Combining Virtual Reality and Behavioral Science to Treat Health Issues with Shan Padda and Tommy Martin

Opioids are commonly used to treat chronic pain. They can, however, be highly addictive and have severe consequences for an individual's health. In this episode, Kameron shares his conversation with Tommy Martin and Shan Padda from the Beyond the Ordinary podcast. Tommy is the CEO of Mammoth and a Partner at Vestia Personal Wealth Advisor. Tommy also serves as a strategic advisor to many of healthcare’s leading doctors, hospital CEOs, and medical technology founders. Shan Padda is the CEO of Harvard MedTech and has been passionate about relieving patients’ pain without using opioids since he was a university student. Harvard MedTech’s Vx Therapy Program heals patients using virtual reality and helps 80% of patients suffering from chronic pain safely without any risk of addiction. Understanding the dangers of opioids for relieving chronic pain, Shan talks with Kameron and Tommy about his quest to mitigate the country’s opioid epidemic, how he disrupts the healthcare industry, and why orthopedic surgeons support virtual reality therapy as a solution to chronic pain.

Key Takeaways

[02:45] - How Shan became a serial entrepreneur.