Interventional Radiologist
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Joined June 2019
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Are there any IRs who have negotiated independent contracts/service agreements with hospitals within the HCA system or done locums with HCA?
Iftikhar Burney retweeted
September is PAD awareness month🩸With the help of Interventional Radiologists and practicing healthy habits, we can save limbs and lives together!
Design: Siddhanth Iyer @18sidiyer
Reviewers: Subhash Gutti, MD @Subhash_Gutti, Zayani Sims @ZayRadMed and Anna Hu @_annahu
Iftikhar Burney retweeted
We must focus our collective efforts on fostering the development of a standalone specialty that supports future endovascular and interventional surgeons. That begins with defining a surgical practice pattern and culture.
linemonkeymd.com/defining-ou…
The governance issues we face for #irad in ANZ are universal. But it is clear the worldwide IRs are united in the NEED for changes. Let's hope they are imminent @RANZCRcollege @IRSA_IRs #CIRSE2023
Iftikhar Burney retweeted
Do not look at the great success of doctors 15 years ahead of you and hope for the same.
Private earnings are shrinking fast
Lucrative practices will be sold, not handed down.
Job plans are busier, admin support poorer
We must think for ourselves rather than follow a script.
Guess which specialist gets called to perform these procedures?
Have you seen our latest issue? It covers EM #residents losing procedures to #NPPs, more analysis of the 2023 #EMmatch, diagnosing #aorticdissection, whether #NSAIDs hinder fracture healing, and much more. Read it now at EM-News.com #FOAMed
Iftikhar Burney retweeted
All citizens who loves their assault weapons should see what police and health care providers see…and they along with the @NRSC @GOP should feel what these families do. That’s a thought and prayer for them.
@GregAbbott_TX @tedcruz @NRA @GOP @GOPChairwoman @TXGOPCaucus @TXGOPCaucusPAC @VictoriaTXGOP @TXGOPSanAntonio @LCTXGOP we are sick of your fucking thoughts and prayers. Enough is enough
Iftikhar Burney retweeted
Medical school tuition went down in price?
No…
Residency budget cap was removed and residents could stop getting loans to train?
No…
MLR surely helped.
No….
Preauthorizations.
No….
Art of War: IR Edition
There are certainly a lot of challenges with attempting to do meaningful IR in traditional practices. These posts bring to light a lot of important but generally untouched issues. Don’t sleep on these posts, read them and get ahead of these issues.
Iftikhar Burney retweeted
I recently came across data on who we spend our time with over the course of our lives.
The insights are simultaneously inspiring and depressing.
Here are 6 graphs everyone needs to see:
Treatment of iliac disease in a long term smoker who presented with claudication. Treated with shockwave and VBX stents.
@SIRspecialists @Interventional2 @SIRRFS
Iftikhar Burney retweeted
#FibroidAwarenessMonth victory: Women in Rhode Island now have access to #IRad fibroid treatment regardless of their insurance plan.
Off to a good start, CLI patient with non healing wounds. This (atherectomy and angioplasty) plus optimal medical management. Will see him in clinic in 4 weeks. @SIRspecialists @Interventional2
Iftikhar Burney retweeted
CMS seeks 4.42% physician fee cut in 2023 🫣. While inflation hits 8-9% and our employees have been given 15-20% raises to fight it, @CMSGov needs to raise the physician fees by 5% instead. beckersasc.com/asc-coding-bi…
This is something they don't teach you in medical school or residency. There is no cookbook but there are rules. I have an idea of what a successful IR practice looks like, I have purpose and most importantly, I have had great mentorship throughout my training by IRs who excel.
Recently completed my fellowship at the one and only @MDAndersonNews. I was able to experience every facet of IR, learned a lot and feel enriched thanks to my amazing faculty mentors and PD @jdkubanMD.
What a joke, easy pass…..
A trainee in an integrated IR residency sent me this "IR" job posting:
"Ideal candidate will have the ability to perform procedures in Venous access, GI/GU, biopsies and drainages, PICC lines, Para/thora, LPs, myelograms and arthrograms"
Q 3call...
lol. @SIRRFS @linemonkeymd
I’ve come across quite a few RP IRs saying that they have no incentive to grow the practice because they are salaried employees. There are a handful of IRs locally who have jettisoned their RP group and gone the obl route.This may happen sooner rather than later.
Figured it out — IR numbers dwindle, IRs outside academics end up in OBL/ASC practices to avoid garbage duty (@linemonkeymd), @Rad_Partners /DR groups are forced to give us all privileges for call, we finally get to pick the bones of well rounded IR jobs just in time to retire.
