beyond MD with Dr. Yatin Chadha

Episode #104: Solving pain points in medicine through entrepreneurship - with Dr. Kyle Fortinsky

Season 1 Episode 104

Today I'm thrilled to host Dr. Kyle Fortinsky, an early to mid-career gastroenterologist in Ontario.

Kyle and I share something in common - we deeply value our time and the ability to spend it with our families.

With this in mind, Kyle co-founded Clever Consult - an AI-enabled software helping specialists automate and streamline the consultation process, saving many hours along the way.

Join me as I dig into Kyle's entrepreneurial journey, unpacking lessons for everyone along the way.

Discussion points:

Kyle's introduction (1:40)

Understanding Clever Consult (4:35)

- basics, target audience, EMR integration, time savings

Learning through feedback (19:45)

What it's like to build a company (23:12)

Letting go of things to free up time (28:05)

Lessons from an MBA (29:35)

What would Kyle have done differently? (32:19)

What did Kyle learn about himself? (35:45)

Ideal split between clinical medicine & entrepreneurship (38:10)

Advice to someone considering starting something (40:12)


Kyle Fortinsky:

Clever Consult: https://www.cleverconsult.ai/


Yatin Chadha:

website: https://www.beyondmd.ca/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yatin-chadha/

Amex referral: https://americanexpress.com/en-ca/referral/business-platinum?ref=yATINCnPBE&XLINK=MYCP