Aasith Paz, MD

This is massively misleading to bundle physician fees and hospital fees together… Literally, physicians are paid “professional fees” and hospitals are paid “facility fees”, the latter of which is many multiples what the physicians are paid. Case in point: A 99285, which is the highest complexity ER visit, professional fee (to the physician) is 4.00 workRVUs, or $134 by the current Medicare conversion factor ($33.88/RVU). The Medicare conversion factor has been cut year over year. In contrast, the facility fee to the hospital is on average $1800, and has increased 531% over the past 17 years… We are literally fractions of the cost.

Dr. Aasith Villavicencio Paz gave a awesome presentation during the #IDweek2024 Rapid-Fire Poster Session, “Spotlight on HIV: Key Insights and Advances,” presenting “Association Between Intimate Partner Violence & Antiretroviral Adherence Among Pregnant Women Living with HIV.”

So nice to reconnect with an amazing mentor @NatoriYoichiro at #IDWeek2024 Proud mentees: @MariAleMendozaD @aasithvp JorgeCardenas @Rol90 @IDWeekmtg

Happy National Latino Physician Day! 🥳🎉 Thank you to all the Hispanic and Latino physicians for your dedication and contributions to healthcare. Su trabajo hace una gran diferencia cada día. #DíaDelMédicoLatino #DiversityInMedicine

6% is not enough! We need more Latinx physicians to serve the growing Latino population and to mentor the next generation. On October 1st, we celebrate the National Latinx Physician Day. #nationallatinophysicianday #nationallatinaphysicianday #nationallatinxphysicianday #mentorship #latinosinmedicine #NLPD24

✨Fellow Spotlight✨Dr. Aasith Villavicencio Paz (2nd yr) Favorite part of ID fellowship: “Having support when life happens, Emily always looks out for us 💕 The opportunity to shape my second year to focus on my career goals, my amazing mentors, & my cofellows!”

Pre-op I introduced myself in English to a 55 year-old female patient who was diagnosed with cervical cancer with bilateral ureteral obstruction, she uttered, “sorry I don’t understand.” She only spoke Haitian Creole. I sat down and held her hands to explain to her the diagnosis in her native lang. She bursted into tears and called me her Angel. Little did I know I would start making such a positive impact so early in my journey to become a urologist. Post op, she was pain-free thanks to the talent surgeon placing her stents and emotionally relieved due to the holistic approach to treating her. Compassionate care in Urology is as important as our life saving procedures. Forever grateful for this experience during my time at @MSMC_Miami_Uro. #UroSoMe

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@NatoriYoichiro This is the month we finish this paper! 😃

So proud of ⁦@PENN_ID⁩ ⁦@Penn_Transplant⁩ awesome presentations at ATC2024 ⁦@alyssaammazz⁩ ⁦@aasithvp⁩ Kevin He, Linh Nguyen- doing great work!!

Dr. Ochoa is not only a great physician and scientist working tirelessly to help children in Peru and all over the world, but she has also shaped the careers of many physicians, both within and outside of Infectious Diseases, who are trying to make a difference ❤️🇵🇪

@Infected_Terran @IdVilchez I have plowed the sea? 🤔

Is there an idiom in English that's the equivalent of "He arado en el mar"? @IdVilchez

@db0255 Sorry to heart that! You should also try the Facebook group "Physicians Community" Hope you find a spot! 😊

***TL;DR I'm looking for an open PGY-1 spot starting this year*** Hey guys, life is weird. About six months ago, two months into my EM residency, I started experiencing right arm weakness (biceps, deltoid). I couldn't flex my elbow or raise my arm above ~15 degrees. Now....(1/*)

To say I'm grateful for having @EmilyBlumbergMD as our program director is an understatement 💕

@JessONeilMD @PENN_ID @IDWeekmtg Thank you for your support 💕

Congratulations @aasithvp @PENN_ID @IDWeekmtg

@DiegoCruzV @marisurueda Awesome! We definitely need one for adult ID!

We are a couple of days away from #IDweek2023 If you are an #IMG in ID please join us on Thursday at noon to connect with people like you! All levels invited, we want to network with each other so that no one feels alone in this unique pathway! See you in Boston! #IDtwitter

I’m quite used to the cruelty students can face when they apply for a US visa but this one broke me. We offered admission to a stellar, talented & hardworking student. After months of work and hundreds of dollars, an embassy officer saw him for 5 mins & said no. why? …

@mfrancor23 @USEmbassyBogota @ECFMG_J1 Hey! Are they asking you for a new DS-2019? I’m sure you have but just in case you haven’t, did you try the ECMFG EVSP number (215) 823-2121 and reaching out to your TPL? I hope this is solved soon 🙏🏻

@USEmbassyBogota I am a Colombian Internal Medicine trainee in Reno, Nevada. Came to Bogotá to have my J1 VISA renewed and the officer asked me to have the ECFMG to change the starting date in the DS2019 which is not an usual request and not a requirement per ECFMG. (1/2)

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