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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 continuar su formación en Estados Unidos y su regreso a Puerto Rico con una misión: reabrir programas de cirugía, formar nuevas generaciones de médicos y enfrentar una crisis sanitaria que ha provocado la emigración masiva de profesionales de la salud. A través de su experiencia, reflexionamos sobre los desafíos del modelo de salud en Puerto Rico, el papel de las aseguradoras, la falta de residencias médicas y las propuestas que plantea en su libro, desde la creación de centros de excelencia hasta la necesidad de una educación médica más sólida y accesible. ❗️Este episodio, grabado originalmente en inglés y ahora doblado al español, captura una conversación honesta sobre liderazgo médico, educación y los retos del sistema de salud en Puerto Rico. English Version of the Episode 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=Nv2Bu23uoDI 04:13 Infancia en Mayagüez y los primeros pasos hacia la medicina 07:15 El cierre de los programas de cirugía y su decisión de emigrar 14:22 Su objetivo de regresar a Puerto Rico para reabrir una residencia quirúrgica 17:50 La reforma del sistema de salud en los años noventa y sus consecuencias 19:25 La pérdida de médicos en la isla y la falta de plazas de residencia 23:14 Los obstáculos para regresar y ejercer medicina en Puerto Rico 25:20 La complejidad del modelo de seguros y los “caciques” hospitalarios 39:50 Educación y acceso a la atención: los ejes de su propuesta 41:10 El modelo de Centros de Excelencia y cómo podrían transformar el sistema 47:33 Su visión de futuro, la influencia política y el legado que busca dejar 51:37 El proceso de escribir su libro y las lecciones aprendidas en el camino 💡¿Quién debería escuchar este episodio? Profesionales de la salud, cirujanos, estudiantes de medicina, líderes del sector sanitario y quienes estén interesados en la gestión médica, la reforma del sistema de salud y la formación de nuevos especialistas en Puerto Rico. Sobre Dr. Martínez T. Egresado de la Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (UAG) y destacado cirujano vascular en Puerto Rico, el Dr. Jorge Luis Martínez Trabal es creador del procedimiento Trombectomía Venosa Híbrida, una técnica innovadora para el tratamiento de coágulos sanguíneos en las piernas, por la cual recibió el Servier Traveling Award del American Venous Forum. Actualmente es Director de la Residencia de Cirugía en Ponce, Presidente del Grupo Médico de Cirujanos Vasculares de Puerto Rico, Presidente de la Facultad Médica del Hospital Episcopal San Lucas de Ponce, y Profesor en la Universidad de Ponce. Su visión y liderazgo han sido clave en la reconstrucción de la formación quirúrgica en la isla y en la promoción de un modelo de atención médica más equitativo y sostenible. 💼 LinkedIn: Martinez Trabal Jorge 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.

2025-10-31T11:01:19+00:00October 31, 2025|Videos|

🧐 How To Know Who’s Worth Partnering With #shorts

Choosing the right people to collaborate with can make or break you. Some partners bring credibility, some bring influence, and a few will bring chaos (if you’re not careful!) This week, we go over the cost of the wrong partnership, how to evaluate potential collaborators, and how to identify the right ones with Dr. Mahmood Razavi. Go to the Life of Flow podcast channel and watch the full episode #91 with Dr. Mahmood Razavi.

2025-10-30T16:33:30+00:00October 30, 2025|Shorts|

😱 NIH Funding Predicts The Future Of Medicine #shorts

Want to know where medicine will be in 20 years? Follow the money. Specifically, where the NIH puts its dollars. Much of what’s now standard care began as federally funded research decades ago. Many of today’s billion-dollar therapies began as taxpayer-funded studies. But as of now, that same research investment is being questioned and cut. In this episode, we unpack the real ROI of public science, why pharma’s biggest wins often trace back to NIH discoveries, and what happens if that chain breaks with Dr. Mahmood Razavi. Go to the Life of Flow podcast channel and watch the full episode #91 with Dr. Mahmood Razavi.

