Steven Y Huang, MD, FSIR
Department of Interventional Radiology, Division of Diagnostic Imaging
About Dr. Huang
::Dr. Huang earned his BS in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He completed both his radiology residency and vascular interventional radiology fellowship at Duke University. Subsequently, Dr. Huang joined the MD Anderson faculty in 2011. He is board certified by the American Board of Radiology and holds a Certificate of Added Qualification in Interventional Radiology.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, Department of Interventional Radiology, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, The University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX
Research Interests
Portal venous embolization
IVC filter use in patients with cancer
Percutaneous enteric access
Resorbable intravascular medical devices
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2005 | University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, MD |
| 1999 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, Chemical Engineering, BS |
Postgraduate Training
| 2010-2011 | Clinical Fellowship, Interventional Radiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina |
| 2006-2010 | Clinical Residency, Diagnostic Radiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina |
| 2005-2006 | Clinical Internship, Internal Medicine, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Board Certifications
| 2023 | Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support |
| 2012 | Certificate of Added Qualification in Vascular and Interventional Radiology, American Board of Radiology |
| 2010 | American Board of Radiology, Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, Department of Interventional Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2017 - 2022
Assistant Professor, Department of Interventional Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2013 - 2017
Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2011 - 2013
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Director, Clinical Program and Operations, Department of Interventional Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2021 - Present
Clinical Medical Director, Department of Interventional Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2018 - 2021
Quality Officer, Department of Interventional Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2014 - 2018
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Process Engineer, Folgers Coffee Company, New Orleans, LA, 1999 - 2001
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Infectious Disease Chairman Search Committee, 2021 - 2022
Member, Interventional Radiology Chairman Search Committee, 2019 - 2020
Member, Sedation and Procedures Committee, 2019 - Present
Member, Patient Experience Committee, 2019 - Present
Member, Clinical Endpoints Committee, 2019 - Present
Member, Operating Room Subcommittee, 2018 - Present
Member, Diagnostic Imaging Faculty Functional Committee, 2016 - 2019
Member, Infection Control Committee, 2016 - 2017
Member, Transfusion & Blood Management Committee, 2016 - 2018
Member, Diagnostic Imaging Quality Functional Committee, 2015 - 2018
Member, Faculty Development Subcommittee, 2015 - 2016
Honors & Awards
| MIT Varsity Lightweight Crew Team, MIT | |
| Dow Chemical Outstanding MIT Junior Year Student Award, Dow Chemical | |
| Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society | |
| Outstanding Medical Student Teaching by a Radiology Resident, Duke University | |
| Association of University Radiologists-Philips Academic Faculty Development Program, Association of University Radiologists-Philips Academic Faculty (San Antonio, TX) | |
| Featured Scientific Poster at Global Embolization Symposium & Technologies Asia Conference, Global Embolization Symposium & Technologies Asia Conference 2016 (Tokyo, Japan) | |
| Faculty Honoree for Clinical Quality Improvement, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | |
| Fellow, Society of Interventional Radiology |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Barcena AJR, Perez JVD, Bernardino MR, Damasco JA, San Valentin EMD, Klusman C, Martin B, Canlas GM, Heralde FM 3rd, Fowlkes N, Bouchard RR, Cheng J, Huang SY, Melancon MP. Bismuth-infused perivascular wrap facilitates delivery of mesenchymal stem cells and attenuation of neointimal hyperplasia in rat arteriovenous fistulas. Biomater Adv 166:214052, 2025. PMID: 39341164.
- Patel P, Pal K, Ahmed H, Tang B, Paolucci I, Khavandi M, Habibollahi P, Shah K, Huang SY, Odisio BC, Gupta S, Ahrar K, Yevich S, Kuban JD, Tam A, Sheth RA. Screening for Percutaneous Lung Cryoablation Adverse Event Risk: A Single Center Comparative Analysis to Surgical Risk Estimates. J Am Coll Radiol None(None):None, 2024. PMID: 39706458.
- Awad A, Pal K, Yevich S, Kuban JD, Tam A, Odisio BC, Gupta S, Habibollahi P, Bishop AJ, Conley AP, Somaiah N, Araujo DM, Zarzour MA, Ratan R, Roland CL, Keung EZ, Huang SY, Sheth RA. Safety and efficacy of percutaneous image-guided ablation for soft tissue sarcoma metastases to the liver. Cancer 130(15):2703-2712, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38642369.
- Pal K, Awad A, Yevich S, Kuban JD, Tam A, Huang SY, Odisio BC, Gupta S, Habibollahi P, Bishop AJ, Conley AP, Somaiah N, Araujo D, Zarzour MA, Ravin R, Roland CL, Keung EZ, Sheth RA. Safety and Efficacy of Percutaneous Cryoablation for Recurrent or Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcoma in Adult Patients. AJR Am J Roentgenol 223(4), 2024. PMID: 39082849.
