Life of Flow
Life of Flow is a podcast hosted by two vascular surgeons, Miguel-Montero Baker and Lucas Ferrer Cardona. They share their thoughts, insights, and expertise each week, discussing topics related to vascular surgery and beyond. The hosts also share personal anecdotes and stories, providing a unique perspective on the challenges and lessons of their profession.
Episodes
Complex Aortic Surgery Beyond the Academic Center with Elias Kfoury | LOF #139
Some patients cannot easily travel for complex aortic care. Bringing that care closer to home asks a harder question: which cases should stay, and which should go to a center with more experience?Vascular surgeon Elias Kfoury joins Lucas Ferrer Cardona and Miguel Montero for a Life of Flow CaseCast from Cheyenne, Wyoming. He describes building a vascular surgery program after his training at Baylo
Who Decides What Healthcare Is Worth? with Andrew Tsang | LOF #138
A healthcare claim is more than a bill. It is an assertion someone else can contest. If technology makes that exchange faster, who decides what the care is worth?Andrew Tsang joins Lucas Ferrer Cardona and Miguel Montero to follow the money through American healthcare, from the front desk to the insurance appeal and from employer premiums to clinical care. His diagrams turn an abstract system into
Beyond Paid Ads: Building a Physician Reputation with Matthew Ray Scott | LOF #137
What happens when the marketing generates leads—but the patients you want still aren’t finding you?Miguel brings the experience of building a vascular practice. Matthew Ray Scott challenges the assumption that another ad campaign is the answer. The conversation moves from paid attention to a harder question: can a patient explain why they should choose you?Matthew, a physician reputation strategis
When Calcium Looks Like No Options: A Limb-Salvage Case with Mariano Palena | LOF #136
A wall of calcium. A threatened foot. Is this a “no-option” limb—or have we made that decision before seeing the whole picture?Dr. Mariano Palena joins Dr. Lucas Ferrer and Dr. Miguel Montero-Baker for Case Cast 2: a detailed discussion of a 77-year-old patient's chronic limb-threatening ischemia and heavily calcified femoropopliteal disease.The value is in the decisions behind the images. How
Vascular Hunger Games: What Makes a Medical Meeting Worth Your Time? | LOF #135
What makes a medical meeting worth leaving your practice for?Another flight. Another familiar slide deck. Your staff and overhead keep running while you are away. If information is already in your pocket, what should a conference offer that you cannot get from your phone?Rich Dubin, founder and publisher of Lower Extremity Review and the organizer behind lerEXPO, joins Dr. Lucas Ferrer and Dr. Mig
Before You Buy Into an ASC: Ownership, Partners, and Control | LOF #134
Before you buy into an ASC, ask what you actually own—and who controls the decisions.Dan Lieberman, MD joins Dr. Lucas Ferrer and Dr. Miguel Montero-Baker to unpack ambulatory surgery center ownership, the partners you choose and the agreements that shape your independence.Dan trained in neurosurgery at UCSF, spent nearly two decades in solo practice and chaired the governing board of a physician-
Leaving Surgery & Reimagining Grafts
A child should not need another open operation because an implanted blood vessel cannot grow—and a vascular graft should not become a surface where clot and infection win.Dr. Arush Kalra is a physician, biomedical engineer, co-founder and chief scientific officer of PECA Labs. He left pediatric-urology training after an attending told him, “Don’t play the game; make the game.” At Carnegie Mellon,
10-Day Jungle Crucible | LOF #132
Your title, schedule and reputation disappear in the jungle. What remains may be the first honest version of you that you have met in years.David Villanueva is the founder of Sukia Travel, a wildlife guide, adventure specialist and wilderness operator in Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula. Michel Reijnen is a Dutch vascular surgeon who entered the expedition looking for a deeper experience of the jungle a
The Dialysis Unit Black Hole | LOF #131
Surgeons measure fistulas with precision—then send them into a dialysis-unit “black hole” where the same injury cycle starts again.Dr. Erin Moore is a Jacksonville vascular surgeon and former Navy physician who left roughly 15 years of military medicine for private-practice independence. There he owned high-volume dialysis access—about two to three hundred fistulas and grafts a year—and later beca
Stop using RVUs | LOF # 130
