Ep 118: Developing a Solution to Alleviate the Pain and Anxiety of Needle Procedures with Dr. Manju Dawkins Part 1

Dr. Manju Dawkins is a board certified dermatologist who received her B.A. from Columbia University. She then returned to her home state to obtain her M.D. from the University of Maryland. She completed her dermatology residency and served as Chief Resident at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, NY. She was Assistant Professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine where she was twice named Teacher of the Year.  She has practiced in academic, private, hospital based, and group practice settings in New York and Los Angeles. 

She is also the creator and co-founder of Thimble, the first easy, safe, and comprehensive solution for alleviating needle pain and stress. Needle aversion stops millions from participating in other forms of essential care, including early disease detection, blood donation and life-saving treatments. We're building a holistic platform of pain and stress reducing products for common needle procedures. THIMBLE is changing the way healthcare feels.

Fun fact: She is 5'2" (on a good day).

Even more fun fact: She played Division I basketball at Columbia University and served as captain her senior year. 

She is a founding and current member of the Columbia Women’s Basketball Advisory Board and a member of the Columbia Athletics Women’s Leadership Council.

Some of the topics we discussed were:

• How Dr. Dawkins came up with Thimble
• What Thimble is and what it does
• The first step Dr. Dawkins took to start Thimble
• Where Thimble is available for purchase 
• How Dr. Dawkins is working with blood donation centers to distribute Thimble
• How Thimble can help improve the declining rates of blood donation due to needle aversion 
• The multitude of practical uses of Thimble for benefitting patients and their well-being
• What the next steps were after Dr. Dawkins thought of Thimble and established that there was a need for it
• What the process of formulation and manufacturing looked like
• Understanding the regulatory process and how to go about it properly
• Figuring out the scale of initial manufacturing
• The importance of asking for help from experts
• Helpful tips on how to make the patent process easier on yourself

And more!

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Website:
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