Sept. 7, 2023

Med Tech Talks Ep.83: Morad Hameed Pt. 2

Med Tech Talks Ep.83: Morad Hameed Pt. 2

Like a phoenix arising out of a heap of ashes, the metaphorical equivalent of that is the birth of a robust and dynamic healthcare system from a heap of paper records buried somewhere in a hospital in South Africa. That is the short version of the ev...

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Like a phoenix arising out of a heap of ashes, the metaphorical equivalent of that is the birth of a robust and dynamic healthcare system from a heap of paper records buried somewhere in a hospital in South Africa. That is the short version of the evolution of T6 Health Systems.

On part 2 of this episode of Med Tech Talks with Morad Hameed, we delve deeper into his professional life, as Geoffrey Ching chats more about T6 Health Systems, a boisterous health system, built exclusively for trauma patients. The inspiration, the stories, the failures, the successes; we get to know about them all.

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Timestamps

01:55-03:04 - What's the deal with T6 Health Systems? Morad breaks it down in just about 30 seconds!

03:05-08:03 - Where injuries and geography collide, Morad's research journey to South Africa begins.

08:03-09:40 - The birth of T6: a story buried under an enormous archive of paper records tucked away in South Africa..

09:41-12:18 - T6 and their colossal data collection, transforming the lives of trauma patients.

12:19-17:18 - Morad's juggling act: trauma surgery, teaching, and launching a start-up from scratch.

17:18-20:15 - The most cliched, yet the most important takeaway - Learning from your failures; be it surgery or business.

20:16-22:12 - Defining success within the framework of T6 Health Systems

22:13-24:43 - Morad's expertise as a trauma surgeon and in public health applies to his work at T6 as well, displaying their cross-applicability.