Season 1

Feb. 11, 2022

Physician Founded Ep. 7: Dr. Arash Zohoor Pt. 1

In today’s episode, we interview Dr. Arash Zohoor, co-founder of Inkblot Therapy - which was acquired by Greenshield. As a family physician, an avid learner, and one of the most impressive leaders we've chatted with yet, Dr. ...

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Feb. 3, 2022

Ep. 52 - Getting on the same Wavely-ngth as Arna Ionescu Stoll

We’re back! In this episode with Arna Ionesco, CEO of Wavely Diagnostics, we learn about her vision of what a future empowered by digital diagnostics looks like - and so much more. Find us on Linkedin at @howitsmed or at …

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Feb. 2, 2022

Ep. 51 - Getting on the same Wavely-ngth as Arna Ionescu Stoll

Arna Ionescu Stoll, CEO of Wavely Diagnostics, sits down to talk with us about her journey - from her beginnings as a health tech UX designer, to getting banned from hotels for committing to the bit when trying to get …

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Jan. 20, 2022

Physician Founded Ep. 6: Dr. Ailis Tweed-Kent Pt. 2

In today’s episode, we interview Dr. Ailis Tweed-Kent, CEO of Cocoon Biotech. As a CEO, urgent care doc, an engineer, and so much more, Ailis regaled us with her cross-disciplinary experiences that have led her to her success...

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Dec. 16, 2021

Med Tech Talks Ep. 50 - A chat in the PaRx with Dr. Melissa Lem Pt. 2

On this episode, we chatted with Dr. Melissa Lem - Director of PaRx and family physician. This time, we heard about what makes her tick - and why she chose to dedicate herself to educating physicians and patients alike about …

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Dec. 14, 2021

Med Tech Talks Ep. 49 - A chat in the PaRx with Dr. Melissa Lem Pt. 1

On this episode, we chatted with Dr. Melissa Lem - Director of PaRx and family physician. This time, we heard about what makes her tick - and why she chose to dedicate herself to educating physicians and patients alike about …

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Dec. 9, 2021

Med Tech Talks Ep. 48 - From New-roscience to New Technologies - Dr. …

On this episode of Med Tech Talks, we hear again from Dr. Ryan D'arcy - neuroscientist, entrepreneur, head of Health Science and Innovation at Surrey Memorial Hospital, and President and CSO of healthTech Connex. We chatted a...

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Dec. 7, 2021

Med Tech Talks Ep. 47 - From New-roscience to New Technologies - Dr. …

On this episode of Med Tech Talks, we hear from Dr. Ryan D'arcy - neuroscientist, entrepreneur, head of Health Science and Innovation at Surrey Memorial Hospital, and President and CSO of healthTech Connex. We chatted about h...

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Dec. 2, 2021

Med Tech Talks Ep. 46 - Health Technology to Address Healthcare Crise…

Upkar Tatlay is a community man, and a man of many hats. Today, we talk with him while he wears his hat as the Director of Scientific Research and Innovative Development at Oxus Machineworks; specifically, he tells us the sto...

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Nov. 30, 2021

Med Tech Talks Ep. 45 - Health Technology to Address Healthcare Crise…

Upkar Tatlay is a community man, and a man of many hats. Today, we talk with him while he wears his hat as the Director of Scientific Research and Innovative Development at Oxus Machineworks; specifically, he tells us how he …

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Nov. 27, 2021

Physician Founded Ep. 8: Dr. Sam Elfassy Full Episode

In today’s episode, we interview Dr. Sam Elfassy, co-founder of HaloHealth and Keyops. As a young physician founder and gastroenterologist, Dr. Elfassy very pointedly discusses how his experiences in business school showed hi...

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Nov. 25, 2021

Med Tech Talks Ep. 44 - Seamlessly Sliding into the DMs of Dr. Joshua…

On this episode, we chatted with Dr. Joshua Liu - physician turned co-founder and CEO of SeamlessMD. As a notorious mentor and founder in the Canadian healthtech ecosystem, Josh was amazing to chat with and provided amazing i...

