Med Tech Gurus

By Tom Hickey

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Med Tech Gurus is a podcast dedicated to helping medical device executives stay on the leading edge of their industry. Whether you're looking to grow your sales team, commercialize new devices, set up national accounts, or improve your clinical performances, this podcast is designed to help. Each episode features an interview with a thought leader or practitioner, discussing topics like: sales force, innovation, patient outcomes, emerging technologies, supply chain, group purchasing organizations, device launches, value analysis, biotech, and more.

Episode Date
When Every Minute Is Critical: Scaling AI to Save Stroke Patients
May 06, 2026
From Signal to Scale: Turning MedTech Data into Growth
Apr 29, 2026
From Acute Care to Continuous Care
Apr 22, 2026
Beating the Clock: Rethinking Brain Tumor Care
Apr 15, 2026
Stickers That Can Save Lives: The Future of MicroWearable Health Monitoring
Apr 08, 2026
From Data to Decisions: Powering Growth in MedTech
Apr 01, 2026
Why Patients Are Losing Trust in Healthcare | The MAHA Signal Explained
Mar 25, 2026
The Future of Stroke Care Starts Here
Mar 18, 2026
Engineering the Future of Wearables
Mar 11, 2026
Cracking the Code on Back Pain
Mar 04, 2026
The Human Side of MedTech Security
Feb 25, 2026
Predicting the Unseen: AI That Saves Lives
Feb 18, 2026
Connected Care, Safer Births
Feb 11, 2026
Beating Cancer with Precision
Feb 04, 2026
Saving Lives with Simpler Trauma Care
Jan 28, 2026
Stress as the Sixth Vital Sign: Precision Medicine at Scale
Jan 21, 2026
From Patents to Patients: Reinventing Arterial Treatment
Jan 14, 2026
Restoring Dignity: Wearable Neuromodulation at Home
Jan 07, 2026
From Innovation to Impact: The Value-Based Playbook
Dec 17, 2025
When Innovation Meets the Human Heart
Dec 10, 2025
Sharper Vision, Smarter Tools
Dec 03, 2025
Local Care, Virtually Anywhere
Nov 26, 2025
The Science Whisperer: How to Speak VC, Clinician & Regulator
Nov 19, 2025
Faster, Smarter, Virtual Heart Care
Nov 12, 2025
Where AI Meets Early Detection—and Patients Win
Nov 05, 2025
Heart Health, Anywhere - with CorVista
Oct 29, 2025
The Silent Guardian: Scaling Innovation for Global IV Safety
Oct 22, 2025
When Seconds Count: Reinventing Airway Management
Oct 15, 2025
Redesigning the Patient Journey
Oct 08, 2025
The Future of Alzheimer's Diagnosis
Oct 01, 2025
Rethinking the CRO: Faster, Smarter, More Human Trials
Sep 24, 2025
From Idea to Market
Sep 17, 2025
The Power of Precision
Sep 10, 2025
Standardizing Behavioral Health from the Inside Out
Sep 03, 2025
The Immune Decoder: Cracking the Code of Long COVID
Aug 27, 2025
Breaking the AI Bottleneck in Healthcare
Aug 20, 2025
Breaking Barriers
Aug 13, 2025
AI vs Burnout: How Affinion Health Is Reclaiming Time for Clinicians
Aug 06, 2025
The End of Guesswork: How AI and 3D Printing Are Reshaping Surgery
Jul 30, 2025
From Idea to Impact: A MedTech Masterclass
Jul 23, 2025
Engineering the End of Radical Prostatectomy
Jul 16, 2025
Smarter, Safer, Faster: How AI is Rewiring the OR
Jul 09, 2025
Why Smarter Systems Are Healthcare's New Lifeline
Jul 02, 2025
Reinventing Vein Health with A First-in-Class Innovation
Jun 25, 2025
Refrigeration Reinvented: Powering the Future of Cold Chain
Jun 18, 2025
The Invisible Epidemic: Fighting Pressure Injuries with Precision
