Claire S. Kaufman,
MD
Languages Spoken: English
Claire Kaufman, MD, is a Boston native who attended Tufts University for an undergraduate degree in Biology followed by medical school at Boston University. Knowing she wanted a career in interventional radiology, after medical school she stayed in Boston for her general surgery internship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She then moved to New Haven, Connecticut where she completed her radiology residency at Yale New-Haven Hospital. During her final year she served as chief resident. After residency, she moved across the country to San Diego to compete a fellowship in Interventional Radiology at the University of California San Diego. Given her love of the outdoors Dr. Kaufman was thrilled to move to Salt Lake City with her family and join the radiology department at the University of Utah.
Dr. Kaufman has a passion and focus on education. She is the Associate Program Director of the IR/DR residency and the IR fellowship. She is very involved with medical student education serving as a medical student mentor and on the University of Utah Medical School admissions committee.
Dr. Kaufman is a board-certified interventional radiologist. She performs a wide variety of interventional radiology procedures including vascular and non-vascular procedures. Her specific clinical and research interests include vascular malformations, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, venous interventions, and women’s interventions. She has published numerous articles and book chapters in addition to serving on national committees.
When not at work Dr. Kaufman is an avid runner and enjoys spending time outdoors exploring Utah with her family and their dog.
Specialties
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Radiology and Imaging Sciences
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Assistant Professor |
| Academic Divisions | Clinical Radiology |
| Board Certification | American Board of Radiology (Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology) |
Claire Kaufman, MD, is a Boston native who attended Tufts University for an undergraduate degree in Biology followed by medical school at Boston University. Knowing she wanted a career in interventional radiology, after medical school she stayed in Boston for her general surgery internship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She then moved to New Haven, Connecticut where she completed her radiology residency at Yale New-Haven Hospital. During her final year she served as chief resident. After residency, she moved across the country to San Diego to compete a fellowship in Interventional Radiology at the University of California San Diego. Given her love of the outdoors Dr. Kaufman was thrilled to move to Salt Lake City with her family and join the radiology department at the University of Utah.
Dr. Kaufman has a passion and focus on education. She is the Associate Program Director of the IR/DR residency and the IR fellowship. She is very involved with medical student education serving as a medical student mentor and on the University of Utah Medical School admissions committee.
Dr. Kaufman is a board-certified interventional radiologist. She performs a wide variety of interventional radiology procedures including vascular and non-vascular procedures. Her specific clinical and research interests include vascular malformations, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, venous interventions, and women’s interventions. She has published numerous articles and book chapters in addition to serving on national committees.
When not at work Dr. Kaufman is an avid runner and enjoys spending time outdoors exploring Utah with her family and their dog.
Academic Locations
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Radiology and Imaging Sciences
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Assistant Professor |
| Academic Divisions | Clinical Radiology |
| Board Certification | American Board of Radiology (Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology) |
Education History
| Fellowship | University of California, San Diego Interventional Radiology Fellow, 2017 |
| Chief Resident | Yale-New Haven Hospital Diagnostic Radiology Chief Resident, 2016 |
| Residency | Yale-New Haven Hospital Diagnostic Radiology Resident, 2014 |
| Internship | Brigham and Women's Hospital General Surgery Intern, 2012 |
| Professional Medical | Boston University School of Medicine Medicine M.D., 2011 |
| Undergraduate | Tufts University Biology B.S., 2006 |
| Undergraduate | Colgate University , 2003 |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Stephanie Sobrepera, Eric Monroe, Joseph J Gemmete, Danial Hallam, Jason W Pinchot and Claire Kaufman (2021). Imaging to intervention: a review of what the Interventionalist needs to Know about Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia. CVIR Endovasc, 4(84).
- Claire Kaufman, Nancy Ann Little (2021). Pelvic Congestion Syndrome: A Missed Opportunity.
- Kaufman, Claire Frodsham, Aaron Arnold, Ryan (2021). Cryoablation as Second-line Therapy for Fibroadipose Vascular Anomaly. 2(1).
- Hoffmann JC, Minkin J, Karimi V, Warhadpande S, Khaja MS, Bercu ZL, Majdalany B, Kaufman CS, Martin CE 3rd (2020). Assessing the Status of Mentorship Programs in Interventional Radiology Residency Training: Results of a 2018 Survey. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol.
- Claire Kaufman, MD (2020). Currently Available Embolics for Uterine Fibroid Embolization. 19(4), 60-64.
- Kaufman C, Kinney T, Quencer K (2018 May 10). Practice Trends of Fibrinogen Monitoring in Thrombolysis. J Clin Med, 7(5).
- Kaufman C, Tadros A (2018 May 1). Endovascular Interventions for the Morbidly Adherent Placenta. J Clin Med, 7(5).
- Kaufman C, Aryafar H, Minocha J, Kinney T (May 2018). Transjugular liver biopsy after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) or direct intrahepatic portocaval shunt (DIPS): Is it feasible, effective, and safe? Diagn Interv Imaging, 99(5), 331-335.
- Kaufman CS, James CA, Harned RK, Connolly BL, Roebuck DJ, Cahill AM, Dubois J, Morello FP, Morgan RK, Sidhu MK (2017). Pediatric interventional radiology workforce survey: 10-year follow-up. Pediatr Radiol, 47(6), 651-656.
- Kaufman CS, Henderson K, Pollak J (2017). Clinical Significance of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation Reperfusion. 1(3).
- Kaufman C, Gaumond J, Kaufman J (2017). Transjugular Liver Biopsy Following Orthotopic Whole Liver Transplantation: Challenges and Solutions A Pictorial Essay. 1(2), 107-112.
Book Chapter
- John A Kaufman, Claire S Kaufman (2021). Principles of Vascular Access. In Matthew A. Mauro, Kieran P. Murphy, Kenneth R. Thomson, Anthony C. Venbrux, Robert A. Morgan (Eds.), Image-Guided Interventions (Third). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.
- Claire S Kaufman, Hasnain Hasham, John A Kaufman (2021). Superior Vena Cava Occlusive Disease . In Matthew A. Mauro, Kieran P. Murphy, Kenneth R. Thomson, Anthony C. Venbrux, Robert A. Morgan (Eds.), Image-Guided Interventions (Third). Philadelphia, PA: Elselvier.
- Claire S Kaufman, Keith B Quencer, John A Kaufman (In Press). Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Embryology and Anatomy. In Bradley B. Pua, Anne M. Covey, David C. Madoff (Eds.), Interventional Radiology Fundamentals of Clinical Practice. Oxford University Press.
- Kaufman C, Quencer K, Kaufman J (2017). Interventions for Budd-Chiari and Portal Hypertension. In Kim D, Patel N, Orron D, Farber E (Eds.), Vascular Imaging and Endovascular Interventions. Jaypee Brothers.