Dr. Mark H Wholey M.D.
Interventional Radiologist | Vascular & Interventional Radiology
320 E North Ave Pittsburgh PA, 15212About
Dr. Mark Wholey is an interventional radiologist practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Wholey specializes in minimally invasive, targeted treatments. Interventional radiologists use X-Rays, MRIs and other advanced imaging to put catheters in the body in order to treat the source of the disease internally. Many conditions that once required surgery can now have less risk, less pain and fewer invasions when treated by an interventional radiologist.
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Updated review of the global carotid artery stent registry.
- Unanswered issues for carotid stenting in 2003.
- CaRESS: carotid revascularization using endarterectomy or stenting systems.
- Feasibility trial of carotid stenting with and without an embolus protection device.
- Carotid artery stenting in octogenarians is associated with increased adverse outcomes.
- Interventional stroke therapy: current state of the art and needs assessment.
- Commentary on "Endovascular techniques for supra-aortic trunk intervention".
- Best suited for stenting versus endarterectomy. The controversial issue.
- In vitro performance assessment of distal protection devices for carotid artery stenting: effect of physiological anatomy on vascular resistance.
- Use of AngioJet mechanical thrombectomy for acute peripheral ischemia associated with stent fracture.
- Angiographic lesion characteristics can predict adverse outcomes after carotid artery stenting.
- Wall apposition assessment and performance comparison of distal protection filters.
- Vascular resistance in the carotid artery: an in vitro investigation of embolic protection filters.
- Commentary on "the impact of embolic protection device and stent design on the outcome of CAS".
- In Defense of SAPPHIRE.
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