New Interventional Radiology Technology offers Advanced Treatment for Patients in Greater Waterbury

At Waterbury Hospital a continued focus on the latest technology continues to bring new, advanced treatments for patients. These advances in medical technology mean new less invasive and more targeted treatment options for diseases and conditions.

A new Interventional Radiology suite with the latest technology was recently added at Waterbury Hospital adding to already sophisticated treatment options for patients. For patients in greater Waterbury, this new technology means less invasive more complex procedures are now available to them close to home. Starting fall patients will have access to procedures including:

Chemoembolization of liver malignancies – This is a minimally invasive process of directly infusing chemotherapy into liver tumors through a catheter in the artery. This highly targeted treatment allows for high concentration of chemotherapy within the tumors while minimizing damage to the surrounding liver and also limiting side effects associated with the medication.

Prostate embolization for severe benign prostatic hypertrophy – a minimally invasive procedure that shrinks enlarged prostate glands by blocking the blood flow to the gland.

And percutaneous pulmonary thromboembolectomy - a minimally invasive surgical procedure used to remove blood clots from arteries.

“These state-of-the-art procedures are in addition to other sophisticated procedures we already offered patients including uterine fibroid embolization, tumor microwave ablation, TIPS (Trans jugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt) and more,” said Dr. Duncan Belcher, Radiologist.

Besides technology, the hospital has added expertise with the addition of Dr. Ryan Duggan to the medical staff, an interventional radiologist trained in the latest technology. He joined Diagnostic Radiology Associates this summer and will be working at Waterbury Hospital.

The interventional radiology procedures are the latest in sophisticated procedures offered at Waterbury Hospital. Last year Waterbury Hospital added a hybrid operating which allows Waterbury Hospital doctors to perform transaortic valve replacement, a new sophisticated procedure during which heart valves are replaced without open heart surgery.

The hospital offers a wide range of robotic surgery including colorectal and orthopedic. Later in the year, Waterbury Hospital is expected to add to its neurosurgery procedures.

Waterbury Hospital is home to four major centers of excellence: Cardiology, Orthopedic, Surgical Innovation, and Family Birthing. Waterbury Hospital was ranked a high performing hospital for patients suffering from kidney failure, heart failure and stroke by the U.S. News & World Report 2022-2023 Best Hospital edition. Waterbury Hospital has distinguished itself for excellence in cardiac care including as 1 of 2 hospitals in the state of Connecticut to receive the Coronary Intervention Excellence Award™ and the only hospital in the New Haven area* to receive the Coronary Intervention Excellence Award™ in 2022 by Healthgrades.