In addition to Mayo Clinic's favorable faculty ratio and solid academic instruction, state-of-the-art equipment and facilities, and tremendous educational resources, many unique aspects of the program are designed to prepare you for a career in academic interventional radiology or private practice.

Special features of the program include:

• An emphasis on education that ensures that you have the finest teaching and the broadest patient care experience possible during your residency.
• A specially designed curriculum and thorough conference schedule to such that you are prepared for board examinations.
• Dedicated physics curriculum from faculty who literally ‘wrote the book’.
• Extensive research ranging from clinical trials to benchtop translational research to artificial intelligence. Residents have opportunities to work with internationally recognized faculty.

Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, is a destination medical center. The interventional radiology division offers high-level care with a strong presence in interventional oncology and transplant interventions. As a nationally recognized cancer center, interventional oncology is a growing part of our practice with a high volume of ablations and intra-arterial therapies performed for the treatment of tumors. The division works closely with vascular surgery collaborating on complex vascular cases. Mayo Clinic is also a referral center for venous thrombotic disease (acute and chronic) and women’s interventions.

The Interventional Radiology Division has five dedicated physician assistants, two outpatient service nurses, and an inpatient nursing team lead. There are three state-of-the-art angiography suites including a CT/angiography hybrid room. An additional CT scanner is available for CT guided procedures. A fourth angiography suite is slated to open in 2025. An active outpatient interventional radiology clinic with dedicated outpatient clinic space is present, allowing pre-procedural assessment of patients as well as longitudinal care following procedures. A 22-bay holding room is used for pre- and post-procedural care.

Rahmi Oklu, M.D., Ph.D., is the director of the Patient Inspired Engineering Laboratory. The recipient of extensive National Institutes of Health funding, the lab continues to pioneer novel biomaterials to treat a variety of diseases. Some areas of focus include drug delivery and capture, embolic materials, venous thrombosis, and catheter technology. Materials used by interventional radiologists around the world were invented in this lab. This offers extensive research opportunities as an interventional radiology resident. For those interested in gaining teaching experience, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine opened a medical school at the Mayo Clinic campus at Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, in 2017. There are numerous opportunities for you to assist with medical education.

Certification

After successfully completing the program, graduates are eligible to take the Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology (IR/DR) examination offered by the American Board of Radiology (ABR). Since the IR/DR certificate recognizes competency in both diagnostic radiology and interventional radiology, certificate holders can practice both diagnostic radiology and interventional radiology.

Program history

Advanced radiology fellowships at Mayo Clinic in Arizona began in 2000. The Diagnostic Radiology Residency began in 2014 with the first class graduating in 2018. The Interventional Radiology Independent program began in 2020 with two positions each year. In 2024, the Interventional Radiology Integrated program was approved by the ACGME with one position per year.

Positions

One position is available on a competitive basis each year in the Integrated Interventional Radiology Residency at Mayo Clinic's campus in Arizona.

Qualifications

You can enter the Interventional Radiology Integrated Residency after one year or more of postgraduate training in a clinical medical field. (This is an ‘Advanced’ position). 

Also see general admissions requirements for Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education.

How to apply

In concordance with the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) All In Policy, the position is filled through the residency match.

The application and all supporting documentation must be submitted by Dec. 1 of the residency match year cycle.  Interviews are typically conducted in January.

You must apply through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).

1. Visit the ERAS website. All applications to Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education programs must include these application materials.
2. Appointments are made through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). You must register through the NRMP website in addition to applying through ERAS.
3. Applicants considered for an appointment will be invited to visit Mayo Clinic for a personal interview with the program director and selected faculty. Interviews are conducted in January.

Your clinical training experience covers all subspecialty areas of diagnostic radiology as well as all subspecialty areas within interventional radiology. You participate in radiological examinations, interpretations and interventional procedures while on rotations in every subspecialty.

The first three years of the Integrated IR program are essentially identical to the Diagnostic Radiology Residency curriculum. In addition to rotations at Mayo Clinic Hospital, you will rotate at Phoenix Children's Hospital for pediatric radiology, St. Joseph Hospital for the trauma rotation and ValleyWise for OB Ultrasound.

The fourth year will transition to more interventional radiology rotations with some diagnostic radiology rotations and the ICU rotation. The fifth year will be entirely interventional radiology rotations and includes interventional radiology away rotations at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, ValleyWise, and Comprehensive Integrated Care.

Didactic training

Clinical conferences, formal courses, seminars, small discussion groups, journal clubs, Morbidity and Mortality conferences, and one-on-one instruction are all an integral part of the Interventional Radiology Integrated Residency.

Research training

All residents are required to present a seminar project during their residency that results in at least one publication. Additional options are available if you would like more in-depth research experience.

Call frequency

Your call schedule is different for each rotation. Mayo Clinic follows the recommendations of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

Teaching opportunities

Opportunities are available for you to teach rotating junior residents and medical students through daily clinical work and formal didactic lectures.

Evaluation

To ensure that you acquire adequate knowledge and develop the appropriate technical skills to meet program expectations, your performance is monitored carefully during the residency. You are formally evaluated by supervising faculty members after each clinical rotation. In addition, you regularly evaluate the faculty to confirm that your educational needs are being met.

Sites

• Site #1: Mayo Clinic Hospital (MCH) – Sailendra Naidu, M.D., Program Director
• Site #2: Mayo Clinic (Arizona) (MCA) – Sailendra Naidu, M.D., Site Director
• Site #3: Phoenix Children’s Hospital (PCH) – Lavi Nissim, M.D., Site Director
• Site #4: St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (SJH) – David Kay, M.D., Site Director
• Site #5: Barrow Neurologic Institute (BNI) – Jeremy Hughes, M.D., Site Director
• Site #6: Valleywise Health (VH) – William Romano, M.D., Site Director
• Site #7: Comprehensive Integrated Care (CIC) – Joel Rainwater, M.D., Site Director

Notes

• ABD CT: Abdominal Imaging Computed Tomography
• ABD GI: Abdominal Imaging Gastrointestinal Fluoroscopy
• ABD MR: Abdominal Imaging Magnetic Resonance
• AIRP: American Institute for Radiology-Pathology
• BI: Breast Imaging
• CT: Computed Tomography
• CTH: Cardiothoracic Imaging
• ELEC: Elective
• ER RAD: Emergency Radiology
• GI: Gastrointestinal Fluoroscopy
• ICU: Intensive Care Unit
• MR: Magnetic Resonance
• MSK: Musculoskeletal Imaging
• NM: Nuclear Medicine
• NR: Neuroradiology
• OBL: Office-Based Lab (outpatient IR)
• OB US: Obstetrics Ultrasound
• PEDS: Pediatric Imaging
• PEDS IR: Pediatric Interventional Radiology
• TB: Trauma Body
• TNR: Trauma Neuroradiology
• TIR: Trauma Interventional Radiology
• US: Ultrasound
• US INT: Ultrasound Interventional
• VI: Vascular Imaging and Ultrasound
• VIR: Vascular and Interventional
• VS: Vascular Surgery

Electives

• Year three: Education Elective
• Year four: Abdominal Imaging, Breast Imaging, Cardiothoracic, Nuclear Medicine, Pediatric Radiology, Research
• Year five: Pain Medicine, Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Pediatric IR, Trauma IR, OBL, Vascular Imaging, Research

Research

Research is ongoing and occurs throughout year one through five of residency training.

Vacation

There are 20 vacation days per academic year. Vacation is scheduled through the program coordinator with approval of program director.

Mayo Clinic in Arizona and its staff provide the highest-quality diagnostic and interventional services in a caring and efficient manner while sustaining outstanding programs in research and education.

The Department is fully integrated with all the medical services available at Mayo Clinic's campus in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona. More than 65 diagnostic and interventional radiologists and four medical physicists cooperate with hundreds of support staff to provide diagnostic and interventional radiology services to patients.

In addition to caring for patients in clinical practice, Mayo Clinic's interventional radiology faculty is committed to teaching and facilitating the growth of medical knowledge. Many of our faculty members have published and lectured extensively and are highly regarded in their fields. You will work closely with these individuals throughout your training in the Interventional Radiology Integrated Residency. You will have direct access to radiology faculty throughout the training program.

	Sailendra Naidu, M.D. Program Director Interests: Men’s health including prostate artery embolization, geniculate artery embolization, portal hypertensive procedures including TIPS, treatment of aneurysms, interventional oncology, treatment of DVT/PE, vascular diseases including vasculitis, vascular imaging   View full profile
	Alex Wallace, M.D. Associate Program Director Interests: Data driven quality and system improvement artificial intelligence applications in research and clinical outcomes, robotic assisted interventional procedures digital twins in healthcare, 3D printing for simulation,  education, patient experience, and clinical use pulmonary embolism response teams   View full profile
	Sadeer Alzubaidi, M.D. Interests: Treatment of primary and secondary liver cancer, renal artery angioplasty and stenting, percutaneous ablation of lung, liver and renal tumors, percutaneous gastrotomies and gastrojejunostomies, percutaneous drainage and biopsy, TIPS, central venous access   View full profile
	Daniel Crawford, M.D. Interests: lymphatic interventions, interventional oncology, musculoskeletal interventions, genitourinary interventions, hepatobiliary interventions
	Martha-Gracia Knuttinen, M.D., Ph.D. Interests: Women’s health- including uterine fibroids, chronic pelvic pain, enterocutaneous fistulas, venous work, health disparities, diversity, equity and inclusion, Spanish languages   View full profile
	Rahmi Oklu, M.D., Ph.D. Interests: Peripheral vascular disease, venous diseases, vascular malformation, cancer (chemoembolization, biopsy, radioembolization, bland embolization, percutaneous ablation, uterine artery embolization for treatment of fibroids, bariatric and prostate embolization, research: bioengineering, medical devices, 3D printing   View full profile
	Merve Ozen, M.D. Interests: Liver and kidney cancer treatments, portal hypertension treatments including TIPS, RTO, uterine fibroid and adenomyosis management, palliative cancer treatments, arterial and venous stenting, bone lesion treatments including ablation, kyphoplasty and cryoablation, biliary interventions   View full profile
	Intravadan Patel, M.D. Interests: Peripheral vascular disease, venous diseases, vascular malformations, cancer (chemoembolization, radioembolization, bland embolization, percutaneous ablation), uterine artery embolization for treatment of fibroids, prostate artery embolization for benign prostatic hypertrophy, MRI-guided interventions View full profile