Scope Forward

By Praveen Suthrum

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No one in the medical field is free from the impact of COVID-19, including gastroenterologists. But the pandemic has only accelerated trends that started years ago. In this podcast, Praveen Suthrum interviews leaders in the gastroenterology space. Each episode will take you through different perspectives and help you ask the right questions. Praveen is the President of NextServices and author of Private Equity in Gastroenterology and Scope Forward (both Amazon #1 new releases).

Episode Date
Inside GI Mastermind: Why Many in GI Are Re-evaluating How They Prepare for the Future
Mar 28, 2026
Who Adopts AI First: Endoscopists or Humanoid Robots?
Mar 21, 2026
Are we sleepwalking into AI disruption in GI?
Feb 21, 2026
How AI is Quietly Redefining the Business Model of Gastroenterology
Feb 12, 2026
“300,000 patients treated with digital gut-brain therapy and growing.” - Alex Noumidis, CEO of Nerva
Jan 17, 2026
Cheryl Sew Hoy: Why GI Can’t Ignore the Microbiome Revolution Any Longer
Sep 06, 2025
Convergence in GI: Dr. Erica Barnell on AI, Biology & the Future of Diagnostics
Aug 07, 2025
Jeff Glueck: Just like Uber and Netflix, Salvo is bringing on-demand care to GI
Jul 12, 2025
How Allied Digestive’s COO is quietly rebuilding GI from the inside
Jun 25, 2025
Leo Grady, CEO of Jona: Why Microbiome Testing Isn’t the Future — It’s the Present
Jun 09, 2025
Matt Schwartz: Countdown to AI Super Intelligence (and the trap of exponential fallacy)
May 28, 2025
Listening to Patients: The Most Radical Innovation in GI?(A Candid Conversation with Dr. Neil Parikh)
May 10, 2025
GI Alliance x Iterative Health: Powering the Largest GI Research Network
Apr 23, 2025
Dieta + Cylinder: In an Evolving $136B GI Market
Apr 09, 2025
"Your gut is a universe" - Dr. Spiegel on the microbiome, AI, consciousness & shrinking role of GIs
Apr 02, 2025
Dr. Michael Dragutsky: Private Equity, AI & The Future of GI
Mar 10, 2025
Oshi Health: Hybrid GI care is here to stay
May 17, 2024
Dr. Aja McCutchen: A new startup in women's gut health
Apr 24, 2024
Andrea Cherubini: Launching AI apps on GI Genius
Apr 12, 2024
Torrey Smith: Building drone bots for the gut
Mar 20, 2024
Dr. Steinberg: If you could put an ultrasound probe on a finger, why couldn't you put it on a scope?
Mar 06, 2024
Dr. Sanket Chauhan: "Don't forget that (an endoscopy) robot is part of the team as well"
Feb 22, 2024
Dr. Austin Lee Chiang: We need more trained health professionals speaking out on social media
Feb 09, 2024
Saurabh Jejurikar: If you can drive autonomous cars on roads, can you drive endoscopes in patients?
Jan 24, 2024
Dr. Erica Barnell: Non-invasive diagnostics will play an important role in preventing disease
Jan 10, 2024
Dunston Almeida: The value of data in GI is huge
Dec 20, 2023
Prof. David C. Whitcomb: Old paradigm of germ theory doesn't work. We need Precision Medicine.
Dec 06, 2023
Asaf Kraus: AI-based stool recognition aids Uber engineer support GI care delivery
Nov 23, 2023
Dr. Michael Byrne: The elephant in the room is reimbursement. Who's going to pay for AI in GI?
Nov 02, 2023
Dr. Bara El Kurdi: What young GIs really want
Oct 04, 2023
Omer Dror, CEO of Lynx.MD: Data as a new ancillary
Sep 21, 2023
Dr. Russ Arjal: "You've to break rules to do something that's transformational"
Aug 23, 2023
Dr. Daniel Neumann : There are several risks in GI right now, we need to adapt to changes
Aug 02, 2023
Sam Jactel, CEO of Ayble Health: “Being patient centered is different than being patient driven”
Jan 20, 2023
AGA launches GI Opportunity Fund
Dec 23, 2022
Dr. Jonathan Ng (CEO of Iterative Health): Not using computer vision is a barrier to health equity
Nov 10, 2022
Dr. Michael Owens: "What would I do with my time if I am not doing as many colonoscopies?"
Nov 07, 2022
