BackTable Industry

BackTable Industry

Backtable Industry delves into the evolving landscape of healthcare, tackling topics such as models of care, advances in AI, and what these shifts mean for patients, providers, medical device / drug manufacturers, and the rest of the healthcare ecosystem. Listen on BackTable.com or on the streaming platform of your choice. You can also visit www.BackTable.com to browse our open access, physician-catered knowledge center.

Episodes

Ep. 90 Physician-Patient Trust in Modern Medicine

April 8, 2025 • 41 mins
How did your last patient-physician interaction go? Did you wish that the other person had understood your perspective better? In this episode of Backtable Industry, hosts Dr. Ruchika Talwar and Anish Parikh discuss the complexities of medicine, focusing on the importance of communication between doctors and patients. --- SYNPOSIS The episode begins with an exploration of how medical and surgical training influence physician beh...
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Ep. 89 Radiology Private Equity Update with Dr. Ben White

March 18, 2025 • 66 mins
Teleradiology, artificial intelligence, and private equity takeovers—how do we navigate these rapid changes in the radiology landscape? In this episode, our co-hosts Dr. Ally Baheti and Dr. Mike Barraza bring Dr. Ben White back to the show to provide an update on the current radiology job market and share his insights on reclaiming value for the profession. Dr. White begins by reflecting on the changes since his last appearance wit...
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Ep. 88 Why Docs Need to Pay Attention to How They Are Getting Paid with Dr. Ruchika Talwar and Anish Parikh

March 4, 2025 • 48 mins
What is the true role of the physician in today's rapidly changing healthcare landscape, and how do payment structures affect physician incentives? In this episode of Backtable Industry, urologist Dr. Ruchi Talwar and entrepreneur Anish Parikh discuss the state of the current healthcare system, including the frustrating aspects of payment models and incentives that lead to high costs and poor outcomes. --- SYNPOSIS Parikh and Dr...
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Introducing Backtable Industry

February 20, 2025 • 1 min
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Ep. 87 Innovating on Point of Care Access to Device Information with Dr. Raj Khalsa

February 18, 2025 • 58 mins
What makes a new technology “sticky?” Returning guest Dr. Raj Khalsa offers his insights on building a user-friendly application interface that will attract and retain interest. In this episode of Backtable Innovation, Dr. Khalsa discusses the inception and development of QuickTouch Clinical, a new application aimed at improving instant access to medical device information for endovascular specialists. --- SYNPOSIS Dr. Khalsa sh...
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Ep. 86 Exploring Advancements in Interventional MRI with Dr. David Woodrum and Joshua Krieger

February 4, 2025 • 66 mins
Have you heard of interventional magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI)? In this episode of the BackTable Podcast, we dive into the exciting world of interventional MRI and its promising benefits for accessing previously difficult-to-reach biopsy and treatment areas. Host and interventional radiologist Dr. Kavi Krishnasamy is joined by Dr. David Woodrum, Director of the Interventional MRI Program at the Mayo Clinic, and Joshua Krieger, ...
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Ep. 85 Dr. Kieran Murphy on Creativity in Medicine

January 28, 2025 • 65 mins
Many physicians are perfectly positioned to recognize areas of clinical need, so why are so few of them involved in medical innovation? In this episode of BackTable MSK, Dr. Kieran Murphy discusses the ideal circumstances and critical characteristics of physician innovators. Dr. Murphy is an interventional neuroradiologist, a professor at the University of Toronto, and a medical device innovator who has made significant contributio...
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Ep. 84 Unlocking Business Skills: Physician EMBA Experiences with Dr. Raj Khalsa and Dr. Roger Tomihama

January 7, 2025 • 53 mins
For much of their education, physicians are encouraged to focus on developing clinical and procedural skills, with little formal training in business. For those who aspire to innovate and lead, is an MBA degree a worthwhile investment? In this episode of the Back Table Innovation podcast, Dr. Aaron Fritts explores the relevance and benefits of obtaining an MBA for physicians, joined by guests Dr. Roger Tomihama and Dr. Raj Khalsa. ...
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Ep. 83 New Approaches to Patient Acquisition and Marketing with Dr. Reza Rajebi

November 8, 2024 • 58 mins
Are you searching for a more effective and streamlined way to market your specialty practice? In this episode of BackTable Innovation, Dr. Reza Rajebi shares his thoughts on new frontiers in healthcare marketing and his innovative venture, Doctorize. --- SYNPOSIS Doctorize is a digital platform designed to help specialists market their practices and directly connect with patients. Dr. Rajebi shares his journey from academic to p...
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Ep. 82 Biodesign Insights: Embracing Risk and Innovation with Dr. Christopher Kinsella

October 25, 2024 • 54 mins
Are you curious about the biotechnology startup world? Learn how our guest transitioned from trauma surgeon to entrepreneur in this episode of the BackTable Podcast. Dr. Chris Kinsella, CEO of Watershed Therapeutics and our host Dr. Bryan Hartley discuss the importance of using entrepreneurship to solve clinical needs. Watershed Therapeutics has created a novel bladder drug delivery platform to help women with recurrent urinary tra...
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Ep. 81 Endovascular Innovations: The Ellipsys story with Dr. Jeff Hull