WARNING: RVUs may measure a physician's activity, but they can keep doctors from seeing the real money their work creates. Hospitals know the value of every procedure. Most physicians never see the numbers.Dr. Eric Smuclovisky is an interventional radiologist, former academic physician and independent physician-entrepreneur. After opening an OBL/ASC, he watched reimbursement cuts and negative
The Limb They Gave Up On
A 72-year-old man was sent for a major amputation. One angiogram exposed the anatomy everyone else had missed—and a path to save his limb.Dr. Mariano Palena is an interventional radiologist and vascular specialist focused on complex endovascular limb salvage and chronic limb-threatening ischemia. In this Case Cast, he joins Dr. Lucas Ferrer and Dr. Miguel Montero-Baker to reconstruct a rescue that
The Microhospital Playbook with Dr. Adriano Goffi | LOF #128
The Microhospital Playbook with Dr. Adriano GoffiA physician can own 100 freestanding ERs—but direct ownership of one microhospital creates a completely different legal and financial reality. Dr. Adriano Goffi explains the economics, operating model, and ownership structures behind a more physician-led alternative.Dr. Adriano Goffi, MD, MPH, is a board-certified family medicine physician. He is t
Magnetic Robot Overlord
Dr. Christoff Heunis is a biomedical and mechatronics engineer (PhD, University of Twente) and the founder & CEO of Flux Robotics, a University of Twente spin-off building a magnetically guided robotic system that steers a guidewire through the body from outside the patient. It started with a single phone call while he was an engineering student in South Africa — a best friend's mother had
126. What Happens When Physicians Take Back Control Of Their Careers
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Shahla Moghbel, D.O., a board-certified neurologist based in California who works as an independent contractor, and Dr. Santoshi Billakota, M.D., a board-certified neurologist and epileptologist based in New York City who works full-time in locum tenens.They share why they stepped away from traditional physician employment, how they prepared financially for th
125. How Physicians Can Stay Independent In Modern Healthcare
In this episode of Life of Flow, we sit down with Dr. Eric Smuclovisky, M.D., an interventional radiologist in Indianapolis, Indiana, affiliated with Elkhart General Hospital. Eric joins us for a direct conversation about physician independence, why the old private practice model became harder to sustain, what changed for OBLs, and how independent physicians can think about hospital service agreem
124. How AI Could Prevent Millions Of Medical Complications
In this episode of Life of Flow, we sit down with Dr. Robert Pearl, M.D., former CEO of The Permanente Medical Group, author of ChatGPT, MD, and a leading voice on how generative AI could change American medicine.The conversation moves between physician-led systems, private practice, capitation, chronic disease control, and what happens when AI begins working inside the daily gaps between patient
123. The Financial Mistakes Destroying Medical Practices
In this episode of Life of Flow, we sit down with Preston Alexander, co-founder of Forward Slash Health, for a practical conversation about the business side of private practice. Preston shares how he went from medical device product management to healthcare startups, consulting, revenue cycle work, and building a financial management platform for independent practices.We talk through the financia
122. How Physicians Are Building Their Own AI Systems Without Coding
Andrew Sponsler, founder of Axiom, joins us this week to talk about agentic AI, personal operating systems, and why physicians should start experimenting before the tools become fully packaged for everyone else. Andrew builds AI operating systems for businesses, and in this episode, he breaks down what agentic AI means, how founders are using it now, and where it could start removing real operatio
La Técnica Regenerativa Que Está Cambiando El Salvamento De Extremidades | LOF En Español
El Dr. Michael Theodoulou, DPM, FACFAS, trabaja en uno de los entornos más complejos del salvamento de extremidades: pacientes diabéticos con heridas neuroisquémicas graves, infecciones extensas y pocas alternativas reales antes de una amputación mayor. En esta conversación explica cómo comenzó a utilizar la angiogénesis por distracción como complemento regenerativo en casos donde la revasculariza
121. Why Independent Medicine Is Growing Among Burned Out Surgeons
Dr. Jacqueline Majors, MD has built her practice around one central idea: surgeons should have more control over how they care for patients, structure their lives, and build sustainable careers. In this week's episode, she talks openly about leaving high-volume practice models, building an independent multidisciplinary center in Memphis, and why she believes outpatient vascular care is changin
