Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Why UT Southwestern
Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), our one-year Vascular and Interventional Radiology Fellowship provides a range of diagnostic and therapeutic vascular and nonvascular experience while allowing participation in a variety of cases, both as primary operator and as instructor and supervisor to residents performing cases. The program is based at Parkland Memorial Hospital and William P. Clements University Hospital, both located on the UT Southwestern Medical Center Campus.
Mission
The mission of the Vascular and Interventional Radiology Fellowship program is to prepare and inspire the next generation of clinicians, researchers, educators, and leaders in radiology, interventional radiology and medicine, and to instill in each trainee the highest ideals of patient advocacy, technical and clinical excellence, professionalism and integrity. We strive to graduate trainees who will treat diverse patient populations across the country in both academic institutions and private practice in keeping with the institutional mission.
Program Aims
- Develop foundational skills for procedural excellence through graduated autonomy and individualized mentoring by highly engaged and diverse Interventional Radiology faculty
- Develop foundational skills for longitudinal patient care excellence through fostering the ideals of empathy, compassion, communication and duty to patients
- Develop the requisite knowledge base to practice state-of-the-art patient care through a comprehensive curriculum led by world-class faculty
- Provide clinical training experiences in diverse healthcare settings, including underserved and high-complexity tertiary care populations in nationally recognized institutions
- Educate providers of outstanding care who will enter diverse clinical practice settings such as academic medicine and private practice
- Mentor the next generation of leaders in research, quality and education
- Foster the development of leadership skills through mentoring and progressive autonomy
- Instill core values of intellectual vibrancy, inspiration, innovation, iteration, integrity and impact which are foundational principles of the Radiology department
Faculty
Christine Chen, M.D.
- Assistant Professor
Peiman Habibollahi, M.D.
- Assistant Professor
Eddie Hyatt, M.D.
- Assistant Professor
Marcin Kolber, M.D.
- Assistant Professor
Girish Kumar, M.D.
- Assistant Professor
Daniel Lamus, M.D.
- Associate Chief Radiology Officer, Parkland Hospital
- Assistant Professor
Joseph McLaughlin, M.D., Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
Harold Park, M.D.
- Medical Director, Vascular Interventional Radiology, UT Southwestern
- Assistant Professor
Anil Pillai, M.D.
- Chief
- Associate Professor
Mark Reddick, M.D.
- Chief, Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Parkland Hospital
- Director, Vascular and Interventional Radiology Fellowship
- Assistant Professor
Jayesh Soni, M.D.
- Assistant Professor
Seth Toomay, M.D.
- Associate Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Ambulatory Care
- Associate Professor
Dianbo Zhang, M.D.
- Associate Professor
Program Highlights
- Fellows rotate through Parkland Memorial Hospital (870 beds), and Clements University Hospital (460 beds).
- The cases encountered during the Fellowship are extensive and include the evaluation and treatment of, peripheral vascular disease, trauma, visceral and pulmonary angiography, balloon angioplasty and stent placement, venocaval filter placement, venous access, nephrostomy, and biliary drainages.
- Additional experience is provided in MR angiography and CT angiography diagnostic exams.
Beyond the clinical experience
Fellows’ responsibilities include assisting in resident and medical student education, consulting with referring clinicians, participating in abdominal imaging journal club and quality improvement conferences.
Benefits
- Fellows receive four weeks elective time to pursue academic interests in other subspecialty sections of the department
- Pay is commensurate with PGY level
- Fellows have three vacation weeks and one meeting week
Call Duty
Please refer to the Fellowship Director for details on any call responsibilities.
Facilities and Equipment
Clinical facilities consist of:
- Seven 3T magnets
- Seven 1.5T magnets
- Three biplane Toshiba Infinix angiography rooms with 3D angiography, low contrast imaging, and 3D roadmap capability
- Two biplane Philips angiography suites with 3D angiography, cone beam CT imaging, and dose reduction strategies
Additional research equipment includes:
- One 7T magnet
Conferences
Divisional M&M conferences are held monthly.
Radiology resident teaching conferences are held twice daily throughout the year and include both didactic lectures and case-based presentations. Fellows are welcome to attend these conferences, as service duties allow. Fellows are also welcome to present conferences in this forum.
Radiology Grand Rounds are held monthly with prestigious visiting and local professors, offering the opportunity to meet and learn from leading national authorities on a wide variety of topics.
Participation in joint conferences with vascular surgery, urologic surgery, and other referring physician groups is encouraged. Informative multidisciplinary clinical conferences in combination with medicine, surgery, pathology, and the various clinical subspecialties are available.
Research Opportunities
Intellectual vibrancy and technological innovation are core values of the Radiology Department. Time will be reserved for pursuit of academic and research projects such as lab research, clinical research, analysis of disease processes, imaging techniques, or procedure management issues.
Application Process
The program provides three one-year fellowship positions annually. Information regarding the application process can be found here. Below are requirements specific to the Vascular Interventional Radiology fellowship.
Vascular Interventional Radiology applications should be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).
International Medical Graduates
For questions regarding International Medical Graduates, please visit our fellowships page.