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Office
2815 W Virginia Ave
Ste A
Tampa, FL 33607Phone+1 855-834-6911- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dual board-certified, and American Board of Venous & Lymphatic Medicine certified, minimally-invasive surgeon growing strategy-eating culture delivering award-winning, world-renowned medical & cosmetic vein care & patient experience, with patient satisfaction guarantee.
-Executive Producer, Vein911 reality TV show
-Managing Director, Health Performance Specialists.
-Administrator, Foam Sclerotherapy Experts LinkedIn Group.
-President, TransAmerican Sclerotherapy Institute, Inc., 501(c)(3) promoting sclerotherapy education and patient benefits.
-Board Manager, TBIH, a clinically integrated network partnered with Florida Blue, Aetna, Cigna, & Oscar.
-Affiliate Assistant Professor, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine.
Advisory Board Member:
-Tactile Medical (TCMD:NASDAQ)
-Automated Clinical Guidelines
-Apaly Health
30 years medical-political leadership including:
-Board of Directors & Fellow, American Vein and Lymphatic Society (AVLS) - largest US medical organization devoted to venous disorders
-Chair, AVLS Healthcare Advocacy Committee
-AVLS Delegate, American Medical Association
-Past Executive Committee Member, AVLS Foundation
-Member, Florida Medicare Contractor Advisory Committee
-Past President, Florida Medical Association Political Action Committee (FMA PAC)
-Member and Past Vice Chair, FMA Council on Medical Economics & Practice Innovation
-Past Chair, FMA Advisory Committee on Healthcare Information Technology (HIT)
-Past President, Hillsborough County Medical Association
Consultant/Thought Leader in Medical Informatics, Telemedicine, HIT, & Health Care Policy. Selected presentations:
-Pioneer ACO HIT lead, CMS Innovation Center
-"State of the State on HIT", Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)
-"Telehealth: State of the State", Florida Telehealth Summit
-"Separating Fact from Fiction: What Every Journalist Needs to Know about Healthcare Policy", Poynter Institute for Media Studies
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vein911
Education & Training
- University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 1992 - 1993
- St Louis University School of MedicineResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1988 - 1992
- University of South Florida College of MedicineClass of 1988
- University of FloridaBS, Interdisciplinary Studies, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Magna Cum Laude, 1980 - 1984
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 1993 - 2026
- CA State Medical License 1991 - 2017
- American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology
- American Board of Radiology Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology
- American Board of Venous and Lymphatic MedicineVenous and Lymphatic Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Elected Fellow American College of Phlebology, 2018
- Gator100 Honoree University of Florida, 2018
- Semi-Finalist Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year, 2017
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Expected changes in physician outpatient interventional practices as a result of coronavirus disease 2019 and recent changes in Medicare physician fee schedule.John Blebea, Krishna Jain, Chin-I Cheng, Chris Pittman, Stephen Daugherty> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. Venous and Lymphatic Disorders. 2023 Jan 1
- 5 citationsUltrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy is safe and effective in the management of superficial venous insufficiency of the lower extremityTodd V. Cartee, Paul Wirth, Amrit Greene, Chelsey E. Straight, Daniel P. Friedmann, Chris Pittman, Stephen F. Daugherty, John Blebea, Mark H. Meissner, Marlin Schul, V...> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. Venous and Lymphatic Disorders. 2021 Jul 1
Journal Articles
- Pulse-spray Pharmacomechanical Thrombolysis of Thrombosed Hemodialysis Access Grafts: Long-term Experience and Comparison of Original and Current TechniquesValji K, Bookstein JJ, Roberts AC, Oglevie SB, Pittman C, O�Neill MP, American Journal of Roentgenology, 1/1/1995
- Malignant ureteral obstruction: treatment with metal stents -- technique, results, and observations with percutaneous intraluminal ultrasoundvanSonnenberg E, D'Agostino HB, O'Laoide R, Donaldson J, Sanchez RB, Hoyt A, Pittman CC, Radiology, 1/1/1994
- Radiologic Case Study: Juvenile Rheumatoid ArthritisPittman CC, Sundaram M, Orthopedics, 1/1/1989
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- HIE in Florida: State of the State.Chris Pittman, Medicare Shared Savings ACO, 1/1/2012
- HIE in Florida: State of the State.Chris Pittman, CMS Innovation Center in support of Pioneer ACO application by Florida Accountable Care Services, Baltimore, MD, 1/20/2011
- Transluminal versus Surgical Alternatives to Manage Thrombosed Hemodialysis Grafts: Comparison by Outcome and Cost.Hazlett K, Pittman CC, Oglevie SB, Valji K, Bookstein JJ, et al., Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology 22nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Washington, D.C., 1/8/1997
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Lectures
- Overview of the Advocacy Role of Physician Societies in a Period of Significant Changes in Health Care Economics.Tucson, AZ - 1/20/2018
- Static Pneumatic Gradient Compression Therapy DevicesMelbourne, Australia - 1/4/2018
- Fourth Annual Healthcare Forum: The Convergence of Healthcare and TechnologyTampa, FL - 1/28/2017
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Other
- Fair Exchange.Pittman, CC, Florida Medical Magazine
1/1/2010 - INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY Some things you should know about medicine�s �fancy plumbers�.Pittman CC, Zwiebel BR, Black TJ, "Hillsborough Health Times", quarterly publication of The Times
1/29/1995 - Student Loans and Moonlighting.Pittman CC, Missouri Medicine
1/1/1992
Professional Memberships
- HCMAPast President
- Member
- FMA PACPast President
- Fellow
- American College of Phlebology Alternate Delegate
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