Jun 11, 2025
Listening to the Future
Jun 04, 2025
From Dorm Room to Disruptor: Reinventing the Bionic Hand
May 28, 2025
AI with a Lab Coat: Smarter Biopharma, Faster Drugs
May 21, 2025
Sealing the Future of Critical Care
May 14, 2025
Rewriting the Rhythm of Cardiac Care
May 07, 2025
The Future of Arrhythmia Detection
Apr 30, 2025
Breaking Barriers in Brain Health
Apr 23, 2025
Beyond the Lab: The Leadership Formula for Biotech Success
Apr 16, 2025
Beyond the Pitch The Science of Winning
Apr 09, 2025
Revolutionizing Surgical Collaboration: The Future of Surgeon
Apr 02, 2025
From Pixels to Patients: How 3D Printing is Reshaping Surgery
Mar 26, 2025
Seeing the Heart Like Never Before
Mar 19, 2025
From Battlefield to Breakthrough: How Intublade is Changing Airway Management
Mar 12, 2025
Decoding Healthcare: How AI is Revolutionizing Medical Coding
Mar 05, 2025
On the Cutting Edge
Feb 26, 2025
Using AI to Enhance Medical Research
Feb 19, 2025
A Game-Changing Approach to Mental Health
Feb 12, 2025
Be Bold Be Different Be Creative
Feb 05, 2025
From Blueprint to Breakthrough: Navigating MedTech Innovation
Jan 29, 2025
Making Sleep Simple Again
Jan 22, 2025
Unlocking Healthcare Innovation
Jan 15, 2025
New Horizons in Medical Training: Heather Gervais on Osso VR's Journey into New Frontiers
Jan 08, 2025
Harnessing AI for Healthcare Innovation
Dec 18, 2024
Transforming Healthcare Through Asset Management
Dec 11, 2024
Tackling Antibiotic Resistance and Beyond
Dec 04, 2024
The Future of Patient Comfort
Nov 20, 2024
Transforming IV Safety
Nov 13, 2024
Revolutionizing Senior Care with AI and TV-Based Solutions
Nov 06, 2024
Breakthroughs in Patient Care & innovation
Oct 30, 2024
Rewiring Recovery
Oct 23, 2024
Transitioning to Search & Development
Oct 16, 2024
You Can't See Pain!
Oct 09, 2024
Risk Management and Innovation in MedTech
Oct 02, 2024
Tell The Story in A Compelling Way
Sep 25, 2024
Innovation Drives What We Do
Sep 18, 2024
Building an Innovation Machine
Sep 11, 2024
Unleash Your Potential
Sep 04, 2024
Innovation Is Hard
Aug 28, 2024
Think of The Entire System
Aug 21, 2024
From Innovation To Impact
Aug 14, 2024
Innovations With Implanted Medical Devices and MRIs
Aug 07, 2024
A Roadmap To Commercialization
Jul 31, 2024
What Is The End Goal
Jul 24, 2024
There Has To Be A Better Way
Jul 17, 2024
Take Advantage Of The Moment
Jul 10, 2024
BE PRECISE
Jul 03, 2024
Always Look To Be Better
Jun 26, 2024
Guardian OF Innovation
Jun 19, 2024
Be Clear On Who Your Customer Is
Jun 12, 2024
Go All In !
Jun 05, 2024
Getting Market Buzz
May 29, 2024
Setting A Standard In Innovation
May 22, 2024
Agility Is Key
May 15, 2024
A Fusion Of Two Disciplines
May 08, 2024
Innovation- That Is Where The Fun IS !
May 01, 2024
What Are We Missing?
Apr 24, 2024
Upfront Planning Saves $ Down The Road
Apr 17, 2024
Addressing The Global Obesity Challenge
Apr 10, 2024
Design Is The Beginning Of A Solution
Apr 03, 2024
Challenge Existing Belief
Mar 27, 2024
Have A Patient Bias
Mar 20, 2024
Don't Rely On Group Think
Mar 13, 2024
Outcomes Are Key
Mar 06, 2024
A Binary Decision
Feb 28, 2024
A Technology That Can Assist With Health Equity
Feb 21, 2024
The Search For Truth
Feb 14, 2024
Your Phone Will Be Replaced
Feb 07, 2024
Communication & Clarity
Jan 31, 2024
Always Think Of How You Can Help 1 Billion People
Jan 24, 2024
Do Not Skip Steps!
