The Morning Fix by 510k Cafe

In this episode, Amy Shepherd explores the technology Kandu Health offers stroke populations with CEO, Kirsten Carroll. Kirsten speaks on the digital tools Kandu developed to help patients re-adjust to life after a stroke event. Kirsten also discusses broader topics, such as insurance, AI, and health equity - their impact on this disease state and how this digital tool can help. Truly an eye-openi...

Join hosts Amy Shepherd and Julie Dye for a conversation with Dr. Meesha Dogan, CEO and Cofounder of Cardio Diagnostics Holdings Inc. In this podcast chat, the hosts learn about how Dr. Dogan’s work is helping to put AI/machine learning-driven integrated genetic epigenetics on the map. A great discussion on critical advancements in human health-don’t miss this one! #ExactSciences  #Epigenetics  #H...

In this episode, we speak with Rob Andrews, CEO of Health Transformation Alliance. A former member of Congress who was one of the authors of the Affordable Care Act, Rob now works with more than 60 of the largest US companies to help recreate a “Marcus Welby” approach to healthcare that centers patient needs rather than insurance company priorities. We discuss why self-insurance (where the risk of...

Join co-hosts Amy Shepherd and Julie Dye of The Morning Fix by 510k Café podcast for a chat with Scott Nelson, FastWave Co-Founder, President, and CEO. In this episode, the co-hosts and guest discuss medtech, business development, and how he founded his most recent endeavor. Tune in to hear the history of how he got started and the teams’ approach into developing intravascular lithotripsy devices!...

Join co-hosts Amy Shepherd and Julie Dye of The Morning Fix by 510k Café podcast for a chat with Beth Henry, Chief Marketing Officer for Curative. In this episode, the co-hosts and guest discuss Curative’s efforts in creating a new format and pathway to health insurance. For those interested in learning about ways companies are endeavoring to tackle the health insurance conundrum in US, this episo...

Join co-hosts Amy Shepherd and Julie Dye of The Morning Fix by 510k Café podcast for a chat with Sarah Carpenter, Director of Corporate Responsibility for Assent. In this episode, the co-hosts and guest discuss Environmental, Social, and Governance issues (ESG) and how it impacts local and global communities as well as med tech policies within the backdrop of human rights. An important issue for a...

In this episode, recorded live at SXSW 2023, we catch up with Johnathan Wilson former Navy Seal and founder of INVI Mindhealth. He shares his mental health journey that is familiar story for many veterans. We learn how he harnessed his experience to develop INVI app to address and track personal mental health issues for veterans.  As co-founder of the non-profit SEAL Future Foundation, Jonathan ap...

Join The Morning Fix by 510k Café podcast hosts, Amy Shepherd and Julie Dye, for a lively recap of SXSW2023!  Amy and Julie discuss their favorite Health and MedTech track sessions, what topics dominated this year from mental health and women’s health to ChatGPT as well as predictions for 2024! Tune in!  www.sxsw.com www.shemedia.com www.everymothercounts.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

Babies and children play, in order to understand this world around them. Why do we stop this curiosity and opportunity for innovation and discovery as adults? Join us for a fascinating conversation on play theory with Elaine Chung, Chief Play Officer of MyPlayType on how we can reincorporate “mining for the why” through play and for improved outcomes as parents and at work in the medtech space. Le...

Join co-hosts, Amy and Julie, for an informative conversation with Dr. Neil Moat, Divisional Vice President of Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Office of Abbott Structural Heart, on how medical technology innovations are impacting the health of an aging patient population as well as tiny babies with congenital heart defects. So much to learn- listen in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...

Listen in as we chat with Dr. Austin Chiang, Chief Medical Officer, Medtronic Gastrointestinal. Dr. Chiang has over half a million followers on Tik Tok alone and is known for his creative use of social media to educate people about health topics from acid reflux to Covid-19. In this episode, he also offers tips and tricks to other physicians just getting started on social media. Follow Dr. Chiang:...

