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Interventional Radiology

NYU Langone Medical Center
550 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016

To contact us, please call 212-263-5898, or fax us at 212-263-7914

Conditions We Treat

Aortic Aneurysm

Mesenteric Ischemia

Arterial Aneurysms

Peripheral Artery Disease (Vascular Disease)

Carotid Artery Disease

Pulmonary Embolism

Carotid Artery Stenosis

Renovascular Conditions

Deep Vein Thrombosis

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Diabetes and Limb Salvage: Avoiding Infection,
Gangrene and Amputation

Varicose Veins

Diabetic Foot Ulcer

Vascular Malformations

Interventional Radiology Doctors

Timothy Clark, M.D.
Section Chief & Fellowship Program Director / Associate Professor, Department of Radiology

Hearns Charles, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Departments of Radiology and House Staff

Richard Lefleur, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Radiology

Joseph Erinjeri, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology

Hillel Bryk, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology

Theresa Aquino, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology

Sandor Kovacs, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology

Overview

Interventional radiology is a medical field that combines tiny specialized instruments and devices with systems that form images of the body, to enable doctors to perform image-guided procedures. These minimally-invasive procedures treat a wide variety of medical conditions that in the past would have required open surgery to perform.Interventional radiology first evolved in the 1960s, when angioplasty procedures were developed to treat blockages in arteries as an alternative to open surgical bypass. Since then, the ability of interventional radiology techniques to treat an ever-expanding list of conditions continues to grow. Interventional radiology is now used to treat blockages inside arteries and veins, to block off blood vessels that nourish tumors, destroy malignant tumors using focused heat and freezing, drain blocked organ systems such as the liver, gallbladder and kidney, and and perform biopsies that would otherwise require surgical exploration.

Many interventional techniques and devices currently used around the world were pioneered at NYU Langone Medical Center, including instrumentation used in angioplasty and stenting, endovascular grafting for abdominal aneurysm repair, and advanced embolization techniques used to treat many benign and malignant conditions. At NYU Langone Medical Center, a strong emphasis is placed on a team approach between various medical and surgical specialists to provide the least invasive and most effective treatment for any given problem. While we offer the most advanced technology, the comfort and well-being of the individual patient always comes first.