The SVS continues to advocate for policies that support vascular surgeons, their practices and the patients they serve. We remain dedicated to advancing legislation that strengthens vascular care nationwide. 📋 Learn More: https://t.co/oixJ0GAlF2 #VascSurg

@jgrif17 @CMSGov yeah... depressing... but this one is different, @CMSGov has never gone after wRVU valuations directly... for employed surgeons w/ RVU targets/incentives, this will hit differently

Glad to see @AmCollSurgeons continuing to advocate on this issue. I'd encourage all physicians impacted by th @CMSGov "efficiency adjustment" to reach out to their representatives. @SurgeonsVoice is a super convenient way to do so. See link and flyer. https://t.co/dc17KSWUJl

A quick primer on the "efficiency adjustment" just finalized by @CMSGov and the implications for surgeons @AmCollSurgeons @acsJACS tl;dr - Your OR wRVUs are going down by 2.5% next year, time to engage your institutional leadership; more below...

This afternoon, @CMSGov finalized the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee schedule including the "efficiency adjustment". All non-time-based CPT codes (e.g, surgeries, procedures, radiology etc.) will have their wRVUs decreased by 2.5% starting January 1st. https://t.co/dEJGwn6Uwc

We are still waiting for the final language from the physician fee schedule, but this recent article from @AmCollSurgeons looking at over 1 million procedures outlines the issues that I discussed in my interview with the @nytimes. Briefly, there is a proposal to reduce wRVUs for

Tell me you’re a vascular surgeon who spent 40 of the last 96 hours wearing lead… without telling me you’re a vascular surgeon… also didn’t have the energy to fight the dog for the heated blanket #betterergonomics

Surgeons are facing unprecedented financial and administrative burdens. In this video, SVP for Advocacy and Health Policy Christian Shalgian shares ACS’s commitment to fighting on behalf of members, their patients, and the surgical profession.🗣️👇 https://t.co/cr5Avilegy

Calling all resident and surgical trainees: Submit your work to the ACS Advocacy & Health Policy Abstract Competition! Make your voice heard, advance change, and be the next leader. 📝🗣️ https://t.co/cr46qZEJyo

#ACSLAS26 Congress early next year! Join us in advocating for our profession and learning about leadership. Probably too early for the Cherry Blossoms but I heard a sneak preview of the plans! Join us in DC!

Additionally, the Leadership & Advocacy Summit will also be early next year. Join us from February 28-March 3 at the Grand Hyatt Washington, DC where we will engage in meaningful work and visit Capitol Hill.

We are the Young Fellows Association of @AmCollSurgeons! Proud to serve on the @acsYFA Governing Council with these talented leaders and surgeons of all stripes - rural and urban, academic and community, general and specialty. The future of ACS starts here - join us! #ACSCC25

Congratulations, 2025 initiates! 👏 Welcome to Fellowship in the @AmCollSurgeons. The Young Fellows Association is your home in the College 🏡 Please join us today at 3 pm in W471b for our New Initiate Program to discover all the ways @acsYFA supports surgeons like you! #ACSCC25

No one better than @TomVargheseJr to give the first lecture in the inaugural @RASACS lounge at @AmCollSurgeons #ACSCC25 🫁🌟

The elephant 🐘 in the room to highlight on the last day of PAD Awareness Month 🚶 Despite its proven benefits, supervised exercise therapy (SET) for PAD remains woefully underused—less than 1% of Medicare patients get it before procedures. Meanwhile, cardiac rehab for similar

Honored to present at this workshop during @AmCollSurgeons #ACSCC25 alongside an incredible lineup of experts in healthcare finance and leadership.

Appreciated the opportunity to be on Capitol Hill representing @SurgeonsVoice and discussing the @AmCollSurgeons quality programs. Thank You @RepGregMurphy @michaelcburgess @RepJohnJoyce

@statnews how much upcoading could be done with a new PAD diagnosis, or better said, how much added revenue did the additional PAD diagnosis provide UnitedHealth Group? @AskPerplexity

Medicine trains you to grind. Staying miserable doesn’t make you a hero. It wrecks you and everyone around you. This week, we sat down with Dr. Kumar Madassery, MD who fought through the politics and economics of interventional radiology to build one of the few independent IR

Great to collaborate with incredible team lead by Michael Barnett and Rene Karadakic using a novel method to identify surgical subspecialists based on procedural billing--identifying surgeons by what procedures they do and not only by what residency/fellowship they pursued.