Doctor-Led Startups Offer New Career Path, Public Benefit

Innovating health care from the inside out

 

After 25 years of performing ear-nose-throat and facial plastic surgeries, Jeff Hausfeld, MD, put down the scalpel and went back to school -- business school.

Like many doctors who practice for some time, Hausfeld found himself wondering how to "leave a larger footprint" with his career. "How do you affect more people with the time that you have?" For him, the answer was entrepreneurship.

 

Doctor-entrepreneurs have come up with ideas for things like medical apps, surgical devices, and healthcare delivery platforms. They've developed new drugs and vaccines, and performed clinical trials. Others might work with policy, finance, or process innovation. The possibilities for innovation in the ever-changing world of healthcare are endless.

Younger MDs with MBAs often come from a different path than Hausfeld's. With more and more schools offering combined MD/MBA programs, a growing number...

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