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Joel Garris, MD, FACR Diagnostic, Vascular and Interventional Radiologist |
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Professional Biography
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Joel Garris, MD, FACR is a Board Certified Diagnostic Radiologist and a Fellow of the American College of Radiology. He practiced
for 20 years in West Los Angeles and Culver City as a partner in the Western Radiologic Medical Group.
Dr. Garris is now a partner in Lambert Radiology Medical Group and now practices
exclusively at Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital in Whittier California.
Dr. Garris's interests and expertise are in the areas of Interventional
Radiology; Pain management
with spinal injections; Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty for painful spinal
compression fractures; Uterine artery embolization for fibroids and Varicocele
embolization
He has
had extensive experience in development of outpatient radiology centers and joint ventures with physicians and hospitals.
He served as Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology at UCLA for 6 years and is on the
Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Radiological Society.
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Education and Board Certifications
- B.A. UCLA 1970
- M.D. UCLA with highest honors (AOA) 1974
- Internship: Internal Medicine, UCLA
- Residency: Internal Medicine, UCLA
- Residency: Diagnostic Radiology, UCLA
- Fellowship: Vascular & Interventional Radiology, UCLA
- Diplomate, American Board of Radiology
- American Board of Radiology Certificate of Added Qualifications in Vascular and Interventional Radiology
- American Board of Radiology Certificate of Added Qualifications in Neuroradiology
Lambert Radiology Medical Group
12401 Washington Blvd.
Whittier, CA 90602
562 698 0811 ext 7006
Lambert Radiology Medical Group is the exclusive provider of diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology services to Presbyterian, one of the most highly regarded non-profit hospitals in Southern California.
Clinical Interests and Expertise
- Interventional Radiology
- Pain management and spinal interventions
- Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty to treat painful compression fractures
- Uterine Artery Emboization to treat symptoms associated with Uterine Fibroids, an alternative to Hysterectomy
- Varicocele embolization to treat male infertility
- Evaluation and Endovascular Treatment of Vascular Disease
- Diagnostic Angiography
- Balloon Angioplasty
- Vascular Stents
- Thrombolysis for limb ischemia or DVT
- Dialysis Graft Evaluation and Patency Management.
- Venous Access Catheter Placement: Port-a-Caths, Tunneled Hickman or Groshong catheter, Hemodialysis catheters
- Abscess Drainage-Chest, Abdomen and Pelvic.
- Therapeutic vascular embolization for bleeding, vascular malformations and tumor ablation
- Percutaneous Needle Biopsy with CT, ultrasound or fluoroscopic guidance
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement to prevent Pulmonary Embolism
- Urological interventions: nephrostomy, ureteral stenting, percutaneous stone extraction
- Biliary Interventions: Drainage and Stenting
- Percutaneous Fluoroscopic Gastrostomy
- Neuroradiology
- Diagnostic Imaging
- CT
- MRI
- Ultrasound including vascular imaging
Positions Held
- Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology, UCLA
- Board of Directors, Los Angeles Radiological Society
- Practice Affairs Committee, Society of Interventional Radiology
- American Society of Spine Radiology, Informatics Committee
Current Hospital and Facility Affiliation
- Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital; Whittier, California
- Previously practiced at:
- UCLA Center for the Health Sciences, Los Angeles
- Northridge Hospital Medical Center, Roscoe campus
- Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
- Little Company of Mary Medical Center, Torrance campus
- Little Company of Mary Medical Center, San Pedro campus
- Beverly Hospital, Montebello
- Brotman Medical Center, Culver City
- Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Torrance
- Los Angeles Radiological Society, member Board of Directors
- American College of Radiology
- Society of Interventional Radiology
- Senior Member-American Society of Neuroradiology
- American Society of Spine Radiology
- California Radiological Society
- Radiological Society of North America
- International Spinal Injection Society
Author of multiple medical publications in the following journals:
- "Radiology"
- "American Journal of Roentgenology"
- "Journal of Clinical Ultrasound"
- "Journal of Urology"
- "Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology"
- "Journal of Clinical Oncology"