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Bad reading: How to claw back negative revenue?
Five frequently performed vascular surgeries at a prominent New Orleans-based health system between 2019 and 2022 yielded an average yearly decrease in net revenue of -11.5%, lending weight to growing national evidence that lay bare how increasing direct costs are…
The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of February 2024
In February, the most read stories from Vascular Specialist include a study of metformin and its potential as the first-ever medical treatment that can manage aneurysm disease; the SVS Sub-Section on Outpatient and Office Vascular Care (SOOVC) release the highly anticipated…
‘Where are you from? Where are you really from?’
Vascular resident Saranya Sundaram, MD, shares a story of finding cultural understanding and community. “It’s Sundaram, S-U-N…” I’m interrupted by a nurse asking me if I’d like to call anesthesia for an airway. I quickly nod and ask them to…
Redemption through perseverance
In the late 1970s, a neurosurgeon at New York’s St. Luke’s Hospital operated on a beautiful, young, rising soprano who studied opera at a major New York conservatory. She was delightful, full of the joy of living, and orphaned at…
Change: A driving force behind SVS advocacy initiatives
Change is a constant in life, and advocacy is no exception. The healthcare landscape is always evolving, and the SVS Advocacy Council is working to maintain a voice in the decision-making process. The council is committed to driving change that…
Women’s champion: Freischlag marks out value of diversity and surgeons as hospital leaders
Julie A. Freischlag, MD, used her turn as honorary guest lecturer at the 2023 Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society (MVSS) annual meeting to make a pitch for vascular surgeons to step up to the plate as hospital and institutional leaders—because that…
Advocacy exists to serve: Surgeons, patients and our mission
One of the most gratifying aspects of working to advocate for surgeons is that, at its heart, this is completely transparent and is done simply to serve. Serve what? To serve surgeons, by supporting their ability to flourish in practice,…
VAM 2023: ‘What I wish I knew before retirement’ talk gives insight into adaptation and emeritus life
Reflecting on the positives and negatives of retirement, Peter Gloviczki, MD, from the Mayo Clinic, previously in Rochester, Minnesota, now in Scottsdale, Arizona, and editor-in-chief emeritus of the Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS) regaled attendees of his “Lessons learned: What…
Integrated vascular surgery program features may optimize trainee wellness and decrease attrition
Today’s program at the 2023 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) will feature the presentation of an abstract by R. Debbie Li, MD, Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, on the divergent perceived experiences of the shared learning environment by vascular and general…
Letter to the editor: The virtue of a social media presence for surgeons in the internet era
Dear editor, I recently read an article in Vascular Specialist regarding the new age of the “vascular surgery influencer” that discussed how the world of social media has invaded our “once-sane” specialty. While I assume the article was meant to…