Jan 17, 2024
Dig Into Your Patient/Customer Pain Points
Jan 10, 2024
Solving Big Problems
Jan 03, 2024
Keeping Optionality
Dec 20, 2023
Persistence Is The Key
Dec 13, 2023
What Should The Future Look Like?
Dec 06, 2023
Where Can You Provide The Most Impact?
Nov 29, 2023
Keep Your Head On A Swivel
Nov 22, 2023
Going From Contract Pricing To Execution
Nov 15, 2023
Hope & Help For Humans- Today
Nov 08, 2023
How Innovations In IVF Are Helping Families
Nov 01, 2023
You Are Only As Good As Your Data
Oct 25, 2023
Be The Undeniable Solution
Oct 18, 2023
There Is Always Innovation
Oct 11, 2023
The Purpose Of What We Do
Oct 04, 2023
Collaboration Is The Secret Sauce
Sep 27, 2023
Innovation Is A Mind Set
Sep 20, 2023
Foster The Innovation Spirit
Sep 13, 2023
A Culture Within A Culture
Sep 06, 2023
Start With The People
Aug 30, 2023
Medicine & A.I.
Aug 23, 2023
Partnerships Are Important
Aug 16, 2023
The Spirit of Selling
Aug 09, 2023
Immersion into Clinical Practice (Part 2)
Aug 02, 2023
Immersion into Clinical Practice
Jul 26, 2023
The Start Up Playbook
Jul 19, 2023
CEO = A Decision Machine
Jul 12, 2023
The Golden Goose of Entrepreneurship
Jul 05, 2023
Was That Another Alarm?
Jun 28, 2023
Just Dive Right In
Jun 21, 2023
Smart Brevity
Jun 14, 2023
The Three Lens OF Innovation
Jun 07, 2023
The Importance Of High Fidelity Testing
May 31, 2023
Serial Entrepreneurs Learn From The Process
May 24, 2023
Be An Impatient Optimist
May 17, 2023
A Blueprint For Quality & Scale
May 10, 2023
A Product Guy
May 03, 2023
Every Problem Has A Solution
Apr 26, 2023
Data Is The New Currency
Apr 19, 2023
Maybe You Shouldn't Be The CEO
Apr 12, 2023
It's How You Respond
Apr 05, 2023
Developing The Next Big Thing
Mar 29, 2023
Become A Super Expert
Mar 22, 2023
How Does Your Product Fit And Improve?
Mar 15, 2023
Focusing On Whole Health
Mar 08, 2023
Define The Problem Correctly
Mar 01, 2023
ASCs The New Frontier?
Feb 22, 2023
Understand Your Target Customer's Pain
Feb 15, 2023
Don't Fear The Needle
Feb 08, 2023
Sell Like A Spy
Feb 01, 2023
Make Sure The Market Is Ready For Your Product
Jan 25, 2023
Become The Person You Would Want To Be Around
Jan 18, 2023
Process Is The Most Important Thing
Jan 11, 2023
Let Your Customers Tell You How To Scale
Jan 04, 2023
Why I.P. Management Is Critical
Dec 21, 2022
A Sea of Creativity
Dec 14, 2022
Having A Mindset To Scale
Dec 07, 2022
Don't Be Afraid To Over Communicate
Nov 30, 2022
In Every Crisis There Is An Opportunity
Nov 23, 2022
Can You Hear Me Now?
