Innovatively Speaking

On the season 3 finale of Innovatively Speaking, Dr. Jesse Goodwin speaks with Dr. Jeanhyong "Danny" Park, the director of Innovation for the Division of Emergency Medicine Telehealth. Dr. Park discusses his work in developing the MUSC's virtual triage program in the emergency department. Being the only center in the country that's doing this right now, Dr. Park talks about the challenges of...

On this episode of Innovatively Speaking, we speak with Todd Headley, the CEO of the Zucker Institute for Innovation Commercialization (ZI). We discuss how Charleston has grown to an innovation hotspot as well as how ZI, the technology transfer office of MUSC, is working to provide answers and support for all the ideas coming in. 00:00 The start of the show 01:26 Todd Headley joins the show 08:41...

In this episode, Chief Innovation Officer Jesse Goodwin, Ph. D., talks with Arman Kilic, M.D., Director of the Harvey and Marcia Schiller Surgical Innovation Center at MUSC. Dr. Kilic discusses how artificial intelligence is being used to advance medicine and treatment in transplantation, through machine learning. Through AI, new risk models are being created to improve the cross between the donor...

In this episode, Chief Innovation Officer Jesse Goodwin, Ph. D., engages in an insightful conversation with Ray DuBois, M.D., Ph. D., Director of the Hollings Cancer Center at MUSC. Together, they explore upcoming advancements that hold the potential to revolutionize the way we understand and combat cancer including an overview of the the world of cancer research, the development of cutting-edge c...

On this episode of Innovatively Speaking, we speak with Jonathan Yantis, the CEO and Co-Founder of QuickSortRx. Founded by pharmacists and technologists from MUSC, QuickSortRX helps pharmacy supply chains improve efficiency by providing real-time analysis and instant reporting on drug pricing and contract changes. Yantis tells us the story of their founding as well as the importance of empowering...

Stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability in the United States. On this quick spark episode of Innovatively Speaking, Kevin speaks with Joe Fiore at the Zucker Institute for Innovation Commercialization about Therabraclet, a unique device designed to help stimulate dexterity and hand function for stroke recovery patients. By sending small vibrations through the hand, Therabracelet sends...

On this episode of Innovatively Speaking, we interview Prabhakar Baliga, M.D., the Chair of the MUSC department of Surgery. We discuss with Dr. Baliga the growth and history of organ transplantation and what innovative techniques are being done today to eliminate inequities in the organ transplantation system such as bioprinting tissues and virtual cross-matching. 00:00 The start of the show 01:42...

Game-Changing Concussion Detection On this episode of Innovatively Speaking, we interview Ryan Fiorini, CEO of BLINK CNS, about their revolutionary technology that can diagnose a condition and other neurological conditions through just blinking. Fiorini discusses how their technology can be the future of concussion testing in sports for athletes of all ages as well as how the FDA-approved technolo...

Unlocking the Knowledge Economy This week, Innovatively Speaking talks to Dr. Nathan Dolloff, Ph. D., the visionary founder of Leukogene Therapeutics, an MUSC startup company making groundbreaking advancements in cancer treatments that are poised to transform the lives of patients with advanced-stage cancer. In addition to delving into the pioneering work of Leukogene Therapeutics, Dr. Dolloff she...

Revolutionizing PTSD Treatment According to the National Center for PTSD, about 6 of every 10 men (or 60%) and 5 of every 10 women (or 50%) experience at least one trauma in their lives. Some people may recover within a few months after the event, but for others it may take years or may even begin long after the events occur. On this episode of Innovatively Speaking, Jesse and Kevin speak to...

Precision medicine, sometimes known as "personalized medicine" is an innovative approach to tailoring disease prevention and treatment that takes into account differences in people's genes, environments, and lifestyles. On this episode of Innovatively Speaking, Jesse and Kevin speak to Daniel Judge, M.D., the principal investigator in the In Our DNA SC study at MUSC that is looking to improve acce...

