Bluegrass Vascular Announces Decision by Medicare to Assign a New Technology Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) for the Surfacer® System Procedure

WASHINGTON—AdvaMed, the Medtech Association, today announced Melissa Torres is the new Executive Vice President of Technology and Regulatory Affairs. Torres succeeds Janet Trunzo, who retired after 30 distinguished, productive years with AdvaMed. 

WASHINGTON, D.C.—AdvaMed, the world’s largest trade association representing medical technology innovators, announced that its Medical Device Submissions Workshop Series (February 23-27 in Washington, D.C.) has been officially approved for RAC recertification credits by the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS).

After 30 years at AdvaMed, Janet E. Trunzo, Senior Advisor to the President and Senior Executive Vice President of Technology and Regulatory Affairs, will retire on January 31, 2026. Her tenure has fundamentally shaped how medical devices are regulated in the United States and globally, establishing frameworks and standards that continue to govern the field today.

Gain in-depth IDE submission training, meaningful face time with FDA and regulatory leaders, and RAPS accreditation credits at AdvaMed’s IDE Submissions Workshop.

In a new video developed in partnership with Patients Rising, AdvaMed’s Peter Weems, Vice President of Imaging Government Affairs and Policy Strategy, explains why the Health Tech Investment Act is critical to expanding patient access to FDA-authorized AI-enabled medical devices.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—AdvaMed, the Medtech Association, today announced that Brian Blaser, president and CEO of QuidelOrtho, will serve as the next chair of the AdvaMedDx Division Board of Directors, succeeding Thierry Bernard, CEO of QIAGEN. AdvaMedDx represents more than 70 manufacturers of the innovative in vitro diagnostic (IVD) tests critical to patient care. 

WASHINGTON, D.C.—AdvaMed, the Medtech Association, today announced that Rich Fabian, president and CEO of FUJIFILM Sonosite, will serve as the chair of the Medical Imaging division’s board of directors. He will succeed David Pacitti, CEO of Avanos Medical and former president and head of the Americas at Siemens Healthineers, the inaugural division board chair.  

WASHINGTON, D.C.—AdvaMed, the Medtech Association, today announced that Robert Cohen, vice president, innovation and technology, orthopaedic group at Stryker, will be the next chair of the AdvaMed Digital Health Tech Board of Directors. He succeeds Dr. Taha Kass-Hout, global chief science and technology officer at GE HealthCare, who served as the inaugural chair of the board overseeing the then-newly created division.