Rush University Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is an academic, tertiary/quaternary interventional radiology program based at Rush University Medical Center in downtown Chicago, with additional training at Rush Oak Park Hospital and the Rubschlager Oncology and Neurosciences Center. The department functions as an independent, high-volume clinical service line covering the full breadth of vascular and interventional radiology, including complex and institution-unique procedures such as percutaneous femoral-femoral venous bypass and percutaneous meso-caval shunts, and it directly admits and manages patients including in the surgical ICU. The six-year integrated curriculum combines a surgery-focused internship, three years of diagnostic radiology with interspersed IR and clinical rotations, and two dedicated PGY-5/6 years of concentrated IR training with procedural electives such as vascular surgery. Faculty are engaged in industry- and NIH-funded clinical trials and national registries, and trainees are supported in presenting research at meetings such as SIR, GEST, ISET, and VIVA.