Dr Gurucharan S Shetty is a well known Interventional Radiologist who is currently working as Chief of Interventional Radiology at Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital and Research Center. He was formerly the in charge consultant of Interventional Radiology at Fortis Hospital Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore for almost 8 years. He has had an illustrious medical career being trained at premier central and governmental medical superspeciality institutes. He completed his MBBS from Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute and then went on to complete his MD in Radiodiagnosis from Delhi University, Lady Hardinge Medical College. Following this he did his senior residency from All India Institute of Medical Sciences,New Delhi (AIIMS).He acquired a wide ranging experience with training in both the Diagnostic imaging and Body and Vascular intervention departments. He also went on to complete a post Doctoral Fellowship in Neuroradiology and Neurointervention from the prestigious Sanjay Gandhi post-graduate Institute OF Medical Sciences, Lucknow(SGPGI). He has also had a short-term fellowship training at the world-renowned Foundation Rothschild Hospital in Paris, France in Interventional Neuroradiology. He holds European Diploma in Radiology and European Board of Interventional Radiology certifications
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Area of Expertise
He handles both diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology and believes in a systematic approach in handling complex diagnostic dilemmas or Interventional procedures. His approach is entirely patient centric and he believes in detailed interactions with his patients addressing their many concerns. He also has extensive medical research publications with over 24 publications most of which are in International pubmed indexed journals on wide ranging topics of Diagnostic and Interventional radiology. He also is a reviewer for many international peer reviewed journals in the field of radiology. His personal interests lie in the field of Neuroradiology and Gastro and hepatobiliary radiology.
WHAT IS INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY?
Interventional radiology (IR), sometimes known as vascular and interventional radiology (VIR), is a medical specialty which provides minimally invasive image-guided diagnosis and procedures in treatment of disease. Although the range of procedures performed by interventional radiologists is broad, the unifying concept behind these procedures is the application of image guidance and minimally invasive techniques in order to minimize risk and discomfort to the patient while achieving an outcome comparable or ahead of open surgery.