X-ray endovascular diagnostics and treatment

Profession

X-ray endovascular experts specialize in endovascular surgery, or minimally invasive treatments for vascular and related conditions. They expertise in cardiology, vascular disease, interventional radiology, and other specialties to provide the latest diagnostic and treatment techniques for stroke, peripheral vascular disease, and many other conditions.
The main activity is performing operations without incisions. The work also includes vascular diagnostics. The work of the interventional diagnostician and surgeon is carried out as follows: a contrast agent is introduced into the vascular bed of the patient, which allows viewing the veins and arteries using X-ray. In terms of diagnostics, this allows to diagnose the heart hemodynamics defects, find the location of an artery blockage in cases of heart attacks, assess the quality of blood supply to tumors, and much more.

Educational Process

The educational process consists of regular practical classes at the bases of city hospitals, regional hospitals. The curriculum also includes lectures for residents given by specialists. The future doctor should master theoretical knowledge and practical skills on X-ray endovascular diagnostics, methods of effective treatment of diseases of the cardiovascular system and a number of other systems and organs in which diagnostic and therapeutic x-ray endovascular procedures are effective.

Practice

The practical work of a resident consists of assisting in operations, participating in consultations, working in a polyclinic, participating in scientific conferences, maintaining medical documentation, performing therapeutic and diagnostic manipulations. The training of a resident is directly related to his / her supervisors and fully corresponds to the work of a specialist doctor. The resident has the opportunity to get basic skills in the disciplines of their choice: hybrid surgery, artificial and auxiliary blood circulation.

Career

Upon completion of training, the graduate receives a certificate of X-ray endovascular surgeon and has the opportunity to work as a doctor-X-ray endovascular surgeon in city, district, regional, regional hospitals and centers.