Nov 16, 2022
Your Biggest Super Power Is Truth
Nov 09, 2022
Good Ideas Come From All Directions
Nov 02, 2022
It's An Arms Race
Oct 26, 2022
From Laser Tag to NICU Monitoring
Oct 19, 2022
If You Can Dream IT
Oct 12, 2022
It's A Great Time To Be A Healthcare Entrepreneur
Oct 05, 2022
Building The Airplane While We Are Flying IT
Sep 28, 2022
We Are At The Infancy Of Medtech
Sep 21, 2022
Don't Get Too Far Ahead of Your Customer
Sep 14, 2022
The Pathway To The Market
Sep 07, 2022
Put the Patient In The Center
Aug 31, 2022
Create Value With Your Product
Aug 24, 2022
You Can't Be An Island Onto Yourself
Aug 17, 2022
Ask Enough People
Aug 10, 2022
Earning The Patient's Trust
Aug 03, 2022
Find The Perfect Balance
Jul 27, 2022
Hire Good Business Athletes
Jul 20, 2022
Fall In Love With The Problem
Jul 13, 2022
It's About The Team
Jul 06, 2022
Follow Your Curiosity, Follow Your Passion
Jun 29, 2022
The Best Practices Of Early Adoption For Your Technology
Jun 22, 2022
Trust Drives Opportunities
Jun 15, 2022
Understanding the Patient Journey
Jun 08, 2022
Play Your Position Of Strength
Jun 01, 2022
Focus On The Northstar
May 25, 2022
Project Mercury
May 18, 2022
Innovation Is More Than Great R & D
May 11, 2022
Freedom Is The Key To Innovation
May 04, 2022
Understand All Of The Stakeholders
Apr 27, 2022
Stay Immersed In Your Market Plan
Apr 20, 2022
A Value Based Approach
Apr 13, 2022
Speed To The Patient
Apr 06, 2022
Building The Future Of Surgery
Mar 30, 2022
Why You Should Work ALL The Parts Of The Business
Mar 23, 2022
Have A Clear Vision
Mar 16, 2022
Investing In Continuous Improvement
Mar 09, 2022
Be Obsessed With The Customer
Mar 02, 2022
All Great Works Are Accomplished With Passion Over Time
Feb 23, 2022
Find A Gap And A Need
Feb 16, 2022
It's Important to Hustle
Feb 09, 2022
Deliver A True Clinical Value Proposition
Feb 02, 2022
Adoption Is The Biggest Challenge
Jan 26, 2022
From Concept To First Use (Part II)
Jan 19, 2022
From Concept To First Use
Jan 12, 2022
Its More Than The Technology
Jan 05, 2022
The Playbook on Entrepreneurism
Dec 22, 2021
Unlock Creativity & Potential
Dec 15, 2021
If You Can't Measure You Can't Improve
Dec 08, 2021
Customer Centricity Is Key
Dec 01, 2021
It's About The Touchpoints
Nov 24, 2021
Clinical Transformation; A Metric of Success
Nov 17, 2021
A Product Launch Is More Than A Product
Nov 10, 2021
Be Clear Concise & Consistent
Nov 03, 2021
The Value Of Being Patient Focused
Oct 27, 2021
Integrity Is The Cornerstone Of It All
Oct 20, 2021
The Eight Pillars of Digital Health
Oct 13, 2021
The Many Stages Of Development
Oct 06, 2021
The Benefit of Trimming The Roses
Sep 29, 2021
A 360⁰ Approach To Technology
Sep 22, 2021
The Difference Between Invention & Innovation?
Sep 15, 2021
NursePrenuer
Sep 08, 2021
Why You Should Know A Converter
Sep 01, 2021
Relationships and Networks Are Critical
Aug 25, 2021
Trust Your Instinct, Trust Your Purpose
Aug 18, 2021
A Full 360 Degree View Of The Patient
Aug 11, 2021
Why Latin America Should Be Top Of Mind
Aug 04, 2021
Success to Significance
Jul 28, 2021
If You Want Something, Go Build IT!
Jul 21, 2021
You Can't Sell A Secret
Jul 14, 2021
Focus On What You Are Expert In with Chris Garabedian
Jul 07, 2021
The 3 Musts! with Dave Dolan Executive Chairman & Co-Founder of Multifunctional Imaging
Jun 30, 2021
Finding The Product- Market Fit, with Rollie Carlson PH.D CEO of Immunexpress
Jun 23, 2021
Trust Is Earned Every Day
Jun 16, 2021
Avoiding the False Positive with Christopher McFadden Managing Director at KKR
Jun 09, 2021
Determining If A Technology is the Right Fit with Rick Anderson President & General Manager of DarioHealth
Jun 02, 2021
The Problem & The Need with Professor Sam Shah
May 26, 2021
The Humanization of Patient Care with Scott Bostick CEO of ReddyPort
May 19, 2021
Anticipate Success with Mr. Kevin Buckley & Mr. Neil Thompson of Torrey Pines Law Group
May 12, 2021
A New Paradigm in Training & Simulation with Jim Archetto VP of Gaumard Scientific
May 05, 2021
It's About The People with Phil Macnabb CEO of Epselon Global
Apr 28, 2021
The 5 "I s" of Innovation with Roxie Mooney DBA, CEO of Legacy DNA
Apr 21, 2021
Fit For Purpose with Caroline Loew Ph.D.