2025-10-30T16:33:34+00:00October 29, 2025|Shorts|

How This Stanford Doctor Built the Future of Endovascular Innovation | LOF #91

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. Razavi shares how his journey from academia to entrepreneurship shaped his view of what truly drives progress in the field. From why patents sometimes matter more than papers, to how equity builds stronger teams than consulting fees ever could, this episode captures the candid, hard-earned lessons behind a lifetime of creating, advising, and mentoring in MedTech. 🎧 This episode is a masterclass in the mindset behind medical innovation, bridging the gap between clinical expertise, entrepreneurship, and the lessons learned from decades of creating real-world solutions. 03:00 How a “boring” start in radiology led to discovering interventional work 07:39 The Stanford moment that changed everything: seeing a thoracic endograft for the first time 08:40 “We don’t publish, we file patents first”: shifting from academia to innovation 10:19 Consulting versus creating: the real ROI of doing your own thing 12:59 Predicting the future: R&D, patents, and NIH as 5-, 10-, and 20-year indicators 15:26 Lessons from experience: why young physicians shouldn’t sell their ideas cheap 18:31 The value of equity and how to build real commitment in startups 24:43 Finding the right collaborators and learning from the wrong ones 33:00 Final advice: mentorship, asking questions, and learning by proximity 💡 Who Should Listen This episode is for interventional radiologists, vascular specialists, MedTech founders, early-career physicians, and clinical innovators seeking unfiltered insight into the intersection of medicine, business, and invention. About Mahmood Razavi, MD Dr. Mahmood Razavi joined the staff of St. Joseph Vascular Institute in August 2005 and currently serves as the Director of Clinical Trials and Research Center. He specializes in image-guided therapy for cancer and endovascular treatment of vascular disease, including carotid artery stent replacement. Before moving to Southern California, he was Associate Professor of Interventional Radiology and Director of the Fellowship Program at Stanford University Medical Center, where he also served as Acting Chief of Interventional Radiology. A graduate of the University of Southern California, Dr. Razavi completed his Radiology residency and Chief Residency at UCLA, followed by dual fellowships in Medical Imaging (UCLA) and Cardiovascular Interventional Radiology (Stanford University Hospital). He later joined the UCLA faculty before returning to Stanford’s Vascular Center, where he remained until 2005. He has authored or co-authored over 250 scientific publications, abstracts, and book chapters, delivered more than 120 invited lectures worldwide, and serves as Editor of Techniques in Vascular & Interventional Radiology. In addition to his academic and clinical work, Dr. Razavi is co-founder of three medical device companies and sits on multiple scientific advisory boards, continuing to shape the future of minimally invasive image-guided therapies. Connect with Mahmood Razavi, MD 💼 LinkedIn: Mahmood Razavi Follow Life of Flow 📲 Instagram: @LifeofFlowPodcast 👍 Facebook: Life of Flow Podcast 💼 LinkedIn: Life of Flow Podcast 🐦 X: @VascularPodcast If this episode gave you new perspective on innovation, equity, and mentorship in medicine, share it with a colleague who would benefit from the conversation. And if you’ve been enjoying Life of Flow, leaving a quick review helps more specialists and industry leaders discover these discussions.

2025-10-29T11:02:11+00:00October 29, 2025|Videos|

💪 The Power of Not Giving Up Too Soon #shorts

How much can patience (and belief in the body’s capacity to heal) change the outcome? In limb preservation, the willingness not to give up too soon can mean the difference between loss and recovery. Tell the truth, share with the patient the risks and the odds... and still, commit to every possible effort. Go to the Life of Flow podcast channel and watch the full episode #90.

2025-10-27T14:09:26+00:00October 25, 2025|Shorts|

🤯 The Therapy That’s Redefining ‘No-Option’ Patients #shorts

Every disruptive therapy comes with a fight. For DVA, that story was LimFlow, which built a new care paradigm, created new codes, and compelled the field to view “no-option” patients in a completely different light. Now, after two years off the market in Europe, LimFlow is back with next-gen stents and crossing devices. Access expands, adoption grows, and the debate gets louder: do we keep DVA only for “no-option” patients, or is it time to start treating poor-option cases too? Go to the Life of Flow podcast channel and watch the full episode #90.

2025-10-27T14:09:31+00:00October 24, 2025|Shorts|

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 híbrido. Compartimos cómo planificamos cada procedimiento, por qué el mapeo venoso del pie es clave y qué hemos aprendido de los errores, las complicaciones y la experiencia acumulada. También abrimos una reflexión más humana: ¿qué pasa cuando el resultado técnico no garantiza calidad de vida? ¿Cuándo es correcto seguir intentando y cuándo hay que aceptar otra realidad? ❗️Este episodio, grabado originalmente en inglés y ahora doblado al español, captura una conversación honesta sobre la evolución técnica y ética del tratamiento de la CLTI. English Version of the Episode 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=0ihslaLijd4 05:47 Un caso real de CLTI y el dilema de la amputación mayor 07:59 Evaluación diagnóstica y hallazgos angiográficos 09:42 Reconstrucción compleja vs arterialización primaria 12:18 Por qué la permeabilidad y la complejidad influyen en el enfoque 14:08 Mapeo venoso del pie: cómo y por qué lo realizamos 15:32 La planificación quirúrgica y la analogía con aneurismas 17:04 Los “cinco destinos” del CLTI según nuestra experiencia 18:34 Decisiones técnicas entre arterialización abierta o endovascular 25:52 Resultados en pacientes con enfermedad renal terminal (PROMISE II) 29:24 Consideraciones éticas y calidad de vida: ¿hasta dónde insistir? 💡¿Quién debería escuchar este episodio? Cirujanos vasculares, cardiólogos intervencionistas, tecnólogos vasculares y profesionales interesados en arterialización venosa, CLTI, planificación quirúrgica y los dilemas éticos que enfrentamos en el salvamento de extremidades. 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.

