Pediatric Interventional Training Opportunities 

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Description: Fellowship intends to prepare interventionalists to provide full spectrum of pediatric interventional procedures in the context of a clinical service. Highlights of service environment include oncologic interventions, multivisceral transplants (heart, lung, liver, kidney, small bowel, pancreas), IR-lead vascular access service, treatment of vascular anomalies, orthopedic and musculoskeletal procedures, etc. Very active research and academic involvements. Multidisciplinary combined procedures.Fellowship Details:

• Type of fellowship: pediatric interventional radiology or combined pediatric radiology and pediatric interventional radiology
• Duration: negotiable
• Number of 1 year slots: 2
• Start date for 1 year fellowship: July 1
• Approximate call frequency for fellows: negotiated
• Elective time offered: negotiable
• How many PIR fellows trained in past 5 years: n/a
• If combined fellowship, CAQ eligible? The focus of our pediatric IR fellowship is pediatric IR training.
• Prerequisite requirements for fellows: radiology residency, Pennsylvania medical license

Service Details:

• Number of PIR attendings: 2
• Number of adult IR attendings with direct teaching responsibility for PIR fellows: 1
• Number of neuroradiology or interventional neuroradiology attendings with direct teaching responsibility for PIR fellows: 1
• Annual PIR case volume: Greater than 3000
• Types of cases and approximate volume

Type of Case	We do not offer this service at this time	Less than 5 cases a year	Between 5 and 20 cases a year	Between 20 and 200 cases a year	Greater than 200 cases a year
Vascular access					x
Biopsy/drainage					x
Body angiography and intervention				x
Neuro angiography and intervention				x
Spine interventions				x
Vascular anomalies				x
Venous interventions				x
Enteric access (G,GJ)					x
Cecostomy		x
Locoregional tumor therapy		x
Musculoskeletal interventions				x
Biliary interventions				x
GU interventions				x

Rooms/Equipment: Two suites, one equipped with Siemens Artsis DBA biplane with Dyna CT and 3D angio, MMV interface for US and endoscopy, one C-arm, two CT suites with CT fluoroscopy. New hospital opens in 4/09 with all new equipment.