Why Physician Founders Outperform in Healthcare Startups with Dr. David Lortscher

About this episode

Dr. Alison Curfman interviews Dr. David Lortscher about the advantages physician founders have in healthcare startups.

What happens when physicians bring clinical insight into the startup world? In this episode of the Startup Physicians Podcast, Dr. Alison Curfman sits down with dermatologist, founder, and author Dr. David Lortscher, co-founder of a teledermatology company that scaled to hundreds of employees, served 5 million patients, and reached a billion-dollar valuation. They discuss why physicians are uniquely positioned to identify real healthcare problems, what makes doctor-led startups so powerful, a...

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Host: Alison Curfman

Guest: David Lortscher

Topics covered

• healthcare startups
• physician founders
• clinical insight
• entrepreneurship
• telemedicine

Keywords

• physician founders
• healthcare problems
• doctor-led startups
• teledermatology
• entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: teledermatology company

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