My life in medicine hasn’t been a straight line. In high school I worked in an orthopedic lab crushing cadaver hip bones, working to figure out better artificial joint designs. Later in college and medical school I did cancer research. I thought I wanted to be an oncologist, but later switched to neurology and then to neuroradiology. Some people take the high road. My wife would tell you I took the long road.<br /> But my timing in radiology was good. The transitioning from film to digital imaging during my residency provided an opportunity to learn a lot about IT, and by extension play a role within the hospital administration relatively early in my career. <br /> Now as a more senior physician at the the Barrow Neurological Institute I spend my time caring for patients and teaching residents and fellows. I become an entrepreneur helping a <br />series of start ups in the device and health IT space. Along the way I learned a little about raising money from venture capital and priva
