Life of Flow

Lucas Ferrer and Miguel Montero-Baker

Life of Flow is a podcast hosted by two experts in the field of vascular surgery, Miguel-Montero Baker and Lucas Ferrer Cardona. They share their thoughts, insights, and expertise with their listeners each week, discussing a wide range of topics that are both related to and beyond vascular surgery. In addition to talking about the latest research and developments in the field, the hosts also share anecdotes and personal stories that provide a unique perspective on the world of vascular surgery. They delve into the challenges that they have faced, the lessons that they have learned, and the unique life of a vascular surgeon.

  1. 2d ago

    The Microhospital Playbook with Dr. Adriano Goffi | LOF #128

    The Microhospital Playbook with Dr. Adriano Goffi A 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 the Director at East Houston Medical Center. He brings an operator’s view of how clinical care, reimbursement, staffing, physician autonomy, and ownership collide. In this conversation, Dr. Goffi reveals: Why he believes a well-run microhospital can complete in eight hours what might otherwise require five to nine separate medical visits How physician-ownership restrictions shape the use of land companies, nonprofit structures, trusts, and other arrangements that require expert legal review How reserving equity keeps clinicians invested Meet Dr. Adriano Goffi 05:14 Why locums gave Adriano control of his time 08:59 Learning medicine “backwards” through DRGs and medical decision-making 12:18 Why sending chest-pain patients home felt incomplete 14:13 The economics of eight ER patients per day 15:00 Turning a freestanding ER into a microhospital 21:19 The 24-hour-shift tradeoff and physician quality of life 22:39 Why doctors can own ERs but face restrictions on hospital ownership 24:08 Delivering five to nine visits’ worth of care under one roof 28:13 What a microhospital actually is 33:34 Staffing and equipping a standalone emergency room 36:52 Why inpatient beds open the door to Medicare participation 39:11 Capital raises, land, debt, and the opening-day clock 40:26 EBITDA multiples and why attached clinics matter 41:32 Why physician ownership changes culture and patient experience 42:20 Is the freestanding emergency-room boom ending? 45:36 The single screening question that generated 50 colonoscopies 47:07 Hypothetical: building a physician-led microhospital in Houston 47:34 Land ownership, trusts, and the need for specialized counsel 49:46 Site selection: traffic patterns, income, and the Walmart heuristic 51:50 What a $20 million state-of-the-art build could include 53:14 Why growth is shifting from standalone ERs to microhospitals 53:54 Building a hospital in six months with modular pods 55:32 Why 10 to 20 beds is Adriano’s sweet spot 57:16 Would you sell to a health system—or keep physician ownership? 59:44 Reserving equity for the clinicians doing the work 61:21 Could an office-based vascular model live inside a microhospital? LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriano-goffi-md-mph-81b399a2/ CMS guidance on physician-owned hospitals: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/regulations-guidance/physician-self-referral/physician-owned-hospitals CMS independent dispute resolution under the No Surprises Act: https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises/help-resolve-payment-disputes/payment-disputes-between-providers-and-health-plans U.S. Small Business Administration loan programs: https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans Life of Flow is hosted by Dr. Lucas Ferrer and Dr. Miguel Montero-Baker. Website: https://lifeofflowpodcast.com/ ▶ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LifeofFlowPodcast/ 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5GMv47SJ0ePxbjtIb1GZ5U 🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-of-flow/id1705596604 📩 Partner with the show: info@lifeofflowpodcast.com Connect with the hosts: Dr. Lucas Ferrer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucasferrermd/ Dr. Miguel Montero-Baker: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miguel-montero-baker-a44354214/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifeofflowpodcast/ X: https://x.com/vascularpodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lifeofflow #Microhospital #PhysicianEntrepreneurship #EmergencyMedicine #HealthcareBusiness #LifeOfFlowPodcast This episode is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute medical, legal, tax, investment, or financial advice.

