Physician Entrepreneurs

Lessons from the Front Line

Hosted by MDG Boston, co-organized by CBSET, Inc., June 2, 2021.

Physician entrepreneurs play an increasingly important role and in medical device development owing to their direct familiarity with the clinical realities, and the needs and culture of the target users. While some fulfill this role in parallel to their clinical career, others have embraced a career in industry and venture career with great success.

This MDG Forum brought together speakers from both career paths, with one serial physician entrepreneur providing a retrospective overview of lessons learned, and three surgeon founders of promising startups developing device-based solutions to support patients with respiratory failure, varicose veins, as well as spinal surgery.

Featured Speaker this Week

Enric Roche, MD, PhD, Head, Vascular Surgery Hospital Sagrat Cor / Hospital General de Catalunya; Prof., University of Barcelona; Founder: Vascular Barcelona Devices (VB Devices).

Dr. Roche is a vascular surgeon specializing in venous pathology, and minimally invasive treatments. His new system for preparation of foam for varicose vein sclerotherapy adds convenience and versatility while advancing standardization and safety.

"How to Revolutionize Mainstream Surgical Techniques” (9:24)

Event Presentations:

Steven Keller, MD, PhD, Co-Founder, X-COR Therapeutics; Medical Director, ECMO, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Instructor in Pulmonary and Critical Care, Harvard Medical School

"Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure" (7:57)

John Dorman, MD, Neurosurgeon; Founder and President, Bolt Surgical Navigation System; Boulder Neurosurgical & Spine Associates

“Bolt: A Disruptive Spine Navigation System” (9:59)

Enric Roche, MD, PhD, Head, Vascular Surgery Hospital Sagrat Cor / Hospital General de Catalunya; Prof., University of Barcelona; Founder: Vascular Barcelona Devices (VB Devices)

"How to Revolutionize Mainstream Surgical Techniques” (9:24)

Lishan Aklog, MD, Chairman and CEO, PAVmed

“The Business of Physician Innovation” (9:24)