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Levansri Makalanda

@hldmak

Father. Husband. Foodie. Muso. @WSETuk level 3. Traveller. @LFC supporter. Interventional Neuroradiologist and Clinical Lead @RLHINR
London, England Joined June 2010
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Levansri Makalanda @hldmak
We need this in the UK too.
When I ask patients how much they think I earn from a procedure it displays how painfully underpaid we are.
Insurers do not even look after the patients - it’s the shareholders who benefit…
Dan Choi, MD, FAAOS Verified account @drdanchoi Aug 18, 2025
Enter the No Surprises Act and its Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process. Instead of accepting inadequate payments, we now assert fair value—like pushing back on an ACDF payment of $1K when $15K is the appropriate rate.
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Levansri Makalanda @hldmak
Pump tech is one of the next game changers for #MT
Starke_neurosurgery @Starkeneurosurg Jan 6, 2025
Our study published @JNIS_BMJ introduces Complete Clot Ingestion (#CCI). Tested @vonvascular novel Algo smart pump vs static. CCI reduced emboli. Algo faster, ⬆️ CCI w Algo, ALGO achieved higher rate CCI across many catheters. Im convinced thru research we can improve outcomes
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Levansri Makalanda @hldmak
I discussed exactly this point @CXSymposium this year.

We cannot still be using a paper that describes the radiologist reviewing the scan “with a jeweller’s eyepiece” 🧐
Seemant Chaturvedi @ChaturvediNeuro Aug 16, 2024
Neither of the two medical students on the Caplan stroke service this week were born in 1991. Yet we rely on 1991 NASCET data in decision making for symptomatic carotid stenosis. Surely we can do better!
#SCORE @SposatoL @bijoymenon @NguyenThanhMD @ESOstroke @WorldStrokeOrg
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Levansri Makalanda @hldmak
It’s so good that it has changed my practice.

Gen 2 BGCs are a quantum leap forwards in tech!
Q'Apel Medical @q_apel Dec 7, 2023
Proud to have sponsored #BRAIN2023 this past week.

Thanks to all who stopped by our booth, and a big thank you to Dr. Neil Rane, for your talk on BGC in AIS: Does new technology make a difference? - it does!

#QAPEL #WALRUS #BALLOONGUIDECATHETER #THANKYOU
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