  2. Jul 15

    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 a stroke, and there were only a handful of surgeons on an entire continent who could treat it. In this conversation, Dr. Christoff Heunis reveals: ⬛ Why one phone call — a friend's mother's stroke, with "three neurovascular surgeons" for the whole African continent — set the course of his life ⬛ How an external robotic magnet can pull a guidewire around the tightest, most complex angles a surgeon's hands can't reach ⬛ Why surgeons say they don't want to be replaced — yet "do want to press a button and then leave, and when I come back, the surgery is over" ⬛ The first real-world use case: misaligned fenestrations, CTOs and the angles no combination of guide catheters can make ⬛ How Flux got the FDA to confirm a 510(k) pathway — and why the predicate they found changes everything ⬛ What Stereotaxis acquiring Robocath signals about the commercial future of magnetic surgery ⬛ How he raised €3.2M in non-dilutive funding before giving up a single point of equity Timestamps: 00:00 Intro — the "Afrikaans Slim Shady" 04:58 The stroke that started it all 06:29 Why a PhD in surgical robotics at Twente 11:17 The surgeon's real bottleneck: navigation & radiation 15:42 How the magnetic guidewire actually works 20:02 "Press a button and the surgery is over" 24:58 The first use case: misaligned fenestrations 30:49 A carotid crossing, step by step 34:37 The surgeon's new role: "PAD coach" 36:00 Company update & new CMO Dr. Rob Beasley 37:15 The 510(k) pathway, explained 40:31 Stereotaxis buys Robocath 50:04 Raising €3.2M non-dilutive 59:24 Live: the Afrikaans rap "Soms" Follow Dr. Christoff Heunis: LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/christoff-heunis/ Flux Robotics — https://fluxrobots.com Resources mentioned in this episode: 🏢 Flux Robotics — https://fluxrobots.com 🏢 Stereotaxis — https://www.stereotaxis.com 🔗 Stereotaxis acquires Robocath (announcement) — https://ir.stereotaxis.com/news-releases/news-release-details/stereotaxis-announces-definitive-agreement-acquire-robocath 🏢 Robocath — https://www.robocath.com/ 🏢 Intuitive / da Vinci Surgical System — https://www.intuitive.com 🎓 University of Twente — https://www.utwente.nl/en/ 🎓 Stellenbosch University — https://www.sun.ac.za/english 🏛 RVO — Netherlands Enterprise Agency — https://www.rvo.nl 🏛 NWO — Dutch Research Council — https://www.nwo.nl/en 🏛 Interreg (EU cross-border funding) — https://www.interreg.eu 💸 NextGen Ventures — https://www.nextgenventures.nl 💸 Future Tech Ventures — https://futuretechventures.nl 👤 Dr. Rob Beasley — CMO, Flux Robotics — https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-beasley-138124145/ 👤 David Fischel — Chairman & CEO, Stereotaxis — https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidfischel/ 🎵 Eminem — "Lose Yourself" — https://open.spotify.com/track/5Z01UMMf7V1o0MzF86s6WJ 🎵 "Soms" — Christoff's Afrikaans rap single, with his brother Daniel (name only) Life of Flow is hosted by Dr. Lucas Ferrer & Dr. Miguel Montero-Baker. 🌐 Website: https://lifeofflowpodcast.com ▶ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LifeofFlowPodcast 🎧 Listen: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5GMv47SJ0ePxbjtIb1GZ5U · Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-of-flow/id1705596604 📩 Partner with the show: info@lifeofflowpodcast.com Connect with the hosts: Dr. Lucas Ferrer — https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucasferrermd/ Dr. Miguel Montero-Baker — https://www.linkedin.com/in/miguel-montero-baker-a44354214/ Follow the show: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lifeofflowpodcast/ · X https://x.com/vascularpodcast · LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/lifeofflow

