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What is Interventional Radiology?
What are the benefits of Interventional Radiology procedures?
Are Hunterdon Medical Center’s Interventional Radiologists certified?
What is Interventional Radiology?
Interventional Radiology procedures are an advance in medicine, which replace “open” surgical procedures. These operations are typically much less invasive and less costly than traditional surgery.
Interventional Radiologists are experts in reading:
- X-rays
- Ultrasound
- CT scans
- MRI
The radiologists use this expertise to guide small instruments such as catheters through the blood vessels or other pathways. This allows them to treat disease through a small puncture in the skin.
What are the benefits of Interventional Radiology procedures?
Interventional Radiology procedures are generally easier for a patient because they:
- Do not require large incisions
- Involve less risk
- Involve less pain
- Have shorter recovery times
- Can be performed on an outpatient basis, or will require only a short hospital stay
- Usually do not require general anesthesia
Are Hunterdon Medical Center’s Interventional Radiologists certified?
The American Board of Medical Specialists certifies the team of board-certified Interventional Radiologists at Hunterdon Medical Center. These physicians are specially trained in minimally invasive, targeted treatments using imaging technology.
What interventional radiology procedures does Hunterdon Medical Center offer for heart and vascular care?
Angiography
An x-ray exam of the arteries and veins to diagnose blockages and other blood vessel problems, angiography uses a catheter to enter the blood vessel and a contrast agent (x-ray dye) to make the artery or vein visible on the x-ray.
Balloon Angioplasty
Balloon angioplasty opens blocked or narrowed blood vessels by inserting a very small balloon into the vessel and inflating it. It is commonly used to unblock clogged arteries in the legs or arms, (called peripheral vascular disease or PVD), kidneys, the brain or elsewhere in the body. The ballooned area may be reinforced with a fabric-wrapped stent, which is a small, flexible mesh-like tube used to “patch” the blood vessel. This is also called an endograph.
Where can I get more information about Hunterdon Medical Center’s Interventional Radiology procedures?
To find out if a procedure using interventional radiology techniques is right for you, please call 908-788-6388.
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Rupen Parikh, MD
Cardiologist
Sanjukta Sanyal, MD, FACC, FHRS
Cardiologist
Izzat H. Shah, MD, FACC
Cardiologist
Harnish S. Chawla, MD
Interventional Cardiologist
Ted Bialy, MD, FACP, FACC
Non-Invasive Cardiologist
Jonathan K. Horiuchi, MD
Non-Invasive Cardiologist
Austin H. Kutscher, MD
Non-Invasive Cardiologist
Robert S. Lind, MD
Non-Invasive Cardiologist
Andrew G. Rudnick, MD
Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Glen Tonnessen, MD
Interventional Cardiologist
Andrey Espinoza, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Interventional Cardiologist
William Schafranek, MD
Interventional Cardiologist
Yaser Elnahar, MD
Cardiologist
Herman L. Maeuser, MD
Vascular Surgeon
Andrew Loesberg, MD
Interventional Radiologist
Thomas Woo, MD
Interventional Radiologist
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