April 6, 2023

Med Tech Talks Ep. 74: Dr. Morad Hameed Pt.1

Med Tech Talks Ep. 74: Dr. Morad Hameed Pt.1

Trauma care and public health might not seem to have anything in common, but Dr. Morad has good reason to believe otherwise.
On part 1 of this week’s episode of Med Tech Talks, Geoffrey Ching chats with Dr. Morad Hameed, trauma surgeon at Vancouver G...

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Trauma care and public health might not seem to have anything in common, but Dr. Morad has good reason to believe otherwise.

On part 1 of this week’s episode of Med Tech Talks, Geoffrey Ching chats with Dr. Morad Hameed, trauma surgeon at Vancouver General Hospital, and CMO and co-founder of T6 Health Systems. Geoffrey and Dr. Morad discuss a variety of topics, ranging from his early days in medicine, to his MPH days, and how general surgery has evolved over the years.

 

Timestamps:

02:05-03:30 - Morad shares the story of his biggest role model - his aunt.

03:30-06:36 - Morad’s motivation(s) to pursue a career in medicine, more specifically, surgery.

06:37-09:22 - Wanting to work more for public health, and how that led Morad to pursue trauma surgery in conjunction with an MPH.

09:22-11:48 - Making the connection between clinical surgery and public health, courtesy of the experiences of his professor in MPH.

11:49-15:49 - Morad highlights the grave importance of combining clinical medicine and public health, and how trauma care specialists also play a hugely significant role in the same.

15:50-21:25 - Morad explains what the three waves of innovation in surgery are.

21:25-24:25 - The creation of “Learning Health Systems” as an outcome of medical innovations, and how they are starting to influence results at the ground level.