The team of skilled interventional radiologists at Riley Children’s Health offers a wide range of minimally invasive procedures to diagnose and treat many pediatric conditions. Reducing the physical trauma associated with open surgery, our program contributes to decreased infection rates, shorter hospital stays and faster overall recoveries. INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
Internationally recognized for life-sustaining innovations, the Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research conducts basic science
and translational research at Riley
DIRECTOR Sean Pfaff, MD
Children’s and IU School of Medicine. More than 250 faculty investigators, staff and trainees work every day to discover new medical breakthroughs for childhood disease.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology and Imaging Sciences, IU School of Medicine
PROGRAM DISTINCTIONS
■ Only comprehensive pediatric interventional radiology (IR) program in Indiana offering the full array of IR procedures ■ Providing low-dose technology, advanced IR suites maximize benefit and minimize risk to pediatric patients
3 board certified physicians
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Specialized programs Vascular Anomalies Program Our interventional radiologists collaborate with other pediatric specialists to treat vascular malformations with leading-edge embolization and sclerotherapy. Advanced technologies and procedures ■ Pulmonary embolism and DVT thrombectomies ■ Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation and cryoablation of tumors ■ Angiography with intervention (angioplasty, stent placement, embolization)
Riley Children’s is the only facility in Indiana to offer percutaneous management of vascular malformations (high flow and low flow).
Interventional Radiology Volume: 2019 – 2023
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2,534
2,515
2,368 2,315
GAME CHANGERS Ranked ninth in National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded pediatric research in 2023, * Riley Children’s Health and the IU School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics received more than $38 million ** in funding for a wide range of studies. READ about groundbreaking NIH-funded research in hemophilia, asthma, childhood cancers and heart disease. > Watch how Riley Children’s has advanced pediatric research for complex conditions, including neurofibromatosis, and learn about the groundbreaking discoveries at the Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research. VIDEO SERIES >
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Interventional radiology at Riley Children’s is accredited by:
■ International Society of Vascular Anomalies ■ Society of Pediatric Interventional Radiology ■ Society of Interventional Radiology
* Federal fiscal year 2023 ** This amount does not represent total research funding awarded to Riley Children’s Health.
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