//podcastplus.net/feed/the-penn-healthx-podcast~6ff02bdf The Penn HealthX Podcast focuses on the intersection of medicine and business, with an emphasis on healthcare management, entrepreneurship, and technology (H-MET). This podcast has two aims.First, we want to highlight excellent work happening at The University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, and beyond. Second, we want to help students and those early in their medical careers understand how to become leaders in the field, and use their skills outside of strictly clinical medicine.We intend to achieve these goals by interviewing students and faculty members who are working in the H-MET space. We also plan to discuss current events, trends and opportunities in healthcare, and other topics future healthcare leaders need to know about.Penn Health-X is supported by our generous donors - Dr. Wong. Dr. Slevin, Dr. Anand, and Dr. Wills. Find us on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-penn-healthx-podcast/id1271378904?mt=2 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:22:05 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2098610850-pennhealthxpodcast-80-dr-ryan-henrici-biotech-global-health.mp3 In this episode, hosts Ziad Hassan and Habib Akouri sit down with Dr. Ryan Henrici for an engaging conversation that bridges science, innovation, and personal journey. Ryan Henrici, MD, PhD, is a physician-scientist specializing in infectious diseases and hematology. A former Marshall Scholar, he serves as Vice President of Discovery Medicine at BigHat Biosciences, where he leads the development of next-generation antibody therapeutics using artificial intelligence and synthetic biology. Additionally, he is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine. Mon, 19 May 2025 17:53:43 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2098610850-pennhealthxpodcast-80-dr-ryan-henrici-biotech-global-health.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2088525507-pennhealthxpodcast-79-michael-karamardian-medha-sharma-leveraging-the-mdmba-to-prepare-for-a-constantly-changing-medical-landscape.mp3 Today's episode is a conversation between hosts Ziad Hassan and Habib Akouri and guests Michael Karamardian and Medha Sharma, previous Co-Presidents of PennHealthX. Thu, 01 May 2025 21:59:14 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2088525507-pennhealthxpodcast-79-michael-karamardian-medha-sharma-leveraging-the-mdmba-to-prepare-for-a-constantly-changing-medical-landscape.mp3 http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1004233786-pennhealthxpodcast-78-josh-makower-a-career-of-innovation-in-med-tech-and-venture-capital.mp3 Today’s episode is a conversation between Sope Eweje, one of the VP’s of Entrepreneurship and Ventures for Penn HealthX, and our guest, Dr. Josh Makower. Josh currently leads medical device investment as a general partner at NEA, one of the world’s largest and most active venture capital firms. Josh is also the Founder and Executive Chairman of ExploraMed, a medical device incubator that has created 8 companies over the past 20 years. Notable transactions from the ExploraMed portfolio include Acclarent, acquired by J&J in 2009, EndoMatrix, acquired by C.R. Bard in 1997, TransVascular, acquired by Medtronic in 2003 and Neotract acquired by Teleflex in 2017. On-going ExploraMed/NEA ventures include NeoTract, Moximed, Willow and ExploraMed V. In addition to his role at NEA, Josh serves on the faculty of the Stanford University School as an Adjunct Professor of Medicine and is Co-Founder of Stanford’s Biodesign Innovation Program, a unique training and educational program for multi-disciplinary health... Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:45:12 +0000 http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1004233786-pennhealthxpodcast-78-josh-makower-a-career-of-innovation-in-med-tech-and-venture-capital.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1004233786-pennhealthxpodcast-78-josh-makower-a-career-of-innovation-in-med-tech-and-venture-capital.mp3 Today’s episode is a conversation between Sope Eweje, one of the VP’s of Entrepreneurship and Ventures for Penn HealthX, and our guest, Dr. Josh Makower. Josh currently leads medical device investment as a general partner at NEA, one of the world’s largest and most active venture capital firms. Josh is also the Founder and Executive Chairman of ExploraMed, a medical device incubator that has created 8 companies over the past 20 years. Notable transactions from the ExploraMed portfolio include Acclarent, acquired by J&J in 2009, EndoMatrix, acquired by C.R. Bard in 1997, TransVascular, acquired by Medtronic in 2003 and Neotract acquired by Teleflex in 2017. On-going ExploraMed/NEA ventures include NeoTract, Moximed, Willow and ExploraMed V. In addition to his role at NEA, Josh serves on the faculty of the Stanford University School as an Adjunct Professor of Medicine and is Co-Founder of Stanford’s Biodesign Innovation Program, a unique training and educational program for multi-disciplinary health... Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:45:12 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/1004233786-pennhealthxpodcast-78-josh-makower-a-career-of-innovation-in-med-tech-and-venture-capital.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/912281161-pennhealthxpodcast-77-sandy-varatharajah-planning-for-a-career-to-transform-healthcare-via-digital-health.mp3 Today’s episode is a conversation with one of my colleagues, Sandy Varatharajah. Sandy is a 2nd year MBA student and a member of the Healthcare Management program at Wharton. In the episode, we discuss what drew her to the healthcare space, her previous experiences, including interning at the white house, consulting, and working for CityBlock. We also discussed the decision to get an MBA, and some of the interviews she has done for the Pulse Podcast by the Wharton Digital Health club. We end with some things she is most looking forward to in the coming years. If you like The Penn HealthX Podcast, you should check out Pulse, a podcast created and maintained by The Wharton Digital Health Club where they interview leaders in the digital health space.Show NotesSandy’s LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandyvaratharajah/The Pulse Podcast - Soundcloudhttps://soundcloud.com/wharton-pulse-podcast The Pulse Podcast - Medium Pagehttps://medium.com/wharton-pulse-podcast Sandy’s Medium Profilehttps://med... Sat, 17 Oct 2020 17:01:23 