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About Gonzalo Santellán

My Path

I grew up in the countryside of Argentina, where life was simple, rhythms were slow, and community mattered.

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My professional path has been less linear: I trained as a cardiologist, moved into sports medicine, expanded into systemic healthcare innovation, and trained as a psychotherapist - all driven by the same question: How do we create health, not just treat disease?

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How I See Health
and Systems

I believe healthcare is not just about interventions - it’s about creating conditions for healing, dignity, and flourishing.

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Health tech innovation doesn’t replace human care; it supports it. Technology needs to empower better individuals, increase connection, inprove health and well-being - not reduce people to numbers or body parts. 

How I Work

I work with transparency, honesty, and presence.

I enjoy collaborations where curiosity is valued, where depth matters, and where practical impact is combined with ethical responsibility.

I value integrity, mutual respect, and a sense of shared mission.

Keywords
of My Workstyle

  • Strategic thinking

  • Systems and meta perspective

  • Human-centered design

  • Psychological sensitivity

  • Mindfulness-oriented

  • Innovation and creative problem-solving

My Vision for the Future of Healthcare

I believe the future of healthcare is to develop a systems that are both adaptative, resourceful and compassionate for the ecosystem (individuals and organizations). 

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AI and technology will play crucial roles in shaping and shifting in this paradigm change as well as how we related as individuals and with each other. There is a great potencial for growth. 

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I am committed to building and supporting innovations that serve the future of healthcare.

Work Experience

  • 15+ years as a physician across hospitals, clinics, private practice, and insurance settings.

  • 8+ years in private and concierge medicine, supporting high-income individuals in optimizing health and longevity. 

  • Specialized in Sports Medicine and Health, Preventive and Body-Mind Medicine, and General Practice for high-income individuals.

  • 5+ years managing complex international medical cases in travel insurance and medical repatriation. 

  • 4+ years working as a coach and psychotherapist. 

  • 10+ years exploring the intersection of character development and systems change. 

  • Experienced in applying a systemic perspective that integrates the personal, clinical, and strategic dimensions of healthcare. 

  • Experienced in facilitating team processes through prosocial frameworks and mindfulness-informed spaces, supporting collaboration, psychological safety, and shared purpose.

  • Strong analytical skills and the ability to design efficient solutions.

  • Deeply interested in how AI can transform healthcare, with a systemic mindset. 

Education & Training

  • Doctor of Medicine (MD): University of Buenos Aires, Magna Cum Laude.

  • Sports and Exercise Medicine & Health Speciality: University of Barcelona. 

  • Physician Internship: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.

  • Cardiovascular Performance and Physiology Fellowship: Granollers Sport Center. 

  • Neuroscience for Business: MIT. 

  • AI in Healthcare: Stanford University School of Medicine.

  • Jungian Analytical Psychology Training Program
    Institut de Psicologia Analítica C.G. Jung de Barcelona

  • Facilitating Prosocial: ProSocial World. 

  • Immunity to Change Facilitator's Workshop: Robert Kegan, Minds at Work. 

  • Leading Change with Renée Lertzman, PhD: Project InsideOut. 

  • Attachment and Relational Resilience Across the Lifespan: Mindsight Institute, Dr. Dan Siegel. 

  • Attachment Theory in Clinical Practice: Mindsight Institute. 

  • Certified Coach: Human Potential Academy. 

  • Certified Coach: International Association for Generative Change

  • Advanced Coaching Training: InterActualizer. 

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