Kiyon Naser-Tavakolian, MD
Locations and Appointments
CUIMC/Milstein Hospital Building
Insurances Accepted
Please contact the doctor's office to verify that your insurance is accepted.
- AETNA
- Affinity Health Plan
- CIGNA
- Emblem/GHI
- Emblem/Hip
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus
- Fidelis Care
- Healthfirst
- Local 1199
- Magnacare (National)
- Medicare
- Multiplan
- MVP Health Care
- Quality Health Management
- RiverSpring
- UnitedHealthcare
- VNSNY CHOICE
- WellCare
- World Trade Center Health Plan
About Kiyon Naser-Tavakolian, MD
Dr. Kiyon Naser-Tavakolian is board certified in diagnostic radiology and interventional radiology. He is an assistant professor of radiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and an attending radiologist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Tavakolian has expertise in minimally invasive procedures and treats a wide range of medical conditions including cancer, venous disease, men's and women's health. His particular interests are in liver cancers, deep venous disease, treatment of fibroids, prostate artery embolization, varicocele treatment, and pelvic arterial and venous disorders. He also performs a wide range of procedures for cancer and non-cancer related pain including joint injections, nerve blocks, kyphoplasty, ablations, and women's health procedures such as hysterosalpingograms and fallopian tube recanalizations.
Dr. Tavakolian completed his medical school education at the University of Vermont College of Medicine where he was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. Subsequently he completed his internal medicine internship and diagnostic radiology residency at Stony Brook University Hospital, where he served as academic chief resident. He then completed his interventional radiology fellowship at Columbia University-NewYork-Presbyterian.
Dr. Tavakolian is a passionate educator of residents, fellows, and medical students and has been awarded numerous teaching awards during his residency. Additionally, he has authored multiple manuscripts and abstracts in lung biopsy technology, neurodegenerative disorders, and case reports within interventional radiology. He is a peer reviewer for the American Journal of Roentgenology and a member of the American College of Radiology (ACR), the Society of Interventional Radiology, and the American Medical Association.
Expertise
Ablation
Ablation of Liver Lesion
Ablation of Lung Lesion
Abscess Drainage
Aneurysm Endovascular Surgery
Angioplasty
Arterial Stents
Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
Biliary Stenting
Biopsies
Botulinum Toxin (Botox Injection)
Cancer Treatment
Central Venous Access
Chemoembolization
Chronic Pelvic Pain In Female
Consults
Cosmetic Sclerotherapy of Legs
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
Dialysis Access Procedures
Embolization
Endovascular Intervention
Endovenous Laser Ablation
Enlarged Prostate
Fibroids
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)
Interventional Oncology
Interventional Radiology
Interventional Vascular
IVC Filter Placement and Retrieval
IVC Filter Retrieval
IVC Filters
Kyphoplasty
Laser Treatment for Varicose Veins
Liver Cancer
Liver Lesions
Liver Masses
Liver Tumors
Metastatic Cancer
Metastatic Tumors
Pelvic Congestion Syndrome
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Poor Leg Circulation
Prostate Embolization
Sclerotherapy
Spider Veins
Stents
TIPS (Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt)
Tumor Ablation
Tumor Embolization
UFE - Uterine Fibroid Embolization
Uterine Fibroid Embolization
Varicocele Embolization
Varicose Veins
Vascular Stents
Vein Problems
Venous Access PICC, Port
Vertebroplasty
Y90 Treatment (Radioembolization)
Education
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Medical School: Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
Residency: Stony Brook University Hospital
Titles & Positions
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Education
- Medical School: Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
- Residency: Stony Brook University Hospital
- Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor of Radiology