Big Picture Medicine

How do you enact systems-level change within the NHS? Dr Owain Hughes was an ENT registrar before he decided to do something bold: fix NHS referrals. But systems-level solutions aren't as simple as just making an app... here's how Cinapsis did it. Find Dr Owain Hughes: Cinapsis: https://www.cinapsis.org Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/owainrhyshughes You can find me on Twitter @MustafaSultan and subscribe to my newsletter on www.musty.io

What would you be working on if you were a medical student today? Dr Eric Topol is in the top 10 most cited doctors in the history of Medicine. He is a cardiologist, geneticist and digital medicine expert — and was commissioned by the UK’s Health Secretary to write a report to prepare the NHS for the digital future: The Topol Review. Dr Topol has three best selling books on the future of Medicine: the Creative Destruction of Medicine, The Patient Will See you Now and Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again. This conversation was a lot of fun — hope you enjoy. Find Dr Eric Topol: Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricTopol You can find me on Twitter @MustafaSultan and subscribe to my newsletter on www.musty.io

How do you forge your own career path as a doctor? Dr James Somauroo is a former anaesthetics/ICU doctor and the founder of the healthtech agency: somX. He writes for Forbes and is also the host of the Health-tech podcast — the biggest podcast in this space with listeners in over 100 countries. Find Dr James Somauroo: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-somauroo/ The Health-tech Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-health-tech-podcast/id1438968893 somX: https://somx.co.uk You can find me on Twitter @MustafaSultan and subscribe to my newsletter on www.musty.io

How did a Paediatrician become the Managing Director of NHS Services at Babylon Health?  We talk about Umang's advice for medics entering the business world, how to keep your clinical job, Babylon's validation and some incredible advice on crafting your own story. —————— Find Dr Umang Patel: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drumangpatel/ You can find me on Twitter @MustafaSultan and subscribe to my newsletter on www.musty.io

How do you achieve peak performance as a medical student, doctor or clinical academic? Professor Neil Sebire works at the Great Ormond Street Hospital in London — the country's leading childrens' research hospital. He's published over 700 peer reviewed papers, has a h-index of 88 and 32,000+ citations. Here's everything he's learnt along the way. —————— Find Professor Sebire: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-sebire-64780435/ You can find me on Twitter @MustafaSultan and subscribe to my newsletter on www.musty.io

Cellen is bringing medical cannabis to UK patients. I spoke to Dr Benjamin Viaris de Lesegno who is a French-trained NHS doctor as well as the co-founder and CMO of Cellen. The first half of this conversation covers the landscape of medical cannabis in the UK and its clinical need. We then talk about Benjamin's advice for fellow doctorpreneurs — and why 45 might be the best age to found your startup. Harvard Business Review article mentioned: https://hbr.org/2018/07/research-the-average-age-of-a-successful-startup-founder-is-45 —————— Find Benjamin: Cellen: https://www.cellenhealth.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-viaris-de-lesegno-52833161/ You can find me on Twitter @MustafaSultan and subscribe to my newsletter on www.musty.io

How do you run a successful startup and code academy — all whilst completing your final year at Imperial College Medical School? Harvinder Power is the co-founder and CEO of Motics — a company which brings physiotherapy into the digital era. He was the winner at the Kickstart Global Incubator, the McKinsey Venture Academy, the UCL VC Fund amongst many other accolades. In this conversation, I tease out the trials and tribulations of a medical student entrepreneur. We talk about how he started Motics, how you convince patients to do something they're not doing and what medics can learn from engineers and marketers. —————— Find Harvinder: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harvinder-power-70800b124/ Motics: https://www.motics.co.uk CodeMD: https://www.codemd.co.uk You can find me on Twitter @MustafaSultan and subscribe to my newsletter on www.musty.io

Ali has reached medic nirvana. He has over 770,000 YouTube subscribers, a successful business (6med), one of my favourite podcasts (Not Overthinking It) and is an all round wise man. He's managed to diversify so that Medicine is not his livelihood — it's a hobby he can approach on his own terms. His content started with advice for prospective and fledgling medical students — although he has now expanded into tech, productivity and entrepreneurship. You're going to love this episode if you're a wannabe creative, entrepreneur or want to get out of Medicine's rat race and play your own game. I've been chasing Ali for a long time because I knew he would provide so much value. He doesn't disappoint. —————— Find Ali Website/Newsletter: https://aliabdaal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Sepharoth64/videos Not Overthinking It Podcast: https://www.notoverthinking.com Instagram: @AliAbdaal // Twitter @AliAbdaal You can find me on Twitter @MustafaSultan and subscribe to my newsletter on www.musty.io

How do you convert an idea in medical school into a company that just raised $11M and has over 1 million users? Sarim, Yusuf and Maroof were three medical students at Imperial College London. They wanted to help people quit smoking  by delivering gold-standard addiction therapy digitally. Fast forward to today and they’ve expanded across the Atlantic and have over 1 million users, as well as becoming a multi addiction platform tackling smoking, alcohol and opioid addiction. We talk about Sarim's story, how to bring an idea into fruition and his advice for entrepreneurial medics.  —————— Find Sarim LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarim-siddiqui-64b4b8103/ QuitGenius: https://www.quitgenius.com You can find me on Twitter @MustafaSultan and subscribe to my newsletter on www.musty.io

What's management consulting really like (all expensed trips to Vegas)!? How do you get your digital health solution into the NHS? And why do so many world-class performers have a performance/executive coach? This week's episode was a lot of fun, and you're going to love it if you want to hear advice from a super accomplished doctorpreneur. Dr Charlotte Lee is the UK director at Big Health, who generate $10M in revenue and are helping millions achieve good mental health — digitally. They have 12 RCTs under their belt, and are most famous for Sleepio, which digitally delivers CBT for insomnia. In a former life, Charlotte was a medical doctor, Darzi Fellow and management consultant at KPMG. —————— Find Charlotte  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlottelee/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrChar_Lee Big Health: https://www.bighealth.com You can find me on Twitter @MustafaSultan and subscribe to my newsletter on www.musty.io