Interventional Radiology Review
Course Format and Faculty
Full-day sessions Monday through Thursday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, half-day session on Friday from 8:00 am to 12:30 pm.
Registration is limited to 30 persons to allow for questions, discussion and exchange between attendees and faculty.
This course is designed to be a comprehensive review of both basic vascular and non-vascular interventional procedures, as well as emerging areas of interventional radiologic practice. The review will cover all common interventional procedures and will focus on indications, pre-procedural assessment, technical aspects of procedures, and post-procedural follow-up.
Lecture topics to include: MRA, CTA, Arterial Intervenetions, Peripheral PTA, Arterial Vascular Interventions,
Coronary CTA, Portal Venous Interventions, TIPS, Percutaneous Ablation, Vertebroplasty, Carotid Interventions,
Aortic Stent Grafting, Percutaneous Biopsy, UFE, IVC Filters, Abscess Drainage.
The course should be suitable for radiologists actively practicing interventional radiology, and newly qualified interventional radiologists wanting to enhance their knowledge and training. This course is focused primarily on body interventions (rather than neuro).
UCSF Faculty: Cynthia Chin, MD; Timothy Chuter, MD; Miles Conrad, MD; Nicholas Fidelman, MD; Robert Gould, ScD; Steven Hetts, MD; Robert Kerlan Jr, MD; Maureen Kohi, MD; K. Pallav Kolli, MD; Vishal Kumar, MD; Jeanne LaBerge, MD; Evan Lehrman, MD; Thomas Link, MD, PhD; Sujal Nanavati, MD; Rajiv Sawhney, MD; Andrew Taylor, MD, PhD; Mark Wilson, MD.
Accommodations
1. The Hotel Nikko SF / 222 Mason Street (near Powell Street / Union Square)
Tel 800-248-3308 or 415-394-1111 (mention you are attending the UCSF Interventional Review)
Room rate: $259 single/double / Reservation Deadline: July 29, 2016
Or Book online UCSF Interventional Review - Nikko Reservations
The Nikko is located just two blocks from Union Square, offering a wide variety of activites, shopping and restaurants all within walking distance. The Hotel is just three blocks from the Powell-Market transit station that connects to the UCSF Parnassus campus, as well as being located near major bus and cable car routes.
2. The following hotels are also in the Union Square area, near the Powell-Market transit station:
Club Quarters Hotels (Embarcadero) https://www.clubquartershotels.com/san-francisco
424 Clay St at Battery St / (415) 392-7400
Check for UCSF Corporate Rate with Password UCSF
Grand Hyatt SF (Union Square) http://grandsanfrancisco.hyatt.com
345 Stockton Street at Sutter / (415) 398-1234 or (888) 591-1234
The Palace Hotel www.sfpalace.com
2 Montgomery St at Market St / (415) 512-1111 or (800) 325-3589 or (888) 627-7196
Park Central Hotel http://www.parkcentralsf.com
50 Third Street at Market St / (415) 974-6400 or (888) 627-8561
3. Laurel Inn http://www.jdvhotels.com/hotels/california/san-francisco-hotels/laurel-inn/
444 Presidio Avenue (at California) / (800) 552-8735 or (415) 567-8467
The Laurel Inn is located one block from the UCSF Laurel Heights campus, which is an inter-campus shuttle stop that connects to the UCSF Parnassus Campus. The shuttle runs about every 20 minutes from 7 am to 8 pm, and the ride is approximately 10-15 minutes (two miles). The Inn is in the north part of the city near the Presidio and Pacific Heights, and near a shopping plaza which offers cafes, shops and grocery stores.
4. UCSF Short-Term Lodging Guide http://campuslifeservices.ucsf.edu/short_term_lodging/May_2016
Additional options can be reviewed at the link above.
Airline Discounts and Local Transit
Click on the Travel to San Francisco link for detailed information on
- Airline Ticket Discount Codes
- SFO/OAK airport transfer options including the regional BART train system
- the SF MUNI city transit system
- car rental discounts
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