CurtisW.BakalMDMPH

Interventional Radiology • Burlington, MA

Lahey, Chair, Radiology

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Office
41 Mall Rd
Burlington, MA 01805
Phone+1 781-744-8171

Fax+1 781-744-5232
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Education & Training

New York Medical College at Westchester Medical CenterFellowship, Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 1984 - 1985
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1980 - 1984
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Public Health and General Preventive MedicineResidency, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, 1977 - 1980
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Internship, Transitional Year, 1976 - 1977
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1976

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2007 - 2024
American Board of Preventive Medicine Public Health
American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FSIR) Society of Interventional Radiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Letter to Younger Self: 2023 Gold Medalist Commentary.
Curtis W Bakal> ;Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 2023 Jul 1
1 citations
Usage of an Electronic Database and Checklist System for Improvement in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Acquisition.
Juan E. Small, Laura Semine, Jaclyn Therrien, Patricia Doyle, Lorraine Kelly, Robert Marquis, Curtis W. Bakal> ;Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. 2017 May 20
8 citations
Society of Interventional Radiology: Resource and Environment Recommended Standards for IR.
Mark O. Baerlocher, Sean A. Kennedy, Thomas J. Ward, Boris Nikolic, Curtis W. Bakal, Curtis A. Lewis, Adam B. Winick, Gerald A. Niedzwiecki, Ziv J Haskal, Alan H. Mats...> ;Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 2017 Apr 1
9 citations
Society of Interventional Radiology Position Statement: Staffing Guidelines for the Interventional Radiology Suite.
Mark O. Baerlocher, Sean A. Kennedy, Thomas J. Ward, Boris Nikolic, Curtis W. Bakal, Curtis A. Lewis, Adam B. Winick, Gerald A. Niedzwiecki, Ziv J Haskal, Alan H. Mats...> ;Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 2016 May 1
58 citations
2011 ACCF/AHA focused update of the guideline for the management of patients with peripheral artery disease (Updating the 2005 guideline)
Thom W. Rooke, Alan T. Hirsch, Sanjay Misra, Anton N. Sidawy, Joshua A. Beckman, Laura K. Findeiss, Jafar Golzarian, Heather L. Gornik, Jonathan L. Halperin, Michael R...> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2012 Mar 1
13 citations
Endovascular temporary vessel occlusion with a reverse-thermosensitive polymer for bloodless minimally invasive renal surgery.
Sebastian Flacke, Alirezah Moinzadeh, John A. Libertino, John Merhige, Jean-Marie Vogel, Kathy Lyall, Urmila Khettry, Curtis W. Bakal, Peter N. Madras> ;Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 2010 May 1
46 citations
Quality improvement guidelines for percutaneous drainage/aspiration of abscess and fluid collections.
Michael J. Wallace, Kenneth W. Chin, Thomas B. Fletcher, Curtis W. Bakal, John F. Cardella, Clement J. Grassi, John D. Grizzard, Alan D. Kaye, David C. Kushner, Paul A...> ;Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 2010 Apr 1
Multi-disciplinary quality improvement guidelines for the treatment of lower extremity superficial venous insufficiency with ambulatory phlebectomy from the Society of...
Kundu, S., Grassi, C. J., Khilnani, N. M., Fanelli, F., Kalva, S. P., Khan, A. A., McGraw, J. K., Maynar, M., Millward, S. F., Owens, C. A., Stokes, L. S., Wallace, M....> ;J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2010 Jan
Multi-society consensus quality improvement guidelines for the treatment of lower-extremity superficial venous insufficiency with endovenous thermal ablation from the ...
Khilnani, N. M., Grassi, C. J., Kundu, S., D'Agostino, H. R., Khan, A. A., McGraw, J. K., Miller, D. L., Millward, S. F., Osnis, R. B., Postoak, D., Saiter, C. K., Sch...> ;J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2010 Jan
Research reporting standards for image-guided ablation of bone and soft tissue tumors.
Callstrom, M. R., York, J. D., Gaba, R. C., Gemmete, J. J., Gervais, D. A., Millward, S. F., Brown, D. B., Dupuy, D., Goldberg, S. N., Kundu, S., Rose, S. C., Thomas, ...> ;J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2009 Dec
Research reporting standards for percutaneous vertebral augmentation.
Radvany, M. G., Murphy, K. J., Millward, S. F., Barr, J. D., Clark, T. W., Halin, N. J., Kinney, T. B., Kundu, S., Sacks, D., Wallace, M. J., Cardella, J. F.> ;J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2009 Oct
26 citations
Temporary Segmental Renal Artery Occlusion Using Reverse Phase Polymer for Bloodless Robotic Partial Nephrectomy