  3. Jul 8

    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 the change, and what doctors need to understand about credentialing, contracts, taxes, benefits, and retirement before going independent. They also speak candidly about the identity shift that can come with leaving academic medicine or another traditional institutional path, and learning to separate professional value from institutional affiliation. 04:54 The shame and identity shift that can come with leaving a traditional career path 11:34 The random Wednesday that changed Lucas’s definition of freedom 17:10 Santoshi’s one-year plan for researching and preparing to leave her job 21:26 Shahla’s strategy of reducing her hours and calculating her minimum financial needs 27:32 Using locums as a bridge and learning how to negotiate better opportunities 30:24 The difference between hospital privileges and insurance credentialing 37:08 Why medical training leaves out contracts and the business side of medicine 39:47 Moving from W2 employment to 1099 work with support from a lawyer and CPA 44:10 Solo 401(k) plans, health benefits, and outsourcing financial planning Who Should Listen This episode is for physicians considering locums, independent contract work, or a move away from academic or employed medicine. It is especially relevant for doctors who want more autonomy but need a practical view of the financial, administrative, and personal decisions involved. About Shahla Moghbel, D.O. Dr. Shahla Moghbel is a board-certified neurologist based in Walnut Creek, California. She completed her neurology residency at Georgetown University, an administrative and business fellowship at Vituity Stanford, and a clinical neurophysiology fellowship at Stanford Medicine. After working in a partnership, she moved into independent contract work across neurology and also does nonclinical work. She co-hosts the Be Empowered podcast, where she and Santoshi speak with physicians about burnout, career changes, and work outside the traditional path. Connect with Shahla Moghbel, D.O. 💼 LinkedIn: Shahla Moghbel D.O. About Santoshi Billakota, MD Dr. Santoshi Billakota is a board-certified neurologist and epileptologist based in Brooklyn. After completing residency at Duke, fellowship at Columbia, and an academic appointment at NYU, she left academic medicine and now works full-time as a locums physician while also taking on nonclinical work. She co-hosts the Be Empowered podcast, which focuses on healthcare issues, including topics concerning women. Connect with Santoshi Billakota, M.D. 💼 LinkedIn: Santoshi Billakota M.D. 🎙️Connect with Be Empowered: The Podcast Spotify: Be Empowered: The Podcast Apple: Be Empowered: The Podcast YouTube: Be Empowered: The Podcast Instagram: @Empowermedlife About Locumstory Locumstory is a free, unbiased educational resource about locum tenens to answer your questions about the how-tos of locums on their website, podcast, webinars, videos, and a locums 101 crash course. Visit locumstory.com to find out if locum tenens makes sense for you and your career goals. Follow Life of Flow 📲 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LifeofFlowPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👍 Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Life of Flow Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💼 LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Life of Flow Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐦 X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VascularPodcast If this conversation changed how you think about physician independence, locums, and what it takes to step away from traditional employment without leaving the financial side to chance, share it with a colleague who’s considering a different path in medicine. And if you’re enjoying Life of Flow, a quick review helps more physicians and healthcare leaders find conversations like this.

  4. Jul 1

    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 agreements without becoming hospital employees. 04:30 What changed when OBL revenue took a hit 07:56 How physician fees shaped the old private practice model 13:04 Why hospital privileges once gave physicians more control 15:40 The history behind physician lounges and hospital incentives 31:28 Why physicians need to understand how the money moves 40:17 Why OBLs may still matter, even as the model gets harder 43:39 Why RVUs keep physicians disconnected from real revenue 46:01 Charge lists, commercial payers, and understanding what hospitals bill 56:28 Selling a service line to a hospital and negotiating a fixed rate Who Should Listen This episode is for vascular surgeons, interventional radiologists, cardiologists, independent physicians, and early career physicians who want to understand the business side of medicine. It is especially relevant for anyone thinking about OBLs, hospital relationships, service agreements, or how to maintain more autonomy without working fully outside the system. About Dr. Eric Smuclovisky, M.D. Dr. Eric Smuclovisky is an interventional radiology doctor in Indianapolis, Indiana and is affiliated with Elkhart General Hospital. He received his medical degree from Ponce Health Sciences University and has been in practice between 11 and 20 years. In the episode, Eric shares that he started out in academics, later left, opened an OBL and ASC with a partner, and now works through a professional service agreement with a hospital alongside his partner Brian. Connect with Dr. Smuclovisky 💼 LinkedIn: Eric Smuclovisky About Locumstory Locumstory is a free, unbiased educational resource about locum tenens to answer your questions about the how-tos of locums on their website, podcast, webinars, videos, and a locums 101 crash course. Visit locumstory.com to find out if locum tenens makes sense for you and your career goals. Follow Life of Flow 📲 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LifeofFlowPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👍 Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Life of Flow Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💼 LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Life of Flow Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐦 X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VascularPodcast If this conversation changed how you think about physician independence, hospital service agreements, and what it takes to build leverage without becoming employed by the system, share it with a colleague who’s thinking about the business side of medicine. And if you’re enjoying Life of Flow, a quick review helps more physicians and healthcare leaders find conversations like this.

