Robert K. Kerlan Jr., MD, Chief of interventional radiology and Professor of Clinical Radiology and Surgery leads the interventional radiology subspecialty at UCSF.  Dr. Kerlan is known worldwide for his work in liver disease management, portal hypertension, malignancies of hepatic systems, and diagnosis and treatment of problems with organ transplants.  Dr. Kerlan received his medical degree from the University of Southern California, completed an internship in internal medicine at UCLA, and was trained in radiology at UCSF, where he was Chief Resident. Dr. Kerlan has received the UCSF Exceptional Physicians Award and the American Board of Radiology Distinguished Service Award.  In addition, he was president of the Western Angiographic and Interventional Radiology Society, chaired the UCSF Hospital Performance Improvement Committee, and served on the Executive Medical Board.

David Avrin, MD, PhD, Professor of Clinical Radiology, is board-certified in both Diagnostic Radiology and Vascular & Interventional Radiology. He was educated and trained at Stanford and UCSF.  Dr. Arvin is a specialist in Primary Liver Cancer (also known as Hepatocellular Carcinoma), Chemoembolization, and Interventional Radiology. 

Miles Conrad, MD, MPH, is an Assistant Clinical Professor in interventional radiology in the Department of Radiology at UCSF.  Dr. Conrad holds a BS degree from UC Davis, an MD degree from Dartmouth Medical School and a MPh degree from Harvard School of Public Health.  He completed a radiology residency and fellowship at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center in Tucson, AZ.  Dr. Conrad’s awards include Department of Radiology Medical Student Teaching Awards for 2004 and 2006.  He also received the University of Arizona College of Medicine House Staff Teaching Award in 2006. Dr. Conrad’s current interests include endovascular embolization for the treatment of trauma, uterine fibroids and liver neoplasms, treatment of deep venous thrombosis, claudication, portal hypertension including TIPS, and coronary CT angiography.  He is interested in improving the access of interventional procedures to the under served in the San Francisco area and also in medical device investigation and development.

Nicholas Fidelman, MD, is an Assistant Clinical Professor in interventional radiology in the Department of Radiology at UCSF.  Dr. Fidelman holds a BS degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MD degree from the University of California, San Francisco.  He completed an Internal Medicine internship at St. Mary’s Medical Center, San Francisco, and a radiology residency and fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco.  Dr. Fidelman’s honors and awards include: Howard Hughes Institute Summer Research Fellowship, Member, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, Member, Phi Beta Kappa, and American Heart Association Research Fellowship. Dr Fidelman’s current interests include interventional radiology, angiography, interventional  oncology, biliary interventions, genitourinary interventions, gynecologic interventions, and uterine fibroid embolization.

Roy Gordon, MD, is professor of Radiology and is a leader in the field of Interventional Radiology. He has extensive experience in biliary tract interventions and in stenting of the tracheobronchial tree. He is also interested in embolic treatment of varicoceles and recanalization of fallopian tubes. He performed the first uterine artery embolization at UCSF in 1998 and was part of the team that proved the efficacy and popularized the clinical use of transjugular intrahepatic portal (TIPS) venous stenting.  Dr Gordon was educated at Oxford University, The University of London, Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the University of Pennsylvania. Before coming to the USA, Dr. Gordon was Chairman of the Department of Radiology at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Dr. Gordon is Associate Chair for Safety for the UCSF radiology department. This position is in recognition of the commitment of the department to providing the highest levels of patient safety and quality.

Maureen P. Kohi, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at UCSF. Dr. Kohi received her medial degree in 2005 from New York Medical College and completed her radiology residency at UCSF. While a resident, Dr. Kohi completed a research fellowship as a recipient of the NIH/NIBIB T32 Training Grant (2008-2009). Following residency, Dr. Kohi completed a fellowship in Vascular and Interventional Radiology at UCSF (2010-2011) followed by a second fellowship in Women's Imaging at UCSF (2011-2012). During her second fellowship, Dr. Kohi was also an attending physician in the Vascular and Interventional Radiology section. She enjoys training fellows and mentoring residents. Her primary research interests include interventional oncology and women-directed interventions, particularly high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and varicose vein ablation.

K. Pallav Kolli, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at UCSF.  Pallav received both his undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering and his medical degree from Northwestern University prior to completing a residency in diagnostic radiology and a fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology fellowship at UCSF.  His areas of interest include interventional oncology, assessing outcomes of interventional radiologic procedures, and investigating novel methods of imaging guidance for interventional procedures, such as MRI-guided interventions.

Jeanne LaBerge, MD, is Chief of interventional radiology at UCSF ‘s Mount Zion campus.  Dr. LaBerge graduated from the University of Utah School of Medicine, was a resident and fellow in Radiology and Interventional Radiology at UCSF Medical Center, and is widely known for her work in transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts.  Dr. LaBerge has been a Trustee for the American Board of Radiology, Fellowship Director for Vascular and Interventional Radiology at UCSF, a member of the Executive Committee of the Society of Interventional Radiology, and is a past chair of the Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation.

Sujal Nanavati, MD, is Assistant Clinical Professor for radiology at UCSF and  an attending physician for the Interventional Radiology service. Dr, Nanavati performs  interventional radiological procedures such as arterial revascularization, uterine fibroid embolization, DVT thrombolysis  and manages dialysis access. He established and continues to lead the Dialysis Management Board for SF General Hospital where he is also an attending physician in the Department of Radiology. Dr Nanavati  is the radiology Officer for and  works with the SFGH Trauma Quality Assurance Committee which is a multi- specialty team that sets and manages policies for trauma patients. Dtr. Nanavati completed medical School at SUNY where he also interned in surgery and he had fellowship training in interventional radiology in Philadelphia at Thomas Jefferson University hospital.

Rajiv Sawhney, MD, is a Clinical Professor of Radiology in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at UCSF and is Chief of Interventional Radiology at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center.  His areas of expertise are peripheral endovascular interventions, vascular access, and interventional oncology.  A recipient of the Hideyo Minagi Outstanding Teacher Award, Dr. Sawhney enjoys teaching junior radiology residents and senior medical students during their first rotation in interventional radiology.

Andrew G. Taylor, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at UCSF.  Dr. Taylor received his undergraduate degree in chemistry from Harvard University, and both his medical degree and Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.  He completed residency training in diagnostic radiology and a fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology at UCSF.  His areas of particular interest include interventional oncology, especially tumors of the liver and kidneys, venous interventions such as placement and management of IVC filters, and new methods of molecular imaging such as hyperpolarized carbon MRI.

Mark Wilson, MD, is Chief of interventional radiology at San Francisco General Hospital. Dr. Wilson graduated from the University of Michigan School of Medicine and completed a residency in Radiology and a fellowship in Vascular/Interventional Radiology at UCSF Medical Center. Dr. Wilson has pioneered techniques in Interventional Magnetic Resonance and has received grants from the National Institutes of Health for research in this area.