Clinical Focus

• Diagnostic Radiology
• Interventional Radiology
• Actue Deep Venous Thrombosis
• Chronic Deep Venous Thrombosis
• Leg swelling

Administrative Appointments

• Co-Medical Director; Cardiac and Interventional Radiology (Cath Angio), Stanford Hospital and Clinics (2006 - present)
• Chief, Interventional Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine (2006 - present)

Honors and Awards

• Dr. Constantin Cope Medical Student Award, Society of IR Annual Scientific Mtg-Mentor for Keith Chan (2011)
• Fellow of the Society, The Society of Interventional Radiology (2011)
• The Gary Becker Young Investigator Award, The Society of IR-Mentor for William T. Kuo, MD (2011)
• Early Career Achievement Award, The Ohio State University School of Medicine (First ever recipient) (2010)
• Dr. Constantin Cope Medical Student Award, Society of IR Annual Scientific Mtg-Mentor for Stephanie Carr (2010)

Professional Education

Internet Links

• Division of Interventional Radiology

Industry Relationships

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Clinical Trials

• Interventional Thrombus Removal Recruiting
• The GORE Viabahn endoprosthesis for the treatment of venous occlusions and stenoses Recruiting
• Early TIPS for Ascites Recruiting
• IVC Filter Registry Recruiting
• Permission to Collect Blood over Time for Research Recruiting

Publications

• Common iliac vein stenosis and risk of symptomatic pulmonary embolism: an inverse correlation. Chan KT, Popat RA, Sze DY, Kuo WT, Kothary N, Louie JD, Hovsepian DM, Hwang GL, Hofmann LV. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2011; 22 (2): 133-41
• Common iliac vein stenosis: a risk factor for oral contraceptive-induced deep vein thrombosis. Chan KT, Tye GA, Popat RA, Kuo WT, Unver K, Kothary N, Sze DY, Hofmann LV. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011; 205 (6): 537.e1-6
• In vitro design and characterization of the nonviral gene delivery vector iopamidol, protamine, ethiodized oil reagent. Higgins LJ, Hwang GL, Rosenberg J, Katzenberg RH, Kothary N, Sze DY, Hofmann LV. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2011; 22 (10): 1457-1463.e2
• Potent, tumor-specific gene expression in an orthotopic hepatoma rat model using a Survivin-targeted, amplifiable adenoviral vector. Ahn BC, Ronald JA, Kim YI, Katzenberg R, Singh A, Paulmurugan R, Ray S, Hofmann LV, Gambhir SS. Gene Ther. 2011; 18 (6): 606-12
• Catheter-directed thrombolysis for acute DVT. Hofmann LV, Kuo WT. Lancet. 2012; 379 (9810): 3-4