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ӰԺ Independent Interventional Radiology Residency

Thank you for your interest in the Interventional Radiology Residency program at the ӰԺ (ӰԺ). We are very proud to offer both the Integrated IR as well as the Independent IR residency programs, and are excited to welcome new residents to our outstanding academic institution. Our mission is to provide every resident with comprehensive training in Interventional Radiology to prepare them for a successful career within the field. The ultimate goal of the ӰԺ IR Residency is to train the most well rounded, most clinically competent, and most technically advanced interventional radiologists in the United States.

Program Director Welcome | Matthew Scheidt, MD, FSIR

The division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology consists of twelve diverse, experienced clinical faculty who practice at Froedtert Hospital as well as at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center. Our faculty’s entire clinical and research focus is on Interventional Radiology. Our residents will have the opportunity to train with physicians that have a wide range of special interests, such as interventional oncology, palliative medicine, vascular disease (peripheral interventions and Aortic), musculoskeletal interventions, and MR-guided ablation. The division's faculty are world-renowned in their areas of expertise and are frequently invited to speak at national and international meetings. We have demonstrated national leadership within our field including founding the Society of Interventional Oncology (SIO), chairing the SIR Scientific Annual Meeting, holding positions as SIR committee chairs, past and present councilors on the SIR Executive Council, and president of APDIR, among others.

Additionally, our program has state-of-the-art facilities housed within a new surgical and interventional platform designed with our patients in mind. The new interventional platform has the latest Siemens equipment including five single plane flat panel angiography suites, three bi-plane angiography suites, two hybrid OR Zeegos, and an integrated CT-angiography suite. Our education mission is not limited to our residents as we also support an IR technologist training program, one of only a handful in the country.

The training environment includes all aspects of Interventional Radiology as well as those pertinent to running a clinical practice. This includes dedicated education on E&M and CPT coding, documentation, and perspectives from hospital administration.

We thank you for your interest in our residency program, and wish you the very best as you progress through training. Please feel free to contact us with any questions.

Matthew Scheidt, MD

Program Overview

Comprehensive Training
The Interventional Radiology residency experience is diverse and extensive with each resident encountering over 1500 patients per year. Our clinical practice covers the full spectrum of interventional radiology, performing all diagnostic and endovascular procedures (outside of cardiac catheterizations and intracranial neuro interventions), all nonvascular percutaneous liver and percutaneous GU procedures, image-guided interventional oncology therapies, and non-invasive outpatient vein therapy procedures. Our division is fully integrated with subspecialities of the Department of Radiology such as digital imaging, chest, and GI radiology. Our residency programs provide well-rounded training for complete clinical competence and prepare our residents for IR/DR certification.

Residents in our Independent program are devoted to Interventional Radiology, with procedural, ICU, palliative care, and clinical care (in-patient care, consult service, and outpatient clinic) rotations.

World-Class Facilities
Our program has state-of-the-art facilities housed within a new surgical and interventional platform designed with our patients in mind. The new interventional platform has the latest Siemens equipment, including five single-plane flat-panel angiography suites, three bi-plane angiography suites, two hybrid OR Zeegos, and an integrated CT-angiography suite.

Unmatched Clinical Experience
Our residents will train with full-time, fellowship trained, CAQ Board Certified faculty whose entire clinical and research focus is Interventional Radiology. With a wide-range of special interests – such as interventional oncology, palliative medicine, peripheral vascular & aortic disease, and musculoskeletal interventions – our faculty are world-renowned in their areas of expertise. They are frequently invited speakers at national and international meetings and show demonstrated leadership within the field.

Surgical Partnership
We believe that our practice has many unique qualities including a relationship with the Division of Vascular Surgery, which allows for the collegial combined medical and procedural care of patients with peripheral vascular disease. We have a hybrid operating room that allows combined cases in an operating room setting, while maintaining high-quality imaging.

Cutting-Edge Research
The Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology is currently enrolling in multicenter, prospective randomized control trials and has a dedicated research coordinator. Because research is so critical to the advancement of our specialty, two of our faculty members have time dedicated to research-only endeavors. Residents are routinely involved both in clinical trials and their own research projects, and often present at national meetings.

Education Focused
Our mission is not limited to our residents, as we also support an IR technologist training program—one of only a handful in the country. The training environment includes all pertinent aspects of running a clinical Interventional Radiology practice, like dedicated education on E&M and CPT coding, documentation, and perspectives from hospital administration.

Additional Residency Information

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How To Apply

Applications for entry into our Independent IR Residency program starting on July 1, 2024, will open on November 17, 2022. Applications are only accepted via and positions are only offered through the NRMP. Please note that ERAS and NRMP classify the Independent IR Residency as a “Fellowship” for match purposes.

The ӰԺ Independent IR Residency will accept both ESIR and Non-ESIR applicants. If you are an ESIR applicant submitting your application via ERAS, please be sure that you also submit the ESIR Applicant Diagnostic Radiology Program Director Standardized Letter of Recommendation, found on the .

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Meet Our Residents

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Hamad AlJutaili, MBBS

Independent IR Resident

Hometown: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Medical School: King Saud University, Saudi Arabia; ESIR: University of Maryland

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James Moroney, MD

Independent IR Resident

Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI; Undergraduate: York University; Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids; Fellowship: Independent IR Residency, ӰԺ Affiliated Hospitals, Inc, Milwaukee, WI

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Mudassir Syed, DO

Independent IR Resident

Hometown: Dansville, NY; Undergraduate: Stony Brook University; Medical School: New York Institute; ESIR: Mayo Clinic, FL

Frequently Asked Questions

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What are the different education pathways available to become an Interventional Radiologist?
As of June 30, 2020, the Vascular & Interventional Radiology Fellowship program has ended and Interventional Radiology residencies will provide the full scope of training for those aspiring to be board-certified Interventional Radiologists. There are several different ways to enter an IR Residency program after medical school, and the ӰԺ (ӰԺ) is able to offer all three avenues to aspiring trainees. ӰԺ has been fully accredited for the Integrated Interventional Radiology Residency program as well as the Independent Interventional Radiology Residency program. Additionally, the ӰԺ Diagnostic Radiology Residency program has been approved for ESIR designation.

Integrated Interventional Radiology Residency Program
Senior medical students who are certain they want to specialize in Interventional Radiology are best suited to enter the Integrated IR Residency program directly after medical school. Medical students match into this program during their fourth year of medical school, and begin with a preliminary (internship/PGY-1) year followed by five additional years of residency training. ӰԺ offers an excellent Surgical Preliminary year program, and due to our categorical program status, candidates that match into the ӰԺ Integrated IR Residency will automatically be matched into the ӰԺ Surgical Preliminary program. There is no need to fill out a separate application for ӰԺ surgery or to incorporate them into your rank order list.

Independent Interventional Radiology Residency Program
Residents that complete the Diagnostic Radiology Residency and decide to specialize in Interventional Radiology can enter the Independent Interventional Radiology Residency Program, which replaces the VIR Fellowship program. DR residents match into Independent IR residency positions during their PGY-4 year, and begin their training directly following successful completion of the DR Residency program. The first match for this program at ӰԺ took place in March 2019, and residents began with our program in July 2020.

Early Specialization in Interventional Radiology (ESIR)
ESIR is a training option for Diagnostic Radiology residents and medical students who develop an early interest in Interventional Radiology. ESIR training is not a separate residency program, but rather an ACGME-approved designation within DR residency programs. Interested residents in a DR program with ESIR designation must apply for ESIR after beginning their DR residency. If, after applying, the resident is selected for ESIR, he/she is then able to go directly into the second year of the Independent IR Residency program (upon successful completion of the DR residency). The DR Residency at ӰԺ has been approved for ESIR designation, so this option is available to current DR residents at ӰԺ.
How many Independent IR Residency positions are available for the next match?

Two

Does the program include a dedicated research rotation?
No, there is not a dedicated research rotation in Interventional Radiology. However, all residents are expected to participate in a research project. Additionally, one of the faculty within the division has established a translational Interventional Oncology laboratory, and regular opportunities to become involved with research projects will be available to residents.
Does the program provide time off for residents to attend conferences or professional meetings?
Yes, the program is in full support of opportunities for residents to attend local and national conferences to further their education during their residency. Historically, ӰԺ IR residents have attended and presented research projects at conferences such as the annual SIR, CIO/ISET, WCIO, and SIR Fellows Spring Practicum.
Will the program consider international medical graduates with ECFMG certification?
Yes, appropriately qualified applicants with J-1 visa sponsorship through ECFMG will be considered.

Contact Us

Matthew J. Scheidt, MD, FSIR - Program Director
(414) 805-3125 | (414) 476-7503 (fax)
Department of Radiology
Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Room 2803
ӰԺ Affiliated Hospitals
c/o Froedtert Hospital
9200 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53226