Pallav Kolli, MD

Professor
Division Chief, Body Interventional Radiology
Professor Clinical Radiology
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Biography

K. Pallav Kolli, MD, is a Professor in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Kolli obtained his medical degree from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois in 2006, and completed his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of California, San Francisco in 2011, followed by a fellowship in Vascular and Interventional Radiology at UCSF in 2012.

Dr. Kolli serves as the departmental lead for Radiology quality and safety programs within both the School of Medicine and UCSF Health. He is responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance, developing best-practice guidelines for safe diagnostic and interventional procedures, and implementing initiatives for continuous quality improvement in Radiology. In this role, he oversees the departmental MRI Safety and Radiation Oversight Committees.

Dr. Kolli’s areas of interest include magnetic-resonance guidance for interventional procedures, interventional oncology procedures, and venous interventions. From 2010-2012, Dr. Kolli was appointed investigator of the project Endovascular Thermal Tissue Ablation in the Interventional MRI Environment. The project explored the potential to perform thermal tissue ablation using a novel steerable endovascular catheter in the interventional MRI environment.

Dr. Kolli is a member of the Radiological Society of North America, the Society of Interventional Radiology, and the American Roentgen Ray Society.

Expertise:
Interventional Radiology

Specialty:
Interventional oncology and MRI

Professional Interests:
Interventional oncology, assessing outcomes of interventional radiologic procedures, and investigating novel methods of imaging guidance for interventional procedures, such as MRI-guided interventions

Education and Training:
• Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
• Internship: Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Chicago, Illinois - Transitional Medicine
• Residency: University of California, San Francisco - Diagnostic Radiology
• Fellowship: University of California, San Francisco - Vascular and Interventional Radiology
• American Board of Radiology Certification in Diagnostic Radiology
• Licensed to practice medicine in the state of California