Join us for a special conversation with Carnegie Mellon scholars, Byron Yu, Ph. D and Steve Chase, Ph. D. Learn how science informs the medical device field through their research on brain neuroactivity, cursory movement and more. Not to be missed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the 510k Café Team for a conversation with multi-talented Orange Neurosciences CEO and med tech founder, Dr. Vinay Singh. Dr. Singh sits down with Julie and Amy to discuss multiple topics and trends impacting the industry today, including his company’s work in creating a new cognitive therapy software to help children improve their reading and comprehension levels, due to dyslexia and other l...

Join us as we chat with Dr. Erica Montes, OB/GYN and founder, The Modern Mujer, a blog in English and Spanish dedicated to answering questions about health, motherhood and medicine. Dr. Montes has great insights about women’s health, birth control and the future of women’s reproductive rights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join the co-hosts of The Morning Fix by 510k Café as they welcome a very special guest, Professor of the Practice, Len Rubenstein of Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health as the professor discusses the health and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. Six months later, the Russian invasion still rages on with deep impacts to civilians, medical personnel and infrastructure. Learn wh...

Join us for a terrific interview with Jason Bellet, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Eko. In this episode you’ll learn about how the company is using technology to improve the stethoscope and bring it into the 21st century and what that meant for healthcare during a once in a lifetime pandemic. He also shares his thoughts on the importance of LGBQT+ representation in the medtech industry....

Amy and Julie sit down with Adam Sachs, CEO of Vicarious Surgical to find out how the company is going against an industry behemoth to achieve improved patient outcomes. Important Links: Vicarious Surgical: https://www.vicarioussurgical.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamdsachs/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/adamsachsVS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When we started this podcast Amy and I had no idea where the journey would take us. Nor did we know how many amazing people we would get to meet because of it. Today’s guest is one of those people.  Esther Dyson is a notable investor, board member, entrepreneur and even a one time cosmonaut in training. It’s hard to fully define what she has meant to the business world – from technology to aerospa...

Join Amy Shepherd and Julie Dye for an insightful conversation about how cloud-based technology is helping the MedTech industry perform at optimal levels. Seth Goldenberg, Ph. D., Vice President of Veeva MedTech at Veeva Systems, talks to our team about delivering purpose built technology to improve the regulatory, marketing, digital asset management, and claims substantiation process. Anyone look...

One of the people we connected with because of SXSW this year is Afshin Mehin, Founder of Card79, an industrial design firm that counts Ford, Amazon, and Lululemon among its clients. Afshin was on a panel at SXSW called the “Fact or Fiction of Brain Computer Interfaces” and he is here to talk more about this technology and how his company supported the development of an innovative device for Neura...

Jennifer Jones-McMeans joins us for a thoughtful discussion about how medical device companies can make clinical trials more inclusive. Listen in to also learn about Abbott’s $5 million investment to support scholarships at historically black colleges and universities that have medical schools as well as the National Black Nurses Association and the National Association of Hispanic Nurses. Learn m...

Join us for a conversation with two special guests: Dr. Lindsey Cassidy of Ms. Medicine and Lauren Thaman of Procter & Gamble Ventures. The hosts continue the conversation they started at SXSW 2022 with Ms. Thaman and the Ms. Medicine Group regarding biases in women’s health and what the future will bring. An important conversation- don’t miss it!      Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...

 In this episode Amy and Julie connect with Dr. Joseph Ravenell, one of the leading researchers focused on narrowing the healthcare disparities gap among African American males. Dr. Ravenell is Associate Dean for Diversity Affairs and Inclusion at NYU Langone Health, and he serves as a member of the Abbott Medical Advisory Board on Diversity.  Dr. Ravenell discusses his background and research tha...

Join us for a special conversation with Dr. Lyssa Ochoa, President and Vascular Surgeon at San Antonio Vascular and Endovascular Clinic. Dr. Ochoa shares information on her work in partnership with Abbott as they endeavor to bring the LIFE-BTK Trial to life, an initiative that promotes equitable health care by expanding access to clinical trials of new and emerging medical devices, for those with...

Part two of our series with Abbott, Amy and Julie sit down with Michael Johnson, Abbott’s Divisional Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, to talk about the company’s efforts in increasing representation in clinical trials, hiring and medical device advancement. Listen in to learn from the best on how diversity can improve overall business best practices. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...