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
Email:
[email protected]
Position:
Assistant Program Director, Interventional Radiology Residency Programs, Integrated & Independent
Email:
[email protected]
Program Information
Position:
Education Coordinator, Radiology Residency Programs
Email:
[email protected]
Contact Number(s):
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
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