As UTMB grows its services across multiple service lines and locations, patients in southern Brazoria County are among the latest to benefit from this growth – with the addition of a new general surgeon serving the Angleton-Lake Jackson area.
Faculty Group Practice Newsletter

Rakesh Vadhera, MD, FRCA, FFARCSI
Congratulations to Dr. Rakesh Vadhera, the Academy of Master Clinicians' May Clinician of the Month.

April Winner - Where in the UTMB
Congratulations to Ursula Sedgwick, Coding, Billing and Reimbursement Auditor

Insights on Bladder Cancer Detection
Chelsie Chonoski, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, nurse practitioner in the Division of Urology, shares her knowledge of bladder cancer detection.

NEW! Medicare Advanced Beneficiary Notice
An advanced beneficiary notice (ABN) is a written notice which a provider gives to a Medicare beneficiary before services are furnished when the provider believes that Medicare probably or certainly will not pay for some or all of the services.

A Look at UTMB's Polar Medical Operations
Delivering world-class clinical care, education, and research, UTMB is known for its global impact – with one particular entity extending that reach to the most remote places on earth.

New Federal Law: Eight-Hour Prescriber Education
On December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 enacted a new one-time, eight-hour training requirement for all Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-registered practitioners on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders.
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