From Idea to Market: A New Series on Innovation

This mini-series explores how medical innovation actually happens in practice—from the first spark of an idea to bringing a product to market. Whether you're a surgeon, engineer, researcher, or trainee with an idea, this series shows you what comes next.

We've gathered surgeons, engineers, CEOs, attorneys, and innovators who have navigated this journey firsthand. They share insights on developing medical devices, navigating regulatory pathways, building companies, and translating clinical problems into real-world solutions. This isn't about theory—it's about the practical realities of medical innovation from people who've done it.

This series is for anyone curious about the innovation process in orthopedics and medical technology, from early-career clinicians exploring entrepreneurship to experienced surgeons considering their first patent.

⏱ Chapters:
00:00 Series introduction
00:15 Meet the innovators

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This podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only.
The content discussed does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as a substitute for professional judgment. Clinicians should rely on their own training, experience, and clinical decision-making when applying information from this discussion.

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Transcript

Joseph M. Schwab 0:00

Over the last several months, we've been working on something a little different for the show. Instead of focusing only on surgical technique or clinical outcomes, which is what we usually do, we wanted to step back and ask a broader question, how does medical innovation actually happen in practice? That's what led us to create this mini series from Idea to Market. For anyone who might be fostering an idea right now. You might be a surgeon or an engineer, or a researcher, or even a medical student we wanna show you what can happen after that idea. First sparks.

Jared Foran 0:56

​​I'm Jared Foran.

Peter Noymer 0:57

Hi, my name is Peter Noymer.

Leo Whiteside 0:59

Oh, I'm Leo Whiteside.

Doug Fairbanks 1:00

My name is Doug Fairbanks.

Marie-Isabelle Batthyány 1:01

My name is Marie-Isabelle Batthyány

Emily Ast 1:04

Hi, I am Emily Ast.

Simon Mifsud 1:06

Hello, my name is Simon Mifsud

Charles Lawrie 1:08

i'm Dr. Charles Lawrie.

Charlie DeCook 1:09

My name is Charlie DeCook.

Alexander Sah 1:11

My name is Alex Sah

Robert Cohen 1:12

My name is Robert Cohen and I am a mechanical engineer

Emily Ast 1:15

I am an attorney

Marie-Isabelle Batthyány 1:16

I'm an board certified anesthesiologist

Alexander Sah 1:19

I'm a hip and knee surgeon

Charles Lawrie 1:20

a high volume, anterior approach hip replacement and robotic knee surgeon

Jared Foran 1:24

I'm an orthopedic surgeon

Leo Whiteside 1:25

I'm an orthopedic surgeon.

Peter Noymer 1:26

a PhD in mechanical engineering.

Simon Mifsud 1:28

I'm a co-founder

Doug Fairbanks 1:29

i'm the president, CEO.

Peter Noymer 1:31

I'm the CEO. Of

Simon Mifsud 1:31

and the CEO of

Jared Foran 1:32

i'm the Chief Scientific Officer

Marie-Isabelle Batthyány 1:34

founder and CEO

Robert Cohen 1:35

I presently am the Vice President of innovation and technology.

Charles Lawrie 1:39

I'm the co-founder and chief medical officer.

Charlie DeCook 1:42

I'm the president of Total Joint Specialists, a 17 surgeon group here in Atlanta, Georgia. I'm super excited to be on the AHF Podcast today.