Vascular and interventional radiology is a cutting-edge medical specialty that encompasses image-guided minimally invasive procedures which minimize hospital stays and patient recovery time. It is a leading and innovative partner in the minimally invasive procedural trend of medicine and surgery. University of Michigan Vascular and Interventional Radiology (VIR) performs the entire gamut of image-guided, minimally invasive procedures in a clinically based VIR practice, which includes a peripheral arterial disease (PAD) clinic, a venous clinic, an interventional oncology clinic, a vascular malformation clinic and a neuro-interventional clinic, as well as a general interventional radiology clinic.
Every year, the University of Michigan’s Division of Vascular Interventional Radiology (VIR) performs more than 15,000 procedures in addition to more than 3,000 consultations. We have 4 locations, 10 state-of-the-art vascular interventional angiography suites and 3 state-of-the-art neuro-interventional suites.
The VIR team is composed of 14 board-certified physicians, 5 physician assistants and 5 nurse practitioners. Best Doctors (a national physician peer ranking of the top 5 percent of physicians in the United States) have named more than one-third of our VIR doctors to its list. The VIR team works relentlessly to take care of patients and provide the best care possible to them.
Through a multidisciplinary approach, Vascular and International Radiology manages many diseases, including:
Biliary Disease
- Biliary diseases, including biliary obstruction and leaks
- Cholecystostomy complications
- Gallbladder stones and biliary stones
- Liver transplant complications and related diseases
Cancer and Tumor Management
- Bone and spine tumors and cancers
- Cancer secondaries (metastasis) in liver
- Kidney and adrenal tumors
- Liver cirrhosis and liver cancer (HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma)
- Liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension
Endocrine Venous Sampling
- Adrenal vein sampling
- Pancreas vein sampling
- Parathyroid / thyroid vein sampling
Kidney and Urology Disease
- Kidney stone disease
- Kidney tumors
- Ureter obstruction
- Urinary obstruction and urinary leaks
Liver Disease
- Biliary diseases, including biliary obstruction and leaks
- Cancer secondaries (metastasis) in liver
- Gallbladder stones and biliary stones
- Kidney and adrenal tumors
- Liver cirrhosis and liver cancer (HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma)
- Liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension
- Liver transplant complications and related diseases
Vascular (Vessel) Disease
- Aortic aneurysms and dissections
- Carotid artery disease
- Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) (peripheral vascular disease)
- Pulmonary arterio-venous malformations (AVMs)
- Renal artery stenosis / secondary hypertension
- Varicose and spider veins
- Vascular malformations
- Venous occlusive disease
- Venous thrombosis (acute and chronic)
Venous Access and Dialysis
- All types of venous access and catheter placements (with or without ports / reservoirs)
- Dialysis fistulae/graft management
Women’s Health
- Infertility (fallopian tube recanalization)
- Uterine fibroids