About the Division of
Interventional Radiology
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Vascular and Interventional Radiology A division of the Department of Radiology and Radiological Science We are the Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology of the Department of Radiology and Radiological Science at the Medical University of South Carolina in
The
Medical University of South Carolina is the
largest medical complex in the state of Our 2011/12
Fellows
 Dr. Carlos Ledezma, Dr. Elliott Mueller and Dr. Ricardo Yamada are our 2011/12 Fellows. The MUSC Medical
Center is an active tertiary 600 bed general
hospital with all medical specialties, a level
1 trauma center, all types of surgery
including a broad
transplant program and the largest oncology
center in South Carolina. In 2008 the Ashley
River Tower (ART), with 150 beds, was opened
and is a high technology hospital for the
treatment of Cardiovascular and
Gastrointestinal diseases. Associated
institutions are the The Attending
Physicians & Fellows of 2010/11  The MUSC hospital is home to the Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, a modern well equipped department including General Radiology and Imaging with 6 CT scanners and 5 MRI machines, Nuclear Medicine, and Ultrasound as well as the Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology. The Department of Radiology was one of the first in the country to go filmless using a digital PACS system. It is currently implementing the voice recognition technology and has just opened an imaging laboratory for small animals. The division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology is located in the two buildings, at the main hospital and at the ART. The facility includes four angio suites and a 64-slice cardiac/interventional CT suite, and a 20 bed prep and recovery area in the main hospital at the Heart and Vascular center. At the ART, the Division of Interventional Radiology facility includes two brand new angio suites and one 16 slice CT scanner. At the ART we share a 34 bed prep and recovery area with the cardiology division. There is also an animal lab used for teaching and research. The division of
Interventional Radiology has a significant
infrastructure to support our operations, with
one administrative assistant, one research
coordinator, one venous access coordinator and
two patient care coordinators, in addition to
a group of nine procedural RNs, ten
interventional RTs and two clinical managers
and a billing and supplies coordinator.
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