IR is an exciting, fast-paced, advanced clinical subspecialty that utilizes minimally invasive procedures under imaging guidance to treat a variety of vascular and non-vascular diseases in virtually every organ system in the body. Here at the University of Kansas Health System, the Interventional Radiology department boasts the largest volume of patients in the region. The Vascular and Interventional Radiology elective will allow for an immediate immersion into IR, working alongside the Interventional Radiology residents, fellows and attendings.
Learners will be involved in all aspects of patient care including morning preparative case presentations, inpatient rounding, consent and pre-procedural work-up, scrubbing in on the procedure, post-procedural care and long-term follow-up.
A typical day ranges from 7am - 6pm, with resident involvement at all levels of patient care. Overall, this elective is designed to provide the learner with a thorough understanding of an academic body- and neuro-IR practice by providing a hands-on experience and instruction regarding the role of IR in evaluating and managing medical and surgical conditions. The resident will learn the basic necessary equipment and techniques of each procedure along with its indications, contraindications and alternative
