Health Distilled

In this episode, Andy Steen talks to Russell, KY native Todd Hobbs, MD about his career in big pharma and small biotech. We cover: Eastern Kentucky native.  Transylvania University alum. And University of Louisville Medical School. Primary care clinic in Louisville, then a diabetes clinic with Baptist Health. “I have T1D myself.” In 2004 joined Novo Nordisk, eventually being Vice President and Chi...

In this episode, Andy Steen talks to Louisville native Kevin Karem , who has led scientific operations and research at the CDC and FDA. We cover: Kevin is a Seneca High School and UofL alum. Then received his Ph. D. at the University of South Alabama. Post-doc with Barry T. Rouse at the University of Tennessee. Heska Corporation stationed with the CDC. Multiple roles with the CDC over 20+ years. H...

In this episode, Andy Steen talks to UofL Medicine alum Miles Snowden . We cover: Miles grew up in Kentucky and from grade school through medical school was a resident of Louisville. Started medical practice in Louisville and started a company focused on occupational medicine. UPS. Chief Medical Officer, Delta Air Lines. "I actually put the first AED on a Delta flight." Employee benefits...

In this episode, Andy Steen talks to Kentucky native Eric Easom , Co-Founder and CEO of AN2 Therapeutics, Inc .    We cover: Born in Louisville but grew up in Carrollton, KY. How a UofL E.E. alum ended up at Eli Lilly and Company . Various roles at Lilly then out to CA with InteKrin Therapeutics. [He was on the board of the Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI), a non-profit based in Seattl...

In this episode, Andy Steen talks to Paducah Tilghman High School alum Emily Martin, Ph. D. about her career in biopharma. We cover: Grew up all the way through high school in Paducah. UNC, UCSF, Broad Institute. "So the first decade of my career in biopharma was really in small molecules and proteins and antibodies. And then the second decade, starting at Shire, was in cell and gene therapy." Sab...

In this episode, Andy Steen talks to Chris Nicholson , a Humana alum, who scaled and exited mPulse Mobile. We cover: Originally from Northern Kentucky. Early career in wireless communications. 14 years at Humana, including a stint at the Innovation Center. Moving to California to start mPule Mobile. How he thinks Louisville can participate in healthcare innovation. Interesting areas in healthtech....

In this episode, Andy Steen talks to Brian Kennedy , Director, Centre for Healthy Longevity at the National University of Singapore. We cover: Born in Louisville, his father was a chemistry teacher at Jeffersonville High School . UW to the Buck Institute to the National University of Singapore. "Yeah, we're really interested in healthspan." Trends in aging. Startups out of the Buck....

In this episode, Andy Steen talks to Jess Shull , Director of Digital Health at Vicore Pharma AB . We cover: "So I grew up in Louisville." How she ended up in Barcelona. Jess' work on Almee ™ (an investigational medical device in clinical development), a digital therapeutic created to address the psychological impact of living with pulmonary fibrosis. Perspective on digital therapeut...

In this episode, Andy Steen talks to David Cooper, PsyD , Senior Clinical Strategy Director, Global Mental Health, Teladoc Health and Executive Director of Therapists in Tech . David’s roots around Kentucky. His career in digital health. Starting at DOD, then to xealth . On to Teladoc. “Who’s thing is better?” And the next niche down. Where do digital therapeutics fit? Therapists in Tech. A super...

In this episode, Andy Steen talks to Haley Eberly McDonald , Head of Product at 25m Health . We cover: Haley’s connection to Louisville. Vandy neuroscience to Nashville. “Serial head of product for startups;” the path to 25m. ScionHealth collaboration(s). 25m’s areas of interest. Her karaoke go-to's. Opportunities for Louisville in healthtech. Boomerangs. Rural healthcare.

In this episode, Andy Steen talks to Marcus Osborne , Executive Chairman of RightMove Health , a spin-off from Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. We cover: Marcus’ roots in Kentucky. His path from HBS to Bentonville. 15 years at Walmart, all within healthcare–never retail–with a good chunk in Payer Relations. William Fleming , Alan Wheatley and Humana. Walmart Health survey that pointed to...