In this podcast episode, Larry Kosinski, MD, founder of SonarMD, discusses reclaiming GI services for patients and physicians, developing new tools for IBD patients and more.

• Intro :24
• The interview/about Kosinski :29
• Can you tell us about your upbringing and the experiences that got you to where you are today? What got you interested in gastroenterology? :55
• Of the many “chapters” in your story, can you talk about your merger and acquisition experience in the medical field? How has the process of different GI groups coming together changed over time? 5:40
• Why did the investors of SonarMD want to confine activities to just IBD and not scale it? 20:49
• Chey and Kosinski on the issues of moving away from patients being at the center of the decision-making and equal partnership in mergers and acquisitions. 22:03
• Chey and Kosinski on what drives physician burnout in gastroenterology. 25:06
• Do you feel that solutions focused on addressing cost in IBD is going to be as effective as solutions in addressing costs associated with functional diseases? 28:02
• What do you see next for SonarMD, and how has your own transition into your next “chapter” been? 32:24
• Berry, Chey and Kosinski on the development of tools to assist patients with IBD and diagnose GI conditions. 40:10
• What have you learned from the different projects you have worked on, and what advice would you give gastroenterologists interested in this type of innovation? 42:20
• Thank you, Larry 44:09
• Thanks for listening 44:33

Lawrence R. Kosinski, MD, MBA, AGAF, FACG, is a retired gastroenterologist who practiced for 35 years in suburban Chicago and is one of the founders of Illinois Gastroenterology Group, the largest independent GI practice in Illinois.

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Disclosures: Berry, Chey and Kosinski report no relevant financial disclosures.