Drea Burbank

Drea Burbank

MD

CA, US
MD-technologist and serial entrepreneur applying high-tech in critical sectors. Competitive intelligence from a boutique consulting agency for Delinquent Savants™

I'm an MD-technologist and serial entrepreneur applying high-tech in critical sectors.

My recent projects include New Space, behavioral design, civ-tech and smart cities, artificial intelligence and machine learning, cybersecurity, near-infrared spectroscopy, functional MRI, stem-cells and tissue-engineering, vascular composite allograft, 3D printing, virtual reality, blockchain, specialist networks, nanotechnology, voice-recognition software, microbiome sequencing, web/app product design, business strategy, startup strategy, social enterprise, popular science writing, and marketing. In global health I develop high-tech for low-resource environments.

My career interest is in using technology to promote population health. I am industry-agnostic to this aim and passionate about reducing barriers to innovation at the intersection of research, technology, and medicine.

To quote Karen Kilroy "I can't help but wonder how much further technology could go if we solved things for people who had the biggest problems first — and then made games."

I'm an MD-technologist and serial entrepreneur applying high-tech in critical sectors.

My recent projects include New Space, behavioral design, civ-tech and smart cities, artificial intelligence and machine learning, cybersecurity, near-infrared spectroscopy, functional MRI, stem-cells and tissue-engineering, vascular composite allograft, 3D printing, virtual reality, blockchain, specialist networks, nanotechnology, voice-recognition software, microbiome sequencing, web/app product design, business strategy, startup strategy, social enterprise, popular science writing, and marketing. In global health I develop high-tech for low-resource environments.

My career interest is in using technology to promote population health. I am industry-agnostic to this aim and passionate about reducing barriers to innovation at the intersection of research, technology, and medicine.

To quote Karen Kilroy "I can't help but wonder how much further technology could go if we solved things for people who had the biggest problems first — and then made games."

Disruptive Tech in Medicine

30-60 minute presentation on diffusion of innovation theory as it applies to medicine and medical technology with examples.
Audience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny

Chaos Theory in Behavior Change

30-60 minute presentation on chaos theory as it applies to the science of behavior change in preventative medicine (diet, exercise, smoking cessation)
Audience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny

What Technology Can Learn From Blue Zones

30-60 minute presentation on how behavioral health technology companies can market their products using the science of Blue Zones.
Audience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny

Marketing high-tech to doctors

30-60 minute presentation on how doctors think about high-tech, and what technology companies can do to sell their products more effectively in clinical settings.
Audience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny

High-tech in homelessness

30-60 minute presentation on high-tech causes of homelessness, and what high-tech can do to solve homelessness.
Audience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny

High-tech doctors - what does an MD-technologist do?

30-60 minute presentation on consulting for high-tech in medicine. High-tech projects that benefit from physician collaborations, disruptive technologies in medicine, ethics, and consulting for this specialty.
Audience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny

How to transition to a high-tech career

30-60 minute presentation on adapting a traditional career (trades, academia, law, medicine, business)  to a high-tech setting.
Audience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny

What is a Delinquent Savant?

30-60 minute competitive intelligence presentation on how a boutique consulting agency for high-tech in critical sectors sources and hires the best and the brightest, Delinquent Savants™. 

Discussion of the nature of intelligence, application of skills, and management of diversity and inclusion as it applies to high-IQ individuals. 
Disruptive TechnologyEntertainment-basedAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificInspirational / Life-changing

Chaos Theory for Nonprofits & Social Impact

30-60 minute presentation on chaos theory as it applies to the nonprofits, consumer and client behavior change, and social impact. 
Audience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny