Overview
Dr. Kelvin K. Hong is an Associate Professor and Executive Vice Chair of Radiology within the Johns Hopkins Department of Radiology. A specialist in interventional and vascular radiology, Dr. Hong serves as the Medical Director of the Johns Hopkins Interventional Radiology Center. Dr. Hong earned his medical degree from South Africa’s University Of Witwatersrand Medical School in Parktown. He completed a radiology residency at Parktown West’s College of Medicine/Radiology, as well as a cardiovascular/interventional radiology fellowship and diagnostic radiology residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. His areas of clinical expertise include bone, liver and soft-tissue tumors; chronic total occlusions; claudication; deep venous thrombosis; lung, esophageal and kidney cancer; peripheral arterial/vascular disease; renal artery/vascular disease; uterine fibroid tumors; varicocele; and vascular malformations and venous thromboembolism. Dr. Hong performs procedures that include radiofrequency ablation for lung, liver, kidney and bone lesions; transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for liver cancer; lower-extremity angioplasty and stenting; visceral angioplasty and stenting; embolization of uterine fibroid tumors; cryoablation for pain control; and percutaneous laser ablation of varicose veins. Dr. Hong served as editor for the book Percutaneous Tumor Ablation and contributed to Interventional Oncology: Principles and Practice.
Dr. Hong is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis. His top areas of expertise are Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Bile Duct Obstruction, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Liver Embolization, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 70 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis.
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Locations
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 8, Floor 8, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Medstar Medical Group Ii LLC
Nariman Nezami is an Interventional Radiologist and a Radiologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Nezami has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis. His top areas of expertise are Liver Cancer, Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Gallbladder Disease, Liver Embolization, and Lithotripsy. Dr. Nezami is currently accepting new patients.
Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Philippe Gailloud is an Associate Professor in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Department of Neurology and Department of Neurological Surgery. Among his main areas of specialization are the development of interventional techniques, the percutaneous treatment of brain, spinal cord, and spine lesions, and the anatomy and embryology of the cerebral vasculature. Besides the diagnosis and treatment of cerebrovascular diseases in adult patients, Dr. Gailloud also focuses on the management of neurovascular disorders in children. Dr. Gailloud received his medical degree from the University of Geneva, Switzerland, in 1991, and completed his residency in diagnostic and interventional radiology at Geneva University Hospital in 1998. He completed a research fellowship in morphology at the University of Geneva in 1994, and clinical fellowships in diagnostic and interventional neuroradiology at Johns Hopkins. He joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2000. Dr. Gailloud has published more than 250 peer-reviewed scientific publications and 25 book chapters on a wide range of topics related to diagnostic and interventional neuroradiology. Dr. Gailloud is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis. His top areas of expertise are Arteriovenous Malformation, Brain Aneurysm, Stroke, Stent Placement, and Liver Embolization.
Medical Faculty Associates, Inc
Karun Sharma is an Interventional Radiologist and a Radiologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Sharma is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis. His top areas of expertise are Horseshoe Kidney, Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Cerebral Hypoxia, Liver Embolization, and Gastrostomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Bile Duct ObstructionDr. Hong isDistinguished. Learn about Bile Duct Obstruction.
- Fibrolamellar CarcinomaDr. Hong isDistinguished. Learn about Fibrolamellar Carcinoma.
- Neuroendocrine TumorDr. Hong isDistinguished. Learn about Neuroendocrine Tumor.
- WT1-Related Wilms Tumor SyndromesDr. Hong isDistinguished. Learn about WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes.
- Advanced
- Bile Duct StrictureDr. Hong isAdvanced. Learn about Bile Duct Stricture.
- Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer)
- CholestasisDr. Hong isAdvanced. Learn about Cholestasis.
- Enlarged Prostate (BPH)Dr. Hong isAdvanced. Learn about Enlarged Prostate (BPH).
- Familial Colorectal CancerDr. Hong isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Colorectal Cancer.
- Liver CancerDr. Hong isAdvanced. Learn about Liver Cancer.
- Experienced
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Alveolar Soft Part SarcomaDr. Hong isExperienced. Learn about Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma.
- AscitesDr. Hong isExperienced. Learn about Ascites.
- Chylous AscitesDr. Hong isExperienced. Learn about Chylous Ascites.
- Colorectal CancerDr. Hong isExperienced. Learn about Colorectal Cancer.
- Congenital Hepatic FibrosisDr. Hong isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis.