How a Physician Entrepreneur is Taking on Pharma with Dr. Alex Oshmyansky, CEO of Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs
Inside The Doctor's LoungeShow Notes
In this episode, Dr. Nisha Mehta is joined by Dr. Alex Oshmyansky, co-founder and CEO of Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs. They discuss:
– How Dr. Oshmyansky started Cost Plus Drugs through the Y-Combinator startup accelerator program (and investors thoughts on investing in doctors!)
– Juggling practicing as a radiologist with scaling a company, especially before the company was profitable
– Advice for physicians who see a problem they want to solve, and why physicians make the best entrepreneurs in healthcare!
– Looking ahead to the future of Cost Plus Drugs, and how it will continue to disrupt the pharma industry
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