Education

Residency, - School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

Publications

Agrawal A, Chaddha U, Shojaee S, Nadolski G, Liberman M, Lee YCG, Rahman N, Reisenauer JS, Ferguson MK, DeCamp MM, Gillaspie EA, Bedawi EO, Currie B, Feller-Kopman DJ, Desai A, Yasufuku K, Bishay V, Gesthalter Y, Grosu H, Chick JFB, Lentz R, Kolli KP, Kaufman A, Mehta RM, Desai K, Davis H, Ghori UK, Maldonado F. Multidisciplinary Management of Adult Patients with Chylothorax: A Consensus Statement. Eur Respir J. 2024 Sep 26.
Nobel YR, Boike JR, Mazumder NR, Thornburg B, Hoffman R, Kolli KP, Fallon M, Lai JC, Morelli G, Spengler EK, Said A, Desai AP, Paul S, Goel A, Hu K, Frenette C, Gregory D, Padilla C, Zhang Y, VanWagner LB, Verna EC, Advancing Liver Therapeutic Approaches (ALTA) Study Group. Predictors of long-term clinical outcomes after TIPS: An ALTA group study. Hepatology. 2024 Sep 10.
Vedantham S, Weinberg I, Desai KR, Winokur R, Kolli KP, Patel S, Nelson K, Marston W, Azene E. Society of Interventional Radiology Position Statement on the Management of Chronic Iliofemoral Venous Obstruction with Endovascular Placement of Metallic Stents. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2023 10; 34(10):1643-1657.e6.
Raj N, Chan JA, Wang SJ, Aggarwal RR, Calabrese S, DeMore A, Fong L, Grabowsky J, Hope TA, Kolli KP, Mulvey CK, Munster PN, Perez K, Punn S, Reidy-Lagunes D, Von Fedak S, Zhang L, Bergsland EK. Pembrolizumab alone and pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy in previously treated, extrapulmonary poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinomas. Br J Cancer. 2023 08; 129(2):291-300.
Wong RJ, Ge J, Boike J, German M, Morelli G, Spengler E, Said A, Desai A, Couri T, Paul S, Frenette C, Verna EC, Goel A, Fallon M, Thornburg B, VanWagner L, Lai JC, Kolli KP. Change in Platelet Count after Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation: An Advancing Liver Therapeutic Approaches (ALTA) Group Study. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2023 08; 34(8):1364-1371.
Haas BM, Zhang L, Nichols H, Orwig N, Hess CP, Kolli KP. What referring clinicians value most: Accuracy of radiology results and personal interactions with radiologists. Clin Imaging. 2023 May; 97:72-77.
Bommena S, Mahmud N, Boike JR, Thornburg BG, Kolli KP, Lai JC, German M, Morelli G, Spengler E, Said A, Desai AP, Junna S, Paul S, Frenette C, Verna EC, Goel A, Gregory D, Padilla C, VanWagner LB, Fallon MB, Advancing Liver Therapeutic Approaches (ALTA) Study Group. The impact of right atrial pressure on outcomes in patients undergoing TIPS, an ALTA group study. Hepatology. 2023 06 01; 77(6):2041-2051.
Vedantham S, Desai KR, Weinberg I, Marston W, Winokur R, Patel S, Kolli KP, Azene E, Nelson K. Society of Interventional Radiology Position Statement on the Endovascular Management of Acute Iliofemoral Deep Vein Thrombosis. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2023 02; 34(2):284-299.e7.
Boike JR, Mazumder NR, Kolli KP, Ge J, German M, Jest N, Morelli G, Spengler E, Said A, Lai JC, Desai AP, Couri T, Paul S, Frenette C, Verna EC, Rahim U, Goel A, Gregory D, Thornburg B, VanWagner LB, Advancing Liver Therapeutic Approaches (ALTA) Study Group. Outcomes After TIPS for Ascites and Variceal Bleeding in a Contemporary Era-An ALTA Group Study. Am J Gastroenterol. 2021 10 01; 116(10):2079-2088.
Boike JR, Thornburg BG, Asrani SK, Fallon MB, Fortune BE, Izzy MJ, Verna EC, Abraldes JG, Allegretti AS, Bajaj JS, Biggins SW, Darcy MD, Farr MA, Farsad K, Garcia-Tsao G, Hall SA, Jadlowiec CC, Krowka MJ, Laberge J, Lee EW, Mulligan DC, Nadim MK, Northup PG, Salem R, Shatzel JJ, Shaw CJ, Simonetto DA, Susman J, Kolli KP, VanWagner LB, Advancing Liver Therapeutic Approaches (ALTA) Consortium. North American Practice-Based Recommendations for Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts in Portal Hypertension. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 08; 20(8):1636-1662.e36.
Lee AY, Lehrman ED, Perito ER, Kerlan RK, Kohi MP, Kolli KP, Taylor AG, Ostroff JW, Kang SM, Roberts JP, Rhee S, Rosenthal P, Fidelman N. Non-operative management of biliary complications after Liver Transplantation in pediatric patients: A 30-year experience. Pediatr Transplant. 2021 Sep; 25(6):e14028.
Kohlbrenner R, Fidelman N, Kohi MP, Kumar V, Kolli KP. Onyx embolization of an enlarging arterioportal pancreatic AVM using a balloon-occlusion microcatheter. Diagn Interv Radiol. 2021 05; 27(3):458-459.
