Mass General Hospital - Department of Radiology - Vascular Radiology
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ABOUT US
MISSION STATEMENT
HOURS OF OPERATION



ABOUT US

Welcome to the Division of Cardiovascular Intervention of the Department of Radiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital located in Boston Massachusetts. We are delighted your travels on the world wide web have brought you to our web site.

Vascular/Interventional radiology is a constantly evolving subspecialty of radiology in which both vascular and nonvascular diseases are treated by utilizing minimally invasive approaches without the need for large surgical incisions or general anesthesia. The Interventional Radiologist is trained not only in radiographic imaging and percutaneous imaging-guided procedures, but has the clinical skills required to integrate interventional procedures into overall patient management.

Cardiovascular Intervention provides imaging of the arteries and veins utilizing selective catheter techniques, computed tomography, color-flow Doppler ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging techniques to diagnose disease and injury of the vasculature and help devise its therapy. Percutaneous vascular interventions, including balloon angioplasty as well as inferior vena cava filter placement, stent placement, thrombolysis and atherectomy for arterial occlusive disease are available. Management of neoplasms and arteriovenous malformations with embolization and intra-arterial chemotherapy, as well as venous access device implantation, repositioning and management are provided. Control of life-threatening hemorrhage with embolization and vascular occlusive therapy is provided on an emergency basis. Other procedures include venous samplings, Aortic Stent graft placement, Lymphangiograms and various contrast injections.


MISSION STATEMENT
Dr. Greenfield reading computer images
The Division of Cardiovascular Intervention at Massachusetts General Hospital is dedicated to the improvement of patient health and well being through diagnosis and treatment of disease processes intrinsic to or involving the vascular system. As part of its mission, the division maintains a deep commitment to providing comprehensive and compassionate clinical care, to patient and physician education and to research and development of new diagnostic techniques and minimally invasive catheter-based treatments of vascular and nonvascular disease.


HOURS OF OPERATION

Our hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. A physician, nurse and technologist are available on call after hours. During working hours, please call 617-726-8314. After hours there is an Attending Physician and Fellow on call for emergency services.