El Caso Simple De Claudicación Que Se Convirtió En Un Problema Real | LOF En Español
Un caso que parecía simple terminó revelando algo completamente inesperado. En este episodio, recorremos paso a paso una intervención en una lesión corta de la arteria femoral superficial en un paciente que había sufrido una isquemia aguda relacionada con COVID-19 años antes. Lo que empieza como una conversación técnica sobre reducción de masa, IVUS y estrategia endovascular, termina convirtiéndos
120. What Aviation Taught Me About Surgery
What can surgery learn from aviation, team dynamics, and building systems that actually function under pressure?In this episode, Dr. Kristofer M. Charlton-Ouw, MD, talks about building a vascular program inside a smaller hospital system, creating specialized OR teams, and why consistency, culture, and workflow matter so much in complex surgical care. The conversation also explores the realities of
La Nueva Tecnología Que Podría Revolucionar El Acceso Vascular | LOF En Español
En este episodio de Life of Flow, conversamos con Sean Morris sobre el recorrido que lo llevó desde las ventas y el desarrollo comercial hasta la creación y el liderazgo de empresas de tecnología médica enfocadas en problemas vasculares complejos. La conversación se centra especialmente en Amplifi Vascular y en una nueva tecnología diseñada para acelerar la maduración venosa en pacientes que neces
119. What It’s Really Like Operating In A War Zone
In this week’s episode of the Life of Flow podcast, a conversation about vascular surgery and entrepreneurship quickly turns into something far heavier: combat trauma, operating on wounded Marines in Iraq, life-or-death decisions made in minutes, and the emotional weight that follows surgeons long after the operating room goes quiet. Dr. Erin M. Moore, MD, shares the defining moments that shaped h
El Consenso Global Que Está Cambiando Cómo Se Tratan Los Pacientes Sin Opción | LOF En Español
En este episodio de Life of Flow, conversamos con el Dr. Mario Alejandro Fabiani sobre un problema que impacta directamente la toma de decisiones en la práctica clínica: qué significa realmente un paciente “sin opción”. A partir de esa pregunta, lidera un consenso internacional que busca ordenar una definición que hoy varía según el médico, la experiencia y el contexto. La conversación también exp
118. I Left My Job As A Doctor With No Plan And It Worked
In this week's solo episode, we step away from interviews to talk candidly about what’s happening behind the scenes in our own careers. Lucas shares how his plan to move to Puerto Rico fell through, how he handled leaving his job without a clear next step, and why he chose to pivot into locums while also starting a company through an accelerator. Miguel walks through how he’s structured his pr
117. What A Decade As A Startup Founder Taught Me That No One Else Will Tell You
Most founders build on assumptions they haven’t tested.From turning a master’s project into a product now used by fire departments to navigating a decade-long founder journey across Sweden, San Francisco, and Austin, Omer Haciomeroglu joins us to walk us through what it takes to bring something from concept to reality. This conversation focuses on how early product decisions shape everything that
Cómo Los Mejores Líderes Destruyen A Su Equipo Sin Darse Cuenta | LOF En Español
Desde una formación clásica en negocios hasta la meditación y la escritura creativa, en este episodio de Life of Flow Amy Sandler explora cómo habilidades aparentemente “blandas” terminan siendo críticas para liderar, comunicar y trabajar mejor en equipo. En esta conversación, el foco se desplaza hacia un tema incómodo pero inevitable: cómo dar y recibir feedback sin romper relaciones. A través de
116. Delphi: The Global Consensus That's Changing How No-Option Patients Are Treated
In this episode of Life of Flow, we sit down with Dr. Mario Alejandro Fabiani to explore a question that directly impacts clinical decision-making: what does a “no option” patient mean?From that starting point, Dr. Fabiani leads an international consensus aimed at bringing structure to a definition that currently varies depending on the physician, their experience, and their clinical context. The
Por Qué El 85% De Los Médicos No Saben Que Están Listos Para Un Cambio | LOF En Español
En este episodio de Life of Flow, la Dra. Karen Barnard, MBBCh, MPH, habla desde la experiencia de haber dejado la práctica clínica para dedicarse a acompañar a otros médicos en ese mismo proceso. La conversación se centra en algo muy concreto: cuándo empieza realmente esa inquietud por cambiar de rumbo, cómo se ve ese proceso en la práctica y qué señales suelen aparecer mucho antes de que alguien
