Healthcare Uncensored

What happens when venture capital stops funding “digital band-aids” and starts investing in technologies that could fundamentally rewrite the future of healthcare? In this episode of Healthcare Uncensored, Rani Khetarpal sits down with Abhi Mukherjee, Partner at CIVC, for a bold conversation about innovation, prevention, quantum computing, and why the healthcare industry can no longer rely on the...

In this episode of Healthcare Uncensored, host Rani Khetarpal sits down with Dr. Dara Huang, physician-entrepreneur and Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of PerkyPet AI, to explore the connections between food, chronic disease, behavioral health, and emerging technology. From her clinical background in nephrology and internal medicine to her work in culinary medicine and cannabinoid-based th...

In this episode of Healthcare Uncensored , host Rani Khetarpal sits down with Dr. Kyle Lavin , Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Cerula Care , to talk about the role of mental health support in cancer care and why it should be more accessible to patients from the start of their journey. Kyle shares his personal and professional path into psychiatry, palliative care, and oncology, including t...

In this episode of Healthcare Uncensored , host Rani Khetarpal sits down with Beth Raboin, CEO and Founder of Global Medical Virtual Assistants (GMVA), to talk about how virtual staffing is helping medical practices address workforce shortages and improve operational efficiency. Beth shares her journey from being a Division I gymnast on full scholarship at the University of Florida to spending mor...

In this episode of Healthcare Uncensored , host Rani Khetarpal sits down with Dr. Deepti Pandita , VP of Clinical Informatics and Chief Medical Information Officer at UC Irvine Health, to talk about what it really takes to implement technology in healthcare—especially as AI moves from buzzword to everyday tool. Deepti shares her journey from training in India with almost no computer access to beco...

In this episode of Healthcare Uncensored, host Rani Khetarpal sits down with Tino Chow , Founder and CEO of Giant Shoulders, a strategic branding agency helping medtech startups and venture firms bring breakthrough technologies to market. A former military officer turned designer and entrepreneur, Tino blends operations, creativity, and commercial strategy to help innovators close the gap between...

In this episode of Healthcare Uncensored , host Rani Khetarpal is joined by Matthew Zachary — a 30-year brain cancer survivor, cultural provocateur, and one of the most unfiltered patient voices in healthcare today. Matthew’s story is not a straight line. At 21, just as he was preparing for a career as a concert pianist, he was diagnosed with brain cancer. The experience dropped him into a healthc...

In this episode of Healthcare Uncensored , host Rani Khetarpal sits down with Barbara Salami , Vice President and former executive at Moderna and Novo Nordisk, to explore how kindness, innovation, and leadership can transform healthcare organizations. Barbara shares her inspiring journey from Nigeria to the U.S., discussing the challenges of cultural transition, her path through diverse roles in p...

In this episode of Healthcare Uncensored , host Rani Khetarpal sits down with Zak Eisenberg , Partner at Merritt Healthcare Advisors, to demystify the world of healthcare investment banking and uncover what truly makes a company attractive in today’s market. From co-founding an edtech startup in college to advising on strategic transactions for ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals, Za...