John Ratliff, MD, FACS, FAANS
John Ratliff, MD, FACS, FAANS, is program director and professor of neurosurgery at Stanford University. He is immediate past-chair of the AANS/CNS Washington Committee and has served as an advisor to the AMA RBRVS Update Committee for more than 10 years.
The 2023 Medicare Physicians’ Fee Schedule brought closure to seven years of advocacy efforts led by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) and the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves (DSPN), in conjunction with other spine societies. These efforts were dedicated to restoring the appropriate valuation of physician...
