Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is a 600-bed Level I Trauma Center, tertiary care hospital, and the primary teaching hospital of the Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

The Radiology Department of the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital performs approximately 209,000 diagnostic radiology examinations a year. Approximately 8,800 Vascular/Interventional procedures are performed each year by fellowship-trained Vascular/Interventional radiologists and Neurointerventional radiologists. Typically, two Vascular/Interventional radiologists and one Neuroradiologist are present in the Interventional Radiology suite.

There are three angiography rooms, two of which have biplane capabilities. There are two additional rooms for minor procedures and a dedicated CT scanner. A patient admission and holding area is fully staffed by a dedicated radiology team. Among the many procedures performed at our institution, the Vascular/Interventional Radiology department especially excels in interventional oncologic procedures and cerebral aneurysm/stroke interventions. Some of the procedures performed include:

Trauma Interventions
Interventional Oncology
- SIRT
- Chemoembolization
- Radiofrequency Ablation and Cryoablation
Uterine Fibroid Embolization
Neuro-Interventions
- AVM and Aneurysm Coiling
- Stroke Intervention
- Carotid Artery Stenting
- Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty
Drainage
Biopsies (CT and US)
Dialysis Access and Intervention
Vascular Access
Urologic Interventions
Percutaneous Biliary and Gastrointestinal Procedures
TIPS
Non-invasive vascular Imaging (MRA, US, CTA, etc.)

Interventional Radiology Fellowship

IR/DR Residency

Alumni

RUTGERS Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

VASCULAR/INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY FELLOWSHIP ALUMNI

(Received ACGME Accreditation for Establishing Fellowship in November 1997)

FELLOW	YEAR OF GRADUATION	PREVIOUS TRAINING
Rajiv Biswal, MD	1998	Medical School: Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ Diagnostic Radiology Residency: Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ
Thomas Yu, MD	1999	Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ Diagnostic Radiology Residency: Cooper Hospital University Medical Center, Camden, NJ
Robert Blackstock, MD	2000	Medical School: SUNY Health Science Center, Brooklyn, NY Diagnostic Radiology Residency: SUNY Health Science Center, Brooklyn, NY
Joseph Perno, MD, PhD	2001	Medical School: Duke University, Durham, NC Diagnostic Radiology Residency: Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Wahid Girgis, MD	2002	Medical School: Duke University, Durham, NC Diagnostic Radiology Residency: Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Michael Schmidling, MD	2003	Medical School: Joint Rutgers University/Rutgers-RWJMS Bachelor’s/MD Program, Piscataway/New Brunswick, NJ Diagnostic Radiology Residency: Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
Robert Kamieniecki, MD	2007	Medical School: Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ Diagnostic Radiology Residency: Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
Anthony Burgos, MD	2009	Medical School: Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ Diagnostic Radiology Residency: Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
Michael Zahaczewsky, MD	2013	Medical School: Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA Diagnostic Radiology Residency: Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ Neuroradiology Fellowship: Weill Cornell Medical College/Memorial Sloan Kettering, NY
Ali Mousavi, DO	2014	Medical School: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ Diagnostic Radiology Residency: Barnabas Health-Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ Nuclear Medicine/PET-CT Fellowship: New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Jason Tholany, MD	2015	Medical School: Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ Diagnostic Radiology Residency: Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
Eric Cohen, MD, PhD	2017	Medical School: State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY Diagnostic Radiology Residency: State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY Neuroradiology Fellowship: New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY Interventional Neuroradiology Fellowship: Hyman-Newman Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery St. Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital Center, Division of Endovascular Surgery, New York, NY Interventional Neuroradiology Fellowship: New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Omar Hasan, MD	2018	Medical School: Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ Diagnostic Radiology Residency: Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
Samuel Crayton, MD, PhD	2019	Medical School: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Diagnostic Radiology Residency:University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
James Montgomery, MD	2020	Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR Diagnostic Radiology Residency: Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
DIRECT Pathway*
Ihab Haddadin, MD	2010	Medical School: Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ
Vyacheslav Gendel, MD	2012	Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington DC
Robert Azizi, MD	2016	Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
INDEPENDENT IR RESIDENCY*
Kris Nathan, DO	2022-2023	Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Diagnostic Radiology Residency: Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY

* Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Enhanced Clinical Training and Certification

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