Radiology

The Division of Interventional Radiology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center has a long tradition of expertise, innovation and leadership in the field of Interventional Radiology and is renowned for its outstanding patient care, education and research. Many endovascular treatments were pioneered at Weill Cornell including coronary angiography, transhepatic cholangiography, renal artery angioplasty and stenting, laser ablation of varicose veins and embolization of uterine fibroids.

Interventional Radiology, a subspecialty of Radiology, has been described as the surgery of the new millennium. Our advantage is the ability to use advanced imaging modalities including digital subtraction fluoroscopy, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and ultrasound to provide the latest in interventional therapies.

As pioneers of minimally invasive surgery, we use our techniques to eliminate the need for open surgery and allow shorter recovery times. Our goal is to deliver safe, effective, and compassionate care to all of our patients. Our Interventional Radiology group offers the entire range of vascular and nonvascular image-guided procedures.

We are experts in minimally invasive cancer therapies such as transcatheter arterial embolization (bland embolization, chemoembolization , radioembolization), thermal ablation, port placement and biopsies. Specific sites in solid organ oncology that we treat most often include liver, lung, kidney and bone. For venous diseases, we offer state-of-the-art therapy for deep venous thrombosis, chronic venous occlusion and varicose veins.

We also offer a wide range of treatments for arterial diseases ranging from angioplasty and stenting of occluded blood vessels, embolization or endograft repair of various types aneurysms and treatment of vascular malformations. In women's/reproductive health, we offer a variety of services to alleviate pelvic pain including uterine artery embolization for the treatment of symptomatic fibroids, gonadal vein embolization for pelvic congestion syndrome and varicocele embolization for male infertility. We are a patient-oriented clinically intensive practice. We have an inpatient consult service, an inpatient admitting service, and a daily outpatient consultations and follow-up clinic.

Whether you are a patient or referring physician, we invite you to explore our Division’s website and to contact us with any questions you should have. We look forward to serving you.

Please call (212) 746-2771 to schedule an appointment with one of the Interventional Radiology physicians.

The Lung Cancer Screening Program at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center provides state-of-the-art, low-dose CT scans for high-risk individuals.

Guided by a multidisciplinary team of experts in radiology, thoracic surgery, pulmonary medicine, and oncology, our comprehensive program offers the highest level of service and care coordination from the initial visit to any necessary follow-up or treatment.

Since smoking is the strongest risk factor for lung cancer, a dedicated counselor is available to help patients kick the habit through individualized support and counseling. We also offer a range of support groups, which provide education and a compassionate environment for program participants and their family members.

For more information, visit our website or call (646) 697-LUNG (5864).

The Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center is composed of physicians, physicists, engineers, pharmacists, chemists, and mathematicians who work closely together. Our primary mission is to serve the sick by diagnosing diseases with radioactive material. The Division actively collaborates with almost all of the medical specialties to deliver personalized examinations of bodily functions that often provide unique information that cannot be obtained any other way.

Our portfolio of radiopharmaceutical tools is extensive. A variety of tracers are available for measuring kinetics on a moment-by-moment basis. The Division provides radioactive gases to assess ventilation, serves radioactive food to measure gastric motility, and offers dozens of techniques to quantify the flow of bodily liquids, including bile, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, lymph, saliva, tears, and urine. We radiolabel the patients’ own red blood cells to study bleeding, and their own white blood cells to localize infections. Customized examinations are available to study almost all organ systems, from the adrenal glands to the Organ of Zuckerkandl.

The Division enjoys an international reputation for excellence in the use of radioactive material to treat cancer. Each week, we meet in conference with surgeons, endocrinologists, and pathologists to select the right treatment for each individual who is referred to us for the treatment of thyroid diseases that range from benign goiters to cancer. The Division remains on the forefront of developing novel treatments for lymphoma, prostate cancer, and metastases to the skeleton with radiopharmaceuticals that target the neoplasm while sparing normal tissues. There is an active collaboration with Interventional Radiology to deliver radioactive material directly to tumors in the liver without exposing other organs.

The Division is one of the few resources in New York City with the ability to perform specialized diagnostic procedures that use rare radioactive materials. The Division enjoys an international referral base for performing Chromium-51 studies of red blood cell mass and Iodine-125 studies of plasma volume. We provide Phosphorus-32 to treat cancer, and use antibodies against cancer that have been tagged with the radioactive isotopes Lutetium-177 and Yttrium-90. We were the first facility in Manhattan to provide Radium-223 for prostate cancer, and have plans to deliver several more exotic isotopes in the near future.

