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CMS launches review of coverage for renal denervation

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is opening a national coverage analysis (NCA) on renal denervation, with a view to reviewing and...

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Marriage and other things I’m probably doing wrong

I met my wife, Claudie, at the Harvard Medical School vascular research lab. This was not a romantic environment by most standards (depending, I...

Track your wRVUs, because no one else does it better

If you were in the audience at the 2024 Southern Association for Vascular Surgery (SAVS) annual meeting, you might have been taken aback by...

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Microlearning: The non-clinical realties of vascular surgery

In residency and fellowships, vascular surgeons learn the techniques and skills to help them diagnose, manage and treat vascular disease. But there are still important...

VAM 2025 abstract submission period opens

Vascular surgeon-scientists may submit their research for presentation at the 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in June through Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. The submission...

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This month, Vascular Specialist launches its newest column, The Outpatient, which seeks to cover issues near and dear to the hearts of vascular surgeons practicing in outpatient settings such as office-based labs (OBLs) and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). Here,...

VAM news

Vascular surgeon-scientists may submit their research for presentation at the 2025 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) in June through Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. The submission period opened Nov. 6. VAM research—both clinical and translational—is considered for presentation in several different forums...

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