Within the diagnostic radiology program, one resident per year can participate in the Early Specialization in Interventional Radiology (ESIR) pathway, which is accredited by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

In the ESIR pathway, a heavy emphasis is placed on training in interventional procedures in the R3 and R4 years, anticipating that the resident will apply to Interventional Radiology fellowship. Participating in the ESIR program reduces the two-year Interventional Radiology Fellowship to one year.

The Interventional Radiology department is a busy service, with rapidly expanding and evolving cases. Residents will gain hands-on experience in performing and managing the following procedures:

• Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) & Transjugular Liver Biopsy
• Transarterial Y-90 Chemoembolization (TACE)
• Angiography (GI bleeds, Uterine artery embolization, stent-graft placement)
• Cryoablation
• Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
• Percutaneous Nephrostomy
• Percutaneous Gastrostomy
• CT & US guided biopsy
• Celiac Plexus Block
• IVC Filter Placement
• Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC)
• Tunneled Catheter
• Port Placement
• Kyphoplasty

Additionally, CT angiography studies are reviewed by the IR service.