Interventional Radiology
Interventional radiology (IR) is an exciting and growing medical specialty. Interventional radiologists are trained in radiology with specialized training in performing image guided procedures. This unique combination skill set makes IR different from other specialties and requires an additional six to seven years of training after medical school. The techniques learned in training allow the Interventional Radiologist to look inside the body and treat medical conditions using minimally invasive techniques. What that means for the patient is less risk, less pain, and a shorter recovery time. With interventional radiology, diagnosis and treatment are accomplished with a micro incision, one that requires no stitches and can be covered with a Band-Aid.
About Interventional Radiology
Interventional Radiology techniques start with a catheter, which is a thin tube, threaded into the body usually through a blood vessel in the wrist or groin. The catheter is used to deliver the treatment. For example, in treating fibroid tumors of the uterus, small particles are delivered through the catheter that block blood vessels leading to fibroids, causing them to shrink or disappear. Similarly, for men with enlarged prostates that cause urinary symptoms like unsteady flow, hesitancy and urgency, small particles can be delivered to the arteries supplying the prostate, which will shrink the prostate and reduce these symptoms.
Most IR patients are sent home the same day and normal activity is resumed within a few days post-procedure.
Conditions We Treat
- Damaged or blocked arteries and veins
- Many types of cancer
- Enlarged Prostate, also known benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
- Uterine fibroids
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Varicose veins
- Peripheral arterial disease
- End stage renal disease/hemodialysis
- Liver cancer
- Vertebral compression fractures
Mount Sinai has been on the cutting edge of all new interventional radiology techniques and is one of the few hospitals in the nation with a dedicated Fibroid Care Center where we offer a full range of minimally invasive therapies to women suffering from symptomatic uterine fibroids.
Interventional radiologists treat various conditions throughout the body, such as:
- Damaged or blocked arteries and veins
- Many types of cancer
- Enlarged Prostate, also known benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
- Uterine fibroids
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Varicose veins
- Peripheral arterial disease
- End stage renal disease/hemodialysis
- Liver cancer
- Vertebral compression fractures
Meet Our Team
Our Interventional Radiology team is made up of the following physicians.
Robert Lookstein, MD
Clinical Director and Chief of Interventional Radiology
Mona Ranade, MD
Mount Sinai Doctors Queens
2520 30th Avenue, Astoria, 11102
Vivian Bishay, MD
Mount Sinai Doctors Queens
2520 30th Avenue, Astoria, 11102
