44 – Dr. Justin Barad - Founder/CEO Osso VR - Using VR to Revolutionize Surgical Training

Summary: Welcome to the Penn HealthX Podcast. For those who are new listeners, we seek to interview students, faculty, and leaders working at the intersection of business and medicine at Penn and beyond. Penn HealthX is a student run organization at the Perelman School of Medicine that organizes a speaker series, funds internships and startup companies, and hosts an annual conference, among other things. You can learn more at PennHealthX.com. In this episode, I spoke with Dr. Justin Barad, the Founder and CEO of Osso VR. Osso VR is a validated fully immersive surgical training platform. Osso is an incredibly exciting company that is revolutionizing training in orthopedic surgery and other surgical fields. In the discussion, we chat about how Justin decided to become a pediatric orthopedic surgeon, how he started Osso, and some specific lessons he’s learned along the way. It’s a great episode for anyone interested in health tech, entrepreneurship, MedEd, or surgery. Show Notes Justin’s LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinbaradmd Osso VR Website https://ossovr.com/ Osso Clinical Trial – Intramedullary Nailing https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32035854 Time’s Best Inventions 2019 https://time.com/collection/best-inventions-2019/5733053/osso-vr/