Dr. Natalia Chalmers has seen the dental system from every side: FDA dental officer, first-ever Chief Dental Officer at CMS, and now Head of Clinical Innovation at Overjet, the world's largest dental AI company. She's also a pediatric dentist and the 2025 Pediatric Dentist of the Year.In this episode, we discuss the tragedy that changed her career, how the right data in front of the right legislators won dental coverage for 800,000 adults in Maryland, and what FDA-cleared AI is actually doing in the dental chair today. We break down how the technology works, why the provider always owns the diagnosis, the role of AI in preauthorization battles between providers and payers, and her vision for a common language between dentistry and medicine.Whether you're a clinician, a policy nerd, or just someone who's ever gotten two different opinions from two different dentists, this one's for you.

What does it actually take to move a healthcare idea from a pitch deck to the bedside? In this episode, I sit down with Osama Alsaleh, Head of Partnerships at Plug and Play Health, to unpack how one of the world's most active innovation platforms decides which startups to back and how AI is reshaping the way care gets delivered. We get into what separates hype from real clinical value, how venture capital is flowing into health tech right now, and where Osama sees the biggest opportunities (and the biggest blind spots) for founders building in this space. If you're curious about the engine behind healthcare innovation, this one's for you.

Exploring the transformative potential of agentic AI in healthcare with Dr. David Carmouche of Lumeris, focusing on primary care innovation, data integration, and future payment models.

Dr. Owais Durrani sits down with Dr. Amanda Heidemann from UpToDate to talk AI, clinical decision support, and what the future of medical knowledge actually looks like at the bedside.

At ViVE, I sat down with Dr. Amit Phull, Chief Clinical Experience Officer at Doximity, to talk about the rapidly evolving AI landscape in healthcare.We discuss tools like DoximityGPT, what clinicians actually need from AI, and where things may be headed over the next year.A conversation about turning AI hype into real clinical workflow impact.

BloodGPT CEO Jonathan Kron joins the podcast to discuss how AI is transforming lab results, improving patient understanding, and supporting clinicians without replacing them.

What does real healthcare innovation look like inside a major academic medical center?Dr. Owais Durrani is joined by Roberta Schwartz, Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at Houston Methodist, for a candid conversation about how innovation actually works at scale. They discuss virtual nursing, imaging AI, ambient documentation, and how health systems decide which technologies are worth investing in and which ones aren’t.A practical look at improving patient care and moving healthcare forward beyond the hype.

I sat down with Dr. Jhonatan Bringas Dimitriades at HLTH to dive into the creation of Keikku, the FDA-cleared smart stethoscope and AI medical scribe reshaping how clinicians work. We talked about how Lapsi Health built the device, the regulatory and technical hurdles they navigated, and what Keikku signals about the future of clinical AI. A deep look at med-tech done right.

Dr. Moiz Qureshi joins me to unpack why credentialing remains one of the most expensive, slowest choke points in healthcare — and how Aitality is using AI to transform it. We explore the problems, the tech behind instant verification, and what faster onboarding could mean for physicians, hospitals, and patient care.

At the end of HLTH 2025, I sat down with Dr. Harry Leider, former Chief Medical Officer of Walgreens and a respected voice in healthcare innovation, to unpack the biggest themes shaping this year’s conference. We discussed his key takeaways from HLTH, the evolving role of AI in clinical practice, and what the next few years might hold for the future of healthcare delivery, technology, and leadership.