Mark Wyers

father, husband, vascular surgeon, Associate Prof Harvard Medical School, Program Director BIDMC Vascular Fellowship & Integrated Residency, opinions = mine

[BIDMC Vascular & Endovascular Surgery @BIDMCVascular]

Thrilled to have matched @baqirjkedwai from @URochester_SMD to our integrated vascular surgery program! #vascularsurgerymatch2025 @BIDMCSurgery @BidmcCvi

[BIDMC Vascular & Endovascular Surgery @BIDMCVascular]

Excited to match Patrick Heindel from @BrighamSurgery @BrighamVascular to our vascular surgery fellowship! Patrick, get ready to make the big move across the street! @BIDMCSurgery @BidmcCvi

[Mark Wyers @MarkWyers]

@BIDMCVascular @BidmcCvi @BIDMCSurgery @SCVS1969 Well deserved!!

[Mark Wyers @MarkWyers]

So glad to have @ye_rim_park join the @BIDMCVascular @BIDMCSurgery family!!

[BIDMC Vascular & Endovascular Surgery @BIDMCVascular]

Thrilled to welcome Ye Rim Park @ye_rim_park from @AlbanyMed to the BIDMC vascular surgery family! Can’t wait to have you with us in June! @BIDMCSurgery @BidmcCvi #vascularsurgerymatch2024

[Mark Wyers @MarkWyers]

Lets go MADS!!

[DSHS Athletics @DSRaidersSports]

Best of luck to our @MADSGymnastics competing at states this weekend on Saturday, March 2nd at 2 pm at Algonquin Reg. HS. Emma Marden, Caroline Guillette & Bridget Wyers keep up the great work, we are so proud

[DSHS Athletics @DSRaidersSports]

Awesome day for @MADSGymnastics!! Way to go!!

[Bill Beckerman @BillBeckerman]

This week we welcome our newest faculty member to the @RWJMS Division of #VascularSurgery - Dr Jennifer Li from @BIDMCVascular!

We can’t wait for her to start treating patients here at @RWJUH with all the cutting edge training she received at the Deaconess!

[Adam W. Beck @AWBeckMD]

Excellent and timely article @katie_thomas, @anniewaldman, @andrewfordnews and @ikeswetlizt, thank you. If I were a patient with #PAD, this would scare the hell out of me, and probably should.
A few important takeaways from this if you're a patient:

-Doctors do get paid for procedures, so they are inherently conflicted in some ways.
-In some settings, doctors can make tremendous amounts of money doing certain procedures, and this can be intoxicating and lead to overtreatment and nefarious business practices
-Despite this, most doctors want to help you. But you should advocate for yourself and always consider a second opinion when you are offered a procedure.
-All #PAD does not need a procedure!
-Patients with claudication (pain in the legs when walking due to poor blood flow) most often don't need a procedure.
-If you are a claudicant, you are very unlikely to lose your leg. And plaques/atherosclerosis/hardening of the arteries/peripheral arterial disease/peripheral vascular disease (all terms to describe the same thing) in your legs do not cause strokes or heart attacks (but are a marker of you being high risk for those problems)
-If a doctor tells you that they think you should NOT have a procedure, listen! They are a good doctor.
-If you can quit smoking(!!!), get on a statin medication (if you are able...even if your cholesterol isn't high), take an antiplatelet medication like aspirin, and walk, walk, and WALK some more, you will lower your risk of amputation and will improve your symptoms without a procedure
-Nothing can MAKE you quit smoking, but your doctor can help you.
-Sometimes atherosclerosis can be severe and become what is called Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia (CLTI for short), manifested as pain at rest or leg wounds due to very poor blood flow, and this may require a procedure to save your leg.
-Sometimes this can be done with wires, catheters, balloons and even atherectomy (little data, long story). Sometimes surgery ("bypass") is better! This is a complicated decision process and depends on the severity of ischemia, the extent of your blockages, and your overall health
-Not all legs can be saved unfortunately, and sometimes amputation is the only treatment option. Your doctor can help you get through this, rehabilitate and it is possible to walk again afterwards.
-Make sure to ask your doctor if they participate in quality registries such as the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative (SVS VQI) and the National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR). Doctors that follow their outcomes are simply better doctors.
@CaitlinWHicks @nichosbo @VascularSVS @ACCinTouch

[BIDMC Vascular & Endovascular Surgery @BIDMCVascular]

Congratulations to our newest vascular surgery graduates Dr. Jennifer Li and Dr. Nick Swerdlow! We know that you’ll do amazing things at @VascRutgersNJMS and @BrighamVascular!!!! @BIDMCSurgery @BidmcCvi

[BIDMC Department of Surgery @BIDMCSurgery]

Congratulations to our graduating chief residents who looked incredible at the graduation celebration from this past weekend! 🎊

We are proud of all their achievements and are excited for them as they embark on their new journeys!

#BIDMC #chiefresidents #graduation2023

[Mark Wyers @MarkWyers]

Excellent job by all and congrats to @clmarcaccio !! On to the next round!!

[BIDMC Vascular & Endovascular Surgery @BIDMCVascular]

Excellent representation from BIDMC Vascular at the #VAM2023 poster competition! @VascularSVS @BidmcCvi @BIDMCSurgery

[BIDMC Vascular & Endovascular Surgery @BIDMCVascular]

Great aortic presentations by vascular fellow @NickySwerds and research fellow Sai Divya Yadavalli at #VAM2023 ⭐️ @BIDMCSurgery @BidmcCvi

[Bernadette Aulivola @BAulivolaMD]

If you see this - quote tweet with the last picture of your pet - no cheating

[Mark Wyers @MarkWyers]

Congratulations to you both !!

[BIDMC Vascular & Endovascular Surgery @BIDMCVascular]

Congratulations to our @BIDMCSurgery general surgery residents Jackie Wade and Jane Cheng for matching into @BIDMCVascular and @PittSurgery for their vascular surgery fellowships! 🌟 #vascularsurgerymatch2023

[BIDMC Vascular & Endovascular Surgery @BIDMCVascular]

Great BIDMC representation at the carotid session of #SCVS2023! @BIDMCSurgery @BidmcCvi @SCVS1969

[Mark Wyers @MarkWyers]

@BIDMCVascular @JamesOleary94 @BIDMCSurgery @BidmcCvi @NickySwerds @clmarcaccio @FTPWWbball @echaikof @JeremyDDarling Very happy to welcome you (back) to Boston!!

[Vascular Specialist Online @VascularOnline]

“#Distal #embolic protection confers a benefit in #stroke/death rates following #tfCAS compared to unprotected #stenting” - Patric Liang, MD & Sophie Wang, MD @harvardmed @JVascSurg @VascularSVS #transfemoral #carotid #IVC #filter
https://t.co/18CHnWv5I1

[BIDMC Vascular & Endovascular Surgery @BIDMCVascular]

Happy holidays from the BIDMC Vascular Surgery family! So many future vascular surgeons of all ages! @BIDMCSurgery @BidmcCvi #vascularsurgery