Episode 18: Dr. Shalini Prasad - How to Create a Wearable Patch That Revolutionizes IBD Care!

Dr. Shalini Prasad, PhD is a professor of bioengineering at the University of Texas at Dallas. She is the co-founder of EnLiSense, a wearable patch to monitor biomarkers crucial for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), and other disease states. She also has worked on countless other devices, ranging from sensors to detect aflatoxin in corn to breath-based tests for lung cancer. 

In this episode we discussed how she went about developing the EnLiSense patch from a biomechanical engineering perspective, how she got grant funding, and how she is going about getting this sensor insurance reimbursable. We also discuss strategies on how physicians and other healthcare providers can go about working with engineers to create devices like this is they don't have an engineering background. A lot of pearls of wisdom in this episode for someone that is interested in brining a medical device into existence!