September 27, 2024 • 58 mins
Surgical arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation has been a mainstay of dialysis care for multiple decades. What does it take to break into such an established space with a new endovascular medical device? In this episode of the BackTable Podcast, Dr. Jeffrey Hull discusses the challenging journey of developing the Ellipsys system for endovascular AVF creation. --- SYNPOSIS We trace Dr. Hull’s path from the device's initial concept...
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Ep. 80 World of Hurt: A New Film About Medical Malpractice with Viknesh Kasthuri

September 13, 2024 • 36 mins
In a society where discussions about medical malpractice are often concealed from the public eye, this episode of BackTable shines a spotlight on the powerful documentary ‘A World of Hurt: How Medical Malpractice Fails Everyone,’ produced by Viknesh Kasthuri, a fourth-year medical student at Brown University. Released earlier this year, the film explores how the American medical malpractice system harms and disconnects patients and...
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Ep. 79 Innovations in Superficial Venous Disease Treatment with Dr. Ali Golshan

July 26, 2024 • 36 mins
Superficial venous disease can pose significant management challenges, particularly after patients have exhausted conservative and invasive therapies. This week, our host, Dr. Sabeen Dhand, interviews Dr. Ali Golshan, an interventional radiologist and the founder of SOLVEIN. Dr. Golshan discusses the latest advancements in treating superficial venous disease, highlighting both the benefits and complexities of thermal and non-therma...
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Ep. 78 Making Healthcare Accessible and Affordable Using Deep Learning with Dr. Samir Shah

July 2, 2024 • 55 mins
Dr. Samir Shah and our host, Dr. Aaron Fritts, discuss upcoming disruptions in radiology due to artificial intelligence (AI), including AI's role in making healthcare more accessible and affordable. --- SYNPOSIS Dr. Shah outlines his career trajectory, from his interventional radiology (IR) training to his entry into teleradiology. He describes his first encounter with AI through natural language processing for encoding radiolog...
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Ep. 77 AI Scribes: Enhancing Patient and Physician Interaction with Elie Toubiana

June 21, 2024 • 43 mins
Dr. Aditya Bagrodia sits down with Elie Toubiana, founder and CEO of ScribeMD.ai, to discuss the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical documentation. --- SYNPOSIS Their conversation covers the capabilities and benefits of using an AI-driven medical scribe that ensures HIPAA compliance, reduces physician burnout, and enhances patient interactions. Elie also shares his insights about the technology’s ...
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Ep. 76 ProScan’s Path: Medical Expertise to Business Success Part 2 with Dr. Stephen J. Pomeranz

May 21, 2024 • 49 mins
In this episode of the BackTable Innovation Podcast, host Dr. Bryan Hartley interviews Dr. Stephen Pomeranz, founder and CEO of ProScan Imaging, co-founder of Medality (formerly MRI Online), and a pioneering radiologist in MRI technology. This is the second part of a two-episode series on ProScan. --- SYNPOSIS The doctors discuss the growth and evolution of ProScan Imaging, including Dr. Pomeranz’a personal journey to becoming a...
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Ep. 75 ProScan’s Path: Medical Expertise to Business Success Part 1 with Dr. Stephen J. Pomeranz

May 14, 2024 • 40 mins
This episode of the Back Table Podcast features Dr. Stephen Pomeranz, a trailblazing radiologist who shares his journey from taking over a struggling medical practice to founding ProScan Imaging, one of the leading imaging centers in the country. --- SYNPOSIS Dr. Pomeranz discusses his early motivations for entering the field of radiology, his initial opportunity to learn about MRI in its early stages, and his unexpected but rew...
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Ep. 74 Pulmera’s Journey: From Concept to Clinical Impact with Dr. Bryan Hartley

April 19, 2024 • 33 mins
In this episode, host Dr. Bryan Hartley takes us on a deep dive into the origin story and mission of Pulmera, a medtech company dedicated to transforming the field of bronchoscopic lung cancer diagnosis by retrofitting existing fluoroscopy machines into cone beam CT-like scanners. Dr. Hartley is a vascular and interventional radiologist and co-founded Pulmera, alongside interventional pulmonologist Dr. Harmeet Bedi at Stanford. Pu...
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Ep. 73 AI in Medicine: Navigating the New Frontier with Confidence with Dr. Matthew Lungren

April 5, 2024 • 46 mins
In this episode, Dr. Matthew Lungren discusses the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare, sharing insights into large language models, deep learning, and machine learning in improving patient care, enhancing clinical workflows, and optimizing medical research. Dr. Lungren is a pediatric diagnostic and interventional radiologist, and the Chief Data Science Officer at Microsoft Health and Life Scienc...
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Ep. 72 Solving for Stent Adjacent Stenosis: The Auxetics Story with Dr. Ramsey Al-Hakim

March 15, 2024 • 52 mins
In this episode of the BackTable Podcast, host Dr. Aaron Fritts interviews guest Dr. Ramsey Al-Hakim about the inception and journey of Auxetics, a med-tech company innovating in the vein stent market. Dr. Al-Hakim is the co-founder of Auxetics and the Section Chief of the Division of Interventional Radiology at Scripps Hospital in San Diego, CA. Dr. Al-Hakim covers the initial challenges of understanding the market and securing c...
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