Scalpel to Startup: Turning Ideas into Impact
Our hosts are joined by Joseph Bavaria for a practical discussion on surgical innovation and industry collaboration. The conversation covers pathways from idea to device – patents, partnering with companies, and when a startup makes sense – along with funding from angel backing to venture rounds and the realities of regulatory approval. Bavaria reflects on advisory board work, managing conflicts of interest in clinical trials, and why surgeons should help shape product design while advocating for the broader platform rather than a single brand. He also offers guidance for early-career clinicians on finding mentors, protecting IP, and building the multidisciplinary ecosystem needed to bring ideas to patients.
Guest speaker:
Joseph Bavaria | MD, FACS, FRCS (Edin) Ad hom is the Chair of the Department of Cardiac Surgery, the Executive Director of the Bruce and Robbi Heart & Vascular Institute, and Anthony E. Narducci Professor in Surgery at Sydney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson Health in Philadelphia.
Dr. Joseph Bavaria is a renowned cardiothoracic surgeon. He is Professor and Chair of the Department of Cardiac Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He has led over 9,000 heart surgeries and has authored 600+ publications. He served as STS President, TSF Chair and is Treasurer/Executive Committee Member of the EACTS. He specialties include thoracic aortic surgery and valve disease.
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