Apr 14, 2021
A Pressure Test For Your Business Model with Darby Thompson, Partner at Excelerant Consulting
Apr 07, 2021
Covid Compressed Time with Clive Smith CEO of Thinklabs Medical
Mar 31, 2021
The Hospital At Home with Jody Dobson
Mar 24, 2021
The Best Practices of selling to a V.A. with Leonard Nall Founder of GovHub, LLC
Mar 17, 2021
Better Data Better Surgical Outcomes with Brian Phillips Founder & CEO of Medshift
Mar 10, 2021
Conversation with a Surgeon & Futurist - Rafael Grossman, MD
Mar 03, 2021
A Unique Merger Creates Corza Medical with Greg Lucier
Feb 24, 2021
Innovation Best Practices of A Surgeon & A Pilot with Matthew Cooper MD
Feb 17, 2021
Developing Our Bodies Information Highway with Peter Vranes and Hitesh Mehta
Feb 10, 2021
The 5 Ps of Med Tech Development
Feb 03, 2021
The Power of Collaboration with Kaycee Kalpin of Premier Inc.
Jan 27, 2021
Evidence Is Going To Win with Jim Howard, CEO of Readout Health
Jan 20, 2021
The Post Covid Value Sandwich
Jan 13, 2021
How TCO Can Win You Customers with David Newton
Jan 06, 2021
The Best of Med Tech Gurus 2020 (Part 2)
Dec 30, 2020
The Best Med Tech Gurus 2020 (Part 1)
Dec 23, 2020
Be in Love With The Problem with Eric McGlade
Dec 16, 2020
Persistence is Key with Murlikrishna Kannan, MD CEO of Anesthesia Hygiene
Dec 09, 2020
Iron Man Might Be a Reality with Aravind Upadhyaya
Dec 02, 2020
Value Analysis- Logic Not Emotion with James Russell, RN, MBA
Nov 25, 2020
A Company Born From Community Outreach with Victoria Reinhartz, Pharm.D.
Nov 18, 2020
The Keys to a New Launch
Nov 11, 2020
Always Think of the Why with Massimo Carrara
Nov 04, 2020
Taking a Disruptive Product to the Next Level with Peter Van Haur
Oct 28, 2020
The Best Practices of Sales Team Development with Joe Blandini
Oct 21, 2020
Your Brand Is As Important as Your Product with Julie Dye
Oct 14, 2020
Keep A Patient Picture In Mind with Peter Maag, CEO of CareDx
Oct 07, 2020
Bringing Innovation & Value w/ Dr. John Kim
Sep 30, 2020
De-Risking a Med Tech Launch w/ Tiffany Wilson
Sep 23, 2020
The Value of a Health System Network with Ryan Kelly, Ph.D
Sep 16, 2020
Re Inventing the Stethoscope with Sean Matula of Small Business Consulting Strategic Marketing
Sep 09, 2020
Building an Innovative Culture with Mark Faust founder of Echelon Management
Sep 02, 2020
Don't Fret Over Your I.P. with Jonathan Spangler
Aug 26, 2020
This is The Best Time to Start! with Shri Parikh CEO of The Mobile Health Company
Aug 19, 2020
The Process of Scaling Manufacturing with Abbi Johnson of 3M
Aug 12, 2020
How to Transform Capital Into Value
Aug 05, 2020
In Patient Care One Size Doesn't Fit All with Robin Huneke- Rosenberg, RN
Jul 29, 2020
From Design to Exit with Peter Verrillo
Jul 22, 2020
Understanding a Regional GPO with Jackie Dula
Jul 15, 2020
A Serial Entrepreneur and His Harvard Case Study
Jul 08, 2020
Be the Signal Among the Noise with April Zambelli-Weiner
Jul 01, 2020
Creative Customer Problem Solving with Koree Carter of 3M
Jun 24, 2020
What Your Organization Is Designed to Do with Dave Franta of 3M