2025-10-24T11:01:54+00:00October 24, 2025|Videos|

🤓 The Scoring System Changing How We See Disease #shorts

Relentless patterns of disease demand new ways of thinking. That’s why Roberto Ferrarisi’s MAX score hits so hard: it puts language to what every operator already sees on a lateral foot x-ray: those brutal calcium tracks that can turn any reconstruction into a losing game. Go to the Life of Flow podcast channel and watch the full episode #90.

2025-10-24T14:09:28+00:00October 23, 2025|Shorts|

👉 Stop Calling Pain ‘Normal’ in Medicine #shorts

Medicine has glamorized “pain” like it’s part of the job description. It’s not. If a patient is still suffering, something’s wrong. Calling it normal is just laziness dressed up as acceptance. A skilled operator refuses to normalize pain and keeps working until every option is off the table 🤝 Go to the Life of Flow podcast channel and watch the full episode #90.

2025-10-24T14:10:18+00:00October 23, 2025|Shorts|

From No-Option to New Hope: The DVA Revolution with LimFlow | LOF #90

On this week’s episode of the Life of Flow Podcast, we sit down with Daniel A.F. van den Heuvel, MD, live from Chicago at the Amputation Prevention Series, to explore the evolving role of Deep Venous Arterialization (DVA) in the fight against CLTI. From the very first cases to today’s next-gen technology, Dr. van den Heuvel shares what Europe has learned in the absence of the LimFlow kit, how physicians adapted with off-the-shelf techniques, and what renewed availability and access to LimFlow in Europe means for patients who were once considered “no-option.” 🎧 For specialists, this episode is a masterclass in both the art and science of limb salvage, shedding light on what still fails, what works, and what’s coming next for global CLTI management. 05:04 How foot X-rays reveal more about limb loss risk than angiograms 07:13 Why medial artery calcification is now seen as a major amputation predictor 10:12 Should DVA remain for “no-option” patients or be used earlier? 14:34 The ischemic hit dilemma and the need for predictive models 16:07 Balancing flow to avoid the “DVA storm” and catastrophic ischemia 20:15 Why post-DVA pain should never be considered “normal” 26:46 Shifting patient consent: from toe loss expectations to toe preservation 27:50 Do DVAs really work? Biological change and wound healing after occlusion 35:30 Europe’s “DIY era” and what the LimFlow relaunch means for access 48:17 The future of DVA: earlier adoption, better tools, and deeper biology 💡 Who Should Listen This episode is for vascular surgeons, interventional radiologists, podiatrists, wound-care specialists, and all clinicians managing patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). It’s also relevant for industry leaders, researchers, and healthcare professionals interested in how innovations like Deep Venous Arterialization (DVA) and LimFlow’s relaunch in Europe are reshaping global limb salvage. About Daniel A.F. van den Heuvel, MD Daniel A.F. van den Heuvel, MD, is an interventional radiologist at St. Antonius Hospital in the Netherlands, where he specializes in advanced vascular interventions with a focus on chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) and pulmonary artery vascular disease. After completing medical school at the University of Amsterdam, he chose interventional radiology over surgery, drawn by its potential to combine hands-on skill with patient-centered care. Since finishing his fellowship in 2011, he has built extensive expertise in endovascular revascularization and transcatheter arterialization of the deep veins (TADV/DVA). As Program Director of the IR residency at St. Antonius, Dr. van den Heuvel also trains the next generation of interventional radiologists, emphasizing not only technical mastery but also the soft skills required to care for patients in multidisciplinary teams. His current work explores unmet needs in CLTI, from improving long-term patency of below-the-ankle interventions to advancing the role of DVA in “no-option” patients. Beyond limb salvage, he maintains a special research interest in pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVM) and balloon pulmonary angioplasty for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). Connect with Daniel A.F. van den Heuvel, MD 💼 LinkedIn: Daniel van den Heuvel Follow Life of Flow 📲 Instagram: @LifeofFlowPodcast 👍 Facebook: Life of Flow Podcast 💼 LinkedIn: Life of Flow Podcast 🐦 X: @VascularPodcast If this episode gave you new insight into the future of limb salvage and DVA, share it with a colleague who would benefit from the conversation. And if you’ve been enjoying Life of Flow, leaving a quick review helps more specialists and industry leaders discover these discussions.

2025-10-22T11:01:47+00:00October 22, 2025|Videos|
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