FEATURE
Practice profiles
Inside two pediatric hospitals By Elliot Sean Rinzler, MD, and Michael R. Acord, MD
ELLIOT SEAN RINZLER, MD UT Southwestern/Children’s Medical Center Dallas
What does your practice model look like? How many IRs are at your practice? We are an academic practice at a freestanding children’s hospital, and our service line includes four interventional radiologists.
What does a typical day look like in the life of a pediatric IR at your practice? We are 100% pediatric IR. Our main hospital is level 1 trauma, tertiary care with cardiothoracic surgery and transplant. We also cover a satellite
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hospital around the clock. In addition, we spend approximately half of our day each week in clinic. Our case load is two-thirds inpatient and one-third outpatient.
What are the most common conditions or interventions you perform in your practice? We practice a full spectrum of pediatric IR, including vascular access, image- guided biopsies and drainage catheters. We have a well-developed vascular anomalies service line. Our primary referrers are oncology, GI and nephrology.
How do you collaborate with other healthcare professionals, such as pediatricians, pediatric surgeons and other specialists, to
Above: Dr. Rinzler does “time out,” a brief overview of the procedure that is about to take place that is spoken aloud to clinicians and staff participating before they begin, with John Barr, MD, (neuroradiology) and nurses and anesthesiologists in the room.
provide comprehensive care for your patients? We have a strong relationship with all our referrers. We are part of a multidisciplinary vascular anomalies team and attend tumor board as well as other clinical conferences. In addition, we offer an inpatient consultation service and have a mid- level provider who facilitates inter- service communication.
MICHAEL R. ACORD, MD Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
What does your practice model look like? How many IRs are at your practice? We are an academic practice associated with the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. There are
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