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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