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.
š§ 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 āaha momentā: seeing the Veryan Revolution deviceās active aspiration in action
š” 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 theĀ American Board of SurgeryĀ (ABS) and a Fellow of theĀ American College of SurgeonsĀ (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 received his medical degree and completed his general surgery residency at theĀ University of Toledo College of MedicineĀ and his vascular fellowship training at Eastern Virginia Medical School. He is an Assistant Professor of Surgery atĀ Lincoln Memorial University, a member of theĀ Society for Vascular SurgeryĀ (SVS), and a founding member of theĀ Outpatient Endovascular Interventional SocietyĀ (OEIS).
Connect with Dr. LeSar
š¼ 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
š Website: veryanmed.com
š¼ LinkedIn: Veryan Medical
š¦ X: @VeryanMed1
Follow Life of Flow
š² Instagram:Ā ā @LifeofFlowPodcastā
š Facebook:Ā ā Life of Flow Podcastā
š¼ LinkedIn:Ā ā Life of Flow Podcastā
š¦ X:Ā ā @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 youāve been enjoying Life of Flow, leaving a quick review helps more specialists and innovators discover these discussions.