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 Feb 14, 2022
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Andrew Parker is the founder of the fast-growing care platform Papa. Papa offers “Family On-Demand!” to give older adults and families aid and companionship.
Andrew first built Papa’s platform to support his grandfather, who was so happy that Andrew wanted to give the same care to other grandparents. Today Papa has grown to 400 employees, and Andrew was named one of the Top 50 Healthcare Technology CEOs of 2021.
In this episode, we discuss the importance of connection and how to grow a business that matters.
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 Feb 07, 2022
Monday Feb 07, 2022
In healthcare, there are a lot of hard questions. Today, to answer some of them is Sachin Jain, the President, and CEO of SCAN Group and Health Plan, and the former President and CEO of Aspire Health. Through his work, Sachin aims to reduce healthcare disparities in concrete ways.
As an MD and an MBA, Sachin’s career experience is in medicine and business, giving him a unique perspective on healthcare companies. He pioneered the world’s first clinical program focused on social isolation and today serves as an adjunct professor of medicine at Stanford and a Forbes contributor.
Sachin talks about his remarkable career and some surprising life lessons in this episode.
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 Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Theranos promised to revolutionize healthcare with a charismatic founder, a boardroom of political titans, and billions in funding. At 22, fresh out of Stanford, Tyler Shultz joined the “Apple of healthcare” as a research engineer—only to discover its groundbreaking blood-testing technology was built on lies. Behind glossy magazine covers and Silicon Valley hype, data was falsified, results fabricated, and dissent silenced. Undeterred by threats from leadership, Tyler escalated concerns to executives, board members, and ultimately regulators, risking his career to become a key whistleblower in The Wall Street Journal’s exposé of one of history’s largest corporate frauds.
Today, Tyler is redeeming Theranos’ failed vision. As co-founder of two diagnostics ventures—Flux Biosciences, a Stanford spinout reimagining lab-on-a-chip technology, and The Healthyr Company, a direct-to-consumer blood-testing service—he’s delivering the real healthcare revolution: accurate, accessible tools that empower patients. Globally, he speaks on turning ethics into a competitive edge, advising startups and Fortune 500s alike to build transparency into their DNA.
In This Episode, Tyler pulls back the curtain on Theranos’ collapse: the cult-like culture, confronting Elizabeth Holmes, and the moment he realized $9B empires can crumble. He also shares how betrayal forged his mission to fix Silicon Valley—proving integrity and innovation aren’t just compatible, they’re inseparable.
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Hosted by Christine Winoto | Produced by Herminio Neto
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
COVID brought medicine and politics together on the national stage, and left many Americans wondering: how are healthcare decisions actually made in Washington?
As an M.D., inventor, and veteran Congressional speaker, our guest today Dan Riskin has the unique insight into both politics and healthcare to answer this question. His Congressional testimony in the 21st Century Cures Initiative in 2014 helped define the 21st Century Cures Act passed in 2015, and his companies and products influence the care of millions of patients annually. Dan is currently the CEO and founder of Verantos, as well as the adjunct professor of surgery and Biomedical Informatics Research at Stanford.
In this episode, Dan discusses healthtech career strategies and the power of authentic leadership.
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 Jan 18, 2022
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Andy Doraiswamy is the founder and CEO of Koya Medical. Koya is dedicated to addressing chronic lymphatic and venous diseases. Before Koya, Andy worked with various healthcare organizations to revolutionize medical technology and patient care. Most notably, he invented sight-restoring intraocular implants, which were used successfully on over 6 million patients across the globe. He’s an innovative CEO and, surprisingly, a skillful mountain climber. In this episode, Andy talks about some of the lessons he learned through his long and remarkable career.
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 Jan 10, 2022
Monday Jan 10, 2022
Steve Wigginton is the CEO of iCario, a health action company, and he has over 20 years in the healthcare industry under his belt. Some companies he’s worked with include NoviHealth, Sutter Health, Valence Health, and Evolent Health.
Steve knows, working successfully in the healthcare industry means having an excellent understanding of human behavior. In this episode, we talk about how behavioral psychology affects access to care and why the digital divide exists, plus a good deal more.
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 Jan 03, 2022
Monday Jan 03, 2022
We are kicking off 2022 with Nancy Lurker, a giant in the pharmaceutical industry. She has more than 30 years of experience in both start-ups and Fortune 500 companies. She’s an accomplished businesswoman and leader with a track record of advancing new medical therapies and implementing very successful US and global drug launches. She also serves on many boards across public and private companies.
Currently, she’s the President and CEO of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, an ocular drug delivery company for patients with serious eye disorders.
In this episode, she shares some secrets to her success in the industry, and the leadership strategies that kept getting her promoted.
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 Dec 27, 2021
Monday Dec 27, 2021
Adrienne Schneider is a veteran of the health benefits industry as well as newly minted CEO of the Camille Group. She spent a good portion of her career with American Airlines, where, as head of health benefits, she was in charge of the implementation and execution of health programs for over 100,000 beneficiaries.
Now, as the founder and CEO of The Camille Group, she uses her years of experience and business acumen to help clients tailor their operational strategies.
In this episode, she explains what employees really want out of health plans, what it takes to make it in a difficult industry like healthcare, and how to stand out to executives as a healthcare startup. Here’s our conversation.
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 Dec 20, 2021
Monday Dec 20, 2021
Nicholas Conn is the founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Casana, where he developed the “Heart Seat,” the first toilet-seat-based cardiovascular monitoring system. He earned his PhD in Microsystems Engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology and worked as a research scientist while developing the “Heart Seat”.
In this episode, he takes me through his career journey and how accessible medical technology is increasingly necessary.
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 Dec 13, 2021
Monday Dec 13, 2021
Dr. Kimberly Smith is a Senior Vice President and Head of Research and Development at ViiV Healthcare. She oversees the development of the ViiV Healthcare marketed and pipeline assets. Before joining ViiV Healthcare, she spent twenty years as an HIV clinician and researcher.
Dr. Smith is the recipient of many awards over her career recognizing her HIV patient care and advocacy, including the Black AIDS Institute "Heroes in the Struggle" Award, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Award of Excellence in Medicine, the Clinical Educator Award, and the National Medical Association's Scroll of Merit.
In this episode, we talk over the importance of representation, her incredible career, and how to cause good trouble in the industry.
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