one hearing health assessment system. Krish talks about what inspired his transition from medicine to entrepreneurship, how he developed the hardware and software for Tympa Health, and what the future of hearing health looks like.2021-07-0731 min
Entrepreneur RxRX5: Nisha Mehta, MD, Founder, Physician Side GigsThis week's episode of Entrepreneur RX features a conversation between John Shufeldt and Dr. Nisha Mehta, a radiologist and the founder of Physician Side Gigs. Nisha is an international speaker and writer specializing in physician advocacy and addressing physician burnout. She is the founder of two online physician community groups reaching more than 100,000 physicians. Nisha discusses the inspiration for her popular Facebook group, how side gigs helps with physician burnout, and the long term impact of COVID-19 on healthcare workers around the globe.2021-06-2342 min
Health Care Rounds#140: The Rise of Consumerism-based Healthcare with Dr. John ShufeldtDr. John Shufeldt founded NextCare Inc. in 1993 and served as the CEO and Chairman of the Board until 2010. He now serves as the business manager and one of the founding partners of Empower Emergency Physicians and continues to practice emergency medicine at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center. Dr. Shufeldt also founded MeMD, LLC, a platform used by more than 300 medical and mental health providers in 50 states to virtually treat patients on-demand and in the comfort of their home or place of work. Dr. Shufeldt has authored 11 books on leadership, self-improvement, business, entrepreneurism, urgent care management and urgent ca...2021-06-1832 min
Entrepreneur RxRX4: Nadine Hachach-Haram, MD, Founder, ProximieJoining John this week is Dr. Nadine Hachach-Haram, a surgeon, lecturer and clinical entrepreneur. Nadine is the co-founder of Proximie, a health technology business that uses augmented reality to allow the world’s top surgeons to virtually transport themselves into any operating room. Nadine explains why CNN dubbed Proximie the "future of surgery”, the future of Augmented Reality (AR) and medicine, and how it felt to be named to Worth Magazine's list of the 50 Women Changing the World along with Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Melinda Gates.2021-06-0941 min
Entrepreneur RxRX3: Amy Lehman, MD, Founder, Lake Tanganyika Floating Health ClinicNot every medical entrepreneur builds the same thing; some build apps, some build groundbreaking devices, some build alternative care methods. This week’s guest built a floating hospital in the Congo. Her name is Dr. Amy Lehman and she’s the Founder of the Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic, a revolutionary health clinic that is saving lives in Africa. Amy talks about how she transitioned from practicing medicine in Chicago to building a clinic in the Congo and what she's doing to change the lives of people in eastern Africa.2021-05-2643 min
Slice of Healthcare#139 - Dr. John Shufeldt, Founder at MeMD (acquired by Walmart Health)Our guest: Dr. John Shufeldt, Founder at MeMD (acquired by Walmart Health).
"MeMD® is simplifying how people access healthcare. They provide high-quality, convenient and affordable healthcare on-demand. Using their proprietary technology, they connect patients seeking care for minor medical issues or behavioral health concerns with licensed medical providers and therapists, who conduct video-based visits privately and securely online, over the phone, or via mobile app."
In this episode, we discussed:
- His background
- Growing MeMD
- Recently being acquired by Walmart
- ...and much more!
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Entrepreneur RxRX2: Shantanu Gaur, MD, Founder, Allurion TechnologiesMedicine is hard, but there probably isn’t anything harder to solve in medicine than the obesity epidemic. The CDC considers 42% of Americans obese. That fact didn’t scare off John's guest this week. His name is Shantanu Gaur, the co-founder of Allurion Technologies, a leader in the development of innovative, scalable and weight loss solutions. Shantanu describes his journey from Harvard medical school to starting Allurion and how they built the Elipse Balloon, the world’s first and only procedureless gastric balloon for weight loss.2021-05-1240 min
Entrepreneur RxRX1: Dana Corriel, MD, Founder, SoMeDocsJohn's first guest is physician turned entrepreneur, Dr. Dana Corriel. Dana is a board-certified internist and founder of SoMeDocs, a platform that connects physicians across the globe, providing networking opportunities to help form successful online brands. Dana discusses why she became disillusioned with healthcare, how she utilizes Twitter and LinkedIn to connect with doctors and what inspired her to found SoMeDocs.Find out more at SoMeDocs.com or DrCorriel.com.2021-04-2831 min
Outcomes RocketPhysician Entrepreneurship in the New Era of Healthcare with John Shufeldt, Founder and CEO of TribalEM and MeMDIn this episode, we are privileged to feature the outstanding Dr. John Shufeldt, Founder and CEO of TribalEM and MeMD. John is an emergency physician, author, serial student, pilot, and multidisciplinary entrepreneur, who has founded and operated several multi-million-dollar businesses. John shares the genesis of TribalEM, and how it is making a difference in the lives of the people in the valley. He also talks about MeMD and his desire to improve the delivery of health and helping other physicians transition into entrepreneurship do the same. He also shares his thoughts on virtual primary care, AI, and many more...2021-03-1620 min
The Authority CompanyFeatured Guest: John ShufeldtThis week we're featuring John Shufeldt, MD, one of the nation’s leading medical entrepreneurs and the author of the upcoming book, Entrepreneur Rx. John discusses how he founded and operated several multi-million-dollar businesses all while being an emergency room physician.2021-01-2632 min
Built On PurposeJohn Shufeldt, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP - Relentless Learning
John Shufeldt is one of the most accomplished individuals I’ve ever met. He’s a practicing emergency room doctor, a practicing attorney, the Phoenix PD SWAT team medical director, the author of multiple books on the Ingredients of Outliers, an adjunct professor at ASU’s law school, the founder and CEO of MeMD, a pilot, a guitar player, and a recent TEDx speaker - and this is just a partial list.
In this interview, we talk about life growing up as an adopted child, the 2 character traits that have come to define his life, what it’s like to save a...2016-05-2047 min
Success From the Field | Networked WealthJohn Shufeldt, Ingredients of OutliersJohn Shufeldt is a serial student, an indefatigable change agent and a multidisciplinary entrepreneur. After earning his BA from Drake University in 1982 and his MD from the University of Health Sciences and the Chicago Medical School in 1986, John completed his emergency medicine residency at Christ Hospital and Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Ill. […]2014-02-2520 min