Stephen J. Hunt, MTR, MD, PhD, FSIR

he/him
Interventional Radiology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Interventional Radiology HUP
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About me

  • Co-Director, Penn Image-Guided Interventions (PIGI) Laboratory
  • Associate Professor of Radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

I am a physician scientist focused on cancer research and treatments. My expertise as an interventional oncologist is in treating tumors of the lung, adrenal, liver, bones, and soft tissues. My cancer research is in tumor immunotherapy and its combination with locoregional therapy. I also have active research in medical device development, augmented reality in medicine, and global health. 

My education and training

  • Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center
  • Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

162 reviews

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Anonymous
May 2026
quality of treatment
Anonymous
April 2026
for my particular issue they are experts and provided best possible plan.
Anonymous
March 2026
the knowledge and compassion
Anonymous
February 2026
it's a shame that it took me this long to find help and his service and i will spread the word to help others

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Hunt is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Parikh RS, Shamimi-Noori S, Reddy S, Gade T, Nadolski GJ, Hunt SJ. Demographic Trends in Female Interventional Radiology Trainees With the Advent of the Integrated Interventional Radiology Residency , J Am Coll Radiol, 18(10): 2021,1451-1455

Mrigendra B. Karmacharya, Laith R. Sultan, Stephen J. Hunt & Chandra M. Sehgal Hydralazine augmented ultrasound hyperthermia for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma , Scientific Reports, 11(1): 2021,15553

I. Xi, G. Nadolski, T. Gade, S. Hunt Deep learning detection of bleeds on angiography , Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 32(5): 2021,S50

I. Jaimez, G. Nadolski, T. Gade, S. Hunt Understanding the liver abscess microbiome: outcomes of percutaneous liver parenchymal abscess drainage with microbiologic correlation , Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 32(5): 2021,S160 - S161

K. Weinfurtner, J. Cho, D. Ackerman, A. Woodard, W. Li, M. Soulen, M. Dagli, S. Shamimi-Noori, J. Mondschein, D. Sudheendra, S. Stavropoulos, D. Jhala, S. Hunt, G. Nadolski, D. Kaplan, E. Siegelman, E. Furth, T. Gade Quality of large-volume percutaneous core biopsies of hepatocellular carcinoma for research applications , Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 32(5): 2021,S155

J. Wakim, N. Li, T. Huber, T. Bochnakova, G. Nadolski, S. Hunt and B. Park Augmented reality registration of three-dimensional models: a multicenter assessment using the next-generation HoloLens 2 , Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 32(5): 2021,S124 - S125

J. Wakim, I. Xi, D. DePietro, G. Nadolski, T. Gade, S. Hunt Retrospective review of indications leading to port removal , Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 32(5): 2021,S64

J. Wakim, D. DePietro, I. Xi, G. Nadolski, T. Gade, S. Hunt The patient and their port microbiome: a retrospective review of port infection leading to removal with microbiologic correlation. , Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 32(5): 2021,S63 - S64

Rupal S. Parikh, Omar Abousoud, Stephen Hunt, Terence Gade, Mandeep Dagli, Jeffrey Mondschein Infection Rates Following Hepatic Embolotherapy in Patients with Prior Biliary Interventions: Comparison of Single-Drug Moxifloxacin and Multidrug Antibiotic Prophylaxis , Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 32(5): 2021,739 - 744

Sultan LR, Karmacharya MB, Hunt SJ, Wood AKW, Sehgal CM. Subsequent Ultrasound Vascular Targeting Therapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Improves the Treatment Efficacy , Biology (Basel), 10: 2021,79