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The Scalpels & Spreadsheets Podcast

Dr. Aman Desai

Business

Health & Fitness

Business

Frequency: 1 episode/62d. Total Eps: 17

The Scalpels & Spreadsheets Podcast explores the future of healthcare through conversations with the builders, investors, operators, and clinicians shaping the industry.

Scalpels & Spreadsheets brings together the global healthcare community through media, curated events, and meaningful connections. The podcast extends that mission beyond the room, amplifying the people and ideas driving healthcare forward when we’re not facilitating them in person.

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🇨🇦 Canada - Entrepreneurship
12/03/2026
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#16 The API Revolution in Healthcare. Kristen Valdes. Vijesh Vijayan.

Episode 16

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 • Duration 15:58

Kristen Valdes, Founder & CEO of b.well Connected Health shares her extensive journey in healthcare, highlighting her experiences from being a healthcare executive to founding b.well and more. She shares pivotal moments in healthcare innovation, particularly the impact of interoperability rules and the role of AI in transforming healthcare delivery. Hosted by Vijesh Vijayan.

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#15 Embedding Intelligence: How AI is Redefining Home and Community Care. Naomi Goldapple. Stephanie Mouchbahani-Constance.

Episode 15

Monday, January 26, 2026 • Duration 35:25

As part of the Montreal Healthtech Social held on November 27, we were joined by Naomi Goldapple, the Senior Vice President of Data and Intelligence at AlayaCare, where she leads AI and data strategy to transform home healthcare.

With a non-linear career spanning IBM, multiple startups, and even a community cafe, she’s known for making bold moves that drive real impact in health tech. She talks about the challenges of navigating home healthcare, from workforce shortages to regulations, and how data and AI can improve care, optimize workflows, and make the industry more sustainable.

Check out AlayaCare: www.alayacare.com

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#14 How AI Cuts Trial Costs & Boosts Drug ROI. Vinodh Balaraman.

Episode 14

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 • Duration 24:52

As part of the NYC Healthtech Social held on October 27, Vinodh Balaraman, a serial entrepreneur and Founder of Kolate AI, joined us for a fireside chat on how AI can improve clinical development and drug decision-making. Kolate AI is a precision medicine platform that predicts patient-level clinical events and therapy responses.

The conversation explores why nearly 90% of clinical development fails, how limited visibility into patient responses and enrollment contributes to those outcomes, and how Kolate AI supports pharma and biotech through patient-level prediction, synthetic control arms, and clinical trial screening. Vinodh also shares how these approaches can improve both trials and real-world drug use, and where regulators are beginning to engage with AI-driven methods.

Check out Kolate AI: www.kolate.ai

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#13 Why Good Design Isn’t Optional, Even in Healthcare. Jomi Cubol.

Episode 13

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 • Duration 14:54

As part of the NYC Healthtech Social held in October 2025, Jomi Cubol, Head of Design at Photon Health, joined us for a thoughtful conversation on why good design isn’t optional — even in healthcare.

Jomi breaks down how he thinks about design by drawing parallels with the hospitality industry, exploring how empathy, anticipation, and user delight can transform healthcare experiences. He dives into how to think about design, how much design is needed, and why adding a human touch to every step of the process matters more than ever.

Check out Photon Health: www.photon.health

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#12 How AI Applications are changing Healthcare. Mahshid Yassaei.

Episode 12

Monday, September 15, 2025 • Duration 42:25

As part of the Ctrl+Cure event held in Toronto August 2025, Mahshid Yassaei Joined us for a powerful fireside chat to share how Tali Ai is using AI to enhance a physician's workflow.

Mahshid talks about what she things the future of AI scribes looks like, how to navigate among noise and larger incumbents in a competive market and how finding your specific customers can help you grow.

Check out Tali AI: www.tali.ai/

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#11 Built to Last: Growth & Customer Retention in Healthtech. Caitlin McCabe. Neelam Bance.

Episode 11

Thursday, September 11, 2025 • Duration 21:18

Fireside chat from the She Speaks Health event held in Toronto July 2025.