- Jonasch D, Habibollahi P, Kyle Jones A, Avritscher R, Habra MA, Perrier ND, Graham PH, Huang SY. Pre-procedural and intra-procedural computerized tomography: providing a roadmap for successful adrenal venous sampling procedures. Abdom Radiol (NY) 49(7):2401-2407, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38740580.
- Barcena AJR, Perez JVD, Bernardino MR, San Valentin EMD, Damasco JA, Klusman C, Martin B, Court KA, Godin B, Canlas G, Fowlkes N, Bouchard RR, Cheng J, Huang SY, Melancon MP. Controlled Delivery of Rosuvastatin or Rapamycin through Electrospun Bismuth Nanoparticle-Infused Perivascular Wraps Promotes Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 16(26):33159-33168, 2024. PMID: 38912610.
- Knisely A, Hinchcliff E, Fellman B, Mosley A, Lito K, Hull S, Westin SN, Sood AK, Schmeler KM, Taylor JS, Huang SY, Sheth RA, Lu KH, Jazaeri AA. Phase 1b study of intraperitoneal ipilimumab and nivolumab in patients with recurrent gynecologic malignancies with peritoneal carcinomatosis. Med 5(4):311-320.e3, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38471508.
- Lin YM, Paolucci I, Albuquerque Marques Silva J, O'Connor CS, Fellman BM, Jones AK, Kuban JD, Huang SY, Metwalli ZA, Brock KK, Odisio BC. Intraprocedural Versus Initial Follow-up Minimal Ablative Margin Assessment After Colorectal Liver Metastasis Thermal Ablation: Which One Better Predicts Local Outcomes?. Invest Radiol 59(4):314-319, 2024. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37812469.
- San Valentin EM, Damasco JA, Bernardino M, Court KA, Godin B, Canlas GM, Melancon A, Chintalapani G, Jacobsen MC, Norton W, Layman RR, Fowlkes N, Chen SR, Huang SY, Melancon MP. Image-guided deployment and monitoring of a novel tungsten nanoparticle-infused radiopaque absorbable inferior vena cava filter in a swine model. J Vasc Interv Radiol 35(1):113-121.e3, 2024. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37696432.
- Szvalb AD, Marten C, Cain K, Taylor JS, Huang SY, Jiang Y, Raad II, Viola GM. Percutaneous Nephrostomy Catheter-Related Infections in Patients with Gynaecological Cancers: A Multidisciplinary Algorithmic Approach. J Hosp Infect 141(None):99-106, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37696471.
- Barcena AJR, Perez JVD, Bernardino MR, Damasco JA, Cortes A, Del Mundo HC, San Valentin EMD, Klusman C, Canlas GM, Heralde FM, Avritscher R, Fowlkes N, Bouchard RR, Cheng J, Huang SY, Melancon MP. Bioresorbable mesenchymal stem cell- loaded electrospun polymeric scaffold inhibits neointimal hyperplasia in a rat model of arteriovenous fistula. Adv Healthc Mater 34(3S):16, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37395729.
- Klusman, C, Martin, B, Perez, JD, Barcena, AR, Bernardino, MR, Valentin, ED, Damasco, J, Del Mundo, HC, Court, KA, Godin, B, Canlas, GM, Fowlkes, NW, Bouchard, RR, Cheng, J, Huang, SY, Melancon, MP. Rosuvastatin-Eluting Gold-Nanoparticle-Loaded Perivascular Wrap for Enhanced Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation in a Murine Model. Adv. Fiber Mater 5(6):1986-2001, 2023. PMID: 36778365.
- Barcena AJR, Perez JVD, Damasco JA, Bernardino MR, San Valentin EMD, Klusman C, Martin B, Cortes A, Canlas GM, Del Mundo HC, Heralde FM, Avritscher R, Fowlkes N, Bouchard RR, Cheng J, Huang SY, Melancon MP. Gold nanoparticles for monitoring of mesenchymal stem-cell-loaded bioresorbable polymeric wraps for arteriovenous fistula maturation. Int J Mol Sci 24(14), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37511512.
- San Valentin EM, Damasco JA, Bernardino M, Court KA, Godin B, Canlas GM, Melancon A, Chintalapani G, Jacobsen MC, Norton W, Layman RR, Fowlkes N, Chen SR, Huang SY, Melancon MP. Image-guided deployment and monitoring of a novel tungsten nanoparticle infused radiopaque absorbable inferior vena cava filter in pigs. bioRxiv None(None):None, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36798362.