Jun 17, 2020
Keep the Patient In Mind with Del Lawson, Ph.D
Jun 10, 2020
Why a Polymer is Like A Spaghetti Dinner! with Bret Ludwig, Ph.D
Jun 03, 2020
How to De-Risk Your Product Launch w/ Jabril Bensedrine, Ph.D
May 27, 2020
Start With the End in Mind with Tristan Wright
May 20, 2020
130+ Patents & Final Jeopardy Question w/ Audrey Sherman
May 13, 2020
Making Huge Impacts with Big Data w/ Phillip Abraham Of Cloudface Technologies
May 06, 2020
Turning Your Fears Into a New Business Opportunity w/ Charmaine Gregory, MD
Apr 29, 2020
Marketing is More Than Advertising! with Lesly Marban
Apr 22, 2020
Do you have Liquidsmarts? w/ Mr. Ed Staten
Apr 15, 2020
The Health Technology Assessment w/ Dee Donatelli
Apr 08, 2020
How to Achieve WowTcomes with Sharon Weinstein of SMW Group
Apr 01, 2020
Disaster Avoidance Experts with Gleb Tsipursky, PH.D
Mar 25, 2020
The Corona Virus – How a Guru Should Respond
Mar 18, 2020
The Guru of Blood Products w/ Christian Ries of Sharpless Healthcare Consulting
Mar 11, 2020
The Best Practices of A Global Launch w/ Zach Selch VP of Global Sales Pharmajet
Mar 04, 2020
How to Pitch Like a Pro with Frank Ripullo & Ken Hubbard
Feb 26, 2020
Establishing Best Practices for That Med Tech Conference w/ John Pritchard CEO of Share Moving Media
Feb 19, 2020
Technology & Critical Care w/ Kathleen Vollman, RN & Entrepreneur
Feb 12, 2020
Why You Need a Strong Global Partner w/ Dan Durenberger
Feb 05, 2020
The Inspiration That Launched Mooxli w/ Sarah Bergakker CRNA
Jan 29, 2020
Technology and The Chief Nursing officer w/ Martie Moore, MAOM RN, CPHQ
Jan 22, 2020
The Alphabet Soup of National Accounts w/ Dave Finley
Jan 15, 2020
De-Risking The Med Tech Sales Hire w/ Rick Barnett
Jan 08, 2020
The "Why" of Med Tech Gurus w/ Tom Hickey
Jan 01, 2020
A Ski Trip Inspires an Iconic Product w/ Dan Allen
Dec 18, 2019
Value Analysis Understanding the Process w/ Barbara Strain
Dec 11, 2019
From A Mission Trip Comes A New Product w/ Sean Runnels, MD
Dec 04, 2019
The Asian Challenge w/ Barry Rigby
Nov 27, 2019
Oh Canada! w/ Sandra Dudziak Ph.D
Nov 20, 2019
Keys to Early Stage Success for Orthopedic Implant Launches w/ Dan Darges
Nov 13, 2019
Enhancing Clinical Outcomes Through Knowledge w/ Dr. Anvy Vaidya
Nov 06, 2019
A Top Down Bottom Up Approach to Launching New Med Tech w/ Bryan Eckard
Oct 30, 2019
When Should You Take Your Product Global w/ John Rafols
Oct 23, 2019
Why You Should Read That Non-Compete w/ Alyssa Huffman
Oct 16, 2019
To Be Successful You Must Learn & Adapt w/ Skender Daerti
Oct 09, 2019
Education, Support, and How they Improve Your Product w/ Nancy Trick
Oct 02, 2019
Why Your Med Tech Is Not Selling w/ Michelle O'Connor
Sep 25, 2019
Hitting a Marketplace Home Run with Medical Devices w/ Mike Brown
Sep 18, 2019
Early Adopters, Failure, and a Change in Behavior w/ Dr. Alejandro Badia
Sep 11, 2019
9+ Ways To Find Success With Group Purchasing Organizations w/ Dale Wright
Sep 11, 2019
Angel Investors, Pitch Decks, and Common Mistakes in Presentations w/ Ken Hubbard
Sep 03, 2019