Innovation in Service and Education As of 2021, the state of South Carolina currently has 10% of its population without healthcare coverage. On this episode of Innovatively Speaking, Jesse and Kevin speak to Anita Ramsetty, M.D., whose student-run medical clinic is helping this group free of charge and bringing health care into rural areas of the state through MUSC’s community aid, relief, educati...

Seven in 1,000 newborns have congenital heart defects, often involving the heart valve. On this episode of Innovatively Speaking, pediatric cardiac surgeon Konrad Rajab, M.D., shares about a new approach for treating some of these tiny patients- a partial heart transplant. These babies receive transplants containing only the heart valve, which then grows along with them and eliminates the need for...

Joining Jesse and Kevin in the MUSC podcast studio is, Marvella Ford, Ph. D., the Associate Director of Population Sciences and Cancer Disparities at the Hollings Cancer Center at MUSC. Dr. Ford’s research into health disparities highlights the importance of including diverse populations in cancer research and the impact of lifestyle on breast cancer risk. Listen in as she outlines how far we’ve c...

Addressing Mental Health with Technology Joining Jesse and Kevin this week in the MUSC podcast studio is Ken Ruggiero, Ph. D., the Director of the Telehealth Resilience and Recovery Program at MUSC. Dr. Ruggiero is the creator of “BounceBackNow,” a free mobile app designed to improve the emotional health of adults and families affected by a disaster or suffering from PTSD. Dr. Ruggiero explains th...

We’re back for season two and this time, trying to wrap our brains around neurosurgery with Alex Spiotta, M.D., the division director of neuroendovascular surgery at MUSC. Leader of the ultimate “think tank,” Dr. Spiotta leads the Stroke Thrombectomy and Aneurysm Registry (STAR). A global collection of collaborating neurosurgeons, STAR allows doctors to call a colleague from anywhere around the wo...

This week, Kevin and Jesse are joined by Erik Modrzynski, System Director of Ambulatory EHS & Emergency Management at MUSC. One of the most innovative minds at MUSC, Modrzynski helped lead the development of the first drive through Covid-19 testing site in the United States with inspiration coming from just a chicken sandwich. Listen in as we discuss all of Erik’s innovations on campus includi...

At any given time about 7,500 Americans are actively searching for bone marrow donors but only 2% of the population is a registered donor, possibly due to fear of the pain and side effects. This week, Kevin and Jesse are joined Nicole McCoy, M.D., whose innovative technique is eliminating pain in bone marrow transplants. A Pediatric Anesthesiologist at MUSC, Dr. McCoy’s regional anesthesia techniq...

Baby Steps for Preterm Infants This week, Kevin and Jesse are joined Dorothea Jenkins, M.D., and Bashar Badran, Ph. D., whose new device, BabyStrong, is designed to help enhance feeding behavior in at-risk preterm babies! Every year, complications from preterm birth are the #1 cause of death for babies in the United States. Babies who survive premature birth often have long-term health problems, i...

This week, Kevin and Jesse are joined by Dr. Chip Norris and Dr. Cortney Gensemer, both with the Norris Lab at MUSC. Dr. Norris and Dr. Gensemer discuss their study of Ehlers Danlos syndrome (EDS) a disease that affects almost 1 in 300 individuals, often labeled the most common disease you’ve never heard of. Dr. Gensemer discusses both living with and promoting EDS on social media while Dr. N...

Awareness of mental health and anxiety are at an all-time high and this episode's guest is treating it astronauts! Kevin and Jesse are joined Dr. Mark George, endowed professor of psychiatry at MUSC and a pioneer in the field of brain stimulation and treatments! Dr. George discusses treating depression, OCD, PTSD and more through the use of magnets (transcranial magnetic stimulation) as well...

Tackling Postpartum Depression and Anxiety This week, Kevin and Jesse are joined by Dr. Connie Guille, director of the Women’s Reproductive Behavioral Health (WRBH) Division at MUSC and associate Professor in the departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health and Sciences and Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Guille discusses postpartum depression and anxiety as well her innovations to the screening...