Ge J, Lai JC, Boike JR, German M, Jest N, Morelli G, Spengler E, Said A, Lee A, Hristov A, Desai AP, Junna S, Pokhrel B, Couri T, Paul S, Frenette C, Christian-Miller N, Laurito M, Verna EC, Rahim U, Goel A, Das A, Pine S, Gregory D, VanWagner LB, Kolli KP, Advancing Liver Therapeutic Approaches (ALTA) Study Group. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Diabetes Mellitus Are Associated With Post-Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Renal Dysfunction: An Advancing Liver Therapeutic Approaches Group Study. Liver Transpl. 2021 02; 27(3):329-340.
Lin JA, Gardner JM, Kolli KP, Cook AC. Surgical, Interventional, and Medical Palliation of Portal Hypertension. Am Surg. 2020 Nov; 86(11):1467-1472.
Losey AD, Lokken RP, Kolli KP, Kerlan RK, Taylor AG, Kohi MP. Embolization of Arterial-Portal Fistula to Treat Associated Hemobilia after Transjugular Liver Biopsy. Semin Intervent Radiol. 2020 Oct; 37(4):430-433.
Arepally A, Chomas J, Katz SC, Jaroch D, Kolli KP, Prince E, Liddell RP. Pressure-Enabled Drug Delivery Approach in the Pancreas with Retrograde Venous Infusion of Lipiodol with Ex Vivo Analysis. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2021 Jan; 44(1):141-149.
Knox J, Kohlbrenner R, Kolli K, Fidelman N, Kohi MP, Lehrman E, Lokken RP, Zagoria R, Kerlan RK, LaBerge J, Taylor AG. Intermediate to Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Percutaneous Cryoablation for Renal Masses. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2020 Aug; 31(8):1242-1248.
Raghavan K, Hicks RM, Kohli MD, Kolli KP, Itri JN, Seidenwurm DJ, Ordovas KG. Collaborative Opportunities for Radiology Quality Improvement Projects. Acad Radiol. 2021 03; 28(3):402-404.
Mossa-Basha M, Meltzer CC, Kim DC, Tuite MJ, Kolli KP, Tan BS. Radiology Department Preparedness for COVID-19: Radiology Scientific Expert Review Panel. Radiology. 2020 08; 296(2):E106-E112.
Koethe Y, Lokken RP, Lehrman ED, Kerlan RK, Roberts JP, Rhee SJ, Kohi MP, Kolli KP. Overdilation of a 6-mm Self-Expanding Stent with a 10-mm Balloon-Expandable Stent Graft Preserves Failing Meso-Rex Bypass. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2020 03; 31(3):521-523.
Huynh K, Baghdanian AH, Baghdanian AA, Sun DS, Kolli KP, Zagoria RJ. Updated guidelines for intravenous contrast use for CT and MRI. Emerg Radiol. 2020 Apr; 27(2):115-126.
Goldhoff PE, Vohra P, Kolli KP, Ljung BM. Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy of Liver Lesions Yields Higher Tumor Fraction for Molecular Studies: A Direct Comparison With Concurrent Core Needle Biopsy. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2019 09 01; 17(9):1075-1081.
Merritt B, Behr S, Umetsu SE, Roberts J, Kolli KP. Anastomosing hemangioma of liver. J Radiol Case Rep. 2019 Jun; 13(6):32-39.
Fidelman N, Johanson C, Kohi MP, Kolli KP, Kohlbrenner RM, Lehrman ED, Taylor AG, Kelley RK, Yao FY, Roberts JP, Kerlan RK. Prospective Phase II trial of drug-eluting bead chemoembolization for liver transplant candidates with hepatocellular carcinoma and marginal hepatic reserve. J Hepatocell Carcinoma. 2019; 6:93-103.
Knox J, Watson E, Fidelman N, Taylor AG, Kolli K, Lehrman E, Kohlbrenner R, Kohi MP. Outcomes after Peripancreatic Fluid Drainage in Patients with Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2019 Jun; 30(6):918-921.
Lee KA, Taylor A, Bartolome B, Fidelman N, Kolli KP, Kohi M, Kohlbrenner R, Laberge J, Lehrman E, Kerlan R. Safety and Efficacy of Transjugular Liver Biopsy in Patients with Left Lobe-Only Liver Transplants. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2019 Jul; 30(7):1043-1047.
Kohlbrenner R, Lehrman ED, Taylor AG, Kohi MP, Fidelman N, Kumar V, Conrad M, Kolli KP. Operator Dose Reduction during Transjugular Liver Biopsy Using a Radiation-Attenuating Drape: A Prospective, Randomized Study. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2018 09; 29(9):1248-1253.
Kohlbrenner R, Kolli KP, Taylor AG, Kohi MP, Lehrman ED, Fidelman N, Conrad M, LaBerge JM, Kerlan RK, Gould R. Radiation Dose Reduction during Uterine Fibroid Embolization Using an Optimized Imaging Platform. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2017 Aug; 28(8):1129-1135.e1.
Kohi MP, Kohlbrenner R, Kolli KP, Lehrman E, Taylor AG, Fidelman N. Catheter directed interventions for acute deep vein thrombosis. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther. 2016 Dec; 6(6):599-611.