Alireza Moinzadeh, Sebastian Flacke, John A. Libertino, John Merhige, Jean-Marie Vogel, Katy Lyall, Curtis W. Bakal, Peter N. Madras> ;The Journal of Urology. 2009 Oct 1
Quality improvement guidelines for uterine artery embolization for symptomatic leiomyomata.
Hovsepian, D. M., Siskin, G. P., Bonn, J., Cardella, J. F., Clark, T. W., Lampmann, L. E., Miller, D. L., Omary, R. A., Pelage, J. P., Rajan, D., Schwartzberg, M. S., ...> ;J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2009 Jul
Reporting standards for percutaneous thermal ablation of renal cell carcinoma.
Clark, T. W., Millward, S. F., Gervais, D. A., Goldberg, S. N., Grassi, C. J., Kinney, T. B., Phillips, D. A., Sacks, D., Cardella, J. F.> ;J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2009 Jul
Quality improvement guidelines for preventing wrong site, wrong procedure, and wrong person errors: application of the joint commission 'universal protocol for prevent...
Angle, J. F., Nemcek, A. A. Jr, Cohen, A. M., Miller, D. L., Grassi, C. J., D'Agostino, H. R., Khan, A. A., Kundu, S., Osnis, R. B., Rajan, D. K., Schwartzberg, M. S.,...> ;J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2009 Jul
Reporting standards for endovascular treatment of lower extremity deep vein thrombosis.
Vedantham, S., Grassi, C. J., Ferral, H., Patel, N. H., Thorpe, P. E., Antonacci, V. P., Janne d'Othee, B. M., Hofmann, L. V., Cardella, J. F., Kundu, S., Lewis, C. A....> ;J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2009 Jul
Recommendations for the implementation of joint commission guidelines for labeling medications.
Statler, J. D., Towbin, R. B., Ronsivalle, J. A., Oteham, A., Miller, D. L., Grassi, C. J., Brown, D. B., D'Agostino, H. R., Khan, A. A., Kundu, S., Roberts, A. C., Sa...> ;J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2009 Jul
Image-guided tumor ablation: standardization of terminology and reporting criteria.
Goldberg, S. N., Grassi, C. J., Cardella, J. F., Charboneau, J. W., Dodd, G. D. 3rd, Dupuy, D. E., Gervais, D. A., Gillams, A. R., Kane, R. A., Lee, F. T. Jr, Livraghi...> ;J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2009 Jul
Quality improvement guidelines for the treatment of lower extremity deep vein thrombosis with use of endovascular thrombus removal.
Vedantham, S., Thorpe, P. E., Cardella, J. F., Grassi, C. J., Patel, N. H., Ferral, H., Hofmann, L. V., Janne d'Othee, B. M., Antonaci, V. P., Brountzos, E. N., Brown,...> ;J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2009 Jul
Reporting standards for inferior vena caval filter placement and patient follow-up: supplement for temporary and retrievable/optional filters.
Millward, S. F., Grassi, C. J., Kinney, T. B., Kundu, S., Becker, G. J., Cardella, J. F., Martin, L. G., Silberzweig, J. E., Sacks, D.> ;J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2009 Jul
Consensus guidelines for periprocedural management of coagulation status and hemostasis risk in percutaneous image-guided interventions.
Malloy, P. C., Grassi, C. J., Kundu, S., Gervais, D. A., Miller, D. L., Osnis, R. B., Postoak, D. W., Rajan, D. K., Sacks, D., Schwartzberg, M. S., Zuckerman, D. A., C...> ;J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2009 Jul
Quality improvement guidelines for percutaneous management of acute limb ischemia.
Rajan, D. K., Patel, N. H., Valji, K., Cardella, J. F., Brown, D. B., Brountzos, E. N., Clark, T. W., Grassi, C. J., Meranze, S. G., Miller, D. L., Neithamer, C. D., R...> ;J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2009 Jul
Quality improvement guidelines for recording patient radiation dose in the medical record.
Miller, D. L., Balter, S., Wagner, L. K., Cardella, J. F., Clark, T. W., Neithamer, C. D. Jr, Schwartzberg, M. S., Swan, T. L., Towbin, R. B., Rholl, K. S., Sacks, D.> ;J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2009 Jul
Recommendations for the implementation of Joint Commission guidelines for labeling medications.
Statler, J. D., Towbin, R. B., Ronsivalle, J. A., Oteham, A., Miller, D. L., Grassi, C. J., Brown, D. B., D'Agostino, H. R., Khan, A. A., Kundu, S., Roberts, A. C., Sa...> ;J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2008 Nov
Quality improvement guidelines for preventing wrong site, wrong procedure, and wrong person errors: application of the joint commission 'Universal Protocol for Prevent...
Angle, J. F., Nemcek, A. A. Jr, Cohen, A. M., Miller, D. L., Grassi, C. J., D'Agostino, H. R., Khan, A. A., Kundu, S., Osnis, R. B., Rajan, D. K., Schwartzberg, M. S.,...> ;J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2008 Aug
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Press Mentions

Management of Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease (Compilation of 2005 and 2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline Recommendations) A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice GuidelinesFebruary 1st, 2019