Interventional Radiology – Integrated

PGY-1

• Surgery – Radiology Linkage Program - matched IR Residents automatically link to complete their surgical internship at Jefferson.

PGY-2, 3, & 4

• Spends 12 months in Diagnostic Radiology rotations and one month in Interventional Radiology
• Takes Core Examination – American Board of Radiology (End of PGY4 year).
• Monthly IR Clinic

PGY-5

• spends ten months in Interventional Radiology; one month in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit,  one month in Hepatology/Oncology; and one month in Vascular Medicine/Surgery

PGY-6

• spends 13 months in Interventional Radiology 

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