President's MessageNovember 2025Hello Virginia Chapter Members, I hope you are all doing well! I wanted to send a few updates on key Virginia ACC events. First, I am very pleased to announce and congratulate Rob Bernstein, MD, FACC who has been elected the next governor-elect of the Virginia ACC Chapter. He will formally begin this role in the spring of 2026 in preparation for his 3-year governor term that starts in 2027. I look forward to working closely with Dr. Bernstein over the next year, and I would also like to recognize the many contributions to the Virginia chapter of the runner-up in the election, Ben Galper, MD, MPH, FACC. They have both been instrumental in the success of the VCACC. In October, members of the ACC met in Washington, DC (during a government shutdown no less) to speak to legislators and their staff about important health care policy initiatives during the annual Legislative Conference. This included wide-ranging topics such as Medicare payment reform, telehealth, prior authorization, and maternal health. After these meetings, there was a significant increase in co-sponsorship of the relevant important health care bills in Congress and hopefully they will ultimately be passed into law. On November 16, members of the Mid-Atlantic ACC chapters will come together for the Mid-Atlantic Capital Cardiology Symposium (MACCS) which is an exciting event at Heart House in Washington, DC. We will learn more about cutting-edge topics and network with fellow cardiology providers from across the region. We're looking forward to this sold out event. Finally, this month also marks the beginning of our Grand Rounds for All series of speakers with Dr. Kelley Branch speaking, at the University of Virginia, about Cardiac CT: Beyond the Lumen. Viewing information for this series can be found on the Virginia ACC website (https://vcacc.org/Grand-Rounds).
Victor Soukoulis, MD, PhD, FACC President, Virginia Chapter ACC | VIRGINIA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGYOur purpose is to contribute to the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, to ensure optimal quality of care for individuals with such diseases, and to foster the highest professional ethical standards.
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