
MedCity Pivot
We are at a watershed moment in healthcare. The entire industry is being compelled to question old assumptions and chart a new path forward - in a word, we need to pivot. This podcast hosted by the editorial team at MedCity News will highlight the strategies, the companies and the personalities spearheading this monumental transformation.
Latest episodes

Sep 25, 2023 • 21min
Tackling Rare Disease with Rich Horgan
I interviewed Ruch Horgan who lost his younger brother to a rare disease last year and we talked about a different approach to developing new therapies for rare and ultra rare disease patients. Episode Resources Connect with Arundhati Parmar aparmar@medcitynews.com https://twitter.com/aparmarbb?lang=en https://medcitynews.com/ Connect with Rich Horgan https://www.greenoughagency.com/contact https://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-horgan-a0194526 Review, Subscribe and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Make sure you’re subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes. Click here to subscribe with Apple Podcasts Click here to subscribe with Spotify Click here to subscribe with Podbean Click here to subscribe with RSS

Aug 22, 2023 • 20min
Reimagining Clinical Trials With Charles Fisher
I spoke with Charles Fisher about his company's Digital Twin technology. Episode Resources Connect with Arundhati Parmar aparmar@medcitynews.com https://twitter.com/aparmarbb?lang=en https://medcitynews.com/ Connect with Charles Fisher drckf@unlearn.ai https://www.unlearn.ai/team/charles-k-fisher https://www.linkedin.com/in/charleskfisher?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2F Review, Subscribe and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Make sure you’re subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes. Click here to subscribe with Apple Podcasts Click here to subscribe with Spotify Click here to subscribe with Podbean Click here to subscribe with RSS

Jul 24, 2023 • 16min
The Toxicity of Immunotherapy with Dr. Sumanta Pal
I interviewed Dr. Sumanta Pal, co-director of the Kidney Cancer Program, City of Hope, about a study he led on the effects of continuing immunotherapy in metastatic kidney cancer patients after it has stopped working. Episode Sponsored By https://www.carta.healthcare/ Episode Resources Connect with Arundhati Parmar aparmar@medcitynews.com https://twitter.com/aparmarbb?lang=en https://medcitynews.com/ Connect with Dr. Sumanta Pal https://www.cityofhope.org/sumanta-pal Review, Subscribe and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Make sure you’re subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes. Click here to subscribe with Apple Podcasts Click here to subscribe with Spotify Click here to subscribe with Podbean Click here to subscribe with RSS

Jun 20, 2023 • 33min
The AI Balm for Burnout and Prior Auth Burden with Punit Soni and Niall O'Connor
I spoke with two executives - Punit Soni, CEO of Suki and Niall O'Connor, CTO of Cohere Health- about how their companies are trying to tackle the problem of burnout and prior authorization and help providers. Episode Sponsored By https://www.carta.healthcare/ Episode Resources Connect with Arundhati Parmar aparmar@medcitynews.com https://twitter.com/aparmarbb?lang=en https://medcitynews.com/ Connect with Punit Soni and Niall O'Connor https://www.linkedin.com/in/punitsoni https://www.crunchbase.com/person/punit-soni https://www.linkedin.com/in/nialloc https://twitter.com/niall0c Review, Subscribe and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Make sure you’re subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes. Click here to subscribe with Apple Podcasts Click here to subscribe with Spotify Click here to subscribe with Podbean Click here to subscribe with RSS

May 26, 2023 • 22min
Responsible AI with Suchi Saria
I spoke with Suchi Saria, Director of the Machine Learning, AI and Healthcare Lab at Johns Hopkins and CEO of Bayesian Health, about trustworthy and responsible AI. Episode Sponsored By https://www.carta.healthcare/ Episode Resources Connect with Arundhati Parmar aparmar@medcitynews.com https://twitter.com/aparmarbb?lang=en https://medcitynews.com/ Connect with Suchi Saria https://www.bayesianhealth.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/suchisaria ssaria@bayesianhealth.com Review, Subscribe and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Make sure you’re subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes. Click here to subscribe with Apple Podcasts Click here to subscribe with Spotify Click here to subscribe with Podbean Click here to subscribe with RSS

Apr 26, 2023 • 15min
Transforming Precision Medicine with Jeff Sherman
I interviewed Jeff Sherman, CTO of Zephyr AI about the company's vision in transforming precision medicine. Episode Sponsored By https://www.carta.healthcare/ Episode Resources Connect with Arundhati Parmar aparmar@medcitynews.com https://twitter.com/aparmarbb?lang=en https://medcitynews.com/ Connect with Jeff Sherman https://www.linkedin.com/company/zephyr-ai Review, Subscribe and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Make sure you’re subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes. Click here to subscribe with Apple Podcasts Click here to subscribe with Spotify Click here to subscribe with Podbean Click here to subscribe with RSS

Mar 27, 2023 • 25min
A Payer Perspective on Chronic Disease Management with Paul Markovich
I interviewed Paul Markovich, CEO of Blue Shield of California about its Wellvolution platform and chronic disease management. Episode Sponsored By Gilead Episode Resources Connect with Arundhati Parmar aparmar@medcitynews.com https://twitter.com/aparmarbb?lang=en https://medcitynews.com/ Connect with Paul Markovich https://www.blueshieldca.com/ https://myoptions.blueshieldca.com/sfhss/sfhss/_/wellvolution https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-markovich Review, Subscribe and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Make sure you’re subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes. Click here to subscribe with Apple Podcasts Click here to subscribe with Spotify Click here to subscribe with Podbean Click here to subscribe with RSS

Feb 28, 2023 • 23min
Chronic Disease Management with Steve Driver
I interviewed Steve Driver with Advocate Aurora Health and we talked about how clinicians are using digital tools to manage heart failure and people at risk of getting diabetes. Episode Sponsored By Gilead Episode Resources Connect with Arundhati Parmar aparmar@medcitynews.com https://twitter.com/aparmarbb?lang=en https://medcitynews.com/ Connect with Steve Driver https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-driver-md-mph?trk=people-guest_people_search-card Review, Subscribe and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Make sure you’re subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes. Click here to subscribe with Apple Podcasts Click here to subscribe with Spotify Click here to subscribe with Podbean Click here to subscribe with RSS

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Jan 31, 2023 • 19min
Chronic Disease Management with Stephanie Tilenius
Stephanie Tilenius, CEO of Vida Health, discusses holistic patient care, personalized platform for chronic disease management, efficacy studies showing improvements in glycemic control and weight loss, partnerships with organizations, and the goal of being a consolidator in digital health space.

Dec 21, 2022 • 23min
What is the Future of Telehealth? with Oliver Kharraz
For today’s episode, I interviewed the CEO of Zocdoc, Oliver Kharraz, about the future of telehealth. Episode Sponsored By Gilead Episode Resources Connect with Arundhati Parmar aparmar@medcitynews.com https://twitter.com/aparmarbb?lang=en https://medcitynews.com/ Connect with Oliver Kharraz https://www.linkedin.com/in/kharraz https://www.zocdoc.com/ Review, Subscribe and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Make sure you’re subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes. Click here to subscribe with Apple Podcasts Click here to subscribe with Spotify Click here to subscribe with Podbean Click here to subscribe with RSS
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