IR Centers at GBU

Interventional radiology (IR) is a medical specialty in which board-certified, fellowship-trained physicians perform minimally invasive treatments using radiologic imaging for procedure guidance.

These minimally invasive procedures offer many advantages:

• Same-day, office-based appointments
• Quicker recovery times
• Low complication risks
• No general anesthesia needed
• Easier to schedule

How can IR be used?

Interventional radiology can be used to treat a variety of urologic and urogynecologic conditions. Procedures include the following:

• Prostate artery embolization (PAE) for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
• Varicocele embolization
• Uterine fibroid embolization (UFE)
• Ovarian vein embolization for the treatment of pelvic congestion syndrome
• Rectal artery embolization for the treatment of hemorrhoids
• Kidney tumor or angiomyolipoma (AML) embolization

Who is GBU's interventional radiologist?

Dr. Hesham Malik is a board-certified vascular and interventional radiologist who currently helms our Plymouth IR Center.  Read more about Dr. Malik here.

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