Kiyon Naser-Tavakolian, MD

Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Diagnostic Radiology
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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, men’s and women’s health. His particular interests are in liver cancers, deep venous disease, treatment of fibroids, prostate artery embolization, varicocele treatment, and pelvic arterial and venous disorders. He also performs a wide range of procedures for cancer and non-cancer related pain including 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 lung biopsy technology, neurodegenerative disorders, and case reports within interventional radiology. He is a peer reviewer for the American Journal of Roentgenology and a member of the American College of Radiology (ACR), the Society of Interventional Radiology, 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

Gender

  • Male

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Insurance Accepted

Aetna

  • Aetna Signature Administrators
  • NY Signature
  • Student Health

Affinity Health Plan

  • Medicaid Managed Care

Amerigroup of New Jersey

  • New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)

Amida Care

  • Special Needs

Cigna

  • EPO
  • Great West (National)
  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • POS
  • PPO

Emblem/GHI

  • Medicare Managed Care
  • PPO

Emblem/HIP

  • ConnectiCare
  • EPO
  • Essential Plan
  • HMO
  • 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

Fidelis Care

  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care

Healthfirst

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Leaf (Exchange)
  • Medicare Managed Care

Local 1199

  • Local 1199
  • NYP Employee Plan

MagnaCare (National)

  • MagnaCare

Medicare

  • Railroad
  • Traditional Medicare

Multiplan

  • Multiplan

MVP Health Care

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicaid Managed Care

Quality Health Management

  • Quality Health Management

RiverSpring

  • Special Needs

UnitedHealthcare

  • Compass (Exchange)
  • Empire Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicaid (Community Plan)
  • Oxford Freedom
  • Oxford HMO
  • Oxford Liberty
  • POS
  • PPO

VNSNY CHOICE

  • SelectHealth

WellCare

  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)

World Trade Center Health Plan

  • World Trade Center Health Plan

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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