Fidelman N, Kerlan RK, Hawkins RA, Pampaloni M, Taylor AG, Kohi MP, Kolli KP, Atreya CE, Bergsland EK, Kelley RK, Ko AH, Korn WM, Van Loon K, McWhirter RM, Luan J, Johanson C, Venook AP. Radioembolization with 90Y glass microspheres for the treatment of unresectable metastatic liver disease from chemotherapy-refractory gastrointestinal cancers: final report of a prospective pilot study. J Gastrointest Oncol. 2016 Dec; 7(6):860-874.
Lokken RP, Fidelman N, Kolli KP, Kerlan RK. Safety and Efficacy of Doxorubicin Drug-Eluting Embolic Chemoembolization of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Supplied by Extrahepatic Collateral Arteries. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2016 Nov; 27(11):1698-1704.
Kolli KP, LaBerge JM. Interventional Management of Nonvascular Renal Transplant Complications. Tech Vasc Interv Radiol. 2016 Sep; 19(3):218-27.
Kolli KP, LaBerge JM. Interventional Management of Vascular Renal Transplant Complications. Tech Vasc Interv Radiol. 2016 Sep; 19(3):228-36.
Taylor AG, Kolli KP, Kerlan RK. Techniques for Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Reduction and Occlusion. Tech Vasc Interv Radiol. 2016 Mar; 19(1):74-81.
Kohi MP, Fidelman N, Behr S, Taylor AG, Kolli K, Conrad M, Hwang G, Weinstein S. Periprocedural Patient Care. Radiographics. 2015 Oct; 35(6):1766-78.
Kohlbrenner R, Kolli KP, Taylor AG, Kohi MP, Fidelman N, LaBerge JM, Kerlan RK, Agarwal VK, Lehrman ED, Nanavati S, Avrin DE, Gould R. Patient Radiation Dose Reduction during Transarterial Chemoembolization Using a Novel X-Ray Imaging Platform. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2015 Sep; 26(9):1331-8.
Kohi MP, Taylor AG, Kolli KP, Fidelman N, Kerlan RK. Crossed legs: an unexpected occurrence during an ALN filter placement. Clin Imaging. 2015 Nov-Dec; 39(6):1128-9.
Bartolome B, Kohi MP, Fidelman N, Taylor AG, Kolli KP, LaBerge JM, Kerlan RK. Hemothorax resulting from injury to the right inferior phrenic artery following transhepatic procedures. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2015 Apr; 26(4):600-1.
Young K, Fidelman N, Yao FY, Hills NK, Kohi MP, Kolli KP, Taylor AG, Kerlan RK. Implications of discordant findings between hepatic angiography and cross-sectional imaging in transplant candidates with hepatocellular carcinoma. Liver Transpl. 2015 Apr; 21(4):454-67.
Kohi MP, Naeger DM, Lorenson MJ, Taylor AG, Kolli KP, Fidelman N, Kerlan RK. Hook, line, and sinker: hook wire localization of a retained suture needle in the perineum. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2014 Sep; 25(9):1479-80.
Fidelman N, Kerlan RK, Hawkins RA, Taylor AG, Kohi MP, Kolli KP, Bergsland EK, Kelley RK, Ko AH, Korn WM, McWhirter RM, Luan J, Venook AP. 90Y glass microspheres for the treatment of unresectable metastatic liver disease from chemotherapy-refractory gastrointestinal cancers: a pilot study. J Gastrointest Cancer. 2014 Jun; 45(2):168-80.
Kohi MP, Agarwal VK, Naeger DM, Taylor AG, Kolli KP, Fidelman N, LaBerge JM, Kerlan RK. The inferior emissary vein: a reliable landmark for right adrenal vein sampling. Acta Radiol. 2015 Apr; 56(4):454-7.
Kuo YC, Kohi MP, Naeger DM, Tong RT, Kolli KP, Taylor AG, Laberge JM, Kerlan RK, Fidelman N. Efficacy of TACE in TIPS patients: comparison of treatment response to chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with and without a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2013 Oct; 36(5):1336-43.
Tong RT, Kohi M, Fidelman N, Kuo YC, Foster R, Peled A, Kolli KP, Taylor AG, LaBerge JM, Kerlan RK. Clinical outcomes of percutaneous drainage of breast fluid collections after mastectomy with expander-based breast reconstruction. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2013 Sep; 24(9):1369-74.
Kumar AS, Sidani SM, Kolli K, Stahl TJ, Ayscue JM, Fitzgerald JF, Smith LE. Transanal endoscopic microsurgery for rectal carcinoids: the largest reported United States experience. Colorectal Dis. 2012 May; 14(5):562-6.
Saeed M, Hetts SW, Ursell PC, Do L, Kolli KP, Wilson MW. Evaluation of the acute effects of distal coronary microembolization using multidetector computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Magn Reson Med. 2012 Jun; 67(6):1747-57.
Underhill GH, Zisoulis DG, Kolli KP, Ellies LG, Marth JD, Kansas GS. A crucial role for T-bet in selectin ligand expression in T helper 1 (Th1) cells. Blood. 2005 Dec 01; 106(12):3867-73.
Underhill GH, Kolli KP, Kansas GS. Complexity within the plasma cell compartment of mice deficient in both E- and P-selectin: implications for plasma cell differentiation. Blood. 2003 Dec 01; 102(12):4076-83.