What happens when a digital health pioneer becomes a cancer patient and discovers his own doctors missed a life-threatening diagnosis? Steve Brown, founder and CEO of CureWise, shares his remarkable journey from building one of the first remote patient monitoring companies to nearly losing his life to a rare blood cancer that went undetected until the Palisades Fire displaced him to new doctors with fresh eyes.

In this episode of Inside MedTech Innovation, Steve joins Shannon Lantzy to discuss how he built AI agents that diagnosed his own cancer using the same data his original doctors had reviewed, then used those same tools to advocate for off-label precision treatments that saved his life. Now, he's building CureWise to give every patient access to the same level of personalized treatment insights.

Steve and Shannon explore:

• Why the standard of care often represents what we knew years ago, not what's possible today

• How AI can synthesize all of medical knowledge to enable truly personalized medicine

• The critical difference between building healthcare solutions for others versus being patient zero

• Why precision oncology requires new regulatory paradigms beyond randomized controlled trials

• How patient advocacy powered by AI can level the playing field in cancer treatment

• The role of FDA innovation in accelerating life-saving treatments without compromising safety

Timestamps

00:00 The Promise and Perils of AI in Healthcare

00:08 Introducing Steve Brown: A Digital Health Pioneer

01:30 Steve's Journey from Video Games to Healthcare Innovation

03:52 The Impact of Remote Patient Monitoring

06:15 A Personal Health Crisis: Steve's Cancer Diagnosis

14:10 The Role of AI in Steve's Diagnosis and Treatment

23:00 The Vision for Cure Wise: Precision Medicine for All

25:04 The Future of Personalized Medicine

27:21 Navigating Medical Scenarios and Doctor Conversations

28:54 The Role of AI in Personalized Medicine

29:20 Business Model and Future Vision

30:36 Challenges and Opportunities in AI and Healthcare

32:20 Focus on Cancer and Personalized Medicine

35:22 Patient Education and Advocacy

37:54 Regulatory Innovation and AI

47:02 The Paradigm Shift in Medical Knowledge

49:30 Rapid Fire Questions and Final Thoughts

Follow Shannon and Steve:

Connect with Shannon: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonlantzy/

Website: https://www.shannonlantzy.com/

Connect with Steve: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brown2020/

Website: curewise.com