Interventional radiologists are board certified physicians who use image guidance and small catheters to diagnose and treat a multitude of medical and surgical conditions. At Conemaugh Health System, they perform several procedures that can support chemotherapy or radiation treatments, typically with very few side effects.

These procedures include:

• Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty, which provides long-term pain relief from compression fractures due to bone cancer or osteoporosis
• Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) for liver, kidney, lung and breast tumors; RFA is used for primary and metastatic tumors and is designed to kill tumor cells while sparing healthy tissue 
• Chemoembolization for liver cancer, which delivers high-dose chemotherapy agents directly to the diseased liver while blocking the blood supply to the tumor allowing for a quicker recovery
• Dialysis access ports
  

Our Interventional Radiology Team
Our board certified team includes:

Arthur Ciacchella, MD
Gary Kramer, MD
Owen Stark, MD

     Click here for an interview with Dr. Gary Kramer

Interventional Radiology Advantages

• Most procedures can be performed on an outpatient basis or require only a short hospital stay
• General anesthesia is usually not required
• Risk, pain and recovery time are often much less 
• Procedures are sometimes less expensive than surgery 
• Covered by most insurances 

Download our Interventional Radiology Brochure to learn more.