Digital Health Disruptors

How Microsoft Picks Winning Health Startups with Sally Ann Frank   What do successful health founders consistently do differently? Sally Ann Frank, Global Lead for Health and Life Sciences at Microsoft for Startups and the author of The Startup Protocol , has mentored startups for decades and noticed patterns. She has the playbook for the repeatable moves that separate billion-dollar health tech c...

  Every 20 seconds in America, someone develops diabetes. But, what if a subtle wearable device that can read your brain can help? That’s what neurosurgeon and entrepreneur Dr. Casey Halpern is building at SynchNeuro. He discovered that your brain is already tracking your blood sugar 24/7, and he's built a device that decodes these signals.   CGMs are exceptional, but they’re always 15 minutes beh...

When no hospital would hire her, Dr. Shyamali Singhal didn’t wait for permission—she built a $240 million oncology center from scratch with just a 6-page business plan and an unstoppable commitment to patient care. In this episode, we uncover:   The 6-page pitch that unlocked $10M in funding   How she forced institutions to change—by doing it herself   The hidden patient struggles no one talks abo...

When vascular surgeon Dr. Paula Muto read about a woman who couldn't access an orthopedist for a simple ankle injury, she knew healthcare's complex referral system needed disruption. Her solution? UberDoc - a platform connecting patients directly to board-certified specialists for transparent, flat-rate fees.   ut what started as a direct-to-consumer healthcare marketplace evolved into something u...

Delirium is a deadly, costly, and underdiagnosed syndrome affecting millions of elderly patients, but Dr. Divya Chander, co-founder of Lucidify, is determined to change that. Delirium affects 70-80% of ICU patients over 65, killing 3x as many and accelerating dementia by up to 20 years.    With a background as a physician, neuroscientist, and futurist, Dr. Chander is tackling one of the most criti...

Digital Health Disruptors is back – and with health tech advancing, Season 2 is set to deliver even bigger stories from the healthcare disruptors shaping the future. If you’re new here, catch up on Season 1 where we brought you raw, unfiltered insights from healthcare’s most forward-thinking leaders.   What we discussed    (00:00) Thank you to our listeners! (01:10) CharmHealth's Fourth Innovation...

Serial entrepreneur Alexander Lebrun, CEO of NABLA, is disrupting healthcare with an AI co-pilot for doctors - and he's never worked a day in medicine. This is the story of how a fascination with chatbots led to a mission to free clinicians from administrative nightmares. Doctors are drowning in paperwork, spending half their time on low-value tasks instead of patient care. NABLA's AI co-pilot aim...

If you're an investor looking to make a significant impact while generating returns, biotech venture capital offers a unique opportunity. By investing in healthcare innovations, you contribute to groundbreaking advancements in medicine and address universal health challenges that affect us all. In this episode with Neil Littman, CEO of Bioverge , we explore the world of biotech venture capital, hi...

Neil Littman is the CEO of Bioverge and one of the driving forces behind its mission to democratize healthcare venture capital, making it more accessible, transparent, and affordable to a wider audience. His journey began with a personal quest to diversify his investment portfolio beyond the public markets, leading to the founding of Bioverge. However, the seeds of his passion for healthcare innov...

We delve into the dynamic world of Dr. Kyra Bobinet, an international expert in healthcare innovation and best-selling author of "Well Designed Life." The episode takes a deep dive into Dr. Bobinet's AI digital health app, Fresh Tri, reshaping the behavior change landscape. Join us as we explore cutting-edge neuroscience insights, spotlighting the Habenula's role in behavior control and its impact...

A Startup's Journey to Fixing a Broken System through Smarter Scheduling Many parts of our healthcare system are broken. Can disrupting scheduling fix them?   Clinicians are leaving the profession faster than ever, wards are poorly staffed, and burnout is rampant. Smarter scheduling, or rather anti-scheduling, is MeshAI’s antidote to many of those problems. This is the story of how they’re buildin...

In this mid-season reflection, Ranjani warmly welcomes listeners to the Digital Health Disruptors Podcast by CharmHealth.  The episode highlights key innovators featured thus far, such as Dr. Art Wallace, whose personal experiences led to the development of a remote monitoring system leveraging AI to mitigate respiratory and cardiac emergencies. Additionally, insights from clinician entrepreneur D...

Our guest on the third episode of DHD is Dr. Tamayo-Sarver MD PhD, VP of Innovation at Inflect Health and Vituity. In this capacity he wears many hats – from strategic health tech partnerships, investments, and internal incubation, to spearheading the development of ground-breaking health and wellness products Dr. Tamayo-Sarver's incredible insights into healthcare problem-solving are informed by...

Our guest on this show is Dr. Rachel Kuperman MD, the CEO and Founder of Eysz, a medtech/AI startup that is transforming neurological care. Eysz has developed innovative software that analyzes eye movements and uses those movements as biomarkers to assess brain health across a range of neurological conditions, with an initial focus on epilepsy. We get to hear from Rachel how the combination of her...

We speak with Dr. Art Wallace MD, PhD, a cardiac anesthesiologist, Chief of Anesthesia at the San Francisco VA, and a distinguished professor and vice chairman at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Wallace's vision is poised to revolutionize healthcare with a non-contact, remote monitor that promises to reduce the risk of respiratory and cardiac emergencies in hospitalized and nursin...

Get ready to dive into the future of healthcare with the Digital Health Disruptors Podcast by CharmHealth. Join your host, Ranjani Rangan, as we explore  innovations, inspiring stories, and the latest trends that are reshaping the world of digital health. Discover the  visionaries who are changing the way we think about healthcare Visit  this link  on Apple Podcasts to listen to, rate and review D...