The Division operates a complete laboratory that is provisioned to offer a full range of nuclear medicine services. Equipment includes 2 general purpose SPECT/CT instruments, 4 general purpose SPECT devices, a dedicated breast imaging gamma camera, and a small field of view camera for thyroid disease, along with PET/CT scanners in the hospital, outpatient clinic, and our imaging research center. The cameras are maintained by full time engineers and medical physicists. The radiopharmaceutical facilities are staffed by 5 PhD level radiochemists, 4 full time radiopharmacists, and support staff to maintain active programs in clinical practice and research.

There is a state-of-the-art cyclotron in the Citicorp Biomedical Imaging Center (CBIC) and multiple hot cells to produce high quality radiopharmaceuticals with a variety of radioisotopes, including Carbon-11, Nitrogen-13, Fluorine 18, Zirconium-87, and Iodine-124, among others. Small animal PET and SPECT cameras are available to facilitate non-clinical research.

Research interests of the faculty are diverse. We collaborate with investigators from Brookhaven National Laboratories, Columbia University, Hunter College, Mount Sinai, New York University, Rockefeller University, and Stony Brook. Programs include the quantification of neuroreceptor binding. Radiopharmaceuticals are available for several components of the dopaminergic and serotonergic system. Over the past 3 years, the Division has performed several hundred studies of cerebral amyloid with both investigational and FDA approved tracers. We have developed core competencies in the quantification of neuroinflammation, and have active projects in multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, bipolar disorder, and traumatic brain injury. The study of cancer biology is an important part of our mission. The Division conducts ongoing research in breast cancer, prostate cancer, and neuroendocrine tumors. We actively participate in a center of excellence to treat patients with carcinoid disease.

Our vision for the future sees nuclear medicine as a central component of personalized medicine. Our field is continuously developing new radiopharmaceuticals for characterizing the molecular biology of individual patients. We already deliver unique information that matters, and seem well positioned to help patients capitalize on rapidly emerging innovations in many fields of medicine.

The Division of Pediatric Radiology delivers state-of-the-art care to infants, children and adolescents in a comfortable, supportive and child-friendly environment. 

We offer comprehensive diagnostic imaging services, including x-rays, ultrasounds, bone densitometry scans, fluoroscopic scans, CT scans, MRI scans and PET/MR scans. Scans are performed using the most advanced equipment, giving special consideration to the safety and comfort of the child. Our pediatric radiologists are leaders in their field, with strong national and international reputations and achievements. Weill Cornell Medicine is also a leader in low-dose imaging, limiting our patients’ exposure to radiation as much as possible.

Our radiologists and technologists are always available to address concerns from patients, parents and referring physicians.

Our outpatient center, Weill Cornell Imaging at NewYork-Presbyterian, also features a pediatric MRI program, “MRIamahero!,” which is geared towards reducing anxiety and eliminating the need for risks associated with sedation during the MRI exams by producing our youngest patients with the a safe and enjoyable imaging experience through education and coordinated care. Our program offers the ultimate superhero experience, allowing children and parents alike to understand what an MRI is, what it looks like, sounds like, and what it does! We also offer the services of a dedicated imaging Child Life Specialist who uses added tools and assessment for a personalized experience based upon your child and family’s needs.

Pediatric imaging exams can be scheduled by calling Weill Cornell Imaging at NewYork-Presbyterian at (212) 746-6000. Specific specialized exams including fluoroscopy can be scheduled at Weill Cornell Medicine’s pediatric radiology at (212) 746-2556.

Weill Cornell Imaging Consultations and Imaging Expertise (WiCare) offers imaging consultations to provide expertise at the point-of-care for patients and referring physicians.

Our mission is to improve quality of care by promoting patient-centered and evidence-based radiology to ensure the highest value of care to our patients and referring physicians. 

We are pleased to offer the following services while our program expands and grows:   

• Referring Provider Consultations
• Patient Consultations
• Review and synthesis of complex imaging cases 
• Imaging Ordering Assistance 

For more information or to contact WiCare: 
Phone: (917) 830-7080 
Email WiCare@med.cornell.edu