Kara Fitzgerald, MD

@IR_Doctor Love!!!

Today was our grand opening of our new IR clinic here in Bozeman! I saw patients regarding chronic venous disease, adenomyosis, and uterine fibroids. Our clinic is GORGEOUS, many thanks to our awesome PA/interior design guru, Kim Conlin for making it so nice for us. Here we go!

Interventional Radiologists find meaning and pride in their specialty, especially through patient impact, with opportunities to further enhance fulfillment by supporting balance and reducing administrative strain. cvirendovasc.springeropen.com/articles/10.11… @KeckMedicineUSC @UWRadiology @cvirendo

@SDhandMD @RadioGraphics @SIRspecialists @UWRadiology @KeckMedicineUSC @CHICKVIR @FredBertinoMD @anne_sailer @Eric_Monroe_MD @mabadsantos 🙏🙏🙏 thank you, @SDhandMD!!!

@kmfitzMD @RadioGraphics @SIRspecialists @UWRadiology @KeckMedicineUSC @CHICKVIR @FredBertinoMD @anne_sailer @Eric_Monroe_MD @mabadsantos Great fucking work!!! 👌

🚨@RadioGraphics on Thoracic Central Venous Obstruction Endovascular Recanalization & Reconstruction is out 🚨Thank you to the dream team getting this excellent topic to publication! Hopefully helpful to many folks! #WeCanRecan #IRAD @SIRspecialists @UWRadiology @KeckMedicineUSC

A tremendous undertaking, visionary roadmap, and major contribution to the venous literature. Thank you @kmfitzMD and @RadioGraphics for this landmark work advancing thoracic central vein reconstruction. pubs.rsna.org/doi/epdf/10.11… @USC @UWRadiology @SIRspecialists @VenousNews

@bahetimd @CHICKVIR @RadioGraphics @SIRspecialists @UWRadiology @KeckMedicineUSC @FredBertinoMD @anne_sailer @Eric_Monroe_MD @mabadsantos Coming from an amazing Boss Lady!!! 🫶 thank you, @bahetimd — so fortunate/grateful to have you as a friend and mentor for years 🫶

@CHICKVIR @kmfitzMD @RadioGraphics @SIRspecialists @UWRadiology @KeckMedicineUSC @FredBertinoMD @anne_sailer @Eric_Monroe_MD @mabadsantos @kmfitzMD is a boss lady, proud to have her as a friend!!

@Eric_Monroe_MD @CHICKVIR @RadioGraphics @SIRspecialists @UWRadiology @KeckMedicineUSC @FredBertinoMD @anne_sailer @mabadsantos Thank you @Eric_Monroe_MD for all of your help and mentorship over the years!! You are alwayssss an integral member of the team!!! 🙏🙏🙏

@CHICKVIR @kmfitzMD @RadioGraphics @SIRspecialists @UWRadiology @KeckMedicineUSC @FredBertinoMD @anne_sailer @mabadsantos Couldn’t agree more!

@CHICKVIR @RadioGraphics @SIRspecialists @UWRadiology @KeckMedicineUSC @FredBertinoMD @anne_sailer @Eric_Monroe_MD @mabadsantos Thank you so so much @CHICKVIR 🙏 I greatly appreciate your mentorship on this and all the other projects over the years!! 🙏🙏 thank YOU!!!! Go team!!

@kmfitzMD @RadioGraphics @SIRspecialists @UWRadiology @KeckMedicineUSC @FredBertinoMD @anne_sailer @Eric_Monroe_MD @mabadsantos Such an incredible piece of work, @kmfitzMD. You're truly a superstar, a talented interventionalist and a gifted writer. Thank you for this valuable contribution!

The TipsStar Steerable Cannula enabled sharp recanalization of chronic venous occlusions in five patients with technical success and no complications. Its adjustable tip provided precise control for venous recanalization. jvscit.org/article/S2468-… @KeckMedicineUSC @JVascSurgCIT

Thank you @wais4100 & LSD scholarship committee — Excellent conference!! @riadsalemIR with the quote of the conference from the Coons-Dotter Lecture: “Curiosity is not optional in IR, it’s imperative” Curiosity is my favorite trait in folks — and fostering it is necessary.

