David C Irwin, MD
Department of Interventional Radiology, Division of Diagnostic Imaging
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor, WL-Diagnostic Imaging, Interventional Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2010 | Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, US, MD |
| 2006 | University of Texas, Austin, Texas, US, Biomedical Engineering and Business Foundations Program, BS |
Postgraduate Training
| 2015-2016 | Clinical Fellowship, Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland |
| 2011-2015 | Clinical Residency, Diagnostic Radiology (Chief Resident), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas |
| 2010-2011 | Clinical Internship, John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2024 | American Board of Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology/Interventional Radiology |
| 2018 | DEA |
| 2018 | Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology Diplomate, American Board of Radiology |
| 2016 | Diagnostic Radiology Diplomate, American Board of Radiology |
| 2015 | Maryland State Medical License |
| 2011 | Texas State Medical License |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Interventional Radiologist, Synergy Radiology Associates, Houston, TX, 2016 - 2019
Other Professional Positions
Committee Member, Practice Improvement Committee, Greater Heights Hospital, Houston, TX, 2018 - 2019
Medical Executive, Medical Executive Committee, Greater Heights Hospital, Houston, TX, 2018 - 2019
Committee Member, Credentials Committee, Greater Heights Hospital, Houston, TX, 2018 - 2019
Medical Director & Department Chair, Synergy Radiology Associates (Memorial Hermann-Greater Heights), Houston, TX, 2018 - 2019
Moonlight Coverage, Green Imaging, Houston, TX, 2014 - 2015
Member, Radiology Department Academic Council, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2014 - 2015
Instructor, Radiologic Physics to Radiology Residents, Houston, TX, 2014 - 2014
Member, Radiology Residency Leadership Council, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2013 - 2015
Co-Founder of Med Student Interventional Radiology Interest Group, BCM-UT, Houston, TX, 2013 - 2015
Organizer of Business in Medicine Resident Lecture Series, Medicine Resident, Houston, TX, 2013 - 2013
Moonlight Coverage, Angleton Danbury Medical Center, Angleton, TX, 2012 - 2015
Moonlight Coverage, Doctor's Hospital of Laredo, Laredo, TX, 2012 - 2015
Coordinator of Radiology Participation in Internal Medicine Morning Reports and Multidisciplinary Tumor Boards, Coordinator, Houston, TX, 2012 - 2015
Teaching Assistant, Patient Safety Course for Medical Students, Houston, TX, 2012 - 2012
Medical Students, Introductory Radiology Lectures to Medical Students, Houston, TX, 2011 - 2015
Moonlight Coverage, Mint Physician Staffing (Harris County Sheriff's Office), Houston, TX, 2011 - 2014
Member, CT Dose Reduction Work Group, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2011 - 2014
Extramural Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Medical Records Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - Present
Member, Academic Review Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - Present
Member, Faculty Senate, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2014 - 2015 | Program Director's Award, Baylor College of Medicine |
| 2014 | Resident Professionalism award, Baylor College of Medicine |
| 2006 - 2010 | Full Presidential Scholarship, Baylor College of Medicine |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2017. Uterine Artery Embolization: What the OB/Gyn Needs to Know. Invited. Invited Lecture. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2015. Gynecological Interventions. Invited. Cooley Visiting Professor Lecture. Galveston, TX, US.
National Presentations
- 2014. Multimodality pictorial review of Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) and Liver Imaging-Reporting Data Systems (LI-RADS) classification of Liver Lesions. Conference. RSNA 2014, US.
- 2014. CT-Guided Pulmonary Fiducial Marker Placement: A Tailored Approach for Successful Outcome. Conference. World Conference on Interventional Oncology, US.
- 2013. Pictorial Review of Liver Imaging- Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) Category Lesions Correlated with Imaging Findings during Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE). Conference. RSNA 2013, US.
- 2013. Percutaneous CT-guided Fiducial Marker Placement for Small Lesions in High Risk Patients: Technical Considerations, Challenges, and Complications. Conference. Cancer Imaging and Radiation Therapy Symposium. Orlando, FL, US.
International Presentations
- 2014. Transformation of intramusular venous malformation to arteriovenous fistula-management with percutaneous embolization. Conference. International Society for Study of Vascular Anomalies Workshop. Melbourne, AU.
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Abdelsalam, ME, Patel, MN, Murray, RD, Aziz, S, Shields, H, Chien, PL, Yevich, SM, Metwalli, ZA, Wang, Z, Lin, JS, Huang, SY, Irwin, DC, Lu, T, Lee, S, Abudayyeh, A, Habibollahi, P, Odisio, BC, Ahrar, K, Gupta, S. Percutaneous Image-Guided Non-Target Renal Biopsy in Cancer Patients. Current Oncology 33(4), 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42041711.
