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Irwin Best MD

  • Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences
    Assistant Professor
  • (404) 712-7033
  • ibest@emory.edu
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Overview

Dr. Best is a board certified physician with extensive clinical experience in image-guided minimally invasive procedures. He has mastered the related disciplines of general surgery, vascular surgery, and interventional radiology. He has used this knowledge and clinical experience to offer patients the option of minimally invasive treatments for fibroids and varicose veins. Moreover, Dr. Bests training and insight serves as a significant resource for clinicians interacting with image-guided services.

Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor, Interventional Radiology, Emory University Hospital

Education

Degrees

  • MBA from Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University
  • MD from The University of Rochester Medical Center
  • BS from The City College of New York
  • AS from Hostos Community College, The City University of New York

Research

Focus

  • Can the Baldridge approach improve quality and cost in healthcare? The clinical significance of anatomical variations in man

Publications

  • Managing Venous Thromboembolic Disease On-Call.
    Tech Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 20 Page(s): 281 - 287
    12/01/2017 Authors: Mitchell JW; O Connell WG; Gilliland CA; Best IM
  • Technique for Percutaneous Fluoroscopically Guided G-Tube Placement in a High-BMI Patient.
    Case Rep Crit Care Volume: 2012 Page(s): 807161
    01/01/2012 Authors: Best IM
  • Partial splenic embolization for refractory thrombocytopenia.
    Clin Pract Volume: 1 Page(s): e126
    09/28/2011 Authors: Best IM
  • Percutaneous repair of a disrupted left renal artery after rapid stabilization.
    Clin Pract Volume: 1 Page(s): e116
    09/28/2011 Authors: Best IM
  • Management of an unusual iliac fossa venous plexus.
    Case Rep Vasc Med Volume: 2011 Page(s): 140389
    01/01/2011 Authors: Best IM
  • Catheter-directed thrombolysis with the Endowave system in the treatment of acute massive pulmonary embolism: a retrospective multicenter case series.
    J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 19 Page(s): 372 - 376
    03/01/2008 Authors: Chamsuddin A; Nazzal L; Kang B; Best I; Peters G; Panah S; Martin L; Lewis C; Zeinati C; Ho JW
  • Considerations in catheter retrieval from the arterial system.
    Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol Volume: 28 Page(s): 80 - 82
    01/01/2005 Authors: Best IM; Butler KL; Bumpers HL
  • Is bilateral protected specimen brush sampling necessary for the accurate diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia?
    J Trauma Volume: 57 Page(s): 316 - 322
    08/01/2004 Authors: Butler KL; Best IM; Oster RA; Katon-Benitez I; Lynn Weaver W; Bumpers HL
  • Pyosalpinx developing from a preexisting hydrosalpinx after uterine artery embolization.
    J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 15 Page(s): 297 - 301
    03/01/2004 Authors: Nikolic B; Nguyen K; Martin LG; Redd DCM; Best I; Silverstein MI
  • Angiography in planning a posterior approach to the popliteal artery following reduction of an open posterior knee dislocation.
    Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol Volume: 27 Page(s): 411 - 413
    01/01/2004 Authors: Best IM; Butler KL; Lewis C; Bumpers HL
  • Unusual complications of long-term percutaneous gastrostomy tubes.
    J Gastrointest Surg Volume: 7 Page(s): 917 - 920
    11/01/2003 Authors: Bumpers HL; Collure DWD; Best IM; Butler KL; Weaver WL; Hoover EL
