Impact1 Voices

Impact1 works to accelerate pediatric and maternal health technology to improve children’s lives from day one. In this podcast, co-hosts Janene Fuerch and Juliana Perl speak with leaders in healthcare innovation from around the globe to share insights on their challenges and successes in delivering new solutions. Impact1 is based at Stanford University’s Mussallem Center for Biodesign.Disclaimer of Endorsement: All references to specific products, companies, or services are for educational purposes only and do not constitute or imply an endorsement by Stanford University or Biodesign.

Impact1 Voices is a health podcast hosted by Impact1 at Stanford Biodesign, with 14 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Impact1 at Stanford Biodesign hosts Impact1 Voices, a health show with 14 episodes published.

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  Episode #5

  Pediatrics, Profit, and the Power of Thinking Differently

  Mar 31, 202650 minS2

  <p>"We do these things because they're hard!" </p><p>Right after college, John Parker  moved to Japan… with no plan, no experience in banking, and no idea what he was doing. Then the market collapsed.</p><p>Suddenly, he wasn’t learning anymore—he was leading. Turnarounds. Crisis situations. Even stepping in as an interim GM in Australia.</p><p>That mindset—running toward hard problems—never left.</p><p>Today, he’s building a new model at the intersection of philanthropy and venture—because the system forces a false choice:</p><p>Either give money away…Or make money.</p><p>But w...

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  Episode #4

  Alison Curfman: From ER Physician to Series B: Building Value in Pediatric Medicaid

  Mar 6, 202642 minS2

  <p>“You know where we need to put funding? Pediatrics.” Dr. Alison Curfman has spent her career proving it. After a defining moment in a rural ER, she moved beyond clinical care to build solutions—from shaping pediatric telehealth policy to founding Startup Physicians and launching a value-based Medicaid model serving tens of thousands of children nationwide. In this episode, Alison shares how physicians can turn problems they see every day into meaningful innovation.</p>

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  Episode #3

  Paul Hooper: investing in peds, waves of tech hypes, and miniaturization as a strategic advantage

  Jan 30, 202652 minS2

  <p>“We should be investing in the children and we're not! Instead, we're investing in [someone like] me from a medical perspective.”</p><p>We enormously enjoyed catching up with none other than @ Paul Hooper, a longtime supporter of Impact1. Paul's wealth of knowledge, insights, and also humility made him a fantastic guest and we could have chatted forever, but here are few topics that stuck with us:</p><p>Pediatric innovation is still massively under-capitalized - When capital gets “sucked out” by outsized AI valuations, it leaves less room for health tech—especially pediatric health tech.</p><p>Miniaturization isn’t just...

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  Episode #2

  Medical innovation rooted in real world evidence with Alyssa Abo

  Jan 1, 202631 minS2

  <p>In this episode of Impact1 Voices, we are chatting with our very own Alyssa Abo, MD, MBA, FAIUM, Real-World Evidence Lead here at Impact1 and VP of Clinical Innovation at DeepSight Technology. Hear Alyssa's thoughts on how to increase data access, reduce data silos, and her work with DeepSight Technology, which makes a sensor that uses ultrasound for needle guidance.</p>

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  Scale and sustainability in pediatric devices with David Bailey, CEO of Orthopediatrics

  Dec 2, 202540 minS2

  <p>In this episode, Dave discusses why they deliberately avoided traditional VC funding at first to protect their cause and the strategy behind their chosen business model of driving profitability that can ultimately fund multi-year innovations. This is an excellent case study to demonstrate that business sustainability and growth in the pediatric innovation industry is very possible. You can't miss this story! </p>

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