KevinMD July 21, 2024
Adam Tanious, MD, MBA

My deep dive into this topic started after examining a New York Times article regarding the abuse of medical technology within my specialty of vascular surgery. The knowledge this article presented, along with my love of innovation and acquisition of an MBA focusing on entrepreneurship, prompted further probing into the field. Ultimately, my work led to an editorial in the periodical The Vascular Specialist and, subsequently, a TEDx talk: “Big Business in Surgery.”

Let us define our terms. When I say “Big Business,” I am referring to both the publicly traded and privately held companies that make and manufacture devices that sparked a revolution in minimally invasive surgery. These companies answer to shareholders and depend on profitability for survival. While...

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