115. Can Peptides Really Heal Your Wounds Faster Than Surgery?
A conversation that starts with one set of “normal” labs and quickly turns into a deeper question: what does “healthy” mean? In this week’s episode, Lauren Colletti walks through how she evaluates patients beyond standard ranges, why so few people are truly metabolically healthy, and how tools like peptides, continuous glucose monitoring, and advanced labs are being used in practice today. The epi
Cómo Los Médicos Pueden Ganar Millones Sin Dejar De Practicar Medicina | LOF En Español
En este episodio de Life of Flow, conversamos con Ryan Blasko, vicepresidente en The Mullings Group, en donde explica cómo se construyen carreras y equipos dentro del ecosistema MedTech, y qué ocurre realmente detrás de las oportunidades que muchos médicos ni siquiera saben que existen. La conversación se centra en cómo se conecta el talento clínico con startups y empresas en crecimiento, qué busc
114. Why Reflow Medical’s Spur System Is Changing BTK Treatment
This week’s episode features Dr. Anahita Dua, MD, MBA, Associate Professor of Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and Director of the Peripheral Artery Disease Center at MGH. She joins us for a detailed conversation on below-the-knee disease, why recoil after POBA remains a real limitation, and how a retrievable stent platform like Reflow Medical's Spur System
Reintervención En Vivo: Cómo Manejar Una DVA Ocluida Sin Perder la Pierna | LOF En Español
En este episodio de Life of Flow revisamos un caso clínico que nos pareció particularmente interesante: una arterialización venosa realizada para tratar una herida grave en el talón. Partimos de la evolución del paciente y analizamos qué ocurre cuando una arterialización que inicialmente funciona termina ocluyéndose a los pocos meses. A lo largo del episodio compartimos cómo evaluamos el caso, qué
113. The Simple Test That Could Prevent Amputations and Why Nobody Uses It
In this week's episode, we sit down with Timotej Vitez, who leads business development and the US market at MESI Medical, to explore what it looks like to simplify care at the point of practice. The conversation moves from the origin of a one-minute automated ABI device to a broader vision of integrating multiple diagnostics into a single workflow, reducing the time clinicians spend on adminis
El Error Que Muchos Médicos Cometen Al Firmar Su Primer Contrato | LOF En Español
En este episodio de Life of Flow conversamos con Stuart Baugher, abogado del sector salud que trabaja en estrategia, compensación y diseño organizacional dentro de uno de los sistemas de salud sin fines de lucro más grandes de Estados Unidos. La conversación gira en torno a un momento crítico en la carrera de muchos médicos: el momento de firmar su primer contrato laboral.Stuart explica por qué lo
112. How Physicians Are Reclaiming Their Purpose Outside The Medical System
In this episode of Life of Flow, we sit down with transformational coach, founder, and musician Jenna Phillips Ballard for a conversation that moves far beyond the usual medical discussions. Jenna shares how her path from celebrity fitness coach in Los Angeles to emotional intelligence training and leadership development reshaped the way she sees purpose, identity, and personal responsibility.The
Lo Que Muchos Médicos No Entienden Sobre El Ultrasonido Vascular | LOF En Español
En este episodio de Life of Flow, conversamos con Jill Sommerset, RVT, FSVU, tecnóloga vascular con 25 años de experiencia en ultrasonido vascular avanzado y creadora del Pedal Acceleration Time (PAT), y con el Dr. Brian D. Lepow, D.P.M., podólogo a cargo de las operaciones clínicas en HOPE Vascular & Podiatry en Houston. Este es el cuarto desahogo del podcast sobre arterialización venosa prof
111. El Error Médico Que Te Puede Costar La Pierna y Nadie Te Dice
El Dr. Mariano Palena, MD, es un radiólogo intervencionista especializado en revascularización de extremidades en estadios avanzados, con base en Italia y actividad clínica regular en España, Bulgaria, Hungría y Abu Dhabi. En este episodio de Life Of Flow, cuenta cómo construyó su carrera desde Rosario, Argentina, hasta convertirse en uno de los referentes europeos en el tratamiento endovascular d
La Estrategia Que Usan Los Mejores Para Negociar Su Salario | LOF En Español
En este episodio de Life of Flow, conversamos con Aaron Thweatt, CHPC, coach ejecutivo que asesora a profesionales en conversaciones críticas de carrera como entrevistas laborales, negociación salarial y toma de decisiones profesionales. Aaron explica cómo se estructuran realmente las negociaciones laborales, por qué muchas personas se posicionan mal desde la primera llamada con un reclutador y qu
110. What Physicians Should Know About Vascular Ultrasound