Stent placement across the thoracic outlet with novel dedicated venous stents may be a treatment for axillosubclavian vein thrombosis, potentially expanding options for managing thoracic central venous obstruction. link.springer.com/article/10.118… @cvirendo @CVIR_Journal @JVIRmedia

This review highlights the challenges of managing pediatric portal hypertension and focuses on the role of Interventional Radiology in treating underlying vascular causes and secondary complications. thieme-connect.com/products/ejour… @JVIRmedia @SemInterventRad @cvirendo @USC

Use of the Protrieve Sheath during large-bore venous thrombectomy resulted in favorable technical and clinical outcomes without adverse events or clinically significant thromboembolic events. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @avsgjournal @CVIR_Journal @cvirendo @JVIRmedia @InariMedical

Interventional radiology is playing an increasingly vital role in the management of genitourinary trauma, with ongoing advancements improving treatment effectiveness and safety. thieme-connect.com/products/ejour… @SemInterventRad @JVIRmedia @CVIR_Journal @cvirendo @EVToday @USC

What an incredible year it has been. Non stop work and sleepless nights became the norm, Interventional Radiology became love and life, the procedural suite became my favourite place, my scrubs became my only attire, Catheters and Wires became my besties, Mass General Hospital/Harvard and Boston became home, my co fellows/techs/nurses/attendings became family and I became stronger albeit shorter all thanks to the many hours wearing my lead(lol). 💪 Super grateful to everybody who’s been a part of this incredible journey. 15 years of training, blood, sweat, tears, my first few grey hair and I’m finally in my attending Era. Glad I get to stay in the Mass General/Brigham family as I usher in the future of Interventional Radiology shipping up further North to New Hampshire ✨ #Interventionalradiologyfellowship ✅

@ShofnerWhitney @UWMedicine @uwsomwwami @UofWa_IR Thank you, Whitney!! Couldn’t agree more 💜💛💜💛

@kmfitzMD @UWMedicine @uwsomwwami @UofWa_IR Congrats on the end of a very long journey! So thankful for those who have spent years training us!! ❤️❤️❤️

Swan song: GTube replacement COTD: (case of the day) getting Lil’J her first filter out Friday. Bless up, it’s been an incredible 10 years of medical training at @UWMedicine @uwsomwwami @UofWa_IR #IRAD Off to central Washington!

@KyleMcCarron2 @UWMedicine @uwsomwwami @UofWa_IR Kyyyyyyle!! I will miss you guys, too!! Grab Mike and come visit James and me some time!

@kmfitzMD @UWMedicine @uwsomwwami @UofWa_IR We'll miss you KARA!

@drjenniferbest @UWMedicine @uwsomwwami @UofWa_IR Aww thank you, Dr. Best 🥰 it’s an honor 🫶

@kmfitzMD @UWMedicine @uwsomwwami @UofWa_IR Thank you for taking care of our patients on Medicine! 🫶🏻 Wishing you all the best!

@CHICKVIR @UWMedicine @uwsomwwami @UofWa_IR Awwwww thank you so much @CHICKVIR — I’m so fortunate to have incredible an mentor/teacher/coach like you — the encouraging “go, go, go, go, go” is forever in my ears, in every case.

@kmfitzMD @UWMedicine @uwsomwwami @UofWa_IR It’s been a privilege watching you excel, @kmfitzMD. Cannot wait to hear all your success stories!!!!!

@DonGarbettMD @IRcenters @_backtable @SIRspecialists @SIRRFS @UrologyAustin 😍 awesome work Don!!

#advancedpae When the anterior division is occluded you find a way to get there anyway. Superior gluteal to collateral to pudendal to superior vesical to prostate artery. @IRcenters @_backtable @SIRspecialists @SIRRFS @UrologyAustin