The Healthtech Podcast

The Healthtech Podcast

Dr. James Somauroo

Episodes 462
Avg. Duration 46m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.6 (5)
Since Oct 2018
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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About This Podcast

The Healthtech Podcast covers the latest in health and technology through interviews with disruptive healthtech startups and leaders. Whether you’re a patient, founder, investor or simply interested in healthtech, The Healthtech Podcast has it covered. 🌍 Listeners in over 150 countries. 🎙 New episode every week. 🗣 Hosted by Dr James Somauroo. www.thehealthtechpodcast.com | www.somx.health | www.jamessomauroo.com

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Recent Episodes

#450 : Prof Shafi Ahmed: What it takes to get a "yes" inside the NHS

Jun 10, 2026 1h 17m

This week, James is joined by Professor Shafi Ahmed — Consultant Surgeon at the Royal London Hospital, futurist, and author of Intelligent: The Evolution of AI Transforming Healthcare — for a candid…

#449: 9.2 Million People Can't Sleep... and the NHS Isn't Ready | Dr Tom Chambers, Theta Sleep

Jun 03, 2026 1h 4m

This week, James is joined by Dr Tom Chambers, anaesthetist and Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer of Theta Sleep, to unpack why an estimated 9.2 million people in the UK are living with…

#448 We need £2M to rebuild women's health from scratch

May 27, 2026 1h 14m

This week, James is joined by Dr Sujitha Selvarajah, co-founder of Hesta Health, who recently closed a £2M pre-seed round to rebuild postnatal care from the ground up. They get into why most of the…

#447: Can You Build Europe's Biggest Clinic in Just Five Years?

May 20, 2026 1h 2m

In this episode, James is joined by Ranjan Singh, who built HealthHero by acquiring six companies in nine months during lockdown. Now covering 35 million patients across four countries and delivering…

#446: Is AI giving clinicians empathy back?

May 13, 2026 1h 7m

This week, James is joined by Dr Kishan Rees, Senior Director for Global Video & Digital Content Strategy at Bayer, to unpack why healthcare's communication problem is now its biggest…

#445: Why is your wearable shaming you?

May 06, 2026 1h 11m

This week, James is joined by Dr Tiril Elstad, medical doctor, yoga teacher, and founder and CEO of Endor Global, to explore why chronic stress may be our generation's biggest health risk - and why…

#444: What does safe, clinical AI for mental health look like?

Apr 29, 2026 52m

This week, James is joined by Dr Clare Palmer, Director of Evidence Generation at ieso, to explore what happens when AI is purpose-built for mental health care - and why that's worlds apart from…

#443: The NHS has trust. AI doesn't. Now what?

Apr 22, 2026 1h 6m

This week, James is joined by Ahmed Binesmael, Senior Improvement Analyst at the Health Foundation, to dig into what the British public actually thinks about AI in healthcare - and why the people…

#442: Can ultrasound + AI predict premature births?

Apr 15, 2026 1h 16m

In this episode, James is joined by Robert Bunn, Founder and President of Ultrasound AI, who shares an extraordinary story - from multiple failed startups and personal tragedy to building an AI that…

#441: Why Are So Many NHS Doctors Leaving for Healthtech?

Apr 08, 2026 1h 1m

This week, James is joined by Dr Yath Prem, Medical Advisor at Flo Health and clinical product specialist, to talk about the growing wave of NHS doctors moving into healthtech - what's driving it,…

#440: From the 16th Century to AI, with Dr David Neal

Apr 01, 2026 1h 19m

This week, James is joined by Dr David Neal, Assistant Professor at Amsterdam UMC and co-lead of the eHealth Living & Learning Lab (ELLLA), for a wide-ranging chat about what happens when…

#439: What 35 years inside the NHS taught Cisco's healthcare lead, Declan Hadley

Mar 25, 2026 54m

James welcomes Declan Hadley, the healthcare lead at Cisco, who shares his extensive experience in the NHS and health informatics. The conversation explores the evolution of healthcare technology,…

#438: Does design matter more than tech in healthcare?

Mar 18, 2026 1h 10m

This week, James is joined by Ian Wharton, the co-founder and CEO of Aide Health, a design-led chronic disease management platform with retention rates 20x the sector average. In this episode, Ian…

#437: The clinical trial system is broken and here’s why with Dr Elsa Zekeng from SökerData

Mar 11, 2026 1h 6m

This week, James is joined by Dr. Elsa Zekeng, founder of SökerData who shares the story behind building a company tackling one of healthcare’s most persistent blind spots: biased and…

#436 Lessons from a healthcare investor with T.N. Giridhar from SSG capital

Mar 04, 2026 1h 28m

In this episode of The Healthtech Podcast, Dr James Somauroo speaks with T.N. Giridhar, Managing Director and CEO of SSG Capital, an investment banker and venture capital investor with nearly 30…

#435: Hidden barriers to healthtech adoption with Saira Ghafur from Prova Health

Feb 25, 2026 1h 10m

This week, James is joined by Dr Saira Ghafur, respiratory consultant, health tech leader, and Co-Founder of Prova Health. She shares her journey from medical training in Scotland to NHS consultancy,…

#434 Vocal biomarkers: Detecting the unspoken with Kang Hsu from Canary Speech

Feb 18, 2026 1h

In this episode of The Healthtech Podcast, we’re joined by Kang Hsu, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Canary Speech, to explore the emerging field of vocal biomarkers and what they could mean for earlier…

#433: Skin+Me Founder, James Mishreki on consumer healthtech & how to get to £37M revenue

Feb 11, 2026 1h 2m

This week, James is joined by James Mishreki, founder of Skin + Me, who shares the story behind building one of the UK’s fastest-growing personalised healthcare brands. He discussed the challenges of…

#432: What clinicians really want, and need, from Healthtech with Lawrie Kidd from DrDoctor

Feb 04, 2026 1h 15m

This week, James is joined by Lawrie Kidd, Consultant Anaesthetist at Gloucestershire Hospitals and Clinical Product Lead at DrDoctor, who shares a candid look at the pressures facing frontline…

#431 Neko: The Future of Healthcare? With Hjalmar Nilsonne, CEO

Jan 28, 2026 1h 22m

This week, James is joined by Hjalmar Nilsonne, CEO and Co-Founder of Neko Health. With Hjalmar yielding the power to shape the future of healthcare, James asks all the big questions. Can Neko pull…

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