#29 Sick Care is Dead. What Comes Next?

The doctor's office is no longer the default entry point into healthcare. So what comes next?

Royan Kamyar, MD (Founder & CEO, Owaves), Dr. Sohaib Imtiaz, MD, MPH (Chief Medical Officer, People Inc.), Dr. Erin Nance, MD (Founder & CEO, TakeAway MD and FeelBetr Health), Dr. Hillary Lin, MD (Co-Founder & CEO, CareCore), and Alina Zolotareva, RDN (Co-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer, VO Health) join Brittany Sigler, DrPH (Founder & Fractional Product Executive, Bright Signal Consulting), for a panel exploring how healthcare is shifting beyond traditional institutions. As consumers gain greater access to diagnostics, AI-powered tools, and personalized health platforms, the discussion examines how clinicians, founders, and patients are adapting to a healthcare system that is becoming increasingly proactive, digital, and consumer-driven.

The conversation explores the rise of longevity-focused care, the opportunities and limitations of AI in prevention, why behavior change remains one of healthcare's hardest problems, and how trust, education, and accessibility influence long-term health outcomes. The panel also shares perspectives on empowering patients with better data, building products that fit naturally into everyday life, and what the next generation of preventive healthcare could look like.

Recorded live during Scalpels & Spreadsheets' Healthtech Week during NY Tech Week.