- Taiji R, Lin YM, Chintalapani G, Lin EY, Huang SY, Mahvash A, Avritscher R, Liu CA, Lee RC, Resende V, Nishiofuku H, Tanaka T, Kichikawa K, Klotz E, Gupta S, Odisio BC. A novel method for predicting hepatocellular carcinoma response to chemoembolization using an intraprocedural CT hepatic arteriography-based enhancement mapping: a proof-of-concept analysis. Eur Radiol Exp 7(1):4, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36717474.
- Damasco JA, Huang SY, Perez JVD, Manongdo JAT, Dixon KA, Williams ML, Jacobsen MC, Barbosa R, Canlas GM, Chintalapani G, Melancon AD, Layman RR, Fowlkes NW, Whitley EM, Melancon MP. Bismuth nanoparticle and polyhydroxybutyrate coatings enhance the radiopacity of absorbable inferior vena cava filters for fluoroscopy-guided placement and longitudinal computed tomography monitoring in pigs. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 8(4):1676-1685, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35343679.
- McCarthy CJ, Sheth RA, Patel RJ, Cheung SH, Simon NZ, Huang SY, Gupta S. Deployment of an interventional radiology telemedicine program during the COVID-19 pandemic: initial experience with 10,056 visits. J Am Coll Radiol 19(2 Pt A):243-250, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 35016874.
- Nishioka Y, Odisio BC, Velasco JD, Ninan E, Huang SY, Mahvash A, Tzeng CD, Tran Cao HS, Gupta S, Vauthey JN. Fast-track two-stage hepatectomy by concurrent portal vein embolization at first-stage hepatectomy in hybrid interventional radiology / operating suite. Surg Oncol 39:101648, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34438236.
- Litwin RJ, Tam AL, Sheth RA, Yevich SM, Chan JL, Jazaeri AA, Halm JK, Gupta S, Huang SY. Safety and efficacy of percutaneous transabdominal and transesophageal decompression gastric catheters for palliation of malignant bowel obstruction. Abdom Radiol (NY) 46(9):4489-4498, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33999283.
- Denbo JW, Kim BJ, Vauthey JN, Tzeng CW, Ma J, Huang SY, Chun YS, Katz MHG, Aloia TA. Overall body composition and sarcopenia are associated with poor liver hypertrophy following portal vein embolization. J Gastrointest Surg 25(2):405-410, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31997073.
- Okuno M, Kawaguchi Y, De Bellis M, Vega EA, Huang SY, Ahrar K, Gupta S, Vauthey JN, Odisio BC. A new sequential treatment strategy for multiple colorectal liver metastases: Planned incomplete resection and postoperative completion ablation for intentionally-untreated tumors under guidance of cross-sectional imaging. Eur J Surg Oncol 47(2):311-316, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32873452.
- Janku F, Zhang HH, Pezeshki A, Goel S, Murthy R, Wang-Gillam A, Shepard DR, Helgason T, Masters T, Hong DS, Piha-Paul SA, Karp DD, Klang M, Huang SY, Sakamuri D, Raina A, Torrisi J, Solomon SB, Weissfeld A, Trevino E, DeCrescenzo G, Collins A, Miller M, Salstrom JL, Korn RL, Zhang L, Saha S, Leontovich AA, Tung D, Kreider B, Varterasian M, Khazaie K, Gounder MM. Intratumoral injection of Clostridium novyi-NT spores in patients with treatment-refractory advanced solid tumors. Clin Cancer Res 27(1):96-106, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33046513.
- Perez JVD, Jacobsen MC, Damasco JA, Melancon A, Huang SY, Layman RR, Melancon MP. Optimization of the differentiation and quantification of High-Z nanoparticles incorporated in medical devices for CT-guided interventions. Med Phys 48(1):300-312, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33216978.
- Perez JD, Singhana S, Damasco J, Lu L, Behlau P, Rojo R, Whitley E, Heralde F, Melancon A, Huang S, Melancon MP. Radiopaque scaffolds based on electrospun iodixanol/polycaprolactone nanofibrous composites. Materialia 14(None):100874, 2020. PMID: 32954230.
- Hill A, Elakkad A, Kuban J, Sabir S, Odisio B, Huang SY, Mahvash A, Miller E, Kroll MH, Overman M, Tam AL, Gupta S, Sheth RA. Durability of partial splenic artery embolization on platelet counts for cancer patients with hypersplenism-related thrombocytopenia. Abdom Radiol (NY) 45(9):2886-2894, 2020. PMID: 32314004.
- Niekamp A, Kuban JD, Lee SR, Yevich S, Metwalli Z, McCarthy CJ, Huang SY, Sheth SA, Sheth RA. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts reduce variceal bleeding and improve survival in patients with cirrhosis: a population-based analysis. J Vasc Interv Radiol 31(9):1382-1391.e2, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32792277.