  • Squamous cell carcinoma at herniorrhaphy and unilateral renal agenesis.
    Am J Clin Oncol Volume: 26 Page(s): 297 - 299
    06/01/2003 Authors: Best IM; McKinney G; Garg C; Scott A; McKinney S; Weaver WL; Bumpers HL
  • Pulmonary artery injury and cardiac tamponade after needle decompression of a suspected tension pneumothorax.
    J Trauma Volume: 54 Page(s): 610 - 611
    03/01/2003 Authors: Butler KL; Best IM; Weaver WL; Bumpers HL
  • Peroneal-plantar artery bypass: a prone approach.
    J Vasc Surg Volume: 37 Page(s): 469 - 471
    02/01/2003 Authors: Best IM
  • Endometrioma of the abdominal wall.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol Volume: 187 Page(s): 1709 - 1710
    12/01/2002 Authors: Bumpers HL; Butler KL; Best IM
  • Thigh compartment syndrome after acute ischemia.
    Am Surg Volume: 68 Page(s): 996 - 998
    11/01/2002 Authors: Best IM; Bumpers HL
  • Debilitating lymphedema of the upper extremity after treatment of breast cancer.
    Am J Clin Oncol Volume: 25 Page(s): 365 - 367
    08/01/2002 Authors: Bumpers HL; Best IM; Norman D; Weaver WL
  • Recurrent ischemia in a young man with the antiphospholipid syndrome.
    Am Surg Volume: 68 Page(s): 598 - 602
    07/01/2002 Authors: Best IM; Vansandani G; Rust G; Bumpers HL
  • Anomalous origins of the right vertebral, subclavian, and common carotid arteries in a patient with a four-vessel aortic arch.
    Ann Vasc Surg Volume: 16 Page(s): 231 - 234
    03/01/2002 Authors: Best IM; Bumpers HL
  • Venous claudication in a child with thrombophilia.
    Am Surg Volume: 68 Page(s): 41 - 44
    01/01/2002 Authors: Best IM; Bumpers HL
  • Metachronous thromboses and myocardial infarctions in a 32-year-old woman with antiphospholipid antibodies.
    Heart Lung Volume: 31 Page(s): 30 - 33
    01/01/2002 Authors: Best IM; Vasandani G; Bumpers HL; Rust G
  • Complications of isolated bilateral iliac artery aneurysms.
    Am Surg Volume: 67 Page(s): 767 - 771
    08/01/2001 Authors: Best IM; Vansandani G; Bumpers HL
  • Complication of the retroperitoneal approach: intercostal abdominal hernia.
    Am Surg Volume: 67 Page(s): 635 - 636
    07/01/2001 Authors: Best IM
  • Mycotic aortic aneurysm in a patient with Tolosa-Hunt syndrome.
    South Med J Volume: 94 Page(s): 441 - 444
    04/01/2001 Authors: Best IM; Bumpers HL
  • Transfemoral extraction of an intracardiac bullet embolus.
    Am Surg Volume: 67 Page(s): 361 - 363
    04/01/2001 Authors: Best IM
  • Regarding "acute enlargement and subsequent rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm in a patient receiving chemotherapy for pancreatic carcinoma".
    J Vasc Surg Volume: 33 Page(s): 661 - 662
    03/01/2001 Authors: Best IM
  • The antiphospholipid symdrome in a teenage with miscarriages, thromboses, and diabetes mellitus.
    Am Surg Volume: 66 Page(s): 748 - 750
    08/01/2000 Authors: Best IM; Anyadike NC; Bumpers HL
  • Mesenteric blood flow in patients with diabetic neuropathy.
    J Vasc Surg Volume: 13 Page(s): 84 - 89
    01/01/1991 Authors: Best IM; Pitzele A; Green A; Halperin J; Mason R; Giron F
  • Transaortic endarterectomy of renal visceral artery lesions in association with infrarenal aortic surgery.
    J Vasc Surg Volume: 12 Page(s): 697 - 703
    12/01/1990 Authors: Mason RA; Newton GB; Kvilekval K; Best IM; Giron F
  • The value of computed tomography in the management of symptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms.
    J Vasc Surg Volume: 12 Page(s): 28 - 33
    07/01/1990 Authors: Kvilekval KH; Best IM; Mason RA; Newton GB; Giron F
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