Vasani, Jay D., M.D.
Specialties: Interventional Radiology
Gender: Male
Biography: I graduated from medical school in 2011. Thereafter, I completed an internship in General Surgery from St Joseph Mercy Oakland in Detroit, Michigan and a residency in Diagnostic Radiology from Saint Francis Hospital in Chicago, Illinois in 2018. I subsequently underwent fellowship training in Vascular and Interventional Radiology at University of Miami in 2019. Currently, I serve as an Assistant Professor of Interventional Radiology at the UMMC. I take great pleasure in working in the field of interventional radiology, and I am particularly passionate about the procedures that I perform, which include prostate artery embolization (PAE) for the treatment of BPH, TIPS/BRTO in the setting of portal hypertension, Vertebral augmentation, Uterine fibroid embolization for symptomatic fibroids, and all aspects of interventional oncology including (TACE,Y90 and tumor ablations).
My Approach to Healthcare
I am always striving to provide my patients with the best possible care by keeping myself updated with the latest advancements in my field. To this end, I am continuously learning and seeking new knowledge that will allow me to improve my skills and expertise, and provide my patients with the highest possible level of care. For instance, I have successfully introduced a new procedure for treatment of BPH- Prostate artery embolization.
Education
| Board Certification: | Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology, Radiology, Vascular & Interventional Radiology |
| Fellowship: | Jackson Memorial Hospital/Jackson Health System |
| Internship: | St. Joseph Mercy-Oakland |
| Medical Education: | Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences |
| Residency: | St. Francis Hospital |
Experience
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, ACLS, American Heart Association | 10/2023 - 10/2025 |
| Licensure, Mississippi State Board of Licensure, Mississippi State Board | 07/2023 - Present |
| Certification, Interventional radiology/Diagnostic radiology, American Board of Radiology |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Invited guest speaker, Prostate artery embolization in treatment of BPH related LUTs, World Urology and Nephrology Congress | 2021 |
| Reviewer, Polish journal of Radiology | 2020 |
| Selected for eCV article about first ever Prostate artery embolization performed at UMMC https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2020/07/Prostate-Procedure.html, UMMC | 2020 |
| Reviewer, European Radiology Experimental | 2020 |
| Reviewer, CVIR endovascular | 2020 |
| Selected to join the junior Reviewer Forum, "CVIR endovascular" | 2020 |