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Tim Gueramy, MD, and Tracey Haas, DO, started the Walters Physician Incubator in honor of the late Robert Walters, MD. He died just days after finishing his patent application for a thumb joint.


Dr. Childers is executive director of


the Walters Physician Incubator, a new Austin-based venture designed to help physician entrepreneurs or “doctorpre- neurs,” created by the husband-wife phy- sician team that developed DocbookMD. Tim Gueramy, MD, and Tracey Haas,


DO, started the Walters Physician Incu- bator, named after the late Robert Wal- ters, MD, last March. What began as a forum where physicians could share their business ideas has morphed into a circle of trust where members can con- nect with business professionals, such as attorneys and investors, who can help them reach their objectives. Dr. Gueramy describes the incubator as “a sounding board for people who haven’t experienced the business devel- opment process.” “The Walters Physician Incubator is a


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great place for physicians to learn more about business development, share their successes and setbacks in the process, and access the resources that will help take their ideas to the next level. We wanted to come up with a good way for physicians to get their ideas to a point where they can be plugged into main- stream incubators,” Dr. Gueramy said.


Inspiring innovation


After Drs. Gueramy and Haas launched DocbookMD in 2009, physician col- leagues began sharing their business ideas with them and seeking guidance. That’s when they started thinking about forming an incubator solely for doctor- preneurs.


DocbookMD is an app for iPhone


and Android phones and iPad and iPod touch that is free for Texas Medical As-


sociation members. It allows physicians to transmit secure messages and images to one another in ways that meet Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) encryption and security re- quirements. For more information, visit http:// docbookmd.com.


Drs. Gueramy and Haas established


the incubator to honor Dr. Walters, their friend and an Austin hand surgeon who inspired many physician entrepreneurs. He died just days after he finished his patent application for a new thumb joint. The incubator has supported the Walters family in acquiring the patent Dr. Wal- ters worked on so tirelessly. “We took the initiative to turn an idea into a business because Dr. Walters pushed us to do it. Now we’re giving back to the physician entrepreneur com-


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