In this week’s episode, we sit down with Jan Sloves, RVT, RCS, FASE, a nationally recognized vascular imaging expert and educator who has spent decades working at the intersection of ultrasound, clinical decision making, and physician training.The conversation explores the real-world gaps he sees in vascular imaging labs, from inconsistent studies and communication breakdowns between physicians an
Trabajar Hasta M*rir: La Cultura Que Está Destruyendo A Los Médicos | LOF En Español
En este episodio de Life of Flow, conversamos con la Dra. Elaine Chan, MD, FACS, cirujana de trauma y especialista en cuidados intensivos quirúrgicos, sobre un camino profesional que terminó tomando una dirección muy distinta a la que muchos médicos imaginan. Elaine comparte cómo pasó de una carrera académica tradicional en cirugía a rediseñar su vida profesional para poder viajar, trabajar en dif
109. Why Modern Dating Is Failing and What Actually Creates Connection
This week’s episode moves from dating apps into something far less superficial. What begins as a conversation about modern romance turns into a deeper examination of loneliness, ego after surgical training, trauma bonding in hospitals, and whether connection can quite literally influence survival.Joel Monteleone joins us to talk about why dating apps feel like a lottery, why authenticity is rare,
Si Eres Médico Esto Puede Estar Costándote Millones | LOF En Español
En este episodio de Life of Flow, nos sentamos con Pam Jordan, fundadora de Pivot Business Group, para hablar sobre lo que realmente implica abrir y escalar un spa médico o un negocio de sueroterapia (sin rodeos) siendo médico.La conversación gira en torno a errores frecuentes en precios, desorden contable, mala estructura fiscal y falta de claridad en objetivos que terminan convirtiendo una “fuen
108. Why High-Performing Doctors Feel Lost After Success
This week’s episode lives in the gray space most physicians don’t talk about publicly. Not clinical technique or policy, but what happens internally after years of performance, pressure, and building a life that looks successful on paper, then realizing that might not be the whole story. Dr. Priya Rao Kothapalli, MD, FACC, FSCAI, joins us to reflect on training, depression in fellowship, moral inj
Lo Que Debes Entender Antes De Independizarte Como Médico | LOF En Español
En este episodio de Life of Flow, el Dr. Jerry Kim, MD, cirujano vascular formado en Baylor College of Medicine, conversa abiertamente sobre su decisión de abandonar un grupo médico y construir una práctica privada completamente independiente en una zona desatendida del condado de Los Ángeles. Explica por qué priorizó la autonomía, cómo utilizó la geografía y los patrones de referencia a su favor,
107. How Physicians Lose Control of Their Practice and Income
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Ronen Elefant, MD, MBA, MSEng, FACS, double-board-certified general surgeon and surgical intensivist. He shares how his early experience with locums work, aviation, and operating across different hospital systems evolved into a national direct surgical care model built on transparent pricing and surgeon autonomy. We discuss why he believes insurance is the cen
El Problema Estructural Detrás De Las Amputaciones | LOF En Español
En este episodio de Life of Flow, conversamos con los Drs. Bret Wiechmann y Fadi Saab sobre la evolución del modelo ambulatorio en el tratamiento de la enfermedad vascular periférica y la isquemia crítica de las extremidades. La conversación profundiza en los desafíos estructurales del entorno hospitalario, las amenazas financieras al modelo ambulatorio, la necesidad de estándares claros para los
106. How Healthcare Law Shifted Power Away From Doctors
In this episode, we sit down with Mark F. Weiss, JD, an attorney who has spent decades advising physicians on the business and legal realities shaping medical practice. Mark explains how hospitals gained economic and structural power over physicians, why patient costs rise after hospital acquisitions, and how fear quietly became a tool that keeps many physicians from leaving systems that no longer
Por Qué El Sistema De Salud Falla Después Del Alta | LOF En Español
En este episodio de Life of Flow, conversamos con los Dr. Mark Davies y Dr. Andro Herrera-Mendoza sobre cómo el cuidado vascular y el manejo de heridas se fragmentaron en sistemas separados y qué ocurre cuando esa desconexión rompe la continuidad del paciente. A lo largo de la conversación, analizan por qué los modelos actuales priorizan episodios agudos sobre seguimiento longitudinal, cómo los in
105. How to Scale a Medical Practice Without Wasting Time, Money, and Energy