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Nov. 23, 2021

Med Tech Talks Ep. 43 - Seamlessly Sliding into the DMs of Dr. Joshua…

On this episode, we chatted with Dr. Joshua Liu - physician turned co-founder and CEO of SeamlessMD. As a notorious mentor and founder in the Canadian healthtech ecosystem, Josh was amazing to chat with and provided amazing i...

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Nov. 20, 2021

Physician Founded Ep. 7: Dr. Arash Zohoor Pt. 2

In today’s episode, we interview Dr. Arash Zohoor, co-founder of Inkblot Therapy - which was acquired by Greenshield. As a family physician, an avid learner, and one of the most impressive leaders we've chatted with yet, Dr. ...

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Nov. 18, 2021

Med Tech Talks Ep. 42 - Behind the Scenes of an Ehealth Revolution wi…

What do a physician, an advisor to the eHealth Center of Excellence, and a peer Leader for OntarioMD have in common? They're all roles that Dr. Daniel Pepe holds - roles which lend him insight into the trials and tribulations...

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Nov. 16, 2021

Med Tech Talks Ep. 41 - Behind the Scenes of an Ehealth Revolution wi…

What do a physician, an advisor to the eHealth Center of Excellence, and a peer Leader for OntarioMD have in common? They're all roles that Dr. Daniel Pepe holds - roles which lend him insight into the trials and tribulations...

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Nov. 10, 2021

Physician Founded Ep. 6: Dr. Ailis Tweed-Kent Pt. 1

In today’s episode, we interview Dr. Ailis Tweed-Kent, CEO of Cocoon Biotech. As a CEO, urgent care doc, an engineer, and so much more, Ailis regaled us with her cross-disciplinary experiences that have led her to her success...

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Nov. 9, 2021

Med Tech Talks Ep. 39 - Dr. Spencer, does that RingRescue a Bell? Pt.…

Another doctor who was connected to the space program? Dr. Spencer is an engineer, physician, entrepreneur, and so, so much more. Along his unconventional path to becoming the amazing, unique individual that he is, Dr. Spence...

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Nov. 6, 2021

Physician Founded Ep. 5: Dr Jordan Vollrath Pt. 2

In today’s episode, we continue our interview Dr. Jordan Vollrath, CEO and Co-Founder of Cherry Health. After graduating straight into the maw of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jordan decided to take a stab at addressing a critical n...

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Nov. 4, 2021

Med Tech Talks Ep. 40 - Dr. Spencer, does that RingRescue a Bell? Pt.…

Another doctor who was connected to the space program? Dr. Spencer is an engineer, physician, entrepreneur, and so, so much more. Along his unconventional path to becoming the amazing, unique individual that he is, Dr. Spence...

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Nov. 4, 2021

Med Tech Talks Ep. 38 - The Survival of the Fitalyst with Jonathan Mu…

On this episode, we chatted with Jonathan Muruako - MPH student and co-founder of Fitalyst - a preventative health-based startup. While Muruako had initially considered medical school, various factors led him to pursue public...

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Nov. 3, 2021

Med Tech Talks Ep. 37 - The Survival of the Fitalyst with Jonathan Mu…

On this episode, we chatted with Jonathan Muruako - MPH student and co-founder of Fitalyst - a preventative health-based startup. While Muruako had initially considered medical school, various factors led him to pursue public...

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Nov. 3, 2021

Physician Founded Ep. 5: Dr Jordan Vollrath Pt. 1

In today’s episode, we interview Dr. Jordan Vollrath, CEO and Co-Founder of Cherry Health. After graduating straight into the maw of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jordan decided to take a stab at addressing a critical need in our me...

