Howard Kirby Blankenship MD
Interventional Radiologist | Vascular & Interventional Radiology
4102 Causeway Vista Dr Tampa FL, 33615About
Dr. Howard Blankenship is an interventional radiologist practicing in Tampa, FL. Dr. Blankenship 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.
Education and Training
Wv Univ Sch of Med, Morgantown Wv 1965
Board Certification
Nuclear MedicineAmerican Board of Nuclear MedicineABNM
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
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