The program offers a one-year ACGME accredited fellowship training in vascular and interventional radiology. The objective of the program is to provide fellows with a comprehensive, supervised educational experience in vascular and interventional radiology according to the ACGME approved "Special Requirements for Subspecialty Training in Vascular and Interventional Radiology." The training program offers didactic and clinical experiences that encompass the full clinical spectrum of vascular and interventional radiology. Trainees will have the opportunity to carry out all necessary procedures under close supervision, including pre-procedure evaluation of patients, various vascular and nonvascular special procedures, interpretation of diagnostic images, consultation with clinicians, admission to the interventional radiology service, and post-procedure follow-up care. Trainees will be instructed in proper use of physiologic monitoring, noninvasive vascular imaging, antibiotics, narcotics, conscious sedation, and other drugs commonly used in special procedures.

Examples of diagnostic vascular procedures include peripheral arteriography, visceral arteriography, pulmonary arteriography, venography, splenoportography, carbon dioxide angiography, gadolinium arteriography, selective venous sampling, and intravascular ultrasound. Time is also allotted for training in magnetic resonance angiography.

Examples of vascular interventional procedures include infusion therapy, catheter-directed thrombolysis, mechanical thrombofragmentation, embolotherapy, angioplasty and related percutaneous recanalization procedures for arterial and venous occlusions, stent placement, filter insertion, foreign body removal, TIPS, AAA endovascular repair, percutaneous fenestration for aortic dissection, and central venous access.

Examples of nonvascular procedures include percutaneous and transvenous biopsy, abscess drainage, biliary interventions (cholecystostomy, biliary drainage, stone extraction, dilation, choledochoscopy, and stenting), GI interventions (percutaneous gastrostomy, gastrojejunostomy, jejunostomy, cecostomy, and dilation), and genitourinary interventions (percutaneous nephrostomy, dilation, and stone extraction), and vertebroplasty.

Fellows will have the opportunity to participate in the vascular clinic service with vascular surgeons. Fellows are encouraged to participate in ongoing clinical and basic research projects.

We participate in the NRMP's Specialty Matching Services (SMS) to fill our ACGME positions. The exact interview and match dates are determined each year by the NRMP. You can obtain more information about the Match at the NRMP website. Vascular/Interventional, Pediatric Radiology, Neuroradiology, and Nuclear Medicine use a unique application form, which can be accessed at the following link:

Fellowship Application

Please submit your application to the following address:

University of Michigan Health System
The Cardiovascular Center #5784
Interventional Radiology
Attn: Kyung Cho, M.D.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5868

DIRECT Pathway Residency Positions

The University of Michigan Department of Radiology accepts applications for the DIRECT pathway (Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Enhanced Clinical Training), which is an ABR-approved program for accelerated training in Diagnostic Radiology and Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 

Candidates must have completed a minimum of two post-graduate years of clinical training in an ACGME approved clinical residency to qualify for entry into this program, with this minimum training having been completed prior to matriculation into Radiology residency.

To be considered for acceptance into this program, candidates must have a very strong academic record. The total number of months of training in the other core diagnostic radiology areas is reduced, which puts added demands on the resident for his or her education.

For more information about the DIRECT Pathway, please view the American Board of Radiology website.

Application Form

Please submit your application to the following address:

University of Michigan Health System
The Cardiovascular Center, Rm 5784
Interventional Radiology
Attn: Kyung Cho, M.D.
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5868