Congrats, you matched into radiology… enjoy your 15-year countdown 🥶 Lucas didn’t hold back: AI already reads PEs faster than humans, and if your job is just diagnosis, robots are coming for it. In 50 years, the only surgeons left might be trauma… and plastics, because nobody wants the Amazon Prime Nose Job™ that makes you and your whole neighborhood look the same. Go to the Life of Flow podcast channel and watch the full episode #86.
Medicine trains you to grind. Staying miserable doesn’t make you a hero. It wrecks you and everyone around you. This week, we sat down with Dr. Kumar Madassery, MD, who fought through the politics and economics of interventional radiology to build one of the few independent IR departments in the country. His takeaway: protect your happiness like your career depends on it, because it DOES.
The next level for you isn’t more consulting, but building something you can own. Here’s why 👇 Consulting can open doors, but it rarely creates lasting wealth. Equity alone is risky since most startups don’t survive. The real leverage comes when you combine equity with consulting fees, or take a role where your expertise directly shapes outcomes. That balance lets you protect your time while building real influence. Go to the Life of Flow podcast channel and watch the full episode #85.
Brilliance in the lab doesn’t automatically translate to running a successful company. The physicians who thrive are the ones who know when to step back, bring in seasoned operators, and focus on where their expertise actually moves the needle. Trying to lead every role often kills innovation before it has a chance to scale. In this week’s episode with Dr. Jay Mathews, you’ll hear why understanding your limits is just as critical as having a breakthrough idea. Go to the Life of Flow podcast channel and watch the full episode #85.
Game-changing tech won’t save a weak team. A brilliant device in the wrong hands almost never makes it to market. What actually drives success is the caliber of the founders, their track record, and whether they can rally the right people around the idea. The story, the leadership, and the ability to execute matter more than the invention itself. In this week’s episode, Dr. Jay Mathews shares how he evaluates companies and why physicians should pay closer attention to who’s behind the product before getting involved. Go to the Life of Flow podcast channel and watch the full episode #85.
Would you risk your retirement savings on a MedTech startup? 👀 Many physicians are doing it right now without realizing the odds are stacked against them. In this week’s episode with Dr. Jay Mathews, Miguel shares what he’s learned after decades of managing equity deals, crowdfunding traps, and consulting trade-offs. Go to the Life of Flow podcast channel and watch the full episode #85.
In hospitals, Dr. Eric Dippel saw a disturbing reality: If you followed the rules and a patient d*ed, no one questioned it. But if you broke the rules and saved a life, you were punished. This is all because it was never about patients: it was about administrators, insurance, and whether the hospital got paid. That’s when he walked away. In this episode, we talk about why Dr. Dippel left the hospital system to build his own practice, and what he learned about medicine along the way. Go to the Life of Flow podcast channel and watch the full episode #84.
In vascular care, not every procedure is final... Unlike open surgery, endovascular techniques give physicians the ability to go back - to reintervene when blockages return, and to buy patients more time. That flexibility is changing how we think about chronic disease management. It’s no longer just about a one-time “fix,” but about giving patients repeated chances to preserve blood flow, avoid amputation, and extend quality of life. In this episode, Dr. Eric Dippel shares why endovascular innovation matters and how it’s reshaping the future of vascular medicine. Go to the Life of Flow podcast channel and watch the full episode #84.
“You’re k*lling people when you cut their legs off because you think it’s cheaper.” In the latest Life of Flow episode, Dr. Eric Dippel shares an emotional story of a patient who fought for years to keep his leg, returning again and again for procedures that kept blood flowing to his foot. Eventually, insurance denied further care. He was sent to the VA, where his leg was amputated. Within a year, he was gone. This episode is about the devastating consequences of health systems that prioritize cost over care, and why saving legs is truly saving lives. Go to the Life of Flow podcast channel and watch the full episode #84.
This is a chilling reminder of how small breakdowns in the system can cost lives. A 73-year-old man went in for a routine outpatient procedure, but he never walked out. All because of a simple medical error... In this episode, we sat down with Dr. Eric Dippel to talk about what happens when medical systems fail the patients they’re meant to protect. Go to the Life of Flow podcast channel and watch the full episode #84.