Caitlin McCabe brings deep expertise in customer success, with a focus on driving growth and long-term retention. She currently leads customer success at one of Canada’s top digital health companies, overseeing enterprise-level partnerships and helping teams scale sustainably by keeping customers engaged.

She’s joined by Neelam Bance, whose career began in pharma and has evolved into a leadership role in precision medicine. At MedGeneius, she’s helping bring pharmacogenetic insights to the forefront of care, supporting hospitals, labs, and providers in reducing adverse drug reactions, improving medication efficacy, and lowering unnecessary healthcare costs.

Together, they unpack the often-overlooked side of scaling a business, retention. Drawing from two distinct perspectives, Caitlin and Neelam share practical lessons from the front lines of growth.

Check out MedGeneius: www.medgeneius.com

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#10 What actually works in Healthcare Marketing. Francesca Passudetti. Tayler Hoffart.

Episode 10

Friday, August 22, 2025 • Duration 18:27

Fireside chat from the She Speaks Helath event held in Toronto July 2025.

Francesca Passudetti a senior marketing manager at ALK Canada, where she shapes strategies that bring allergy care innovations to patients and providers. Previously, she was a product manager at Novo Nordisk, leading patient strategy.

She’s joined by Tayler Hoffart, who brings deep experience in business operations and growth across early-stage healthtech companies,most recently helping scale Empathia AI, a company using artificial intelligence to automate medical documentation for clinicians.

In this episode, Tayler and Francesca explore what makes healthcare marketing resonate, how to build trust with different types of customers and the importance of partnerships and collaborations from both a pharmacuetical and healthtech lens.

Check out ALK Canada: www.alk.net/ca

Check out Empathia AI: www.empathia.ai

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#9 Canada’s Moment: How to Lead the Next Wave of Innovation in Pharma. Orchid Jahanshahi.

Episode 9

Friday, August 8, 2025 • Duration 21:39

As part of the She Speaks Health event held in Toronto July 2025, Orchid Jahanshahi delivered a powerful keynote on how Canadians can lead the next big wave in pharma.

Orchid is the founder of ThinkrBelle, an advisory firm bridging pharma and healthtech to drive smarter, faster innovation. With nearly 30 years in global pharma and a successful pivot into AI startups, she brings a rare blend of deep industry experience and startup execution. Orchid is also a mentor at the Creative Destruction Lab, supporting pharma professionals navigating change.

In this episode, Orchid explores what it takes to build your own company, when to take bold risks, and how generalists can turn their skillset into a competitive edge.

Check out ThinkrBelle: www.thinkrbelle.com

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#8 How VCs Invest in Healthtech & Biopharma: From Pre-Seed to Series C. Zeeshan Ali. Suman Rao. Timothy Sung.

Episode 8

Friday, July 25, 2025 • Duration 29:00

In this live panel episode, three leading VCs share how they evaluate and fund companies across healthtech, medtech, and biopharma — from pre-seed through Series C.

Zeeshan Ali (MaRS IAF), Suman Rao (Lumira Ventures), and Timothy Sung (Esplanade Ventures) dive into storytelling for fundraising, what investors are looking for, how to prepare and make the most of your calls with investors, and how to set yourself up for success as a founder.

Whether you’re building or scaling in regulated healthcare sectors, this episode offers clear, practical advice from investors actively deploying capital.

Check out MaRS IAF: www.marsiaf.com

Check out Lumira Ventures: www.lumiraventures.com

Check out Esplanade Ventures: www.esplanadeventures.com

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# 7 How to scale your company with non-dilutive funding from Innovation Canada. Brian Gordon.

Episode 7

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 • Duration 27:51

Brian Gordon is the Senior Innovation Advisor at Innovation Canada (part of ISED Canada). Innovation canada works with canadian businesses on scaling within and outside of canada through various programs and non-dilutive funding. Brian has extensive experience helping healthtech and medtech companies grow, in corporate and advisory roles, and shares his insights and advice for current entrepreneurs growing their ventures.

Tune in to hear how to find and apply for grants with Innovation Canada.

Check out Innovate Canada: www.ised-isde.canada.ca/

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