Michael Tal, MD

Associate Professor of Diagnostic Radiology
Director of Research in Interventional Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Radiology

michael.tal@yale.edu Phone: 203-785-7026 Appt Phone: 203-785-7026 Fax: 203-737-1077 Yale University School of Medicine P.O. Box 208042 (SP2-323) New Haven, CT 06520-8042

Clinical Interests: Interventional Radiology; Uterine Artery Embolization; Non surgical treatment of Varicose veins; Image guided, minimally invasive treatment of liver tumors using Chemo-embolization and Radiofrequency ablation. Vascular access and dialysis access.

Research Interests: Uterine artery embolization: Long term outcomes. Varicose vein treatments using laser and Radiofrequency ablation in combination with sclerotherapy. Dilaysis catheters: new designs and effects on recirculation.

Board Certifications: American board of Radiology
CAQ vascular and interventional radiology

Education: Hebrew University, Haddassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel, MD
             
                   Hebrew University, Haddassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel, B. in Medical
                   Sciences, Cum Laude

Residency: Radiology Department, Hahnemann University Hospitals, Philadelphia

Fellowship: Interventional Radiology, Yale New Haven University Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut

Honors / Awards: Visiting Scientist. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, Bethesda , Maryland . Investigator on three trials:

1. New Interventional radiology techniques for Islets and stem cell transplantation in primates for the treatment of diabetes.
2. New methods for induction of diabetes using selective infusion of Streptozosin into the primate's pancreatic vascular bed.
3. Risk of pulmonary emboli in primates during administration of various new anti-rejection antibodies and medications. October 2000 to present.

RSNA Fellowship Research Trainee Prize for the paper- the potential role of MRCP in screening patients prior to laparoscopic cholecystectomy- cost identification analysis.

Radiological Society of North America resident/fellow research award

Finalist- International Society of MRI in Medicine resident fellowship program for the paper - MRCP: Algorithms for implementation in clinical practice.

Dean's Award, Haddassah Medical School.