In this episode of the Life of Flow podcast, Dr. Pedro Martinez-Clark returns to talk through the less visible side of running an independent medical practice. He walks through moments where growth outpaced infrastructure, how poor systems quietly drained revenue, and why discipline, restraint, and operational clarity matter just as much as ambition. The conversation focuses on decision-making und
Por Qué Muchos Cirujanos Están Tomando Decisiones A Ciegas | LOF En Español
En este episodio de Life of Flow, Jill Sommerset, RVT, FSVU, Directora de Ultrasonido en HOPE Vascular & Podiatry, se suma a una conversación extensa y técnica sobre el uso real del ultrasonido en pacientes sin opciones de revascularización arterial. A lo largo del episodio, Jill discute de forma directa cómo el mapeo venoso preoperatorio puede cambiar decisiones quirúrgicas, qué información c
104. Why Breathing Determines Performance Under Clinical Pressure
In this week’s episode of the Life of Flow podcast, physical therapist and BreathLab & Yoga Studio founder Kattia Lohmann joins the conversation to share how breath became the turning point in her own experience with anxiety, panic, and burnout.She reflects on moving from clinical work and years in the vascular medical device industry into a deeper exploration of breathing, awareness, and regu
De Cirujano a Emprendedor: La Decisión Que Cambia Una Carrera Médica | LOF En Español
En este episodio de Life of Flow, el Dr. James Jim Coleman recorre, con un nivel de detalle poco habitual, su transición desde la formación quirúrgica en Irlanda hasta el desarrollo de tecnologías de cierre vascular. La conversación se centra en cómo su interés temprano por la ingeniería, la investigación académica, y su paso por la industria farmacéutica y de dispositivos influyeron directamente
103. Why Independent Doctors Are Losing Power in Healthcare
In this week's episode of Life of Flow, Dutch Rojas joins us for a candid conversation about why independent physicians are being systematically pushed out of American healthcare. Drawing on decades spent building surgery centers, working inside insurance and policy structures, and watching consolidation unfold firsthand, Dutch explains why the system is not broken, but functioning exactly as
Cómo Debería Cambiar La Educación Médica Para La Próxima Generación | LOF En Español
El Dr. Jan Skowronski, MD y el Dr. Robert Beasley, MD se unen a Life of Flow para una conversación sobre cómo está cambiando la forma en que los médicos consumen educación y por qué el modelo tradicional de congresos ya no responde a las necesidades reales de los operadores.A lo largo de la charla, discuten la fatiga de las reuniones clásicas, la brecha entre formación teórica y habilidad práctica
102. Why A Personal Brand Is the Only Asset Physicians Truly Own
In this episode of Life of Flow, Courtney Johnson returns for a wide-ranging conversation on why personal brand is not optional, regardless of role, title, or career path, and how visibility, influence, and professional identity are shaped both inside and outside medicine. The discussion explores how repetition builds trust, why people become top of mind through exposure rather than intention, and
Cómo El Liderazgo En Medicina Cambia Quién Eres | LOF En Español
Amy J. Goldberg, MD, FACS, se une a Life of Flow para una conversación honesta sobre liderazgo médico, formación quirúrgica y las tensiones reales que existen entre exigencia, cultura y humanidad dentro de la medicina académica.A lo largo del episodio, reflexiona sobre cómo han cambiado las residencias quirúrgicas, qué significa liderar desde la responsabilidad con el paciente y cómo se aprende a
101. Why No Option Patients Are Forcing a New Approach to Limb Salvage
This week's collaborative episode features a conversation between BackTable and us, exploring how no-option limb-threatening ischemia has pushed clinicians to rethink clinical decision-making and how they learn from one another in practice.We join Dr. Sabeen Dhand to discuss the origins of BackTable, the loss of physician voice within institutional medicine, and why peer-driven platforms have beco
Baños de Hielo: Lo Que la Ciencia Dice Sobre Beneficios y Riesgos | LOF En Español
En este episodio de Life of Flow, conversamos con el Dr. François Haman, PhD, científico especializado en cómo el cuerpo humano responde al frío y a otros factores de estrés ambiental. A partir del auge actual de las inmersiones en agua fría, Haman ofrece una mirada basada en datos sobre qué se sabe realmente, qué no está respaldado por la ciencia y qué riesgos suelen ignorarse. La conversación ab
100. Why AngioDynamic’s AMBITION BTK RCT Study Changes Everything
