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Robert K. Kerlan, M.D.

Chief, Interventional Radiology

Dr. Robert K. Kerlan is chief of Interventional Radiology at UCSF Medical Center. He is particularly interested in the management of liver disease, including biliary disease, portal hypertension and hepatic malignancy. In his research, he is working to devleop new procedures to diagnose and treat patients with problems related to living donor organ transplants.

Kerlan earned a medical degree at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He completed a radiology residency at UCSF and served as chief radiology resident. He is a member of several professional organizations, including his election as a fellow of the Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology. He is a professor of clinical radiology at UCSF.

Clinics

Interventional Radiology
505 Parnassus Ave., Room M-361
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353-1300
Appointments: (415) 353-2573
Billing: 415) 514-8888
Fax: (415) 353-8570

Hours: Monday to Friday
8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Liver Transplant Program
400 Parnassus Ave., Sixth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353-1888
Fax: (415) 353-8917

Hours: Pre-Liver Transplant Clinic Monday, Tuesday 7 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Hours: Post-Liver Transplant Clinic Tuesday 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Radiology at the Ambulatory Care Center
400 Parnassus Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94143
Scheduling: (415) 353-2666
Phone (Interventional Radiology): (415) 353-1300
Fax: (415) 353-7140

Hours: Monday to Friday
7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Conditions & Treatments

More about Robert K. Kerlan

Education

University of Southern California School of Medicine 1977

Residencies

UCSF Medical Center, Diagnostic Radiology 1981

Selected Research and Publications

  1. Kohi MP, Naeger DM, Kukreja J, Fidelman N, Laberge JM, Gordon RL, Kerlan RK. Preoperative CT-Guided percutaneous wire localization of ground glass pulmonary nodules with a modified Kopans wire. J Thorac Dis. 2013 Apr; 5(2):E31-4.
  2. Olorunsola OG, Kohi MP, Fidelman N, Westphalen AC, Kolli PK, Taylor AG, Gordon RL, Laberge JM, Kerlan RK. Caval penetration by retrievable inferior vena cava filters: a retrospective comparison of option and günther tulip filters. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2013 Apr; 24(4):566-71.
  3. Garwood ER, Fidelman N, Hoch SE, Kerlan RK, Yao FY. Morbidity and mortality following transarterial liver chemoembolization in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and synthetic hepatic dysfunction. Liver Transpl. 2013 Feb; 19(2):164-73.
  4. Arrayeh E, Fidelman N, Gordon RL, LaBerge JM, Kerlan RK, Klimov A, Bloom AI. Transcatheter arterial embolization for upper gastrointestinal nonvariceal hemorrhage: is empiric embolization warranted? Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2012 Dec; 35(6):1346-54.
  5. Kohi MP, Fidelman N, Naeger DM, Laberge JM, Gordon RL, Kerlan RK. Hepatotoxicity after transarterial chemoembolization and transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt: do two rights make a wrong? J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2013 Jan; 24(1):68-73.
  6. Lee AY, Gregorius J, Kerlan RK, Gordon RL, Fidelman N. Percutaneous transhepatic balloon dilation of biliary-enteric anastomotic strictures after surgical repair of iatrogenic bile duct injuries. PLoS One. 2012; 7(10):e46478.
  7. Fidelman N, Kwan SW, LaBerge JM, Gordon RL, Ring EJ, Kerlan RK. The transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt: an update. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2012 Oct; 199(4):746-55.
  8. Durack JC, Hope TA, Seo Y, Saeed M, He J, Wilson MW, Kerlan RK, Ring EJ. Intravenous Vasopressin for the Prevention of Nontarget Gastrointestinal Embolization during Liver-directed Cancer Treatment: Experimental Study in a Porcine Model. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2012 Nov; 23(11):1505-12.
  9. Park SJ, Freise CE, Hirose R, Kerlan RK, Yao FY, Roberts JP, Vagefi PA. Risk factors for liver transplant waitlist dropout in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Clin Transplant. 2012 Jul-Aug; 26(4):E359-64.
  10. Kwan SW, Fidelman N, Ma E, Kerlan RK, Yao FY. Imaging predictors of the response to transarterial chemoembolization in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a radiological-pathological correlation. Liver Transpl. 2012 Jun; 18(6):727-36.
  11. Kerlan RK, Laberge JM. Intranodal lymphangiography: coming soon to a hospital near you. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2012 May; 23(5):617.
  12. Durack JC, Wang JH, Schneider DB, Kerlan RK. Vena cava filter scaffold to prevent migration of embolic materials in the treatment of a massive renal arteriovenous malformation. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2012 Mar; 23(3):413-6.
  13. Kwan SW, Kerlan RK. Intrapleural migration of a percutaneous transhepatic hemodialysis catheter. J Vasc Access. 2012 Jan-Mar; 13(1):115-7.
  14. Guy J, Kelley RK, Roberts J, Kerlan R, Yao F, Terrault N. Multidisciplinary management of hepatocellular carcinoma. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012 Apr; 10(4):354-62.
  15. Durack JC, Thor Johnson D, Fidelman N, Kerlan RK, LaBerge JM. Entrapment of the StarClose Vascular Closure System after attempted common femoral artery deployment. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2012 Aug; 35(4):942-4.
  16. Villalta JD, Sorensen MD, Durack JC, Kerlan RK, Stoller ML. Selective arterial embolization of angiomyolipomas: a comparison of smaller and larger embolic agents. J Urol. 2011 Sep; 186(3):921-7.
  17. Farrelly C, Fidelman N, Durack JC, Hagiwara E, Kerlan RK. Transcatheter arterial embolization of spontaneous life-threatening extraperitoneal hemorrhage. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2011 Oct; 22(10):1396-402.
  18. Kwan SW, Fidelman N, Durack JC, Roberts JP, Kerlan RK. Rex shunt preoperative imaging: diagnostic capability of imaging modalities. PLoS One. 2011; 6(7):e22222.
  19. Fidelman N, Kerlan RK, Laberge JM, Gordon RL. Accuracy of percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography in predicting the location and nature of major bile duct injuries. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2011 Jun; 22(6):884-92.
  20. Durack JC, Westphalen AC, Kekulawela S, Bhanu SB, Avrin DE, Gordon RL, Kerlan RK. Perforation of the IVC: rule rather than exception after longer indwelling times for the Günther Tulip and Celect retrievable filters. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2012 Apr; 35(2):299-308.

Publications are derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and provided by UCSF Profiles, a service of the Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at UCSF. Researchers can make corrections and additions by logging on to UCSF Profiles.

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