Luigi Pirelli, MD, FACC

Dr. Lindsay Young is board certified in diagnostic radiology and interventional radiology. She is an assistant professor of radiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and an attending physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. With expertise in minimally invasive procedures, she treats a wide range of medical conditions that include cancer, arterial and venous diseases, and men's and women's health. Some of her specific interests include the management and treatment of hepatic malignancy, uterine fibroids and pelvic congestion syndrome in women, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), as well as complex portal hypertension. Dr. Young completed her medical training in Integrated Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology at Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC, where she served as chief resident. She received her Doctorate of Medicine from the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. Prior to her medical training, Dr. Young received a Bachelor of Science with distinction from the University of Wisconsin with majors in Genetics and Philosophy. Dr. Young has presented her scientific research at national conferences and has authored numerous scientific research articles in national and international medical journals ranging in topics from management of complex hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), use of liquid embolic for peripheral arterial applications, as well as radial access techniques for peripheral arterial interventions. Additionally, Dr. Young is dedicated to promoting gender diversity in interventional radiology, as seen through her published articles and participation in mentoring aspiring medical students interested in this field.

Dr. Raza is a Professor of Medicine and Director of the MDS Center at Columbia University in New York, NY. She started her research in Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) in 1982 and moved to Rush University, Chicago, Illinois in 1992, where she was the Charles Arthur Weaver Professor in Oncology and Director, Division of Myeloid Diseases. The MDS Program, along with a Tissue Repository containing more than 50,000 samples from MDS and acute leukemia patients was successfully relocated to the University of Massachusetts in 2004 and to Columbia University in 2010.Before moving to New York, Dr. Raza was the Chief of Hematology Oncology and the Gladys Smith Martin Professor of Oncology at the University of Massachusetts in Worcester. She has published the results of her laboratory research and clinical trials in prestigious, peer-reviewed journals such as The New England Journal of Medicine, Nature, Blood, Cancer, Cancer Research, the British Journal of Hematology, Leukemia, and Leukemia Research. Dr. Raza serves on numerous national and international panels as a reviewer, consultant, and advisor and is the recipient of a number of awards.

Dr. Noor Ahmad is board certified in diagnostic radiology and interventional radiology. He is an associate professor of radiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and an attending radiologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Ahmad serves as vice chair of clinical operations for the Department of Radiology. Dr. Ahmad has expertise in performing minimally invasive procedures to manage and treat a wide array of clinical conditions ranging from cancer care to men’s and women’s health. His particular focus and interests are in the treatment of blood clots within legs (deep venous thrombosis) and lungs (pulmonary embolism). Related to this, Dr. Ahmad is an expert in complex removal of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters. Rounding out his practice, Dr. Ahmad performs a wide range of procedures for cancer and non-cancer pain which include image-guided joint injections, blocks, and ablations. Finally, Dr. Ahmad has expertise in performing knee embolizations for both recurrent bleeding and osteoarthritis. Prior to medical school, Dr. Ahmad was a bioengineer and performed research within a tissue engineering laboratory. After medical school and radiology training at New York Medical College, where he served as chief resident, Dr. Ahmad received his training in vascular and interventional radiology at Weill Cornell Medical College and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Ahmad is an active teacher of fellows, residents, and medical students and has authored numerous book chapters and research articles. In addition, he has presented nationwide and is a member in several radiology societies including the Society of Interventional Radiology and Radiologic Society of North America.