Opinion

May 17, 2021

The truth and lies of becoming a 'digital doctor' innovator

Three digital health innovators reveal what it's really like to make the transition from bedside to startup


Does founding a digital medical company count as being a 'real doctor'? Those of us who have opted to leave behind the traditional pathways of medicine are confronted with this question more often than we expected.

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Susanne Kreimer
Susanne Kreimer is a medical doctor with clinical experience at the Department of Urology at Charité Berlin and is the founder of a healthtech startup in stealth mode.
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