Key Points
- Focused ultrasound has been a popular topic on the podcast circuit of late.
- Listen as researchers and industry leaders discuss the technology’s ability to transform healthcare.
Many prominent ultrasound and medtech podcasts have recently featured focused ultrasound researchers and industry leaders. Listen and watch the episodes below.
Focused Ultrasound Brings Hope to Patients | Ultrasound MinnieCast
Pejman Ghanouni, MD, PhD, is a diagnostic radiologist with Stanford Health Care Radiology and a professor and chief of the Division of Body MRI at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
In this podcast, he talks about how focused ultrasound treats essential tremor, Parkinson’s disease, prostate cancer, bone tumors, and desmoid tumors, all without harming surrounding healthy tissue. He also shares stories from patients who have benefited from the technology.
The Heart Valve Treatment that Doesn’t Touch the Patient with Carine Schorochoff | The Crux of Medtech
Host Jordan Burgin sits down with Carine Schorochoff, CEO of Cardiawave, to learn about Valvosoft, the world’s first CE-marked noninvasive ultrasound therapy for severe symptomatic aortic stenosis.
With 30-plus years in structural heart across J&J, Medtronic, Edwards Lifesciences, and two startup CEO roles, Carine breaks down why the technology has delivered 0% stroke rates across 125 procedures, what it actually means to treat a calcified aortic valve without entering the body, and how Cardiawave is now navigating the FDA pathway with a €55M raise on the horizon.
Leadership: Insightec CCO Jake Ghannam on Scaling a Breakthrough Neurosurgery Company | State of Medtech
Host Omar Khateeb sits down with Jake Ghannam, executive vice president and chief commercial officer at Insightec, to discuss how a breakthrough neurosurgery technology is redefining treatment for patients with severe tremors and neurological disorders. Jake explains how Insightec is building a global platform around incisionless brain surgery and what it takes to commercialize a complex medical innovation in highly regulated healthcare markets. He also shares lessons from his career journey, from selling medical devices in operating rooms to leading the commercial strategy for one of the most innovative companies in medtech. The episode explores the realities of scaling global medtech companies, the importance of talent and leadership in healthcare innovation, and why focus and execution are critical when bringing lifesaving technologies to market. If you are interested in medtech innovation, commercialization strategy, and the future of neurosurgery, this episode offers deep insight into how groundbreaking technologies become real-world solutions for patients.
A New Way to Treat Kidney Stones with Adam Maxwell | Curious Conversations
Adam Maxwell is a research associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Virginia Tech. His research interests include the bioeffects of ultrasound, elastic waves in biomaterials, ultrasound and laser lithotripsy, and veterinary applications of ultrasounds.
He talks about lithotripsy, a medical procedure to break apart kidney stones, and a new procedure for which his research team just received FDA approval. Maxwell explained the most common current techniques used to treat kidney stones and their challenges. He then introduced the harmonic ultrasound technique he and his colleagues have pioneered and explained its potential benefits to patients and physicians.
Cure GBM: Innovative Approaches to Glioblastoma Treatment | Aunty M Brain Tumours Talk Show
Jane Wakefield shares why she and her brother Richard founded Cure GBM after their father was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) in 2021. In this episode, Jane and Richard explain Cure GBM’s mission: bringing sonodynamic therapy (SDT) forward through trials in Europe, with a focus on speed, safety, and accessibility. They also discuss the practical realities of building a company: device access, regulatory requirements, funding, and why they believe a company can move faster than traditional routes.
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