Tom Hickey
Med Tech Gurus
Med Tech Gurus is a podcast dedicated to helping medical device executives stay on the leading edge of their industry. Whether you're looking to grow your sales team, commercialize new devices, set up national accounts, or improve your clinical performances, this podcast is designed to help. Each episode features an interview with a thought leader or practitioner, discussing topics like: sales force, innovation, patient outcomes, emerging technologies, supply chain, group purchasing organizations, device launches, value analysis, biotech, and more.
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Tom Hickey
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Jul 8, 2026
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Episodes
Become The Person You Would Want To Be Around 18.01.2023 34:26
Jean-Paul Gravel brings us some unique insights in this episode. Jean-Paul is a human potential and mental condition expert and the founder of the Omnipotent. Jean-Paul brings workable tips and hacks that some well-known billionaires use. He has helped CEOs boost creativity and productivity. This is one episode you can't afford to miss!
Process Is The Most Important Thing 11.01.2023 39:31
Gurus in this episode we have Milan Patel of CEO and Co-Founder of PathogenDX with us. Milan has a terrific background including working as a C-Level consultant working with investors. He gets into the criterial for raising money and how to mitigate risk. Milan doesn't stop there. He also walks us through milestone development and how to deliver on those milestones. Gurus, Milan brings amazing Val...
Let Your Customers Tell You How To Scale 04.01.2023 33:40
Gurus Mr. Sudhir Burisetty Brillio's Global Head of Life Sciences is with us today. Sudhir brings us some very interesting insights. He discusses the importance of being curious, building trust and remaining focused. He discusses why it is important to start a new product or company by focusing on a problem, then doing a really good job at solving it. Then getting really proficient at it then your...
Why I.P. Management Is Critical 21.12.2022 39:16
Gurus did you know that how you manage your I.P. portfolio could have a major impact on a successful acquisition. In this episode of Medtech Gurus we have a distinguished panel that will provide valuable insights. Mr. Kevin Buckley Founder and CEO of Torrey Pines Law Group along with Mr. Neil Thompson a registered patent agent also with Torrey Pines Law Group. Join these two gentlemen we have Mr....
A Sea of Creativity 14.12.2022 43:18
Gurus from being President of X off shore racing to Co-Founder and CEO of Volta Medical The'ophile Mohr Durdez takes us on an amazing journey. We get deep into artificial intelligence and how it can help patients with cardiac arrhythmias. Theo also walks us through the best practices of aggregating data developing a robust R & D team and running effective clinical trials Theo really demonstrates...
Having A Mindset To Scale 07.12.2022 31:53
Gurus Rajatesh Gudibande Co-founder of Graphwear brings us terrific insights on problems solving and product development. Raj explains his "discover invent, test, deploy & repeat" concept. Raj started his journey into healthcare discovery from a personal need. He has transformed this into a passion for discovery and helping patients. You will love his story!
Don't Be Afraid To Over Communicate 30.11.2022 42:15
Our Gurus today are the co-founders of Biostem Technologies . We have Jason Matuszewski CEO and Andrew Van Vurst COO. This is a fantastic story of how two good friends worked together to solve Andrews fathers' health issue. The result was Andrew Jason & Andrew's father became co-founders of BioStem. The story does not stop there as we get into the best practices of how to scale a business. Why an...
In Every Crisis There Is An Opportunity 23.11.2022 29:19
Gurus you will love James Foster CEO of Virax Biolabs Virax Biolabs. James and I get into some terrific conversations around working with investors. Then we have a terrific exchange on developing a culture of innovation and how to sustain it. Gurus James then takes through what it was like to ring the bell at the NASDAQ when Virax Biolabs went public. Gurus this is a fun and informative episode a...
Can You Hear Me Now? 16.11.2022 29:52
In this episode of Med Tech Gurus we have Dr. Brian Taylor who is an Audiologist and Senior Director of Audiology at hearing aid manufacturer Signia , to discuss how the gap is closing between traditional hearing aids and modern consumer wearables. Brian had a tremendous background in the field of audiology. Brian get's into why there is such a low uptake rate inpatients that need hearing aids. H...
Your Biggest Super Power Is Truth 09.11.2022 43:37
Gurus In this episode we have an amazing guest. Mr. Punit Singh Soni, CEO of Suki joins us. Suki is a technology company that provides AI powered voice recognition for healthcare. Punit brings some amazing insights as he discusses some of the biggest challenges of introducing a technology into the healthcare space. As an angel investor Punit also discusses the key ingredients to get the attention...
Good Ideas Come From All Directions 02.11.2022 26:09
Mr. Keith Palmer World Wide Vice- President of Hip Reconstruction at Depuy Synthes is our Guru today. Keith delivers continually through this episode. Keith gets into the best practices of keeping people moving towards the goal and why it is important to be grounded in the mission! Keith discusses that good ideas come from all directions from bottom up to top down and you must keep a feedback loo...
It's An Arms Race 26.10.2022 39:52
Mr. Stephen Manley, CTO of Druva brings such terrific insights as our Guru today. As our med tech becomes more connect Cyber security should be on all of our minds! Stephen gets into what the bad guys are thinking and doing. He discusses why we should always be vigilant. Stephen goes further he gets into what some of the biggest challenges are today. His discussion on data sprawl and why healthcar...
