Message from Fellowship Director
Thank you for your interest in our interventional radiology fellowship. We currently have five ACGME approved fellowship appointments for one year of training, which includes one position that is a hybrid pediatric/adult fellowship.
Interventional Radiology (IR) represents one of the most dynamic and exciting fields in medicine today. Major surgical procedures, many of them having significant perioperative morbidity and mortality, have now been replaced by minimally invasive interventional procedures that can often be performed on an outpatient basis.
The interventional radiology service at the University of Washington and associated hospitals perform a full spectrum of vascular and nonvascular procedures in both adult and pediatric populations. Included among these are diagnostic angiography, percutaneous angioplasty and stenting, embolization therapy, percutaneous tumor ablative therapies, thrombolysis, gastrointestinal/biliary interventions, genitourinary interventions, transplant interventions, dialysis fistula/graft evaluation and treatment, drainage and/or sclerosis, venous ablation, and vascular access. We have a very large volume of oncology work and are very active in both chemoembolization and radioembolization, as well as, percutaneous ablative therapies such as radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation, ethanol ablation, and more recently irreversible electroporation(IRE)/nanoknife.
We have eight full time adult interventional radiologists, two dedicated pediatric interventional faculty, as well as one additional interventional radiologist with dedicated research time and facilities.
The entire section is an active clinical service, with several outpatient clinics, and an inpatient service with active participation by fellows, residents, physician assistants, and nurse coordinators. The overall goal of the training program is to merge imaging expertise with not only technical skills, but also clinical skills. Fellows will be involved in all aspects of patient care including image interpretation, evaluation of new patients, procedures, inpatient and outpatient care, patient follow-up, and will also be given opportunities to be involved in research and participate in multidisciplinary boards (such as tumor boards).
ACGME Vascular & Interventional Fellowships for 2012-2013
Applications are now being accepted. Interviews begin around late Februray 2012 – or according to the NRMP guidelines.
Procedural Training Offered
- Interventional Oncology including Y-90 radiotherapy, hepatic artery embolization, radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation, percutaneous ethanol injection, IRE
- Peripheral arterial interventions including angioplasty and stents for claudication and limb salvage
- Arterial and venous thrombolysis
- TIPS
- Trauma interventions
- Biliary interventions including cholecystostomy tubes, biliary tract drainge, biliary dilation and stenting
- Genitourinary interventions, nephrostomy and nephroureteral catheters
- Hemodialysis access interventions
- Transplant intervention
- Venous access, including ports and tunneled venous access devices
- IVC filters
- Abscess drains
- Pleural drains
- Cyst sclerosis
- Uterine artery embolization
Fellow Case Log Example – this is an actual fellow log from 2011
Other Features
- Outstanding clinical experience with rotations at four major hospitals in the Seattle area, including the University of Washington Medical Center, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Harborview Medical Center (Level 1 Trauma), and Seattle Children’s Hospital
- Sites participate in a morning conference via video to discuss interesting and/or difficult cases
- Participation in Mortality and Morbidity Conference
- Journal Club
- Dedicated outpatient clinic experience for general IR, oncology, and peripheral vascular disease
- Opportunities to participate in clinical and/or laboratory research
Application Procedure
An application can be downloaded from the link above. PLEASE NOTE THREE LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION ARE REQUIRED. We request both hard copies and digital copies of your application, CV and personal statement be sent to Diane Herring, the program coordinator. Digital versions may be attached to an e-mail. Please see NRMP Link below for specifics and dates for the Match.
For questions or to send materials, Diane Herring can be reached at dherr@uw.edu or 206-598-1454.
University of Washington Interventional Radiology
1959 NE Pacific St.
Box 357115
Seattle WA 98195
