84. Why We're Seeing More Doctors Walk Away From the Hospital System Than Ever Before

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Life of Flow

Lucas Ferrer and Miguel Montero-Baker

103 episodes

4 days ago

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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84. Why We're Seeing More Doctors Walk Away From the Hospital System Than Ever Before

Life of Flow

52 minutes 14 seconds

2 months ago

84. Why We're Seeing More Doctors Walk Away From the Hospital System Than Ever Before

Dr. Eric J. Dippel, MD, FACC doesn’t hold back in this episode. From bringing prosthetic heart valves to school as a kid to spending eight hours placing 30 stents in a patient the system later abandoned, Dippel’s story is one of obsession, frustration, and defiance. He shares why he walked away from hospitals run by administrators, how insurance decisions literally kill people, and why building his own practice brought both freedom and loneliness.

🎧 If you’ve ever felt like the system makes it easier to abandon patients than to fight for them... this is for you.

00:00 Intro

03:40 Bringing prosthetic heart valves to school

09:00 Miguel on why he never felt part of U.S. vascular surgery.

16:28 Eight hours, 30 stents, and blood flow restored

19:35 From saving his leg to watching him die

24:02 “When you cut their legs off because you think it’s cheaper, you’re killing people”

30:20 Hospitals run by administrators, not physicians

31:00 Walking away from hospitals

49:16 Advice for young physicians

💡 Who Should Listen

Doctors frustrated with hospital politics, early-career physicians weighing independence, and anyone who wants to hear how one case, one patient, and one decision can change a career forever.

About Eric Dippel

Dr. Eric Dippel is a cardiologist from Davenport, Iowa. He studied Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern before completing medical school and residency at the University of Iowa, followed by a Cardiology fellowship at the University of Kansas and Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular training at the University of Cincinnati. He is one of the few physicians to complete coronary and peripheral training in a single year. After years in hospitals, he left to build his own independent practice.

Connect with Eric

👤 US News Health: Dr. Eric J. Dippel

💼 LinkedIn: Eric Dippel, MD FACC FSCAI

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