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Anterior Hip Foundation
Orthopedic Surgery
Hip Surgery
Medtech
Stem Extraction
Anterior Approach Hip Replacement
Artificial Intelligence
Hip Replacement
Hip Arthroplasty
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2025 AHF Annual Meeting
Direct Anterior Approach
Total Hip Arthroplasty
Anterior Hip Approach
Orthopedics
Patient Recovery
Low-Dose Spinal Anesthesia
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The AHF Podcast features thoughtful conversations about orthopedic surgery, outcomes, and clinical decision-making, with a particular focus on hip surgery and related innovation.Produced by the Anterior Hip Foundation, the podcast brings together surgeons, researchers, and clinical leaders to examine how evidence, experience, and real-world practice intersect. Episodes explore what the data actual... more

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What do you do the moment a calcar crack appears? Where does the cup go when the spine won't move? And which complex primary belongs in an ASC — and which one absolutely doesn't?

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In the finale of From Idea to Market, the surgeons, engineers, founders, attorneys, and investors who lived every stage of medical device innovation look back and answer one question: what do they wish they had known from the start?... more

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Is your med tech company built to last, or built to sell? Voices from inside Stryker, XRSynergies, FIOS Health, and physician contract law explain why exit strategy is a design choice founders make on day one — whether they realize ... more

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What do you do when the greater trochanter shears off during a routine hip replacement — and the bone is too soft to hold a screw? Dr. Jeff Barry of UCSF walks through two intraoperative disasters in the same patient, and how he sal... more

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Recent Guests

Irrum Afzal
Researcher affiliated with Imperial College London; vice chair of research and innovation at the National Orthopedic Alliance; digital health transformation specialist at HCA UK
Imperial College London; National Orthopedic Alliance; HCA UK
Episode: Mapping How the World Really Does Hip Replacement
Alex Sah
Hip and knee surgeon, co-director of Institute for Joint Restoration, former president of the Anterior Hip Foundation, chief medical officer at Think Surgical, chief innovation officer at Ospitech
Think Surgical; Ospitech; Anterior Hip Foundation
Episode: FITM Extended Interview: Alexander Sah
Charles Lawrie
Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer
FIOS Health
Episode: From Idea to Market: Ep 8 - Built to Run
Marie-Isabelle Batthyány
Board-certified anesthesiologist; founder and CEO of XR Synergies
XR Synergies
Episode: FITM Extended Interview: XRS Medical (Marie-Isabelle Batthyány)
Charlie DeCook
President of Total Joint Specialists, a 17-surgeon group in Atlanta
Total Joint Specialists
Episode: FITM Extended Interview: Charlie DeCook
Peter Neumer
CEO of Forecast Orthopedics; PhD in Mechanical Engineering
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Episode: From Idea to Market: Ep 5 - Financing the Journey
Marisa Belbatiani
Board certified anesthesiologist; founder and CEO of Exoceteges
Exoceteges
Episode: From Idea to Market: Ep 5 - Financing the Journey
Charles Laurie
Co-founder and chief medical officer of Fios Health; president of the Anterior Hip Foundation
Fios Health; Anterior Hip Foundation
Episode: From Idea to Market: Ep 5 - Financing the Journey
Robert Cohen
Mechanical engineer; VP of Innovation and Technology for the orthopedic group at Stryker
Stryker
Episode: From Idea to Market: Ep 5 - Financing the Journey

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Joe Schwab
Host of the AHF Podcast; frequent interviewer guiding guests through clinical and market perspectives in orthopedics

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 9 ratings
  • Great content, great audio quality

    Great and relevant content for an orthopaedic surgeon. Also really good audio quality - actually the only podcast I listen to not accelerated.

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    Hip&Pelvis
    Switzerland9 months ago

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From Idea to Market: Ep 1 - The Spark
Q: What ties these stories together and why do some people act while others move on?
The common thread is a persistent attention to the problem, a sense of responsibility, and the willingness to stay engaged with a problem until a catalyst—personal experience, team collaboration, or repeated failure—drives action.
From Idea to Market: Ep 1 - The Spark
Q: What signals that a problem is not just unsolved but structurally ignored?
Signals include normalized workarounds, systemic tolerance of unsafe or inadequate practices, and a broader shift in education or communication that hides the problem rather than addressing it.
From Idea to Market: Ep 1 - The Spark
Q: When does a recurring frustration cross the line from inconvenience to obligation?
It happens when repeated frictions accumulate to the point where change becomes necessary and inevitable, driven by an awareness that the status quo is no longer acceptable.
Mapping How the World Really Does Hip Replacement
Q: What is the practical value for surgeons in filling out the survey and for patients?
Completing the survey provides a practical overview of patient pathways and practice differences across countries, helping surgeons compare approaches and potentially standardize practices that improve patient outcomes; it also creates a resource for global benchmarking and future research priorities.
Mapping How the World Really Does Hip Replacement
Q: Tell our listeners a little bit about what the Global Arthroplasty Practice Survey is and what gaps in knowledge you're trying to fill.
The survey aims to capture what happens in practice worldwide across roughly 31 arthroplasty registries, identify gaps in registry data, and map global variation in hip arthroplasty practice to inform future research and consensus, with a large, inclusive cohort of surgeons.

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