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Kari J. Nelson

Kari J. Nelson, MD, FSIR, FAMWA

Languages spoken: English
  • Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology)
    American Board of Radiology (Vascular and Interventional Radiology)
  • Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Radiology & Imaging Sciences -Primary
    Board Certification
    American Board of Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology)
    American Board of Radiology (Vascular and Interventional Radiology)

    Education history

    Fellowship Cardiovascular and Thoracic Imaging - University of California, Irvine School of Medicine Fellow
    Vascular & Interventional Radiology - University of California, San Diego School of Medicine Fellow
    Residency Diagnostic Radiology - University of Virginia School of Medicine Resident
    Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Transitional Internship
    Professional Medical Medicine - Medical College of Wisconsin M.D.
    University of California, Berkeley B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Vedantham S, Weinberg I, Desai KR, Winokur R, Kolli KP, Patel S, Nelson K, Marston W, Azene E (2023). Society of Interventional Radiology Position Statement on the Management of Chronic Iliofemoral Venous Obstruction with Endovascular Placement of Metallic Stents. J Vasc Interv Radiol, 34(10), 1643-1657.e6. (Read full article)
    2. Vedantham S, Desai KR, Weinberg I, Marston W, Winokur R, Patel S, Kolli KP, Azene E, Nelson K (2022). Society of Interventional Radiology Position Statement on the Endovascular Management of Acute Iliofemoral Deep Vein Thrombosis. J Vasc Interv Radiol, 34(2), 284-299.e7. (Read full article)
    3. Shreve LA, Lam A, Badin D, Nelson K, Katrivesis J, Fernando D, Abi-Jaoudeh N (2022). Changes in perfusion angiography after IVC filter placement and retrieval. Medicine (Baltimore), 101(50), e31600. (Read full article)
    4. Jiang P, Arada RB, Okhunov Z, Afyouni AS, Peta A, Brevik A, Xie L, Ayad M, Xu P, Morgan K, Tapiero S, Patel R, Nelson KJ, Lee JG, Clayman RV, Landman J (2022). Multidisciplinary Approach and Outcomes of Pretreatment Small (cT1a) Renal Mass Biopsy: Single-Center Experience. J Endourol, 36(5), 703-711. (Read full article)
    5. Nelson KJ, Bennett R, Lam A, Javan H, Findeiss L, Kelly KM, Nelson JS, Abi-Jaoudeh N (2021). Clinical presentation and outcomes after endovascular management in a mixed pediatric and adult Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome population. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord, 9(6), 1495-1503.e1. (Read full article)
    6. Nelson KJ, Antiquera P, Nelson JS, Kelly KM, Abi-Jaoudeh N (2020). Effect of long-term phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor use on refractory lymphatic malformations in adult and teen patients. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord, 9(1), 258-261. (Read full article)
    7. Lam A, Schwertner A, Katrivesis J, Fernando D, Nelson K, Abi-Jaoudeh N (2020). Atherectomy with balloon angioplasty compared to balloon angioplasty alone for the treatment of chronic limb threatening ischemia: A national surgical quality improvement program database analysis. Vascular, 28(6), 747-755. (Read full article)
    8. Shreve L, Jarmakani M, Javan H, Babin I, Nelson K, Katrivesis J, Lekawa M, Kuncir E, Fernando D, Abi-Jaoudeh N (2020). Endovascular management of traumatic pseudoaneurysms. CVIR Endovasc, 3(1), 88. (Read full article)
    9. Nelson K, Chu E, Abi-Jaoudeh N (2020). Case of Brown Sequard syndrome with ipsilateral peripheral vasodilation. Radiol Case Rep, 15(8), 1366-1368. (Read full article)
    10. Lee AY, Ballah D, Moreno I, Dong PR, Cochran R, Picel A, Lee EW, Moriarty J, Padgett M, Nelson K, Kohi MP (2019). Outcomes of balloon occlusion in the University of California Morbidly Adherent Placenta Registry. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM, 2(1), 100065. (Read full article)
    11. Lam A, Yoshida EJ, Bui K, Katrivesis J, Fernando D, Nelson K, Abi-Jaoudeh N (2018). Demographic and facility volume related outcomes in radiofrequency ablation for early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma. HPB (Oxford), 21(7), 849-856. (Read full article)
    12. Lam A, Yoshida EJ, Bui K, Katrivesis J, Fernando D, Nelson K, Abi-Jaoudeh N (2018). Patient and Facility Demographics Related Outcomes in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated with Radiofrequency Ablation: A National Cancer Database Analysis. J Vasc Interv Radiol, 29(11), 1535-1541.e2. (Read full article)
    13. Lam A, Yoshida EJ, Bui K, Fernando D, Nelson K, Abi-Jaoudeh N (2018). A National Cancer Database Analysis of Radiofrequency Ablation versus Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. J Vasc Interv Radiol, 29(9), 1211-1217.e1. (Read full article)
    14. Englander MJ, Ghatan CE, Hamilton BN, Josephs SC, Nelson KJ, Traube LE (2017). Society of Interventional Radiology Position Statement on Parental Leave. J Vasc Interv Radiol, 28(7), 993-994. (Read full article)
    15. Rapp GA, Nelson KJ, Imagawa DK, Huang JY, Lee JG (2017). Management of an Accessory Bile Duct Leak Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Novel Approach Utilizing a Percutaneous and Endoscopic Rendezvous. ACG Case Rep J, 4, e2. (Read full article)
    16. Dutta R, Okhunov Z, Vernez SL, Kaler K, Gulati AT, Youssef RF, Nelson K, Lotan Y, Landman J (2016). Cost Comparisons Between Different Techniques of Percutaneous Renal Biopsy for Small Renal Masses. J Endourol, 30 Suppl 1(Suppl 1), S28-33. (Read full article)

    Review

    1. Morris CS, Baerlocher MO, Dariushnia SR, McLoney ED, Abi-Jaoudeh N, Nelson K, Cura M, Abdel Aal AK, Mitchell JW, Madassery S, Partovi S, McClure TD, Tam AL, Patel S (2020). Society of Interventional Radiology Position Statement on the Role of Percutaneous Ablation in Renal Cell Carcinoma: Endorsed by the Canadian Association for Interventional Radiology and the Society of Interventional Oncology. [Review]. J Vasc Interv Radiol, 31(2), 189-194.e3. (Read full article)
    2. Padgett M, Abi-Jaoudeh N, Benn BS, Rahimian R, Nelson K (2019). Anterior Cord Syndrome after Embolization for Malignant Hemoptysis. [Review]. Semin Intervent Radiol, 36(2), 111-116. (Read full article)
    3. Lam A, Bui K, Hernandez Rangel E, Nguyentat M, Fernando D, Nelson K, Abi-Jaoudeh N (2018). Radiogenomics and IR. [Review]. J Vasc Interv Radiol, 29(5), 706-713. (Read full article)