Sami Health Revolution Podcast Michael Smith

The SAMI Health Revolution Podcast is continuing its focus on discussing revolutionary and innovative developments in both U.S. and international healthcare. In this episode, we spotlight the complicated yet highly important world of organ transplants. With more than 84,000 organ transplants performed in the U.S. every year, they are not uncommon procedures and are often critical to the survival of patients. We explore Bijan Farhangui’s personal journey as he explored many innovative therapies for kidney disease, before ultimately traveling to Iran to participate in the Iranian kidney transplant marketplace, where Iranian nationals can pay a kidney donor for a transplant. This ethnography aims to demystify the taboo topic of organ transplant marketplaces.

Can a new application of an old medical treatment actually be used to cure cancer? Surgical oncologist and professor Dr. Augusto Bastidas joins us to attempt to answer this very question.

In this inaugural episode of our podcast, Mike introduces us to Bijan, founder of a new healthcare startup called SAMI-Aid. Bijan takes us behind the scenes on his 25 years' experience in the healthcare industry, some exciting emerging technologies, and the founding of SAMI-Aid.

This podcast is hosted by Mike Smith.

This is the second edition/revision of this episode.