- Abdelsalam ME, Patel MN, Irwin DC, Murray RD, Aziz SK, Shields H, Chien P, Yevich S, Metwalli ZA, Wang Z, Lin JS, Huang SY, Irwin D, Lu T, Lee SR, Abudayyeh A, Habibollahi P, Odisio BC, Ahrar K, Gupta S. Percutaneous Image-Guided Non-Target Renal Biopsy in Cancer Patients: A Tertiary Cancer Center Experience. Current Oncology 33(4), 2026. e-Pub 2026.
- Abdelsalam ME, Awad A, Kang F, Wang Z, Irwin D, Habibollahi P, Odisio BC, Lu T, Metwalli ZA, Lee SR, Karam JA, Matin SF, Ahrar K. Percutaneous Cryoablation of Clinical T1b Renal Tumors: A Tertiary Cancer Center Experience. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41845108.
- Lu S, Khan MA, Setua S, O'Boyle Q, Thangaraju K, Cabrales P, Swindle DC, Irwin DC, Buehler PW, Palmer AF. Transferrin Purification, Biophysical Characterization, and Lung Biodistribution in Sickle Cell Disease Mice. Biotechnol Bioeng 122(10):2709-2723, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40589088.
- Abdelsalam, ME, Awad, AA, Bassett Jr, R, Lu, T, Irwin, DC, Shah, KY, Odisio, BC, Habibollahi, P, Karam, JA, Matin, S, Ahrar, K. Technique and Outcomes of Radiofrequency Ablation of Biopsy-Proven 3–4 cm T1a Renal Cell Carcinoma. Biomedicines 13(6), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40564015.
- Abdelsalam ME, Lu T, Baiomy A, Awad A, Odisio BC, Habibollahi P, Irwin D, Karam JA, Matin SF, Stafford J, Ahrar K. Magnetic resonance imaging-guided renal biopsy shows high safety and diagnostic yield: a tertiary cancer center experience. Eur Radiol 34(9):5551-5560, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38400904.
- Pal K, Patel M, Chen SR, Odisio BC, Metwalli Z, Ahrar J, Irwin D, Sheth RA, Kuban JD. A Single-center Experience with a Shear Thinning Conformable Embolic. J Vasc Interv Radiol 35(8):1215-1220, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38719091.
- Abdelsalam, ME, Mecci, N, Awad, A, Bassett Jr, R, Odisio, BC, Habibollahi, P, Lu, T, Irwin, DC, Karam, JA, Matin, S, Ahrar, K. Magnetic-Resonance-Imaging-Guided Cryoablation for Solitary-Biopsy-Proven Renal Cell Carcinoma. Cancers 16(10), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38791894.
- Abdelsalam ME, Mecci N, Awad A, Bassett RL, Odisio BC, Habibollahi P, Lu T, Irwin D, Karam JA, Matin SF, Ahrar K. Magnetic-Resonance-Imaging-Guided Cryoablation for Solitary-Biopsy-Proven Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Tertiary Cancer Center Experience. Cancers (Basel) 16(10), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38791894.
- Abdelsalam ME, Awad A, Baiomy A, Irwin D, Karam JA, Matin SF, Sheth RA, Habibollahi P, Odisio BC, Lu T, Ahrar K. Outcomes of Radiofrequency Ablation for Solitary T1a Renal Cell Carcinoma: A 20-Year Tertiary Cancer Center Experience. Cancers (Basel) 15(3), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36765867.
- Irwin DC. ACR Case, Calcinosis Cutis Associated with Dermatomyositis. American College of Radiology, 2013.
- Sultenfuss MA, Irwin D, Kobayashi K, Zhu A, Smith D. Percutaneous CT-guided Pulmonary Fiducial Marker Placement for Small Lesions in High-Risk Patients: Technical Considerations, Challenges, and Complications. Pract Radiat Oncol 3(2 Suppl 1):S21, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24674511.
Other Articles
- Irwin D Update on Cholangiocarcinoma. Digestive Disease Interventions, 2022.
- Yevich S, Chen S, Metwalli Z, Kuban J, Lee S, Habibollahi P, McCarthy CJ, Irwin D, Huang S, Sheth RA Radiofrequency Ablation of Spine Metastases. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 25(6):795-804, 2021. PMID: 34937119.
Abstracts
- Awad A, Ahrar K, Irwin D, Lu T, Matin K, Abdelsalam M. Outcomes of Cryoablation for T1b Renal Tumors. Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Meeting, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Awad A, Ahrar K, Irwin DC, Lu T, Matin K, Abdelsalam M. Outcomes of Cryoablation for T1b Renal Tumors. Society of Interventional Radiology 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified July 22, 2026