The people you work with makes the job worthwhile. Thankful for all the support in welcoming this little human into the world! Looking forward to integrating motherhood with being a #transplant surgeon.
Tips and advice appreciated!
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@kjdelay1 Transplant surgery here. Thanks, but really we're just glorified plumber-physicians who use a lot of PRBC's and prolene and are comfortable poisoning the immune system.
My answer: rads, oncology, PICU/NICU
@nap___queen Wanted to try breast feeding for a full year but due to issues could only do about 6 mos. Supplemented what I had saved with formula and then formula the rest of the way. It was hard and I felt guilty but she stayed happy, healthy, and fed.
The new SRTR report card is out: both our liver & kidney transplant programs @MCTransplntSurg received tier 5 rating in graft survival! @mayoclinic@SRTRNews
If you’re seeking a living donor #kidneytransplant, learn more about a clinical trial offered at #MayoClinic Phoenix. And if you don’t live in the Phoenix area, you may be eligible to have your travel expenses reimbursed. Read more: bit.ly/3p6uLGx
Obesity can be a barrier to transplant candidacy. Thanks to the efforts of @tydiwan and @AleksandraKukl9, our multidisciplinary team offers bariatric surgery to eligible patients, allowing them to lose weight and get listed for kidney transplantation.
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2022 Medicare proposals do not maintain a 3.75% payment adjustment which compensated for decreases in inflation adjustments made in 2021. This decreases reimbursement and will limit patient access to care. facs.org/advocacy/feder…@RandiRyanMD@JuliaColemanMD#advocacysunday
Looking forward to the RAS symposium this year on competency based training of surgery residents. Is this a viable model? What are some potential risks? @RandiRyanMD@N_VigneshwarMD#surgtwitter#MedEd
An emergency declaration that expanded Medicare coverage for telehealth may end soon. How has expanded telehealth impacted you and your patients? Email regulatory@facs.org and learn more here @RandiRyanMD@RachaelEssigfacs.org/covid-19/legis…
AAMC projects shortages of up to 23,400 surgeons by 2030. 1,000 Medicare supported GME positions were added through the Consolidated Appropriations Act in 2021, but there is more to do! #advocacysunday#surgtwitterfacs.org/advocacy/surge…