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/912281161-pennhealthxpodcast-77-sandy-varatharajah-planning-for-a-career-to-transform-healthcare-via-digital-health.mp3 http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/912281161-pennhealthxpodcast-77-sandy-varatharajah-planning-for-a-career-to-transform-healthcare-via-digital-health.mp3 Today’s episode is a conversation with one of my colleagues, Sandy Varatharajah. Sandy is a 2nd year MBA student and a member of the Healthcare Management program at Wharton. In the episode, we discuss what drew her to the healthcare space, her previous experiences, including interning at the white house, consulting, and working for CityBlock. We also discussed the decision to get an MBA, and some of the interviews she has done for the Pulse Podcast by the Wharton Digital Health club. We end with some things she is most looking forward to in the coming years. If you like The Penn HealthX Podcast, you should check out Pulse, a podcast created and maintained by The Wharton Digital Health Club where they interview leaders in the digital health space.Show NotesSandy’s LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandyvaratharajah/The Pulse Podcast - Soundcloudhttps://soundcloud.com/wharton-pulse-podcast The Pulse Podcast - Medium Pagehttps://medium.com/wharton-pulse-podcast Sandy’s Medium Profilehttps://med... Sat, 17 Oct 2020 17:01:23 +0000 http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/912281161-pennhealthxpodcast-77-sandy-varatharajah-planning-for-a-career-to-transform-healthcare-via-digital-health.mp3 http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/870856867-pennhealthxpodcast-75-dr-arpan-parikh-using-business-skills-to-improve-the-future-of-psychiatry.mp3 Today’s episode is a conversation I had with Dr. Arpan Parikh. Dr. Parikh was a colleague of mine at Wharton last year. He has since graduated and moved on to a role with CareMore Health. Dr. Parikh got his MD at Ohio State, and completed his residency in Psychiatry at Mt. Sinai in New York City. In the episode, we discuss what drew him to medicine and psychiatry, memories he had as a student, clinical roles he took on, why he chose to get an MBA, and how he will use his skills at CareMore Health. It was an absolute pleasure for me to speak with Dr. Parikh and learn from him.Host - Ryan O'KeefeShow NotesArpan’s LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/arpan-parikh-724897125/Mt. Sinai Addiction Institutehttps://www.mountsinai.org/locations/addiction-instituteCareMore Healthhttps://www.caremore.com/ Sun, 23 Aug 2020 14:00:06 +0000 http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/870856867-pennhealthxpodcast-75-dr-arpan-parikh-using-business-skills-to-improve-the-future-of-psychiatry.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/870856867-pennhealthxpodcast-75-dr-arpan-parikh-using-business-skills-to-improve-the-future-of-psychiatry.mp3 Today’s episode is a conversation I had with Dr. Arpan Parikh. Dr. Parikh was a colleague of mine at Wharton last year. He has since graduated and moved on to a role with CareMore Health. Dr. Parikh got his MD at Ohio State, and completed his residency in Psychiatry at Mt. Sinai in New York City. In the episode, we discuss what drew him to medicine and psychiatry, memories he had as a student, clinical roles he took on, why he chose to get an MBA, and how he will use his skills at CareMore Health. It was an absolute pleasure for me to speak with Dr. Parikh and learn from him.Host - Ryan O'KeefeShow NotesArpan’s LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/arpan-parikh-724897125/Mt. Sinai Addiction Institutehttps://www.mountsinai.org/locations/addiction-instituteCareMore Healthhttps://www.caremore.com/ Sun, 23 Aug 2020 14:00:06 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/870856867-pennhealthxpodcast-75-dr-arpan-parikh-using-business-skills-to-improve-the-future-of-psychiatry.mp3 http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/870850393-pennhealthxpodcast-75-adam-lessler-from-em-residency-to-consulting-and-venture-capitalgrowth-equity.mp3 Today’s episode is a conversation I had with Dr. Adam Lessler, who is currently a Principal at Evidity Health Capital in New York City. He is a licensed physician with residency training in emergency medicine and over a decade of healthcare industry experience counseling Boards and senior leadership teams.Prior to joining Evidity, Adam was an engagement manager at McKinsey & Company, where he served clients across the health care value chain, with a focus on provider growth and M&A/partnership strategy. Previously, Adam completed his internship in emergency medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and worked as an analyst in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs and as a research assistant in Harvard Medical School’s Department of Health Care Policy.Adam has a B.A. in economics from Amherst College, an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.D. from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.In the episode we ch... Sun, 16 Aug 2020 14:00:05 +0000 http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/870850393-pennhealthxpodcast-75-adam-lessler-from-em-residency-to-consulting-and-venture-capitalgrowth-equity.mp3 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/870850393-pennhealthxpodcast-75-adam-lessler-from-em-residency-to-consulting-and-venture-capitalgrowth-equity.mp3 Today’s episode is a conversation I had with Dr. Adam Lessler, who is currently a Principal at Evidity Health Capital in New York City. He is a licensed physician with residency training in emergency medicine and over a decade of healthcare industry experience counseling Boards and senior leadership teams.Prior to joining Evidity, Adam was an engagement manager at McKinsey & Company, where he served clients across the health care value chain, with a focus on provider growth and M&A/partnership strategy. Previously, Adam completed his internship in emergency medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and worked as an analyst in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs and as a research assistant in Harvard Medical School’s Department of Health Care Policy.Adam has a B.A. in economics from Amherst College, an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.D. from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.In the episode we ch... Sun, 16 Aug 2020 14:00:05 +0000 https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/870850393-pennhealthxpodcast-75-adam-lessler-from-em-residency-to-consulting-and-venture-capitalgrowth-equity.mp3