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April 30, 2021

Med Tech Talks Ep. 36 - Gabbing about Healthtech Angel Investments wi…

We're back again with our chat with Dr. Ian Gardiner - a radiologist and an angel investor with various angel investing groups. Say what? Don't know what angel investing is? That's okay - sit tight so we can tell you …

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April 26, 2021

Med Tech Talks Ep. 35 - Gabbing about Healthtech Angel Investments wi…

This time around, we chatted with Dr. Ian Gardiner - a radiologist and an angel investor with various angel investing groups. Say what? Don't know what angel investing is? That's okay - sit tight so we can tell you Dr. …

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April 23, 2021

Med Tech Talks Ep. 34 - Kicking it with Dr. Kyerementang Pt. 2

We're back at it again with Dr. Kwadwo Kyerementang, host of the Solving Healthcare Podcast. As you may have heard on this first part, Dr. Kyerementang is a palliative care doc, an intensive care doc, and through his podcast ...

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April 19, 2021

Med Tech Talks Ep. 33 - Kicking it with Dr. Kwadwo Kyerementang Pt. 1

We're back - this time with Dr. Kwadwo Kyerementang, host of the Solving Healthcare Podcast. Dr. Kyerementang is a palliative care doc, an intensive care doc, and through his podcast and the Resource Optimization Network, lea...

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Nov. 13, 2020

Med Tech Talks Ep. 32 - Glidescoping out opportunities with Dr. Jack …

Imagine trying to place a tube into a patient's airway WITHOUT being able to see it. Kind of makes it hard, eh? This time, we chat a little with Dr. Pacey about the lessons he learned and his story on …

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Nov. 9, 2020

Med Tech Talks Ep. 31 - Glidescoping out opportunities with Dr. Jack …

Imagine trying to place a tube into a patient's airway WITHOUT being able to see it. Kind of makes it hard, eh? This time, we chat a little with Dr. Pacey about the lessons he learned and his story on …

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Nov. 6, 2020

Med Tech Talks Ep. 29 - Speaking the Truth with Rohit Singla

On this episode of Med Tech Talks, we chat with Rohit Singla, BASc MASc and now MD PhD. This guy can't get enough of school! However, he's more than a meganerd who loves everything health tech - he's got amazing …

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Nov. 2, 2020

Med Tech Talks Ep. 28 - Speaking the Truth with Rohit Singla

On this episode of Med Tech Talks, we chat with Rohit Singla, BASc MASc and now MD PhD. This guy can't get enough of school! However, he's more than a meganerd who loves everything health tech - he's got amazing …

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Oct. 23, 2020

Med Tech Talks Ep. 26 - Who you gonna call? Kyle Dymanus!

Engineering? Urology? Natural Disaster healthcare management? Kyle Dymanus, the engineer-turned medical student talks it all on this episode of Med Tech Talks. This episode is sponsored by the Surrey Health and Technology Dis...

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Oct. 19, 2020

Med Tech Talks Ep. 25 - Who you gonna call? Kyle Dymanus!

Engineering? Urology? Natural Disaster healthcare management? Kyle Dymanus, the engineer-turned medical student talks it all on this episode of Med Tech Talks. This episode is sponsored by the Surrey Health and Technology Dis...

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Oct. 16, 2020

Med Tech Talks Ep. 24 - Real Talk with Rowena Rizzotti

Straight from Castlegar, trained as a nurse and as a paramedic (with two MBAs), with experience in Alberta setting up one of the first arthroplasty centres in Canada, in addition to experience leading Northern Health, Fraser ...

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Oct. 12, 2020

Med Tech Talks Ep. 23 - Real Talk with Rowena Rizzotti

Straight from Castlegar, trained as a nurse and as a paramedic (with two MBAs), with experience in Alberta setting up one of the first arthroplasty centres in Canada, in addition to experience leading Northern Health, Fraser ...

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Oct. 9, 2020

Med Tech Talks Ep. 22 - Asking Questions of Alec Yu

Process Engineer. Innovation Coordinator. Urban Health Researcher. Medical Sustainability Researcher. Medical Student. My mom wishes that I could be Alec Yu, but this time, we talk instead about why Alec and the How Its Med t...

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Oct. 5, 2020

Med Tech Talks Ep. 21 - Asking Questions of Alec Yu

Process Engineer. Innovation Coordinator. Urban Health Researcher. Medical Sustainability Researcher. Medical Student. My mom wishes that I could be Alec Yu, but this time, we talk instead about why Alec and the How Its Med t...

