About the Division of Interventional Radiology

Welcome to
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 Charleston, South Carolina.


Ashley River Tower

Mission Statement:

To provide state-of-of the-art diagnostic and interventional radiology services in a timely and cost effective manner to our patients, training of new interventional radiologists and do research to develop new technologies for the future.

Left: Doctors at the
Ashley River Tower.

The Medical University of South Carolina is the largest medical complex in the state of South Carolina.  The teaching hospital has been recently ranked among the best 100 hospitals in the country. MUSC is an institution devoted to three primary missions: Teaching, Patient care and Research. MUSC offers  the following programs through its six colleges: College of Medicine, College of Dental Medicine, College of Nursing, College of Health Professions, College of Pharmacy and College of Graduate Studies. The Campus of the Medical University of South Carolina is located in the heart of Charleston and occupies over 50 acres and more than 80 buildings. The teaching staff consists of approximately 1200 full-time and 1,250 part-time faculty.

Our 2011/12 Fellows

Dr. Ledezma, Dr. Mueller and Dr.
                                Yamada
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 Charleston Memorial Hospital, an 86 bed facility and the Ralph H Johnson Veterans Administration Medical Center, a 117 bed facility.

The Attending Physicians & Fellows of 2010/11

2010-11 Fellows and
                          Attendings
Dr. Christopher Hannegan, Dr. Claudio Schonholz, Dr. Dan Kloda, Dr. Vanessa Silvino, Dr. Jeanne Stryker, Dr. Marcelo Guimaraes, and Dr.Bayne Selby.

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.

The Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology currently has four attending physicians and three fellows and is directed by J. Bayne Selby, Jr.

If you are a patient looking for information, go look at our Patient Information area There you will find information on our services, directions to our locations, and other valuable information of particular interest to patients.

Before and After
                                    Carotid Stenting

HOT TOPICS

Technique Treats Central Venous Occlusion in Dialysis Patients is an article in Renal & Urology News featuring Dr. Marcelo Guimaraes.

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) - Andrew's Story  Find out how MUSC's technology is helping change what's possible for patients with life-threatening issues like AAA, click on the photo above. Watch the video featuring Dr. Claudio Schonholz.

New outpatient VIR clinic offers convenience is an article in the Catalyst that discusses the weekly clinic newly offered at the Ashley River Tower.

Islet cell transplant offers promising lifeline is an article in the Catalyst that explains all about this procedure that is designed to help end the suffering of patients with chronic pancreatitis.  There is also a link to a video there showing our doctors hard at work!

Podcasts with Dr. Bayne Selby! Listen to these new podcast interviews with Dr. Selby on Interventional Radiology, Fibroids and Uterine Artery Embolization, and Varicose Veins.

Certified for Carotid Stenting:  MUSC Hospital is now considered a certified facility for carotid stenting by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. 

Learn more.  Look at presentations on Carotid Stenting and information on Carotid Artery Disease.

Referral Information

To contact Interventional Radiology Scheduling:
(843) 792-9271

To contact our Nurse Patient Coordinator Assistant:
(843) 792-9730 (Carol Hanton)

To get in touch with one of our physicians:
(843) 876-5556

To make a referral, or contact 
a faculty member Call MEDULINE:

843-792-2200 or
1-800-922-5250

24 hours a day/7 days a week

Referral process for outpatients>>