  5. Jun 24

    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 visits. Dr. Pearl makes the case that AI is not just an administrative tool, but a way to improve quality, lower costs, and give physicians more time for the patients who need them most. 05:35 Writing ChatGPT, MD, and the malpractice question around AI 08:47 Patient trust, human presence, and vulnerable moments in care 11:14 AI-assisted diagnosis, malpractice premiums, and physician autonomy 18:19 Administrative AI and the bigger shift inside care delivery 25:58 What AI means for physicians entering medicine now 33:42 Why generative AI has to be discussed in the context of capitation 38:33 The tools physicians have today that did not exist three years ago 45:17 Bringing the capitation conversation back to AI 48:10 AI agents and the future of patient follow-up 51:32 Where to find Dr. Pearl’s book and ongoing work Who Should Listen This episode is for physicians, private practice owners, healthcare operators, and anyone thinking seriously about how generative AI, capitation, and physician-led care could change the economics and delivery of medicine. It is especially relevant for clinicians trying to understand where independence, technology, and patient trust fit into the next phase of healthcare. About Dr. Robert Pearl, M.D. Dr. Robert Pearl, M.D., served as CEO of The Permanente Medical Group, where he was responsible for physicians across the East Coast and West Coast, and describes Permanente as the physician side of Kaiser Permanente. In the episode, he explains that Permanente was physician-owned and physician-run, with its own board of directors, and that the organization established standards of care across settings, including the OR, cath labs, and ERs. Dr. Pearl is also the author of ChatGPT, MD, a book focused on how AI empowered patients and physicians can take back control of American medicine. He writes for Forbes, posts articles on LinkedIn, hosts the Fixing Healthcare podcast, and continues to speak and write about generative AI, healthcare strategy, capitation, and the future of physician-led care. Connect with Dr. Pearl 💼 LinkedIn: Robert Pearl, M.D. 🗞️ Website: robertpearlmd.com About Locumstory Locumstory is a free, unbiased educational resource about locum tenens to answer your questions about the how-tos of locums on their website, podcast, webinars, videos, and a locums 101 crash course. Visit locumstory.com to find out if locum tenens makes sense for you and your career goals. Follow Life of Flow 📲 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LifeofFlowPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👍 Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Life of Flow Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💼 LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Life of Flow Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐦 X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VascularPodcast If this conversation changed how you think about generative AI, physician-led care, and what it could take to improve outcomes without losing the human side of medicine, share it with a colleague who’s thinking about where healthcare is heading. And if you’re enjoying Life of Flow, a quick review helps more physicians and healthcare leaders find conversations like this.

  6. Jun 17

    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 financial blind spots many physicians face when they leave employed medicine, including revenue cycle, cash flow, accounts receivable, accounts payable, outsourcing, staffing, and why understanding the numbers matters if you want to build a sustainable practice. 07:30 Preston’s path from MBA to medical devices and healthcare business 09:01 Using LinkedIn to learn how healthcare really works 11:02 How Forward Slash Health started from private practice pain points 18:27 Why Miguel keeps his revenue cycle team close to the practice 24:04 Cash flow, seasonality, and why big checks can be misleading 35:00 Where private practices commonly leak money 42:40 Why “doctors are bad at business” misses the point 54:30 What to know before outsourcing revenue cycle management 57:35 How to connect with Preston and Forward Slash Health Who Should Listen This episode is for physicians, surgeons, private practice owners, and doctors thinking about leaving the hospital system to build something independent. It’s also useful for anyone in healthcare operations who wants a clearer understanding of how revenue cycle, staffing, vendor relationships, and cash flow affect a practice. About Preston Alexander Preston Alexander is the CEO and co-founder of Forward Slash Health and Chief Operating Officer at Underscore Law. His background spans healthcare business, medical device product management, digital health, revenue cycle work, and private practice financial management. In the episode, he shares how his path from earning an MBA to working inside healthcare companies, launching and selling a medical device company, and helping build independent practices led him to focus on the financial systems physicians need to understand when running a practice. Connect with Preston 💼 LinkedIn: Preston Alexander 🗞️ Substack: The Healthcare Breakdown About Locumstory Locumstory is a free, unbiased educational resource about locum tenens to answer your questions about the how-tos of locums on their website, podcast, webinars, videos, and a locums 101 crash course. Visit locumstory.com to find out if locum tenens makes sense for you and your career goals. Follow Life of Flow 📲 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LifeofFlowPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👍 Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Life of Flow Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💼 LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Life of Flow Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐦 X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VascularPodcast If this conversation made you think differently about the business side of medicine, share it with a colleague who’s building, running, or considering an independent practice. And if you’re enjoying Life of Flow, a quick review helps more physicians and healthcare leaders find conversations like this.

