BackTable Industry

In this episode, Dr. Michael Dake joins Dr. Bryan Hartley to discuss his career of innovation as a clinician, teacher, and researcher. Dr. Dake tells us how he shifted from working in internal medicine to interventional radiology with the help of his mentors.  We discuss the challenges of starting a new residency, and Dr. Dake shares how he knew he wanted to follow a different career path in vascu...

In this episode, Dr. Randy Hofmann joins Dr. Bryan Hartley to discuss his path to creating an innovative digital health company. Dr. Hofmann tells us how he became an IR and discusses his start in medical devices. We share some advice on how to get started on a new project. We discuss Dr. Hofmann’s health technology company, Grand Rounds, which offers clinical and financial guidance. Dr. Hofmann e...

In this episode, Dr. Brinton tells us how he started as a biomedical engineer and why he eventually went to medical school. We discuss how important mentorship can be, and we talk about how he was able to balance residency with building a company. Dr. Brinton shares some of the biggest lessons he has learned while being an innovator, and he discusses the goals of his company, Shockwave. We talk ab...