Many thanks to our members who joined us this year for our annual lobby day.
- GIANNA BLUNDO, MD | VCU Radiology
- SCOTT CONRAD, MD | Radiology Associates of Richmond
- PETER DUDEN, MD | UVA Department of Radiology
- MOHAMMAD GHARAVI, MD | VCU Radiology
- SURAJ KABADI, MD | Commonwealth Radiology
- DANIEL KAROLYI, MD | Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
- SHIV KHANDELWAL, MD | UVA Department of Radiology
- ARUN KRISHNARAJ, MD | UVA Department of Radiology
- DREW LAMBERT, MD | UVA Department of Radiology
- TRENT PANNELL, MD | VCU Radiology
- THOMAS M. PENDER, MD | EVMS Radiology
- LEILA REZAI, MD | VCU Radiology
- CONNOR SLEETH, MD | UVA Department of Radiology
- DYLAN STEFFEY, MD | EVMS Radiology
- ZACHARY SWENSON, MD | UVA Department of Radiology
- RICHARD SZUCS, MDJACQUELINE URBINE, MD | Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU
Members met with legislators in Richmond to discuss protecting providers against threats (HB 1835), amending licensure and registration applications to remove existing questions pertaining to mental health (HB 1573/SB 970), expanding funding for the Virginia Mental Health Access Program (VMAP) in the state budget and increasing primary care Medicaid reimbursement.
Thank you also to James Pickral, lobbyist, for briefing us on the issues!
If you've never attended a radiology Lobby Day, please consider joining us next year and see for yourself how the wheels of democracy turn!