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 junto a Lucas Ferrer y Miguel Montero-Baker sobre el equilibrio entre ciencia, filosofía y propósito humano en la evolución tecnológica. ❗️Este episodio, grabado originalmente en inglés y ahora doblado al español, captura una conversación honesta sobre liderazgo médico, trabajo interdisciplinario y el futuro de la atención basada en valor. English Version of the Episode 👉youtube.com/watch?v=FiJY_AtEEYg 02:00 Orígenes en Grecia y el camino hacia la medicina en EE. UU. 05:00 Primeros pasos en investigación y llegada a Texas 07:00 Cómo el entorno y las personas impulsan la innovación 10:00 De qué hablamos realmente cuando hablamos de inteligencia artificial 12:00 El test de Turing y los pilares de la IA moderna 15:00 Aplicaciones médicas: de la radiología a los sistemas diagnósticos 18:00 Los límites de la IA: imaginación, intuición y creatividad 22:00 Robótica blanda y medicina inclusiva 26:00 Riesgos, control y el desafío de comprender los algoritmos 31:00 Comunicación entre científicos y propósito en la innovación médica 💡¿Quién debería escuchar este episodio? Profesionales de la salud, investigadores y emprendedores del ámbito médico-tecnológico interesados en entender cómo la inteligencia artificial y la robótica están redefiniendo la práctica clínica y los desafíos éticos que esto plantea. Sobre Dr. Miserlis, MD Dimitrios Miserlis, MD, es un cirujano vascular con certificación de especialidad en Ascension Seton (Austin y Bastrop, Texas). Está especializado en flebología y en la evaluación y el tratamiento integral de las enfermedades venosas. Como experto en el sistema vascular, está altamente capacitado para tratar todo tipo de patologías de los vasos sanguíneos. Cada consulta con el Dr. Miserlis comienza con una conversación: dedica el tiempo necesario para responder todas las preguntas, grandes o pequeñas. 🌐 Ascension: healthcare.ascension.org/find-care/provider/1720375348/dimitrios-miserlis Sigue a Life of Flow 📲 Instagram: @LifeofFlowPodcast 👍 Facebook: Life of Flow Podcast 💼 LinkedIn: Life of Flow Podcast 🐦 X: @VascularPodcast ¿Conoces a alguien que debería escuchar esta conversación? 🎧 Envíale este episodio y ayúdanos a que más personas accedan a estas historias y aprendizajes.

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 building something that lasts. 🎧 This episode dives into the work behind reinvention. How clarity, conviction, and persistence can turn a single idea into a purpose-driven business that grows with heart. 02:00 From Frankfurt to Louisiana: finding home in a new country 04:55 How moving between U.S. states felt like crossing countries 08:30 The power of reinvention and why resilience matters 11:20 From corporate consulting to founding Woom 14:35 The subtle (and not-so-subtle) signs it’s time to change course 16:50 The “hero’s journey” and how it shows up in real life 22:05 From selling 13 bikes to leading a multimillion-dollar company 23:40 Creating a brand that connects with families everywhere 25:10 Energy, focus, and passion: what drives sustainable growth 28:38 Balancing two careers, family, and the long view of success 💡 Who Should Listen For founders, builders, and anyone standing at a crossroads. This episode speaks to those who want to grow with purpose and are ready to rebuild their next chapter with intention. About Mathias Mathias Ihlenfeld is an award-winning entrepreneur, the Austin, TX Cohort Leader and Coach for the Birthing of Giants Regional Cohort, a selective fellowship program for growth-focused founders and CEOs building high-impact companies. He is also the creator of The R.E.C.L.A.I.M. Code (Elite Personal Optimization Framework for divorced high performers). His proprietary 6-stage framework helps divorced founders rebuild identity, attract aligned love, and ignite purpose-driven business performance. As the founder of Woom Bikes USA, Mathias built one of North America’s fastest-growing direct-to-consumer kids’ bike companies, earning multiple Inc. 5000 honors, including a 742% three-year growth rate in 2020, and recognition as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. In 2021, he played a pivotal role in merging the U.S. and European operations, leading the combined $100M global business as CEO in 2022 and 2023. His leadership has been recognized with honors such as Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist and the Vistage Impact Leadership Award. Through his coaching practice, he works with founders, executives, and high-achieving men navigating personal reinvention, guiding them through identity rebuilding, emotional mastery, business growth, and relationship alignment. Today, Mathias mentors with SKU, invests in purpose-driven brands, and writes on his Substack, sharing hard-earned lessons, strategic insight, and stories from his journey building global brands and leading life transformations. Connect with Mathias 📲 Instagram: @sundaygog 💼 LinkedIn: Mathias Ihlenfeld 🌐 MentorPass: mentorpass.co/mathiasihlenfeld Follow Life of Flow 📲 Instagram: @LifeofFlowPodcast 👍 Facebook: Life of Flow Podcast 💼 LinkedIn: Life of Flow Podcast 🐦 X: @VascularPodcast If this episode shifted your view on entrepreneurship, leadership, or starting over, share it with someone who would value the conversation. And if you’ve been enjoying Life of Flow, leaving a short review helps more listeners find stories like this one.