This week’s episode features Dr. John H. Rundback, Director of the Interventional Institute at Holy Name Medical Center and one of the most experienced voices in complex peripheral work.Dr. Rundback joins Miguel and Lucas for a conversation on how below-the-knee disease has changed, why operators rely on different tools and access strategies today, and what the AMBITION BTK clinical trial aims to
Cómo Los Médicos Están Perdiendo el Control de su Identidad y su Trabajo | LOF En Español
En este episodio de Life of Flow, la Dra. Leah Houston, médica de emergencias y fundadora de Evercred, explica cómo su experiencia clínica en múltiples sistemas de salud en Estados Unidos la llevó a identificar fallas profundas en los procesos de acreditación e identidad profesional médica.A partir de un caso personal de uso indebido de sus credenciales, este episodio aborda cómo estos sistemas af
Psicodélicos y Salud Mental: La Ciencia Real Detrás de la Depresión y el PTSD | LOF En Español
En este episodio de Life of Flow, conversamos con el Dr. Charles B. Nemeroff, M.D., Ph.D., sobre los límites actuales de los tratamientos psiquiátricos y el renovado interés científico en los psicodélicos. A partir de su trayectoria en investigación clínica, Dr. Nemeroff explica por qué una proporción significativa de pacientes con depresión o trastorno de estrés postraumático no responde a las te
99. How Medicare Reimbursement Cuts Are Breaking the Wound Care Business Model
In this week's episode, we speak with Scott Nelson about the Medicare reimbursement changes that are rapidly reshaping the wound care landscape. Scott explains how cost-plus reimbursement models drove extreme pricing behavior, why CMS intervened, and what the new rules mean for mobile providers, wound care centers, distributors, and manufacturers.This episode focuses on how these changes affec
Cómo los Cirujanos Procesan el Trauma y el Estrés de las Guardias Médicas | LOF En Español
En este episodio de Life of Flow Podcast, la Dra. Venita Chandra se une para hablar abiertamente sobre una de las realidades menos discutidas en la vida quirúrgica: las guardias, el cansancio acumulado y el impacto emocional de tomar decisiones críticas durante la noche. A partir de vivencias recientes y recuerdos de formación, la conversación explora cómo se construye resiliencia, qué cambia con
98. Real Estate Secrets the Wealthy Use to Multiply Their Money Fast
This episode is about time, alignment, and creating a life that feels like yours, themes many of us think about at the end of the year. Thanks for listening, and we hope you find something in here that’s genuinely useful as you close out the year. Kassidy Warren joins the podcast to share the real estate strategies that helped him move from corporate burnout to financial independence. He explains
Por Qué Latinoamérica Tiene el Potencial de Liderar la Investigación Mundial | LOF En Español
En este episodio de Life of Flow Podcast, conversamos con el Dr. Luis Corrales-Rodríguez, oncólogo médico en Costa Rica y uno de los impulsores más importantes del desarrollo de investigación clínica en el país. A través de su experiencia personal construyendo Simca, un centro dedicado exclusivamente a estudios clínicos en oncología, el Dr. Corrales explica cómo se reconstruyó un ecosistema de inv
97. The Crisis In Elder Care And How AI Can Help
This week, Neal K. Shah joins the show to talk about the years-long caregiving journey that reshaped his life, his career, and ultimately the creation of CareYaya Health Technologies. He shares how managing a billion-dollar hedge fund became incompatible with the reality of his grandfather’s dementia care and his wife’s life-threatening illness, and how those experiences exposed the true weight ca
Cómo Se Forma un Cirujano de Alto Nivel: Resiliencia, Cultura y Liderazgo | LOF En Español
En este episodio de Life of Flow Podcast, conversamos con el Dr. Pedro G. R. Teixeira, M.D., cirujano vascular y de trauma en UT Health Austin y Ascension Seton. Juntos exploramos su recorrido desde Belo Horizonte hasta liderar una división académica en Austin, y cómo esa trayectoria marcó su visión sobre formación, adaptabilidad, trabajo en equipo y liderazgo quirúrgico.❗️Este episodio, grabado o
96. How This Carotid Stent Could Change Vascular Surgery Forever
In this episode, we sit down with Shane Gleason, Chief Commercial Officer at InspireMD, to talk about what it means to bring a new carotid stent to market at a time when treatment options are evolving. Shane shares how his two decades in the vascular space shaped the way he evaluates timing, team, and technology, and why those factors mattered when he decided to join InspireMD. He also walks throu
Cómo La Inteligencia Artificial Cambiará La Forma En Que Operamos Y Pensamos La Medicina | LOF En Español
