Christopher Pittman

Background

About Christopher Pittman

Minimally-invasive surgeon growing strategy-eating health care culture delivering award-winning, world-renowned vein care, education, and research •Chairman, Health Performance Specialists, largest vein care practice network in the USA •Inventor, EDGE Procedure™, a patent pending, minimally invasive treatment for venous leak ED, a condition implicated in 30%-80% of erectile dysfunction cases •Board-certified in Diagnostic Radiology and Interventional Radiology and Diplomate of the American Board of Venous & Lymphatic Medicine •Fellowship Director, Vein911 affiliated and American Board of Venous & Lymphatic Medicine accredited subspecialty training program, one of only five in the USA. •Public health advocate for millions worldwide suffering from superficial venous disease •Executive Producer, Vein911 Reality Show •Unabashed "Foamaholic" •LinkedIn Administrator, Foam Sclerotherapy Experts, 1800+ physicians: Linkedin.com/groups/8508859 •President, TransAmerican Sclerotherapy Institute, Inc, 501(c)(3) promoting the patient benefits of vein sclerotherapy and the education of sclerotherapists •Affiliate Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine •30+ years local, state, national, and international medical-political leadership •Thought Leader in Health Care Policy & Health Information Technology (HIT). Selected invitations-Pioneer ACO HIT lead, CMS Innovation Center -State of the State on HIT, Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration -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 -Chair, Healthcare Policy & Advocacy Symposium; Future of Reimbursement; ABCs of MACRA, American Vein & Lymphatic Society Annual Congresses -Advocacy Role of Physician Societies in a Period of Significant Changes in Health Care Economics, American Venous Forum Annual Meeting -Inside the Trenches: Firsthand Experiences From Successful Physician Entrepreneurs, Representing the Physician Entrepreneur and Innovator: How to Both Practice Medicine and Build an Innovative Business, Florida Bar Health Law Section -Healing the U.S. Health Care System, What Do We Need to Do? NABIP Florida Benefits and Medicare Symposium •Devoted husband •Father of 4 •28-year cancer survivor •Artistic outdoor rollerskater