Fibroids, Uterine Fibroid Embolization, and Uterine Artery Embolization


 

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Daniel Sze, M.D., PhD.

Dr. Sze is experienced in embolization of tumors throughout the body including uterine artery embolization for the treatment of fibroids.  He has taught physicians locally, nationally, and internationally, and has won the Distinguished teaching award at Stanford two years in a row. 

Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine

Ph.D. in Biophysics, Stanford University School of Medicine

Internship: California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco

Residency:  University of California, San Francisco 

Diplomate, American Board of Radiology,

Diplomate Certificate of Added Qualifications in Cardiovascular/Interventional Radiology, American Board of Radiology, 1998

Member:

Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology
American Heart Association
Western Angiographic and Interventional Society
International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Publications:  Medical and scientific journals 

Sze DY, Razavi MK, Jeffrey RB. (2000) Chemoembolization decision-making based on multi-detector computed tomographic hepatic arteriograms.  J Vasc Intervent Radiol 11(suppl):239.

Sze DY, Reid TR. (2000) Hepatic artery infusion of a p53 deficiency-selective adenovirus to treat metastatic gastrointestinal cancer.  J Vasc Intervent Radiol 11(suppl):450

 Razavi MK, Sze DY, Slonim S, Kee ST, Semba CP, and Dake MD. (2000) Prevalence of uterine to ovarian artery anastomoses in patients with symptomatic uterine leiomyomas: To embolize or not to embolize.  J Vasc Intervent Radiol 11(suppl):304.

Razavi MK, Hansch E, Sze DY, Semba CP, Dake MD. (2000) Value of internal iliac artery balloon occlusion in treatment of life-threatening obstetrical hemorrhage. J Vasc Intervent Radiol 11(suppl):294

Razavi MK, Rhee J, Sze DY, Kee ST, Semba CP, Dake MD. (2000) Recanalization of uterine arteries after embolization for symptomatic leiomyomas: Evidence on MRA. J Vasc Intervent Radiol 11(suppl):286.

Sze DY, Shifrin RY, and Semba CP. (1999)  Current Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies for Effort Vein Thrombosis.  Tech Vasc Intervent Radiol, in press.

Sze DY, O’Sullivan GJ, Johnson DL, and Dake MD. (1999)  Mesenteric and Portal Venous Thrombosis with Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Treated by TIPS and Mechanical Thrombolysis.  AJR, in press.

Razavi MK, Hansch E, Kee S, Sze DY, Semba CP, and Dake MD. (1999)  Endovascular Treatment of Chronically Occluded Inferior Venae Cavae.  Radiology, in press.

Razavi MR and Sze DY.  (1999)  Image-guided Therapy for Hepatic Malignancies.  J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 14(suppl):A312-314. 

Semba CP, Dake MD, Razavi MK, Kee ST, Sze DY, Olcott C, and Mitchell RS.  (1999)  Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair with the W. L. Gore Excluder Endovascular Stent-Graft: Technique and Potential Pitfalls.  Tech Vasc Intervent Radiol, 2:127-132.

Schmidt AJ, Kee ST, Sze DY, Daniel BL, Razavi MK, Semba CP, and Dake MD. (1999)  Diagnostic Yield of MR-guided Liver Biopsies Compared with CT- and US-guided Liver Biopsies.  J Vasc Intervent Radiol, 10:1323-1329.

Sze DY, Semba CP, Razavi MK, Kee ST, and Dake MD. (1999) Endovascular Treatment of Hepatic Venous Outflow Obstruction after Piggyback-Technique Liver Transplantation.  Transplantation, 68:446-449.

Sze DY, Vestring T, Liddell RP, Kato N, Semba CP, Razavi MK, Kee ST, and Dake MD. (1999)  Recurrent TIPS Failure Associated with Biliary Fistulae: Treatment with PTFE-covered Stents.  Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol, 22:298-304.

Sze DY.  (1999)  Percutaneous Ureteral Stenting. Tech Vasc Intervent Radiol, 2:53-58

 Sakai T, Dake MD, Semba CP, Yamad T, Arakawa A, Kee ST, Hayashi N, Razavi MK, and Sze DY. (1999) Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm: Thoracic CT Findings after Endovascular Stent-Graft Placement.  Radiology, 212:169-174.

Kee ST, Rhee JS, Butts K, Daniel B, Paula J, Kerr A, O’Sullivan GJ, Sze DY, Razavi MK, Semba CP, Herfkens RJ, and Dake MD. (1999) MR-guided Transjugular Portosystemic Shunt Placement in a Swine Model.  J Vasc Intervent Radiol, 10:529-535.

Kato N, Sze DY, Semba CP, Razavi MK, Kee ST, and Dake MD. (1999) Custom-Made Stent-Graft Using PTFE-Covered Wallstents: Technique and Applications. J Vasc Intervent Radiol, 10:9-16.

 Sze DY, Robbins RC, Semba CP, Razavi MK, and Dake MD. (1998) Superior Vena Cava Syndrome after Heart Transplantation:  Percutaneous Treatment of a Complication of Bicaval Anastamoses. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 116:253-261.

 Sakai T, Razavi MK, Semba CP, Kee ST, Sze DY, and Dake MD. (1998) Percutaneous treatment of bronchial artery aneurysm with transcatheter coil embolization and thoracic aortic stent-graft placement.  J Vasc Intervent Radiol 9:1025-1028..

Dake MD, Semba CP, Razavi MK, Kee ST, Sze DY, Slonim SM, Samuels SL, Mitchell RS, and Miller DC. (1998) Endovascular Procedures for the Treatment of Aortic Dissection: Techniques and Results.  J Cardiovasc Surg 39:45-52

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