Robert Mitchell Ermentrout, MD
Radiologist | Diagnostic Radiology
3672 Highlands Pkwy SE Smyrna Georgia, 30082About
Robert Mitchell Ermentrout, M.D., is an interventional radiologist practicing in Smyrna, Georgia. Dr. Ermentrout specializes in uterine fibroid embolization, a minimally invasive, targeted treatment for uterine fibroids and adenomyosis. 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. Conditions like uterine fibroids and adenomyosis that once required surgery for treatment, can be treated with less risk, less pain, and less invasion when treated by an interventional radiologist.
Education and Training
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University 2009
Board Certification
American Board of Radiology
Vascular & Interventional Radiology (Radiology)
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Faculty Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor of Radiology Emory University School of Medicine 2015 - 2020
Professional Memberships
- Society of Interventional Radiology
Internships
- 2009 - 2010 Transitional Year - St. Vincent's Hospital - Manhattan
Fellowships
- 2014 - 2015 Vascular and Interventional Radiology - Emory University School of Medicine
Professional Society Memberships
- Society of Interventional Radiology, Outpatient Endovascular and Interventional Society
Areas of research
Uterine Fibroids, Adenomyosis, and Uterine Artery Embolization
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