The Vascular & Interventional Radiology Service at the Emory University Affiliated Hospitals is composed of six faculty working at several affiliated sites. The section has excelled in clinical service in the metro Atlanta area and has pioneered a variety of procedures such as: varicose vein ablation, the use of Sirtex for treatment of a variety of neoplasms and uterine artery embolization for uterine fibroids. The section has been approved for five ACGME fellows per year. The training program for fellows and residents is designed to provide the trainee with a knowledge base and practical experience in both vascular and non-vascular diagnostic and interventional radiology. This training provides them with the knowledge to sufficiently support their needs as general diagnostic radiologists upon graduation from the fellow/residency training program.
- William E. Torres, MD, FACR
Interim Director, Division of Interventional Vascular Radiology
Top Doctor in Atlanta
Curtis Lewis, MD
Atlanta Magazine named Dr. Curtis Lewis as one of the Atlanta Metro area Top Doctors of Diagnostic Radiology in their July issue. The doctors were chosen after consulting data gathered by the New Your-based research firm Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. The unique selection process allows physicians to nominate other physicians that they feel are clinically outstanding, both regionally and nationally.
Curtis Lewis, MD, FACR
American College of Radiology Fellowship
On May 20, Dr. Curits Lewis received one of the highest honors awarded by the American College of Radiology (ACR), the ACR Fellowship. The selection process for this fellowship is based on service to organized medicine, significant accomplishments in scientific or clinical research in the fields of radiology, radiation oncology or medical physics, exemplary performance as teachers and outstanding reputation among colleagues and the local community.
Clinical First
Abbas Chamsuddin, MD
The innovative procedure known as Ultrasound Assisted Thrombolysis was successfully performed clinically for the first time in North America, at Emory in March 2007. This procedure was executed by Dr. Chamsuddin to relieve a major system of clotting that filled the veins of the patient’s leg, pelvis and inferior vena cava up to the heart.
Chamsuddin A, Nazzal L, Kang B, Best I, Peters G, Panah S, Martin L, Lewis C, Zeinati C, Ho JW, Venbrux AC. Catheter-directed Thrombolysis with the Endowave System in the Treatment of Acute Massive Pulmonary Embolism: A Retrospective Multicenter Case Series. J Vascular Interventional Radiology 2008; 9: 372-376.
William Torres, MD, FACR - Interim Director of Interventional Vascular Radiology
Irwin Best, MD
Abbas Chamsuddin, MD
Brandon Kang, MD
Curtis Lewis, MD
Lou Martin, MD
Sephr Panah, MD
Gail Peters, MD
Fellows
Karekin Best, MD
Sean Dariushnia, MD
Mark Rheaume, MD
Shadi Saleem, MD
Interventional Vascular Radiology Fellowship
Interventional Vascular Radiology Clinical Research
Interventional Vascular Radiology
Department of Radiology
Emory University School of Medicine
1364 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30322
404- 712-7033
Fax: 404-712-7970
email: sheila.jefferson@emoryhealthcare.org