Join the UCSF Rosenman Institute as we sit down with the most inspiring innovators in the healthtech industry. Our guests are creating technologies that save and improve patients’ lives. Listen in as they share their journeys, career insights, and invaluable lessons learned. Be inspired by the best and brightest in healthtech as they discuss their contributions to the future of healthcare.
Episodes
Monday May 16, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
Did you not listen to your mom about nutrition in high school? So did Jason Langheier. Jason is the CEO and founder of Foodsmart, a leading telenutrition platform. Foodsmart combines dietitians, meal planning, and food options in one platform. This combination makes it easier for people to get nutritious and affordable food—both for themselves, and their families. Today, Foodsmart has over 1.5 million members and serving over 700 employers. Their goal is to eliminate food insecurity and malnutrition nationwide. And above all, to make healthy food accessible to everyone. But for Jason, getting there was a journey.
Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at hello@rosenmaninstitute.org. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.
Monday May 09, 2022
Monday May 09, 2022
What does a day in the life of a big city’s mayor look like? We asked our guest, Adrian Fenty. From 2007 to 2011, Adrian managed one of the most complicated and powerful cities in the world: Washington D.C. As mayor, he focused on education reform and disrupting the status quo. Now, as a venture capitalist, he loves to see disruption and innovation all around him every day.
In this episode, I asked him: what do the private and public sectors have in common? And how are they different? I was surprised by some of the answers, and I think you will be too.
Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at hello@rosenmaninstitute.org. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.
Monday May 02, 2022
Monday May 02, 2022
This is the stuff of science fiction in real life! Our guest in this episode is Trevor Martin, the co-founder of Mammoth Biosciences. There, they develop the CRISPR platforms and technologies that allow scientists to detect and modify DNA and RNA. He hopes the technology they’re creating will cure the problems of the next generation, like genetic diseases.
Trevor has been featured on Forbes 30 under 30, Fortune 40 under 40, and is an EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2021. His work has been featured in FiveThirtyEight and The Atlantic. As a young CEO and scientist on the cutting edge, Trevor also has a lot of insight into leadership styles.
Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at hello@rosenmaninstitute.org. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Monday Apr 25, 2022
If you’ve experienced mental health difficulties during the pandemic, this episode is for you. The scale of the problem is staggering. But our guest, Russell Glass, is doing his utmost to solve it.
Russell is the CEO of Headspace Health, a company formed by the 2021 merger of Ginger and Headspace. Ginger, which he founded in 2018, delivered accessible and easy virtual mental health care. Russell has been creating companies constantly since his flagship tennis racquet business at the tender age of 13. He’s also a practiced and thoughtful leader. And in this episode, he shares his life lessons on both his leadership and entrepreneurship experience.
Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at hello@rosenmaninstitute.org. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Could digitization add another person to your exam room? Will the newest technologies being created by small businesses or by hospitals? And most importantly, will the new digital age in healthcare leave people behind? These are some big questions that Dr. Bob Wachter has the answers to.
Dr. Wachter is a professor and the Chair of the Department of Medicine at UCSF. He’s written six books, including one called The Digital Doctor, which was a New York Times science bestseller. He also coined the term “hospitalist” in 1996 and is considered the father of this fast-growing specialty. We can't even start to list the awards he’s received, because we would run out of space here. In other words, he’s the one with the answers — but he also has some questions.
Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at hello@rosenmaninstitute.org. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Most people find healthcare unmanageable and confusing. Even people in the industry can have a hard time. Our guest, Dr. Ronald Dixon, is trying to change that through his company CareHive. CareHive helps patients manage chronic disease through their user-friendly platform and methods. Dr. Dixon is the current CEO of CareHive. He has also founded and headed Healthcare 360, and served as the Medical Director at MGH. He’s also a natural entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in the industry, and some great advice for up-and-comers.
Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at hello@rosenmaninstitute.org. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Dr. Dana Kanze knows all about double standards. And it’s both because of her time studying them, as well as her time experiencing them.
Dana’s research on gender gaps in the startup and investment field has been published in leading academic journals and received many awards. And she’s even done a TED talk! Before her academic career, she was an investment banker, strategic consultant, and entrepreneur.
In this episode, she talks to me about how double standards can show up in sneaky ways and how we can stop them.
Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at hello@rosenmaninstitute.org. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
We're so excited to introduce our guest Jeremiah Robison, who has a business that is very personal. His company’s wearable technology will help people with chronic conditions move their legs and feet. One of these people is his daughter, who has cerebral palsy. Jeremiah Robison founded CIONIC in his garage four years ago. He also co–founded WAWOS, which also supports children with cerebral palsy and other conditions. In this episode, he tells me about how his career and his family led him to where he is, and how technology can improve most all conditions.
Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at hello@rosenmaninstitute.org. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Dr. C.K. Wang has always wanted to have an impact on patient care. This is why he left the clinic to develop larger-scale solutions and help more cancer patients choose the right treatment based on data. As COTA Healthcare’s CMO, he’s doing just that. Through their analytical approach, COTA Healthcare is committed to making cancer care data-driven and the most simple it can be.
In this episode, we talk about how C.K. is using his love of AI and oncology experience at COTA and how COTA is making cancer treatment easier for people going through the worst time of their lives.
Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at hello@rosenmaninstitute.org. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Whether we want to or not, we might be living for a very long time! This is according to our guest, Sonia Arrison. Sonia is an entrepreneur, investor, and best-selling author. She is also the founder of 100 Plus Capital of the Alliance for Longevity Initiatives. Her work explores how the “Coming Age of Longevity” will change life as we know it.
In this episode, she tells us about what some of these changes could look like.
Do you have any thoughts? Please email us at hello@rosenmaninstitute.org. We post new episodes every Monday. “The Health Technology Podcast” is produced by Herminio Neto, hosted by Christine Winoto, and engineered by Andrew John Rojek.