Dr. Kosinski: “GI is more vulnerable today than it was before” (SF interview)
Sep 23, 2022
Erik Duhaime (CEO, Centaur Labs): Networks of people & computers will work together
Sep 12, 2022
Greg O'Grady: As clinicians, some of our skills may become relatively obsolete
Aug 11, 2022
Dr. Haytham Gareer: RNA stool test with 95% accuracy to increase colonoscopies
Jul 28, 2022
Sonia Grego: Oura Ring for sleep. WHOOP for activity. Now, Coprata Smart Toilet for stool.
Jul 22, 2022
Demand is so high for GI psych - Dr. Riehl (Michigan Medicine) & Dr. Simons (Cleveland Clinic)
Jul 07, 2022
Matt Schwartz: Huge opportunity to add a digital layer to GI and endoscopy
Jun 30, 2022
Dr. Fehmida Chipty: From GI doc to COO of digital health startup
Jun 23, 2022
Abe M'Bodj: How Will Private Equity Respond To Recession?
Jun 16, 2022
Aonghus Shortt: "If you capture more data, you should be able to do a better diagnosis."
Jun 09, 2022
Dr. Sravanthi Parasa: "When a phone can recognize my face, why can’t software recognize a polyp?"
Nov 25, 2021
Sam Holliday (CEO of Oshi Health): "My goal would be to cover all 50 states by the end of 2022."
Oct 29, 2021
Dr. Aja McCutchen: "How can we be so under-represented and expect to make a big change?"
Oct 14, 2021
PE Platform US Digestive: "There's Still Tremendous Green Space Within GI"
Sep 06, 2021
CEO of Bold Health: "We seek to cover all GI conditions you might want to see a doctor for"
May 28, 2021
How to start clinical research as an ancillary in gastroenterology
May 06, 2021
Dr. Scott Ketover: The future of GI remains bright (Interview)
Apr 27, 2021
Author of VRx Dr. Brennan Spiegel: Virtual Reality in Gastroenterology
Apr 21, 2021
AGA talk: What must you know when considering PE (8 factors, 4 risks)
Apr 01, 2021
Rock Rockett: Yes, you can stay small and independent. But it's a qualified yes
Mar 24, 2021
Dr. Baig and Dr. Gialanella: “Shift will occur when there’s financial hardship. And it’ll occur pretty quickly as we see screening colonoscopy going down”
Mar 16, 2021
Gastrologix: "We create companies that physicians can have ownership in"
Mar 10, 2021
Dr. Gene Overholt: "Always do the right thing. And the right thing is what's best for the patient"
Mar 03, 2021
Giovanni Di Napoli, President, Medtronic GI: Will AI replace gastroenterologists?
Feb 24, 2021
Dr. Ellen Scherl: We must reclaim our role as healers
Feb 15, 2021
Dr. Michael Weinstein, President & CEO of Capital Digestive Care (Part 2): "Adapt or die...standing still is not a zero risk option"
Feb 08, 2021
Dr. Michael Weinstein, President & CEO of Capital Digestive Care (Part 1): “This is about what you want to be in 2030”
Feb 03, 2021
GB Pratt, CEO of ModifyHealth: We are a 100% aligned to where healthcare is heading
Jan 29, 2021
Dr. Partha Nandi (Pinnacle GI): “We are clearly in the third inning of private equity investments in GI” (not eighth)
Jan 19, 2021
Dr. John Allen (Michigan): "[Expect] pretty stiff headwinds for many years to come"
Jan 14, 2021
Dr. Prashant Krishnan (PE Platform Peak Gastro): This concept of YOU gave us explosive, unexpected growth
Jan 08, 2021
Dr. Lawrence Kosinski: "We are not practicing on an island. You can't build a wall around colonoscopy"
Dec 25, 2020
Dr. Joe Rubinsztain: “[Be] with patients in their lives, not in your office"
Dec 10, 2020
Scott Fraser: "Practices that are nimble will come out stronger"
Dec 02, 2020
Dr. Latha Alaparthi: PACT GI Center joins Hartford HealthCare
Nov 13, 2020
Dr. Ashish Atreja: "COVID-19: Watershed moment for GI"
Nov 13, 2020
Dr. Michael Dragutsky: Doing a private equity deal during COVID-19
Nov 13, 2020
Dr. Chris Fourment: "Clinical research will be very different in five years"
Nov 05, 2020
Dr. Michael Byrne: "There's a tidal wave of AI coming"
Oct 26, 2020
Dr. James Leavitt: "I'd love this disruptive thing to spur innovation"
Oct 16, 2020