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Kumar Madassery

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Kumar Madassery

@kmadass

Vascular & Interventional Radiologist at Rush University Medical Center. Passionate about Limb Preservation/CLI. Tweets are my own.

Chicago, IL

Joined January 2013

Kumar Madassery
@kmadass
Nov 5, 2023
This was a two year passion project to put together a truly collaborative, multidisciplinary, and hopefully valuable resource for all those involved in preventing leg amputations which is often related to diabetes, smoking, kidney disease and other causes. This was an attempt to
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Kumar Madassery
@kmadass
Sep 30, 2023
Thanks @LessneVIR It was a 2year passion project with global author/experts from all specialities to show that despite all the vitriol we can do something together. Finally got printed at a time when we need it more than ever to do better for patients. 🙏🏽
Mark Lessne, MD
@LessneVIR
Sep 30, 2023
Congrats to @kmadass on fantastic, practical text that will help save patients' limbs & lives! @SIRspecialists @VascularSVS
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Kumar Madassery
@kmadass
Jun 27, 2023
Replying to @DGlaucomflecken
Love your optimism😝 But honestly It’s a great time every year. Fresh, less jaded & more excited minds and attitudes flowing in.
GIF
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Kumar Madassery
@kmadass
Jan 5, 2019
65yo PE w/ 💔failure, Contraind to Lysis & poor pulm reserve, s/p @penumbrainc CAT 8 suction thromb d/c on room air. RPAP 35➡️14. @JonnyMoriarty @AlexCVIR @SDhandMD @AgnesSolberg @rkryu @LessneVIR @Watts_IR @SriniTummala @kush_r_desai @ahmed_kamel_ir @pj_rochon @ajgunnmd #ClotArt
Kumar Madassery
@kmadass
Dec 7, 2018
Safe access can't be overlooked. We can all do better. @SIRRFS @AlexCVIR @ajgunnmd @IR_Doctor @mcbreamy @AustinBourgeois @AgnesSolberg @IR_AStar @LessneVIR @SDhandMD @SOBE_Vascular @UTHouston_IR @mms62786 @Watts_IR @monteromiguel @MountSinaiIR @ahmedkayssi @ahmed_kamel_ir @rkryu
Kumar Madassery
@kmadass
Jan 13, 2023
To all #CLiFighters, #PADed, and #Limbsavers, pt w/ heel wound & “no options”, same leg, same injection level, ~3months apart. Whats happened here?? 🕵🏼 @SIRspecialists @VascularSVS #cardiotwitter @SIRRFS @BEST_CLI
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Kumar Madassery
@kmadass
Aug 2, 2023
Ridiculous what’s happening in this country. Prayers for a speedy recovery to an incredible #Irad physician and more importantly a Good friend and human. #DoBetter
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Kumar Madassery
@kmadass
Apr 12, 2024
An IR, an IC and a VS walk into a bar…& great things can happen 😁 And great to have podiatry and vascular medicine all together for a common goal. Truly powerful day of talking about all things related to better vascular care and limb preservation for our patients with
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Kumar Madassery
@kmadass
Jul 7, 2023
To those that still aren’t using US guidance, and also checking the access before upsizing…this would be a guaranteed miss. #NoExcuses @farkomd @LessneVIR @t_intheleadcoat @limbsalvagedr @JayMathewsMD @FadiSaab17 @SIRRFS @VascularSVS @Watts_IR @keithppereira @drochohan
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Kumar Madassery
@kmadass
Dec 19, 2018
1st Thoracic SpineJack Case In ChI-llinois! T6 pancaked, retropulsed Patient pain 9➡️3 in 4 hours. ⬆️QOL. #Gamechanger #AllJackedUp @CoachSparks5 @mjvillano #spinejack #stryker @IR_Doctor @SDhandMD @AlexCVIR @SOBE_Vascular @rkryu @ajgunnmd @LessneVIR @SeanTutton @kush_r_desai
Kumar Madassery
@kmadass
Apr 9, 2019
Don't give up when no DIRECT target in CLI #LEARN2019 #Clifighters @SDhandMD @LessneVIR @Watts_IR @SOBE_Vascular @DanHan @ahmedkayssi @CarlosGuevaraIR @ZagumBhatti @SriniTummala @keithppereira @Mustapja @FadiSaab17 @SOBE_Vascular @AdamPlotnik @AlexCVIR @bretwiechmann @CLI_Global
Kumar Madassery
@kmadass
Jul 7, 2018
Great 5hour leg case with @arslanmd= fighting to save limbs. #Clifighters @MyLegMyLife. No options lost, other than losing the leg. @AlexCVIR @LessneVIR @SOBE_Vascular @SDhandMD @BOlivieriMD @Watts_IR @drsavealimb @DrArteryOpener @keithppereira @JonnyMoriarty @Drshiloh @DanHan
Kumar Madassery
@kmadass
Aug 31, 2018
#MyLegMyLife means spending the time and resources to give every patient a chance at limb preservation. #Clifighters @monteromiguel @LessneVIR @Watts_IR @SOBE_Vascular @AlexCVIR @SDhandMD @DanHan @Vascularman @FadiSaab17 @Mustapja @surgmax @UTHouston_IR @drsavealimb @ahmedkayssi
Kumar Madassery
@kmadass
Jun 24, 2023
Big congrats to our graduating @VIR_RUSH Integrated IR/DR, Independent IR and Advanced IR Fellow trainees @RushMedical @RushUniversity It’s amazing to watch over 6years how the trainees grow and get ready to move on to the real world to now become colleagues. #RushStrong #Irad
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