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Neurointerventional Team:

Our neurointerventional team is composed of Dr. Naveed Akhtar, Dr. Coleman Martin, Dr. William Holloway, Dr. Brian Chin, and Jessica Kelsey, RN. Dr. Akhtar and Dr. Holloway are neurointerventional fellowship-trained radiologists who bring expertise in diagnostic neuroimaging and in performing neurointerventional procedures. Dr. Martin is an neurointerventional fellowship-trained neurologist who brings expertise in medical management of cerebrovascular disease and in performing neurointerventional procedures. Dr. Chin is a fellowship-trained diagnostic neuroradiologist who focuses on interpretation of CT and MRI images of the brain and spine as well as radiology resident education. Jessica Kelsey is the coordinating nurse upon whom the seamless operation of the team rests.

   
Akhtar
Naveed Akhtar, MD F.R.C.R.

Interventional and Diagnostic Neuroradiologist

Clinical Associate Professor, University of Missouri at Kansas City

Hospital Affiliation: Saint Luke's Hospital, Plaza

Year of Appointment: 1999

Principal qualifications:

Medical School:

  • Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan

Residency:

  • Radiology Bristol and Weston Health Authority Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Health Authority

Fellowships:

  • Neuroradiology: University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, Maryland
  • Interventional Neuroradiology: Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Certifications:

  • Certificate of added qualification (CAQ) Neuroradiology
  • American Board of Radiology (ABR)
  • FLEX
  • ECFMG

Memberships:

  • Society NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS)
  • Senior Member of American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR)

 

  
Martin
Coleman Martin, MD

Interventional Neurologist

Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Missouri at Kansas City

Hospital Affiliation: Saint Luke's Hospital, Plaza

Year of Appointment: 2008

Principal Qualifications:

Medical School:

  • University of Kansas School of Medicine (1991-1996)

Internship:

  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (1996-1997)

Residency:

  • Neurology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (1997-2000)

Fellowships:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (2000-2002)
  • Stroke: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (2004-2005)
  • Neurointerventional: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Radiology Dept. (2006-2007)

Certifications:

  • USMLE
  • Diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (2001)
  • Sub-specialty certification in Vascular Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (2008)

Membership:

  • American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

 

  
Holloway
William Holloway, MD

Interventional and Diagnostic Neuroradiologist

Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Missouri at Kansas City

Hospital Affiliation: Saint Luke's Hospital, Plaza

Year of Appointment: 2009

Principal Qualifications:

Medical School:

  • University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois

Internship:

  • University of Chicago/Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

Residency:

  • Diagnostic Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Fellowships:

  • Neurointerventional and Diagnostic Neuroradiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Certifications:

  • The American Board of Radiology

Professional Organizations:

  • American Medical Association
  • American College of Radiology

 

  
Chin
Brian Chin, MD

Diagnostic Neuroradiologist

Assistant Professor, University of Missouri at Kansas City

Hospital Affiliation: Saint Luke's Hospital, Plaza

Year of Appointment: 2012

Principal Qualifications:

Medical School:

  • Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN

Internship:

  • University of North Carolina Health Care, Chapel Hill, NC

Residency:

  • Diagnostic Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri

Fellowships:

  • Neuroradiology University of Utah Health Sciences Center Salt Lake City, UT

Certifications:

  • The American Board of Radiology

Professional Organizations:

  • American Roentgen Ray Society
  • American College of Radiology
  • American Society of Neuroradiology

 

  
Kelsey
Jessica Kelsey, RN

Coordinator / Liaison Interventional Neuroradiology

Hospital Affiliation: Saint Luke's Hospital, Plaza

Year of Appointment: 2006

Principal Qualifications:

Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri Graduated May, 1999

Membership:

  • American Stroke Association

 

  

Address

We are located at Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, on the Country Club Plaza.

4401 Wornall Road
Kansas City, MO 64111

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Appointments

Appointments are made by Jessica Kelsey, RN. She may be reached by telephone Monday through Friday 8 to 5 at (816) 932-2549.

New Patients

New patients should be referred by their primary care physician, neurologist, ophthalmologist or neurosurgeon.  On the first visit, patients should be prepared to bring medical records, a referral letter, and X-rays and scans.

Records

Records may be sent in
advance to:

Department of Radiology, A Level
4401 Wornall Road
Kansas City, MO 64111

Records and correspondence may be faxed to (816) 932-5753.

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