Interventional Radiology – Independent

College

  • Center City Campus
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Degree Earned

  • Residency

Program Length

2 years

Program Type

  • On Campus

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Leadership

Position: Program Director, Interventional Radiology Residency Programs, Integrated & Independent
Position: Assistant Program Director, Interventional Radiology Residency Programs, Integrated & Independent

Program Information

Name: Sofiane Moulla
Position: Education Coordinator, Radiology Residency Programs
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Virtual Interview Dates

Thursday, November 7, 2024
Friday, November 8, 2024
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Friday, December 6, 2024
Thursday, December 19, 2024

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Current Program Structure

  • In the first year, PGY5 residents spend 10 months in Interventional Radiology; 1 month in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit,  1 month in Hepatology/Oncology; and 1 month in Vascular Medicine/Surgery
  • In the second year, PGY6 residents spend 13 months in Interventional Radiology

IR Call Responsibilities

  • IR  call on average = 1 in 5 call (home call with service cell/pager).
  • First and second year IR residents take “buddy” call with junior residents
  • Interventional radiology has its own dedicated call team 

Case Mix/Volume/Resources

The hospital utilizes:

  • State of the art angiography suites.
  • Cone-beam capability (XperCT, XperGuide) and all 4 rooms are lose-dose Clarity® equipment.
  • 10-bed patient holding/recovery area
  • IR clinic room in main hospital
  • Advanced technology patient scheduling that is remotely accessible.
  • 2 technologists and 1 RN per room
  • IR admitting service
  • Separate Biopsy service with dedicated interventional CT scanner and 3 Ultrasound procedure rooms.
  • 4 Physician assistants, 1 Nurse Practitioner
  • Dedicated team of PICC nurses five days a week

IR sees/performs

  • > 6,000 procedural patient encounters/year
  • > 3,000 procedures/year on separate interventional ultrasound and biopsy service
  • >  900 liver-directed embolization procedures/year 

Services provided include:

  • Full array of Interventional Oncology procedures
  • Women’s health (UAE, Pelvic congestion syndrome)
  • TIPS/B-RTO/Transjugular liver biopsy
  • Venous insufficiency/Complex Venous Intervention and Recanalization
  • IVC filter placement and retrieval
  • Lymphatic intervention (thoracic duct embolization)
  • Endoleak repair
  • Placement and management of Biliary/GU/Abscess drainage catheters
  • Enteral feeding access.
  • Venous access
  • Dialysis access maintenance
  • Percutaneous AV fistula creation