Interventional radiology

Image-guided care helps diagnose and treat many conditions, often without surgery. With one of the nation’s oldest and largest interventional radiology programs, we deliver trusted, high-quality care to patients across Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

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National leaders in ultra precise, image-guided techniques

When you or a loved one needs treatment, you deserve care that feels safe and manageable. Interventional radiology (IR) uses real-time imaging—such as X-rays, CT scans, and ultrasound—to guide tiny instruments and treat conditions with precision, all without the need for surgery. By avoiding traditional operations, these procedures lower risk and reduce pain, allowing many patients to return home the same day and get back to their daily routines sooner.

At Penn Medicine, our goal is simple: to help you feel better and return to your life as quickly and safely as possible. Our interventional radiology team combines deep expertise with compassion, listening to your needs and choosing treatments that prioritize both your health and comfort. As leaders at the forefront of the latest techniques, our interventionalists perform among the highest volume of procedures in the region each year, with a strong record of effective outcomes.

Our team's model of interventional care

With our interventional radiology approach, treatment decisions focus on helping patients feel confident, supported, and ready to return to daily life sooner.

  • Image-guided precision: Real-time imaging allows treatments to target the problem area with accuracy while protecting healthy tissue.
  • Minimum impact, maximum safety: Smaller or no incisions often mean lower risk, less pain, and faster recovery, with many patients going home the same day.
  • Focus on restored quality of life: Treatment plans consider how care affects everyday living, not just clinical results.
  • Empowered, patient-centered partnership: Care begins with listening, open conversations, and shared decisions, so patients feel informed and supported every step of the way.

Interventional radiology services

You don’t have to travel far to get advanced care. Minimally invasive image-guided procedures are available at Penn Medicine locations across Pennsylvania and New Jersey, with teams who work closely with specialists to coordinate your care and keep it close to home whenever possible.

Interventions and procedures designed around you

Image-guided procedures give our patients effective treatment options that are precise, targeted, and often easier to recover from. We perform the full range of interventional treatment, including:

A behind-the-scenes look at the power of IR

"A large majority of what can be done in the operating room we can do minimally invasively in our labs.”

Our interventional radiology teams are redefining surgery. By using real-time imaging, they perform procedures that often avoid open operations and are ready 24/7 to care for patients with both routine and urgent needs.

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Our doctors

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Locations

Our hospitals, multispecialty medical centers, pharmacies, labs and more offer outstanding, personalized care for patients all across the region.

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