Program Overview

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine offers a comprehensive training program in Interventional Radiology that is accredited by ACGME. The program provides unparalleled expertise in image-guided procedures, patient care, and diagnostic imaging.

About the Program

The Interventional Radiology section at the University of Cincinnati offers a comprehensive training program that is accredited by ACGME and provides unparalleled expertise in image-guided procedures, patient care, and diagnostic imaging. Aspiring IR professionals can access the clinical and technical tutelage necessary to launch a successful career in this dynamic field.

Program Details

• The program accepts two residents annually, both Early Specialization in Interventional Radiology (ESIR) applicants and non-ESIR applicants.
• Diagnostic Radiology residents who successfully complete a certified ESIR curriculum can join the program as an advanced resident and can finish the program in one year.
• Upon successful completion of the program, graduates are eligible for dual certification in IR/DR by the American Board of Radiology.

Clinical Experience

• The program is primarily at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center (UCMC), a top-tier facility that serves as a Level 1 trauma center, a high-volume center for liver, kidney, pancreas, and heart transplants, and a vital part of the Cincinnati Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) Center.
• Notably, the IR section of UCMC handles over 8,000 patient encounters each year.
• At the University Cincinnati Interventional Radiology, we believe clinical experience is critical for anyone who wants to become a successful interventional radiologist.
• Residents are given ample opportunities to gain clinical experience by taking on consults, seeing patients in clinics, and participating in multidisciplinary conferences.

Facilities

• The University of Cincinnati Medical Center boasts a cutting-edge facility, featuring six well-appointed rooms procedure room.
• Four of these rooms are modern interventional radiology suites which are capable of cone beam CT, needle guidance, and tumor vessel guidance.
• Additionally, dedicated procedural CT scanner with CT-fluoroscopy capabilities and a small procedure room with a C-arm suite are also available.

Interventional Radiology Section Service Line

• Interventional oncology: chemoembolization, radioembolization, immunoembolization and percutaneous ablation for hepatocellular cancer and renal cancer, metastatic colorectal cancer, and metastatic ocular melanoma.
• Post-transplant interventions: renal artery stenosis, hepatic artery stenosis, portal vein and hepatic vein interventions, biliary stricture, ureteral strictures.
• Liver and biliary interventions: TIPS, BRTO, portal vein recanalization, percutaneous biliary drainage, portal vein embolization, and hepatic vein embolization.
• Pulmonary artery: PE thrombolysis, AVM embolization, HHT interventions.
• Gender specific health interventions: Uterine fibroid embolization, pelvic congestion syndrome treatment, prostate artery embolization, varicocele embolization.
• Venous disease: acute and chronic DVT thrombolysis and recanalization, complex IVC filter removal, superficial venous ablation, microphlebectomy, sclerotherapy.
• Dialysis intervention: Central vein recanalization/stenting, fistula and graft interventions, Hero graft placements, endovascular arteriovenous fistula creations.
• Non-oncological embolotherapy: vascular malformation, trauma, gastrointestinal bleeding.
• Pain management: percutaneous nerve blocks and neurolysis.
• GI tract: Gastric and jejunal feeding tube placements.
• GU tract: nephrostomy, ureteral stent placement/removal, complex access or nephrolithiasis.
• Lymphatic interventions: Lymphangiography, thoracic duct embolization.