From Laser Tag to NICU Monitoring 19.10.2022 39:17
Gurus Bradley Dillon COO of Luxonis offers some amazing insights in this episode. Bradley discusses managing a kickstarter campaign to keeping innovation rolling in a fast paced and competitive environment! You love how Bradley describes the creative process and how they leapfrog their own technology before their competition does. Gurus you will enjoy how Bradley brings so many ideas and best pra...
If You Can Dream IT 12.10.2022 28:57
Gurus Neha Rastogi, founder and COO at Agasta reinforces some age old advice in this episode, "if you can dream it" you can make it happen. Neha also explains that if you can design a product that can just save one life you can save many. Gurus Neha provides so many insights in this episode it is no wonder she was named one of Forbes most Audacious Women!
It's A Great Time To Be A Healthcare Entrepreneur 05.10.2022 36:25
Gurus you are going to love what Dr. Ruchi Thanawala has to bring in this episode. Dr. Thanawala is a thoracic surgeon at Oregon Health & Science University. Along with that is co-founder at Firefly She gets into why it has never been a better time to be a healthcare entrepreneur. She does discuss however why starting a company from scratch is so hard. Ruchi goes deeper into this and points out ...
Building The Airplane While We Are Flying IT 28.09.2022 31:04
In this episode Guru's we have Dr. Pritesh Shah. Pritesh is a Pharm. D. and Chief Commercial Officer at Novocure . Pritesh has worked and advised startups as well as some of the largest global organizations in the healthcare space. He helps us by comparing and contrasting what a product launch takes with each type of company. Pritesh also gets into why failure if handled correctly can actually be...
We Are At The Infancy Of Medtech 21.09.2022 45:54
Guru's you are going to love our guest in this episode! Mr. Ben Oyler Co-Founder of Nectar brings us terrific insights as to why the key word is education! Ben gets into why you really need to drill down into "who is your customer" and "who is paying the bill". Once you have defined these key aspects the rest of your plans will fall into place. Ben doesn't stop there; he gets into the specifics as...
Don't Get Too Far Ahead of Your Customer 14.09.2022 45:01
Guru's this is an amazing episode! Our guest Mr. Matthew Collier is CEO of Sutherland Healthcare. Matthew has an amazing background and delivers some amazing insights and lessons on innovation and where digital health is heading. Matthew discusses why it is so difficult for healthcare systems to engage with labor saving systems. Then he gets into a playbook on selling your innovations to the payer...
The Pathway To The Market 07.09.2022 41:28
I am so excited to have such amazing Gurus on this episode : Zane Hammoud, MD Chief of General Thoracic Surgery Ascension Providence Hospital System and Tom O'Brien Worldwide President of J & J Ethicon Endomechanical Division. This is a follow up episode from episode #143 where Tom was with us to discuss innovation and the importance of data in product development. This episode builds on that as T...
Put the Patient In The Center 31.08.2022 35:14
Gurus, Ms. Shefali Shah Global Vice President of Market Value and Commercial Effectiveness at Mindmaze is with us today. Let me tell you Shefali really delivers in this episode. She discuss why you need to develop a value story first and how it will help your team scale. However, it doesn't stop there, Shefali takes us through the importance of the patient journey and why that is at the center of...
Create Value With Your Product 24.08.2022 35:04
Gurus, in this episode we have João Magalhães co-founder and CTO of knok healthcare . João takes us through an amazing journey of product development and best practices. He gets into the key aspects of observing the users and why that is important. Why it is so important to develop a culture of experimentation. Then why your team needs to be ready to adapt fast. Gurus, fasten your safety belts as...
You Can't Be An Island Onto Yourself 17.08.2022 28:18
Gurus, you will love Dr. Benjamin Wang. He is a MD Entrepreneur and the founder and CMO of NEVAP. He takes us through how he was observing patients developing ventilator acquired pneumonia and wanted to do something about it. The solution wasn't easy, he and his team had to be persistent. Eventually they were accepted into the UC Davis Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and his product...
Ask Enough People 10.08.2022 31:49
Gurus, Jeff Chu CTO at Simbex really delivers in this episode. Jeff gets into some of the keys of innovation. Such as, did you ask enough people? Did you really ask the right question? Jeff gets into why innovation is a great thing, however too much innovation can also cause issues. Listen in as Jeff really delivers in this episode!
Earning The Patient's Trust 03.08.2022 31:46
Gurus, what does it take to earn the patients trust? In this episode we have Mr. Brian Maurer, Co-Founder at Bristle an oral health and microbiome company. Brian gets into why we as a society silo healthcare and what he and his team are trying to do to address that. Brian also gets into how an organization can remain innovative and continue to bring cutting edge research into the marketplace. Bria...
Find The Perfect Balance 27.07.2022 43:22
Gurus, In this episode we have two terrific and accomplished Orthopedic Surgeons, Dr. Russell Nevins & Dr. David Backstein. Not only are they terrific and innovative surgeons but they are also innovative med tech innovators! Together the co-founded Arthrolense . So not only do we discuss that very innovative company, but we also get into the best practices on commercializing medical device innovat...
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