This is a podcast where we’ve set out to bust the myth that physicians cannot venture outside the traditional clinical or research career path. We plan to do this by chatting with physicians who have done amazing work in a diverse range of careers, whether in consulting, investing, as an entrepreneur, a writer, and many more. We really hope to explore it all!
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53- Physician-Entrepreneur Series: Sam Kessel, MD (Locust Walk & "Nucleate Signal" Podcast)
How do you take that first step and balance clinical duties with non-clinical interests? What specific advances in biotech could have the potential to revolutionize clinical treatment in the near future? What factors are you optimizing for in your career plan? Join this episode as Dr. Sam Kessel answers these questions and more and shares his story!
Sam completed his intern year in internal medicine. He was an associate for multiple angel networks, performing part-time due diligence on medical startups during medical training. He then went on to become a Consultant at LEK Consulting. He is now an associate at Locust Walk, where he works with various biotech companies using cutting-edge technologies to help them find partners and funding. He hosts the Nucleate Signal podcast and interviews folks who are the next generation of leaders in biotech.
He got his Bachelor's from Tufts University, MD from the University of Virginia School of Medicine, and MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.
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4 Dec 2023
52- Physician-Entrepreneur Series: Alice Jacobs, MD (Convergence Group)
How can we, as MDs, ensure better representation of low-resource countries in the digital healthcare movement? What are the means to enhancing healthcare access through AI-led digital acceleration? How can you generate building blocks to guide your entrepreneurial journey? Dr. Alice Jacobs, CEO of Convergence Group, answers all these questions and more.
Alice is a physician and entrepreneur. She leads the Convergence Group, which works on improving access to and delivery of healthcare through AI-led digital acceleration. She founded her first company, IntelligentMDx, after losing a patient from a staph infection. She has worked with leading venture funds, including Third Rock Ventures/MIT/Bob Langer, GE Ventures, and GreyBird Ventures. She spent two years as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Caltech, guiding efforts to build the next generation of deep technology solutions.
She was recognized by Scientific American as one of the top 50 innovators and by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader, a 40 under 40 award by the Boston Business Journal, and for Healthcare Innovation in Clinical Diagnostics by Frost & Sullivan.
She holds a BA in Art History, a BS in Biological Sciences from Stanford with Honors in Developmental Neurobiology, and an MD from Harvard Medical School.
What did you optimize for when choosing the first position outside the clinical path? What are the challenges that M.D.s could encounter when leaving clinical medicine? What is the role of immigrant mentality in building risk tolerance? Dr. Shehnaaz answers!
Dr. Shehnaaz Suliman is a visionary physician, drug developer, and dealmaker with over 25 years of experience reshaping the biotech landscape. She is C.E.O. and board member at ReCode Therapeutics, an integrated genetic medicines company located in California that works on developing disease-modifying therapeutics using its powerful L.N.P. delivery technology to target organs and tissues beyond the liver. She was formerly president and C.O.O. at Alector, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. Her professional experience began in 2001. Since then, Shehnaaz has changed six roles and seven companies, such as Theravance Biopharma, Genentech, Roche Partnering, Gilead Sciences, Lehman Brothers and Petkevich & Partners, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, and 10X Genomics.
Dr. Suliman received her M.D. from the University of Cape Town Medical School, South Africa. She also holds an M.B.A., with distinction, and an M.Phil. in development studies from Oxford University, where she was a Rhodes Scholar. She was named one of the 2017 Fiercest Women in Life Sciences and one of the National Diversity Council’s Power 50 in 2021 (Most Influential Women in Business). Recently, Shehnaaz was featured on the 2023 Forbes 50 over 50 and was recognized as the 2023 Women of Influence by the Silicon Valley Business Journal.
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