The cutting edge of medicine, without the cutting
Interventional radiology is a medical specialty devoted to advancing patient care through minimally invasive, targeted treatments that are performed using imaging for guidance. It is a rapidly growing area of medicine.
The Interventional Institute at Holy Name Hospital, under the direction of John Rundback, MD, an international leader in the field, uses revolutionary imaging techniques to "see" inside the body while guiding narrow tubes (catheters) and other very small instruments through the blood vessels and other pathways of the body to the site of a problem. It enables patients to receive treatment for a variety of medical disorders without surgery. Procedures at Holy Name are performed by a board-certified interventional radiologist and are generally less costly and involve shorter hospital stays.
Advantages of Interventional Radiology
- Most procedures can be performed on an outpatient basis or require a short hospital stay
- General anesthesia is seldom used
- Risk, pain and recovery time are often significantly reduced
- Offers patients a wide array of non-surgical treatment choices
Interventional Procedures available at Holy Name Hospital:
Vascular Care
Angiography
Balloon angiography
Deep vein thrombosis
Endovenous laser treatment (varicose veins)
Limb Salvage
Peripheral artery disease
Stenting
Stent-graft
Thrombolysis
Women's Health
Endovenous laser treatment (varicose veins)
Fallopian tube recanalization
Uterine fibroid embolization
Pelvic Congestion Syndrome
Cancer Care
Biliary drainage and stenting
Chemoembolization
Needle biopsy
Radio-frequency ablation (RFA)
Therasphere® Brachytherapy (liver cancer)
Transcatheter Chemoembolization (liver cancer)
Skeletal Disease
Ablation of painful bone lesion
Kyphoplasty
Vertebroplasty
Other
Central venous access
Gastrostomy tube
Hemodialysis access maintenance
TIPS (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt)
Interventional Radiology Leadership
John Rundback, MD
Contact Information and Scheduling
The Interventional Institute
Holy Name Hospital
201-833-3310