En este episodio de Life of Flow Podcast, conversamos con el Dr. Dimitrios Miserlis, M.D., profesor asistente de cirugía vascular en UT Dell y cirujano vascular en Ascension Seton, Austin.El Dr. Miserlis comparte su mirada sobre cómo la inteligencia artificial está transformando la práctica médica, desde los diagnósticos por imagen hasta la robótica quirúrgica. A lo largo de la charla, reflexiona
95. The Secrets to Building a Purpose Driven Business Into A a 100 Million Dollar Company
In this episode of the Life of Flow Podcast, we talk with Mathias Ihlenfeld, an Austin-based entrepreneur, coach, and founder of Woom Bikes USA.Mathias shares how he went from landing in the U.S. with a tennis racket and a dream to building one of the country’s leading children’s bike brands. He reflects on what it takes to start over, listen to change when it calls, and channel energy into buildi
El Arte De Salvar Extremidades y Crear Equipos Que Cambian Vidas | LOF En Español
En este episodio de Life of Flow Podcast, conversamos con David G. Armstrong, DPM, PhD, profesor distinguido de Cirugía y Neurocirugía en la Universidad del Sur de California (USC) y cofundador de la Southwestern Academic Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA).A través de anécdotas personales y reflexiones profundas, el Dr. Armstrong comparte cómo una herida aparentemente pequeña cambió el rumbo de su carr
94. Inside the Technology Powering Veryan’s Revolution Device That's Changing Vascular Surgery
Dr. Chris LeSar, MD, FACS, RVT is a Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon who built one of the most efficient, patient-centered vascular practices in the U.S. In this week's episode of the Life of Flow Podcast, he shares how he left academic medicine to create the Vascular Institute of Chattanooga, a model focused on rapid access, team efficiency, and amputation prevention. From growing pains and
Lo que Nadie Dice Sobre la Arterialización Venosa del Pie - Parte 2 | LOF En Español
En esta segunda parte seguimos explorando uno de los temas más desafiantes en la cirugía vascular: la arterialización tibial y las decisiones técnicas dentro del quirófano.Retomamos la conversación donde la dejamos en el episodio anterior y compartimos, paso a paso, cómo abordamos el procedimiento: desde la elección del acceso y la preparación del paciente, hasta las maniobras intraoperatorias, el
93. How to Build a Profitable Airbnb and Property Management Business
From earning $3.50 an hour in Argentina to managing 80+ Airbnb listings across the U.S., this week we sit down with Federico Zimerman. His story is one of persistence, curiosity, and sharp business instinct. Federico breaks down what it takes to run a profitable short-term rental business, why design, pricing, and guest experience matter more than location, and how mastering revenue management tur
92. The Surgeon Inventor Behind BiVACOR’s Total Artificial Heart and the Future of Cardiac Surgery
In this week's episode, we sit down with Dr. William “Billy” E. Cohn, Chief Medical Officer of BiVACOR Inc. and Executive Director of the Center for Device Innovation at the Texas Medical Center.From his early fascination with the first artificial heart at age eight to working alongside icons like Dr. Michael DeBakey and Dr. Denton Cooley, Dr. Cohn shares an intimate look at how curiosity, ris
Cómo Un Cirujano Está Reconstruyendo El Sistema De Salud De Puerto Rico | LOF En Español
En este episodio de Life of Flow Podcast, conversamos con el Dr. Jorge Martínez Trabal, cirujano vascular, profesor y líder médico en Puerto Rico, sobre su recorrido personal y profesional desde sus inicios en Mayagüez hasta su actual labor impulsando una profunda transformación en el sistema de salud de la isla.Jorge comparte cómo superó el cierre de su programa de residencia, su decisión de cont
91. How This Stanford Doctor Built the Future of Endovascular Innovation
Recorded live in Chicago during the Amputation Prevention Series, this week's conversation with Dr. Mahmood Razavi, Interventional Radiologist and Director of Clinical Trials and Research at St. Joseph Vascular Institute, dives deep into the realities of innovation in medicine.Drawing from his early days at UCLA and Stanford alongside pioneers like Thomas J. Fogarty, MD and Michael D. Dake, MD, Dr
Lo que Nadie Dice Sobre la Arterialización Venosa del Pie - Parte 1 | LOF En Español
En este episodio solo de Life of Flow Podcast, hablamos sobre uno de los temas que más debate genera hoy en la cirugía vascular: la arterialización profunda venosa en pacientes con isquemia crítica de extremidades (CLTI).Partimos de un caso real de un paciente de edad avanzada sin opción quirúrgica convencional y conversamos sobre qué nos lleva a decidir entre un enfoque endovascular, abierto o hí
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