If I had a nickel for every time an IR told me "IRs can't do XYZ because surgeons won't send referrals," I would have enough capital to open my own OBL. Bad advice is often free, unsolicited, and comes from people who think their limited experiences reflect reality. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Sign up now for the 3rd annual West Coast Vascular & Interventional Symposium! This is a virtual, clinically-oriented event for VIR trainees (medical students, residents, and premedical students), on Feb 11-12th Registration link: wcvis.squarespace.com #VIRad #VIR #twittIR

It’s time to gear up for our next journal club! 🗓️ January 30, 2023 ⏱️5:15 PST Topic: Tirzepatide for Obesity Trial: SURMOUNT-I Presented by Joshua Levy, Avishay Chand, M.D., Alok Bhatt 📣 DM if you haven’t received the zoom link in your email yet!

Awesome to see our stellar KP-SOM MS1s giving oral presentations at SIR. The future is bright! Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Med Society of Interventional Radiology SIR RFS PermanenteDoctors Kartik Kansagra GVATAKEN

I share because while benign, #BPH negatively effects QOL. #prostate artery #embolization #PAE is the right choice for many men. The focus should be on offering a collaborative and supportive approach so that we can help our patients as in this case UAB IR UAB Urology

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#notgood #aortaed Now what? Relatively fit sexagenarian….

Doctors at a major US insurance company deny tens of thousands of claims a month without even looking at patients’ files. “We literally click & submit,” a former Cigna doctor told @ProPublica & The Capitol Forum. “It takes all of 10 seconds to do 50 at a time.” The inside story 🧵

Transcatheter arterialization of deep veins resulted in 6-month amputation-free survival in 66.1% of 105 patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia and no conventional options for treatment. Full results of PROMISE II study: nej.md/3KbRNpS #cardiology

Today at the American Diabetes Association summit, SIR member Alok Bhatt MD, will discuss #IRad procedures that improve outcomes for these patients and literally save lives and limbs. fal.cn/3zRae

At the American Diabetes Association Preventing Diabetes-Related Amputations in America Summit, Alok Bhatt, along with Rodica Busui MDPhD, David G. Armstrong follow @dgarmstrong.bsky.social & Fadi Saab spoke about how to achieve better outcomes for patients with #diabetes & spread awareness of #IRad as an option. fal.cn/3zRVL

Excellent Grand Rounds Lecture by well renowned Interventional radiologist Alok Bhatt , a former OSU COM alum, on non-invasive imaging/diagnostic evaluation and intervention of peripheral artery disease!

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Best medical therapy? Use of high-intensity statin therapy and LDL-C target attainment among PAD patients undergoing angioplasty pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36052607/?utm_… #ActAgainstAmputation

Excited to announce that VISLA is now an investigation site for PE-TRACT! We are looking forward to contributing to this pivotal trial and help define the role of endovascular therapy for intermediate-risk PE. Also, thank you to our PCCM colleagues for their support! #PETRACT

"True, full-time clinical practice in IR can become a reality only if dual certification stops," - Interventional News editor-in-chief Andreas Adam writes in his Editorial Letter featured in our latest issue. Read the letter in full: interventionalnews.com/interventional…

How about them Buckeyes…

Line Monkey MD In a world where Non Physicians can market themselves in any subspecialty, IRs should not be timid. Get out there and do it. You all pioneered vascular work. It’s fine to team up with other specialties or work on your own. But absolutely know your value.

We are proud to announce that Vascular & Interventional is now an INDEPENDENT department at KP LAMC! Congrats to our chief Dr Ken Lam on this monumental achievement. This is yet another milestone in the continued evolution of EVIS as a distinct clinical and surgical specialty.