Kiyon Tavakolian, MD
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Overview
Dr. Kiyon Naser-Tavakolian is board certified in diagnostic radiology and interventional radiology. He is an assistant professor of radiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and an attending radiologist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Tavakolian has expertise in minimally invasive procedures and treats a wide range of medical conditions including cancer, venous disease, and men’s and women’s health issues.
A key focus of Dr. Tavakolian's practice is the treatment of cancer and non-cancer related pain. He provides minimally invasive, image-guided treatments for uterine fibroids and pelvic pain in women, and enlarged prostate and varicoceles in men. He also has expertise in the minimally invasive treatment of symptomatic hemorrhoids and knee arthritis. His interests also include treatment for liver cancers, deep venous disease, joint injections, nerve blocks, kyphoplasty, ablations, and women’s health procedures such as hysterosalpingograms and fallopian tube recanalizations.
Dr. Tavakolian completed his medical school education at the University of Vermont College of Medicine where he was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. Subsequently he completed his internal medicine internship and diagnostic radiology residency at Stony Brook University Hospital, where he served as academic chief resident. He then completed his interventional radiology fellowship at Columbia University-NewYork-Presbyterian.
Dr. Tavakolian is a passionate educator of residents, fellows, and medical students and has been awarded numerous teaching awards during his residency. Additionally, he has authored multiple manuscripts and abstracts in prostate artery embolization, liver cancer treatments, biopsies, neurodegenerative disorders, and case reports within interventional radiology. He is a peer reviewer for the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, and the American Journal of Roentgenology and a member of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR), American College of Radiology (ACR), Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe, and the American Medical Association.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Ablation
- Ablation of Liver Lesion
- Ablation of Lung Lesion
- Abscess Drainage
- Aneurysm Endovascular Surgery
- Angioplasty
- Arterial Stents
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
- Biliary Stenting
- Biopsies
- Botulinum Toxin (Botox Injection)
- Cancer Treatment
- Central Venous Access
- Chemoembolization
- Chronic Pelvic Pain In Female
- Consults
- Cosmetic Sclerotherapy of Legs
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Dialysis Access Procedures
- Embolization
- Endovascular Intervention
- Endovenous Laser Ablation
- Enlarged Prostate
- Fibroids
- Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)
- Interventional Oncology
- Interventional Radiology
- Interventional Vascular
- IVC Filter Placement and Retrieval
- IVC Filter Retrieval
- IVC Filters
- Kyphoplasty
- Laser Treatment for Varicose Veins
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Lesions
- Liver Masses
- Liver Tumors
- Metastatic Cancer
- Metastatic Tumors
- Pelvic Congestion Syndrome
- Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
- Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Poor Leg Circulation
- Prostate Embolization
- Sclerotherapy
- Spider Veins
- Stents
- TIPS (Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt)
- Tumor Ablation
- Tumor Embolization
- UFE - Uterine Fibroid Embolization
- Uterine Fibroid Embolization
- Varicocele Embolization
- Varicose Veins
- Vascular Stents
- Vein Problems
- Venous Access PICC, Port
- Vertebroplasty
- Y90 Treatment (Radioembolization)
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Radiology at Columbia University Medical Center
Gender
- Male
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Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NY Signature
- POS
- PPO
- Student Health
Affinity Health Plan
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Amida Care
- Special Needs
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Fidelis Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthspring (Cigna Medicare)
- Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Railroad
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
RiverSpring
- Special Needs
UnitedHealthcare
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicare Managed Care
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
- POS
- PPO
VNSNY CHOICE
- Medicare Managed Care
- SelectHealth
- Special Needs
WellCare
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
- Residency: Stony Brook University Hospital
- Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center