  7. Jun 10

    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 operational pain from medical practices, from case logging to revenue cycle management. 03:04 What agentic AI is and why it matters 04:10 Andrew’s four-layer framework for understanding AI tools 07:00 How agentic AI acts beyond a single prompt 08:41 Why most people still have not engaged with AI 10:37 Should people start building now or wait for easier tools? 14:32 Why surgeons are wired to spot problems worth solving 17:44 Lucas’ case logging and billing workflow idea 22:39 Where beginners can start with Claude Code 30:29 Hardware, security, model routing, and basic setup 34:34 How Andrew helps businesses map and automate workflows 43:35 Why revenue cycle management may be the highest ROI use case Who Should Listen This episode is for physicians, surgeons, founders, operators, and medical practice owners who are curious about using AI to reduce operational friction without losing control of the work. It will especially resonate with anyone thinking about case logs, billing workflows, dashboards, communication overload, or the practical first steps of building with AI. About Andrew Sponsler Andrew Sponsler is the founder of Axiom, where he builds AI operating systems for businesses. His background is in continuous improvement and process mapping, and in the episode, he describes working with small and midsize businesses to create AI native workflows, streamline operations, and automate processes that create bottlenecks for founders and teams. He also runs Builder Weekend in Austin, a hands-on event for people building with AI at different stages. Connect with Andrew 📲 Instagram: @andrewsponsler 💼 LinkedIn: @andrewsponsler Follow Life of Flow 📲 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LifeofFlowPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👍 Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Life of Flow Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💼 LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Life of Flow Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐦 X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VascularPodcast If this conversation changed how you think about agentic AI, physician-built tools, and what it could look like to automate the parts of medical practice that slow people down, share it with a colleague who’s curious about where this is all heading. And if you’re enjoying Life of Flow, a quick review helps more physicians and builders find conversations like this.

  8. Jun 5

    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 revascularización por sí sola no era suficiente, y detalla paso a paso cómo realiza la técnica, qué resultados ha observado y por qué cree que puede cambiar la forma en que se aborda la cicatrización en pacientes sin opciones tradicionales de salvamento. El episodio también profundiza en las limitaciones reales de preservar una extremidad si esa extremidad deja de ser funcional, la importancia del trabajo multidisciplinario y un caso clínico complejo que muestra todo el proceso de toma de decisiones. 02:26 Trabajo multidisciplinario con cirugía vascular y pacientes complejos 08:18 El origen del concepto y la experiencia de la comunidad ortopédica china 12:04 Cómo realiza la corticotomía tibial y el proceso completo de distracción 18:44 Resultados iniciales, cicatrización y preservación de extremidades 20:33 Desarrollo de un dispositivo para simplificar la técnica 22:09 Debate sobre amputaciones tipo guillotina y respuesta regenerativa 27:24 Caso clínico complejo con herida neuroisquémica del talón 30:56 Calcanectomía parcial, control de infección y manejo de la herida 35:26 Aplicación de angiogénesis por distracción en el caso presentado 37:44 Uso de monorail y evolución final del paciente ¿Quién debería escuchar este episodio? Cirujanos vasculares, podólogos, especialistas en salvamento de extremidades y profesionales que trabajan con pacientes diabéticos complejos encontrarán especialmente valiosa esta conversación. También puede resultar útil para médicos interesados en nuevas estrategias regenerativas y en enfoques multidisciplinarios para heridas complejas y preservación funcional de extremidades. Sobre Dr. Michael Theodoulou, DPM, FACFAS Dr. Michael H. Theodoulou es jefe de cirugía podiátrica en Cambridge Health Alliance y profesor adjunto de cirugía en Harvard Medical School. Se especializa en cirugía de extremidad inferior, preservación de extremidades, corrección de deformidades y manejo de pacientes diabéticos complejos. Obtuvo su formación en Kalamazoo College y en Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine, y completó su residencia en cirugía podiátrica en Baptist Memorial Hospital en Memphis. 💼 LinkedIn: Michael Theodoulou, DPM, FACFAS Sigue a Life of Flow 📲 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LifeofFlowPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👍 Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Life of Flow Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💼 LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Life of Flow Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🐦 X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VascularPodcast⁠⁠ Si esta conversación cambió cómo piensas sobre nuevas alternativas para el salvamento de extremidades, los procesos regenerativos en pacientes sin opciones tradicionales y el potencial de la angiogénesis por distracción en heridas complejas, compártela con alguien que esté explorando ese camino. Una reseña rápida también ayuda a que más médicos y especialistas encuentren conversaciones como esta.

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Life of Flow is a podcast hosted by two experts in the field of vascular surgery, Miguel-Montero Baker and Lucas Ferrer Cardona. They share their thoughts, insights, and expertise with their listeners each week, discussing a wide range of topics that are both related to and beyond vascular surgery. In addition to talking about the latest research and developments in the field, the hosts also share anecdotes and personal stories that provide a unique perspective on the world of vascular surgery. They delve into the challenges that they have faced, the lessons that they have learned, and the unique life of a vascular surgeon.

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