Dr. Rajesh V Helavar

Dr. Rajesh Helavar is a Consultant Interventional Radiologist and Diagnostic Abdominal Radiologist at Precison IR (Precision Interventional Radiology) at Spire clinic Malleshwaram. He started his career as a Consultant Radiologist in 2011at Columbia Asia Hospitals comes with a rich experience of more than 13 years in the field. Qualification:Qualification:MBBS Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore (2005)Residency-MD Radiology: Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati, India 2011Fellowship: PDCC – Gastro Radiology: Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (2014)Observership in Abdominal Interventional Radiology, Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Clinic, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany (August 2014)SMC Image-guided Tumor Ablation Training Course: Samsung Medical Centre, Seoul, South Korea (August 2016)Observership in Interventional Radiology: University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine (November 2017)International Intensive Course for Chemoembolization of HCC June 2023 – Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South KoreaNon-vascular:• Percutaneous biopsy under ultrasound and CT guidance• Drainage of abscesses• Biliary drainage• Biliary stenting• Percutaneous cholecystostomy• Percutaneous nephrostomy• Antegrade ureteric stenting• Radiofrequency ablation of tumors (HCC, renal, bone, lung)• Microwave ablation of tumors• Wire localization of breast lesions. Vascular:• Diagnostic angiography and venography• Transjugular liver biopsy• Transarterial chemoembolization of liver tumors (HCC, metastatic liver disease)• Preoperative embolization of tumors• Uterine artery embolization for post-partum bleeding• Embolization for fibroids• Embolization for gastrointestinal bleed• Embolization for hemoptysis• Peripheral vascular angioplasty and stenting,• Peripheral venous access (PICC line, Chemoport, Permacath)• Interventions for failing dialysis access and AV fistulas• Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS)Experience in Abdominal Radiology:• Evaluation of liver and kidney donors• Evaluation of liver and kidney recipients• Evaluation of liver lesions in cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic patients• Evaluation of gallbladder and bile duct lesions• Evaluation of pancreas• Evaluation of bowel (enterography) in Crohn’s disease and tuberculosis• Multiparametric MRI evaluation of prostate• Abdominal angiography• Pre surgical staging in pancreatic, hepatic, gall bladder, bile duct tumors• Pre surgical evaluation of complex abdominal herniasPublications:• 1. Imaging in Portal Gastroduodenopathy, Review article, Journal of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology.• 2. Systematic reporting of computed tomography enterography /enteroclysis as an aid to reduce diagnostic dilemma when differentiating between intestinal tuberculosis and Crohns disease: A prospective study at a tertiary care hospital, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. December 2020.• 3. Certificate of Merit: Echinococcosis from head to toe: A Pictorial review – poster presentation at European Congress of Radiology 2018.• 4. Imaging in rare spine and spinal cord malformations in day-to-day practice – poster presentation at European Congress of Radiology 2018.• 5. Post-partum Interventions presentation at Karnataka state IRIA (Indian Radiology and Imaging Association) 2018• 6. Canal of Nuck hydrocele poster presentation at Karnataka IRIA 2018• 7. Post digital subtraction angiography parenchymal contrast staining mimicking the presence of a hemorrhage, Neurology India, 2017• 8. Individualizing locoregional therapy for liver tumors. Hospital Healthcare Europe 2015.• 9. Renal transplant imaging: Review. Indian Journal of transplant: 2014.• 10. Combined interventional and surgical management of bilateral pulmonary artery aneurysms. IRIA poster presentation. 2014.• 11. Ovarian Torsion: Poster Presentation at State IRIA conference March 2015.• 12. Chemotherapy induced leukoencephalopathy – American Journal of Neuroradiology –Classic Case 2016• 13. Imaging of Hydatid disease from head to toe: Poster presentation, IRIA 2016Book Chapter:• Textbook on fibroids, Chapter – Uterine artery Embolization for fibroids, January 2018, CBS PublishersCurrent position:Senior Consultant – Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology – Manipal Hospital Yeshwanthpur and Hebbal, Bengaluru