Interventional Radiology

Code1522
SchoolSchool of Medicine
DepartmentDepartment of Interventional Radiology
DegreeFellowship
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Program Description:

This course was designed as a subset of radiology, in which the graduates, under the direction of medical imaging, perform less invasive modern diagnostic and therapeutic measures. At the moment, this course, itself, has acquired numerous subsets.

 

Objectives: 

1. To train knowledgeable, efficient, productive specialists who compassionately help diagnose and manage patients who require interventional radiologic measures.

2. To enhance this discipline scientifically to reach developed countries.
 

Expected Competencies at the End of the Program

General Competencies*

Specific Competencies and Skills

Specific Competencies and Skills

- (Basic and Advance) CPR

- Types of angiography

- Types of venography

- Types of lymphography

- Angioplasty

- Embolization

- Arterial stenting, including: carotid, abdominal aortic aneurysm, etc.

- Inferior vena cava filter placement

- Local chemotherapy through arterial injection.

- Laser therapy, such as percutaneous discectomy, treatments of varicose veins

- Using radio waves to treat tumors

- Percutaneous gastrostomy

- Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC)

- Percutaneous biliary drainage

- Image-guided abscess and fluid drainage

- Cavernosography in the treatment of impotency

- Image-guided biopsy of renal, liver, pulmonary, bone, and mediastinal masses and vertebrae

 

Admission Requirements

General Requirement: To apply for this program, you will need to fulfill a number of requirements, which can be found in the Graduate Admission Requirements.

Specific Requiremetns: Holding an MD degree. or M.B.B.S. degree .Having specialty in Radiology received in Iran or abroad.

The eligible candidate should have successfully completed an approved related Degree program and should be proficient in English or Persian.

Admission Deadline

Tehran University of Medical Sciences has a rolling application system and reviews student applications all year round.

However, the deadline for the September intake is June 31.

Education Fees and Yearly Expenses

For complete and comprehensive information about fees and expenses, please refer to the Education Fees and Yearly Expenses section.

 

 

Duration: 12 months 

 

Program Curriculum

For more information, please download the Program Curriculum of Interventional Radiology

Contact Information:

In case of any inquiries, you can contact the Office of International representative of the Department of Radiology Tehran University of Medical Sciences through the following:

Contact Person: :  Dr. Mehrooz Malek

Tel.:  (+98 21)  66581577

Email  :  mmalek@tums.ac.ir

Postal Code: 

Address: Tehran, at the end of Keshavarz Boulevard, Dr. Gharib Street; Imam Khomeini Hospital

To contact the Office of International Admissions, please use the following information:

Tel.: (+98 21) 8890 2090-93, Ext.: 168

Email: admission@tums.ac.ir

Address: No. 21, Dameshgh St., Vali-e Asr Ave., Tehran 1416753955, Iran

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