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 carrera y lo llevó a dedicar su vida a la preservación de extremidades y a lo que él llama “tratar la ausencia de síntomas”. Exploramos la evolución de los programas modernos de salvamento de extremidades, la creación de equipos multidisciplinarios y el impacto de la colaboración entre podología y cirugía vascular en todo el mundo. ❗️Este episodio, grabado originalmente en inglés y ahora doblado al español, captura una conversación honesta sobre liderazgo médico, trabajo interdisciplinario y el futuro de la atención basada en valor. English Version of the Episode 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=gK5Aqw4_5Qw 04:07 Infancia, familia y la vocación por devolver lo recibido 05:31 El “don del dolor” y su encuentro con una paciente con lepra y diabetes 09:00 Cómo un momento marcó el inicio de su trayectoria en la preservación de extremidades 10:00 El salto de Detroit a San Antonio y el comienzo de una nueva etapa 11:14 Mentores, aprendizaje y los primeros años de investigación clínica 13:07 La decisión de seguir su propio camino y las lecciones familiares 14:11 La creación de los primeros programas integrados en Texas y Arizona 17:06 El nacimiento de una alianza entre podología y cirugía vascular 19:37 Qué define a un programa moderno de preservación de extremidades 24:17 Centros de excelencia y atención basada en valor: el futuro del cuidado vascular 27:55 El “hotline” de cuatro pasos: una guía práctica para equipos multidisciplinarios 💡¿Quién debería escuchar este episodio? Profesionales de la salud interesados en la atención integral del pie diabético, cirujanos vasculares, podólogos, líderes de programas hospitalarios y médicos que buscan implementar modelos colaborativos para reducir amputaciones y mejorar resultados clínicos. Sobre Dr. Armstrong Dr. David G. Armstrong, DPM, PhD ha publicado más de 720 artículos científicos revisados por pares y más de 120 libros o capítulos de libro. Es Director del Center to Stream Healthcare in Place (C2SHiP), un centro financiado por la National Science Foundation (NSF) que busca integrar tecnología, dispositivos médicos y wearables para maximizar los días activos y libres de hospitalización. Reconocido mundialmente como pionero en la prevención de amputaciones, el Dr. Armstrong es fundador y presidente de la American Limb Preservation Society (ALPS) y cofundador de la International Diabetic Foot Conference (DF-Con), el simposio más grande del mundo dedicado al pie diabético. 📲 Instagram: @d.g.armstrong Sigue a Life of Flow 📲 Instagram: @LifeofFlowPodcast 👍 Facebook: Life of Flow Podcast 💼 LinkedIn: Life of Flow Podcast 🐦 X: @VascularPodcast ¿Conoces a alguien que debería escuchar esta conversación? 🎧 Envíale este episodio y ayúdanos a que más personas accedan a estas historias y aprendizajes.

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 business structure to device innovation and trans-tibial access, Dr. LeSar gives an unfiltered look at how surgical independence can redefine patient care and outcomes. 🎧 This episode is a masterclass in surgical innovation, how curiosity and conviction drive better care, faster access, and real change in the vascular field. 03:41 Early life, academic background, and what led him from physics to medicine 05:40 Why he left academic medicine to build his own outpatient vascular practice 07:18 Scaling challenges and the importance of front-desk efficiency and referral coordination 10:59 Balancing growth, referrals, and relationship management in private practice 12:33 Device procurement freedom: choosing tools that actually work 13:47 Introducing the Revolution device and how it simplifies workflow 19:15 Technical insights on tibial access and embolization management 24:23 Why 80% of his PAD work now starts with tibial access 27:16 The “aha moment”: seeing the Veryan Revolution device’s active aspiration in action 💡 Who Should Listen Vascular and endovascular surgeons, interventional specialists, and MedTech professionals interested in private practice innovation, efficiency, and real-world device application. About Chris LeSar, MD, FACS, RVT Dr. Chris LeSar is a Vascular/Endovascular Surgeon certified by the American Board of Surgery (ABS) and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS). Dr. LeSar is an experienced vascular surgeon working in the Chattanooga region for the last 19 years, specializing in vascular and minimally invasive endovascular techniques in both the inpatient and outpatient office setting. In 2015, Dr. LeSar founded the Vascular Institute of Chattanooga, a Regional Amputation Prevention Center, and brings his intricate knowledge of advanced techniques for the treatment of carotid, mesenteric, renal, venous, and peripheral vascular disease to the center. He has a special interest in caring for patients with critical limb ischemia and the prevention of unnecessary amputations. He received his medical degree and completed his general surgery residency at the University of Toledo College of Medicine and his vascular fellowship training at Eastern Virginia Medical School. He is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Lincoln Memorial University, a member of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), and a founding member of the Outpatient Endovascular Interventional Society (OEIS). Connect with Dr. LeSar 💼 LinkedIn: Chris LeSar, MD., FACS About Veryan Veryan was founded in 2005 as the result of a technology spin out from Imperial College, London, based on the pioneering work by Professor Colin Caro (Emeritus Professor of Physiological Mechanics, Dept. of Bioengineering Imperial College) on the link between vessel geometry, blood flow mechanics and vascular disease. Veryan used its understanding of swirling flow and its expertise in research and development to design, develop, and patent the highly innovative three-dimensional (3D), nitinol (nickel-titanium alloy) BioMimics 3D Vascular Stent System. Learn more about Veryan 🌐 Website: veryanmed.com 💼 LinkedIn: Veryan Medical 🐦 X: @VeryanMed1 Follow Life of Flow 📲 Instagram: @LifeofFlowPodcast 👍 Facebook: Life of Flow Podcast 💼 LinkedIn: Life of Flow Podcast 🐦 X: @VascularPodcast If this episode gave you a new perspective on the future of surgery, innovation, and how passion fuels progress in medicine, share it with a colleague who would appreciate the conversation. And if you’ve been enjoying Life of Flow, leaving a quick review helps more specialists and innovators discover these discussions.