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Congratulations to Alexandra Fairchild, MD, FSIR, and Oleksandra Kutsenko, MD, for representing IR and SIR in two important forums. On Oct. 26, the American Medical Association (AMA) accepted Dr. Fairchild to serve on the CPT Cryoablation-Cryosurgical Definitions Workgroup (CCD). On Oct. 29, 2026, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) accepted Dr. Kutsenko to serve.
These appointments provide meaningful opportunities to bring IR clinical expertise and perspectives to discussions that can shape coding, evidence evaluation and Medicare coverage policy. We appreciate Dr. Fairchild’s and Dr. Kutsenko’s willingness to contribute their time and expertise to this important work.
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