First in Human

By David Hindin

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Episodes: 29

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First in Human is a podcast about the stories, sparks, and spirit of health innovation. Hosted by Dr. David Hindin - a trauma surgeon, storyteller, and health technology strategist - each episode explores the human side of breakthrough ideas in medicine. From the first sketch on a napkin to the first patient helped, we go behind the scenes with the founders, clinicians, and creative minds pushing healthcare forward. Whether you're in medicine, tech, design, or just curious about how change happens in complex systems, this show offers an honest, inspiring look at what it takes to build something that could save a life.

Episode Date
Will Space Medicine Do What Longevity Medicine Hasn't?
May 13, 2026
Acquired for $340M: This CEO Built a Device for 25 Million Sleepless Americans
Apr 21, 2026
This Robot Draws Your Blood With a Needle. Patients Love It.
Apr 01, 2026
This CEO Wants to Reset Your Heart Rhythm with Jello
Mar 17, 2026
500 Amputations a Day. Meet Three Founders Fighting to Stop It.
Mar 10, 2026
This Surgeon Drew City Plans as a Kid. Now He Uses AI to Redesign Healthcare.
Mar 03, 2026
Serial Health Tech Builder on Founder Skills That Actually Matter — From Artificial Wombs to Injectors
Feb 24, 2026
Office Hours: Former FDA Reviewer on the Mistakes Founders Keep Making
Feb 17, 2026
This CEO Is Helping Lung Cancer Patients Told to "Just Wait"
Feb 10, 2026
The CEO Whose Company is Eliminating the Need for Skin Biopsies
Feb 03, 2026
Doctors Said "Just Live With It." Her Team Built a $1B Startup Instead
Jan 27, 2026
Why This CEO Is Building an EKG for the Gut - Literally
Jan 20, 2026
3 Startups, 1 Rule: Building Companies from the ICU's Clues
Jan 13, 2026
Nothing in the OR Was Built For His Patient.
Jan 06, 2026
$150M Raised. A Blood Test Reshaping Sepsis Care.
Dec 30, 2025
Doctors Laughed at His Prototype. Now Millions Use It.
Dec 16, 2025
She Replaced an $80,000 Machine With a High-Tech Sticker
Dec 09, 2025
Premature Babies Were Being Protected With Literal Tape. This CEO Saw a Better Way.
Dec 02, 2025
They Chose the Problem Every Medtech Company Ran From. It Paid Off.
Nov 25, 2025
Why a Serial Medtech Founder Is Betting on Bathrooms
Nov 18, 2025
How One Med Student’s Frustration Launched a Global Company
Nov 11, 2025
The Hidden Condition That Inspired a Startup
Nov 04, 2025
Office Hours: How to Share Your Big Idea - Without Losing It
Oct 28, 2025
Turning Noise Into Opportunity: The Treble Health Story
Oct 21, 2025
An App Store for Surgery? This Founder is Making AI Surgery Robots
Oct 14, 2025
From Cath Lab to Creativity: How a Cardiologist Became an Innovator
Oct 07, 2025
How One Text Message Turned This Doctor into Medtronic's CMO
Sep 30, 2025
Using AI in the ER to Catch Heart Attacks Faster
Sep 29, 2025
Welcome to First in Human: Stories Transforming the Future of Medicine
Sep 25, 2025