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Founder Stories
Long-form conversations with physician-founders building healthcare companies. Where the idea came from, where it got hard, what they wish they'd known earlier.
Learn · The MD+ Podcast
Conversations with physician-innovators.
The MD+ Podcast is an audio-visual series featuring physician-founders, healthcare investors, and trainees navigating non-traditional paths. Hosted by Geoff Bocobo, MD. Launched June 2023; available on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.
Multiple Series Types
One Podcast. Various Formats.
The show explores different formats so it stays useful at any career stage, whether you're curious, building, or already shipping.
Fireside Chats
Shorter conversations with operators, investors, and clinical leaders shaping healthcare's edge. Recent guests have included the Roon co-founders.
Trainee Decision Points
Interviews focused on the hard career-stage decisions: residency vs. industry, clinical vs. research, founding vs. joining. The detail most podcasts skip.
Episodes
Latest conversations.
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“Plus One,” Ep. 1: Who Certifies AI in Healthcare? A Conversation with Dr. Brian Anderson
Dr. Brian Anderson
Welcome to Plus One, MD+'s new video series featuring insightful 1:1 conversations with physician-trailblazers who took their medical degree somewhere both unexpected and impactful. In this first conversation, Geoff sits down with Dr. Brian Anderson, CEO of the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI). They d
Ep. 1824 min
Ep #18 - Product Leadership and Healthcare Analytics with Dr. Julie Schulz
Dr. Julie Schulz
In this episode, Geoff chats with Dr. Julie Schulz (MD, MPH), Vice President of Product at Avalon Healthcare Solutions, to discuss her path from medicine and public health into product leadership. Dr. Schulz shares how physicians can help build data-driven healthcare products, and how her work at Av
Ep. 1737 min
Ep #17 - Leading with Purpose in Virtual Care with Dr. Tom Milam
Purpose in Virtual Care with Dr. Tom Milam
In this episode, Geoff chats with Tom Milam (MD, MDiv), Chief Medical Officer at Iris Telehealth, to discuss his inspiring journey from child and adolescent psychiatry to leading a national tele-behavioral health organization. Dr. Milam shares insights on scaling access to mental healthcare through
Ep. 1621 min
Ep #16 - HLTH 2025 Retro: From International Model to Physician-Founder with Dr. Suhina Singh
Dr. Suhina Singh
In this final “HLTH Retro,” recorded live at HLTH 2025 in Las Vegas, Geoff sits down with Dr. Suhina Singh (MD/MBA) - CEO & Co-Founder of Jonda Health - to discuss her journey from clinical medicine to building in health data infrastructure. They explore what led her to focus on fragmented, often un
Ep. 1520 min
Ep #15 - HLTH 2025 Retro: From Clinic to Global Oncology Leadership with Dr. Imran Khan
Dr. Imran Khan
In this next "HLTH Retro" recorded live at HLTH 2025 in Las Vegas, Geoff sat down with Dr. Imran Khan to discuss the latest advances in Multiple Myeloma care, as well as his leadership both in the clinic and as a VP at Johnson & Johnson. Dr. Khan also spotlights a newly developed pharma medical trai
Ep. 1420 min
Ep #14 - HLTH 2025 Retro: Redefining Physician Careers & Community with Dr. Nisha Mehta
Dr. Nisha Mehta
In this episode of The MD+ Podcast recorded live at HLTH 2025 - Las Vegas, Geoff sat down with Dr. Nisha Mehta to discuss her clinical & entrepreneurial career journey, and how Physician Side Gigs has grown since. https://mdplus.community/
Ep. 1323 min
Ep #13: Championing "Techquity" in Healthcare with Dr. Raymonde Uy
Dr. Raymonde Uy
In this episode, we do a flashback and revisit a discussion from ViVE 2025: Listen in, as Geoff Bocobo sits down with Dr. Raymonde Uy - the Medical Director for the National Association of Community Health Centers, where he specializes in clinical informatics innovation. _____ Huge thanks to the HL
Ep. 1237 min
Ep #12: Building Patient-First Health Information with Vikram Bhaskaran
Vikram Bhaskaran
In this episode, MD+ Co-chair Arvind Rajan and outgoing co-chair Clara Sun chat with Vikram Bhaskaran, founder and CEO of Roon. They are building a patient-first health platform to replace “Dr. Google” with clear, compassionate medical guidance. Vikram shares how his caregiving experience shaped Roo
Ep. 1136 min
Ep #11: From Music to Molecules - Dr. Craig Shimasaki on Biotech Frontiers
Check out our latest episode led by our Director of Biotech, Wilson Wang! In this discussion, Dr. Craig Shimasaki shares his unconventional journey from music major to biotech CEO of Moleculera Biosciences. Discover how physicians can engage with biotechnology innovation, the impact of AI on healthc
Ep. 1059 min
Ep #10: Shaping Health Policy through Med-ed, Rural Payment Models & Advocacy w/ Dr. Grover
Dr. Grover
Yet another fantastic installment of the MD+ Podcast! Come listen in for a special re-introduction to our community's goals, followed by an insights-filled chat with Dr. Grover led by our very own Archita Goyal (Dir. of Health Policy). Of note, Dr. Grover is the inaugural executive director of t
Host
Geoff Bocobo, MD
Geoff has been the podcast's host since launch in June 2023. Previously Director of Medical Devices at MDplus during the org's 2021–2023 era. He has diverse experiences from biomedical research to co-founding a VC-backed startup, from consulting at BCG to now advising and investing in healthcare & AI companies. That brings the long view on what's changed in healthcare innovation, and a deep network of physician-builders to draw on for guests.
The conversations don't stop at the episode.
Most guests are members of the MDplus community. The Slack is where the follow-up questions, intros, and side-conversations actually happen.