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Sept. 28, 2020

Med Tech Talks Ep. 20 - Who is Dr. Karim Qayumi?

So you're going about your medical training and BOOM, you're hit by clerkship, where you're expected to take care of patients. It's a huge gap to bridge for students and the medical system alike. Dr. Karim Qayumi created C...

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Sept. 25, 2020

Med Tech Talks Ep. 19 - Who is Dr. Karim Qayumi?

So you're going about your medical training and BOOM, you're hit by clerkship, where you're expected to take care of patients. It's a huge gap to bridge for students and the medical system alike. Dr. Karim Qayumi created Cybe...

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Sept. 18, 2020

Med Tech Talks Ep. 18 - Keeping up with Dr. Kendall Ho

Emergency Medicine. Digital Health Lead. Academic Director for Cloud Innovation Centre. Executive Director of the inter-Cultural Online health Network. How do you keep up with Dr. Kendall Ho? Well, you have a chat with him...

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Sept. 14, 2020

Med Tech Talks Ep. 17 - Keeping up with Dr. Kendall Ho

Emergency Medicine. Digital Health Lead. Academic Director for Cloud Innovation Centre. Executive Director of the inter-Cultural Online health Network. How do you keep up with Dr. Kendall Ho? Well, you have a chat with him - ...

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Sept. 11, 2020

Med Tech Talks Ep. 16 - Chatting it up with Dr. Claudia Krebs

Dr. Claudia Krebs is a beloved neuroanatomy instructor at UBC, founder of the HIVE (the Hackspace for Innovation and Visualisation in Education) and the creator of neuroanatomy.ca, speaks with us this week. Check out our seco...

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Sept. 7, 2020

Med Tech Talks Ep. 15 - Chatting it up with Dr. Claudia Krebs

Dr. Claudia Krebs is a beloved neuroanatomy instructor at UBC, founder of the HIVE (the Hackspace for Innovation and Visualisation in Education) and the creator of neuroanatomy.ca, speaks with us this week. Check it out! This...

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Aug. 28, 2020

Med Tech Talks Ep. 14 - Hu's Who

We're back at it again with Pt. 2 with Ricky Hu! Tune for more with Ricky Hu - engineer turned med student (turned lawyer?).

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Aug. 24, 2020

Med Tech Talks Ep. 13 - Hu's Who

What do whole grain bread and ultrasound images have in common? Lots of grain. Stay tuned for more with Ricky Hu - engineer turned med student (turned lawyer?).

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Aug. 21, 2020

Med Tech Talks Ep. 12 - Taking down Big Pager with Albert Tai

This time, we're back with Pt. 2 of our conversation with Albert Tai - CEO and co-founder of Hypercare. Missed our last episode? Check it out first

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Aug. 17, 2020

Med Tech Talks Ep. 11 - Taking down Big Pager with Albert Tai

Beep beep! It's your call pager. I can't do onomatopoeia for a fax machine so I won't try, but Albert Tai of Hypercare legend breaks down his beginnings in this episode. Take a listen - you won't regret it.

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Aug. 14, 2020

Med Tech Talks Ep. 10 - Chatting with Dr. Joe Choi Pt. 2

Missed our first episode with the legendary Dr. Choi? Check out our first episode here (https://anchor.fm/how-its-med/episodes/Med-Tech-Talks-Ep--8---Chatting-with-Dr--Joe-Choi-Pt--1-ehv50a). Emergency medicine? Startups? Pri...

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Aug. 10, 2020

Med Tech Talks Ep. 9 - Chatting with Dr. Joe Choi Pt. 1

Emergency medicine? Startups? Privacy and confidentiality? If you wanted any more hot topics, you'd be Joe Choi's Linkedin profile...or you could listen to this episode - which is the first part of our conversation with him.

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July 27, 2020

Med Tech Talks Ep. 8 - Bill Wong Pt. 2

Dual Energy CT, AI in radiology, and how to build Skynet - we talked about 2 of these three things on this episode. Listen to find out more as we start delving into Dr. Wong's perspectives on some innovations in …

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