- Huang SY, Damasco JA, Tian L, Lu L, Perez JVD, Dixon KA, Williams ML, Jacobsen MC, Dria SJ, Eggers MD, Melancon AD, Layman RR, Whitley EM, Melancon MP. In vivo performance of gold nanoparticle-loaded absorbable inferior vena cava filters in a swine model. Biomater Sci 8(14):3966-3978, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32558854.
- Balabhadra S, Kuban JD, Lee S, Yevich S, Metwalli Z, McCarthy CJ, Huang SY, Tam A, Gupta S, Sheth SA, Sheth RA. Association of inferior vena cava filter placement with rates of pulmonary embolism in patients With cancer and acute lower extremity deep venous thrombosis. JAMA Netw Open 3(7):e2011079, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32701160.
- Niekamp AS, Huang SY, Mahvash A, Odisio BC, Ahrar K, Tzeng CD, Vauthey JN. Hepatic vein embolization after portal vein embolization to induce additional liver hypertrophy in patients with metastatic colorectal carcinoma. Eur Radiol 30(7):3862-3868, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32144462.
- Cloyd JM, Mizuno T, Kawaguchi Y, Lillemoe HA, Karagkounis G, Omichi K, Chun YS, Conrad C, Tzeng CD, Odisio BC, Huang SY, Hicks M, Wei SH, Aloia TA, Vauthey JN. Comprehensive complication index validates improved outcomes over time despite increased complexity in 3707 consecutive hepatectomies. Ann Surg 271(4):724-731, 2020. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30339628.
- Kuban JD, Lee SR, Yevich S, Metwalli Z, McCarthy CJ, Huang S, Tam AL, Gupta S, Sheth SA, Sheth RA. Changes in inferior vena cava filter placement and retrieval practice patterns from a population health perspective. Abdom Radiol (NY) 45(11):3907-3914, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32285179.
- Bingham BA, Huang SY, Chien PL, Ensor JE, Gupta S. Pulmonary hemorrhage following percutaneous computed tomography-cuided lung biopsy: retrospective review of risk factors, including aspirin usage. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 49(1):12-16, 2020. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30470549.
- Samyuktha B, Joshua K, Stephen L, Steven Y, Zeyad M, Colin M, Huang SY, Alda T, Gupta S, Sunil S, Rahul S. The influence of IVC filters on the rate of pulmonary embolism in cancer patients with acute lower extremity deep venous thrombosis: a population-based study. JAMA Netw Open 3(7):e2011079, 2020. PMID: None.
- Al Rstum ZA, Huynh TT, Huang SY, Pisimisis GT. Risk of bleeding after ultrasound-guided jugular central venous catheter insertion in severely thrombocytopenic oncologic patients. Am J Surg 214(1):133-137, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30539792.
- Sheth RA, Sabir SH, Parmet P, Amin R, Kuban JD, Huang SY, Mahvash A, Fogelman D, Javle M, Wallace MJ. Portomesenteric venous stenting for palliation of ascites and variceal bleeding caused by prehepatic portal hypertension. Oncologist 23(6):712-718, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29284759.
- Odisio BC, Yamashita S, Huang SY, Kopetz SE, Ahrar K, Mizuno T, Conrad C, Aloia TA, Chun YS, Gupta S, Vauthey JN. Impact of prior hepatectomy history on local tumor progression after percutaneous ablation of colorectal liver metastases. J Vasc Interv Radiol 29(3):395-403.e1, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29395898.
- Tian L, Lee P, Singhana B, Chen A, Qiao Y, Lu L, Martinez J, Tasciotti E, Jacobsen MC, Melancon A, McArthur M, Eggers M, Huang S, Melancon MP. In vivo imaging of radiopaque resorbable inferior vena cava filter infused with gold nanoparticles. Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng 10576(None):None, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 31406393.
- Huang SY, Eggers M, McArthur MJ, Dixon KA, McWatters A, Dria S, Hill LR, Melancon MP, Steele JR, Wallace MJ. Safety and efficacy of an absorbable filter in the inferior vena cava to prevent pulmonary embolism in swine. Radiology 285(3):820-829, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28708470.
- Gardner CS, Ensor JE, Ahrar K, Huang SY, Sabir SH, Tannir NM, Lewis VO, Tam AL. Cryoablation of bone metastases from renal cell carcinoma for Local tumor control. J Bone Joint Surg Am 99(22):1916-1926, 2017. PMID: 29135665.
- Litwin RJ, Huang SY, Sabir SH, Hoang QB, Ahrar K, Ahrar J, Tam AL, Mahvash A, Ensor JE, Kroll M, Gupta S. Impact of an inferior vena cava filter retrieval algorithm on filter retrieval rates in a cancer population. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 5(5):689-697, 2017. PMID: 28818223.
- Zhang L, Nomie K, Zhang H, Bell T, Pham L, Kadri S, Segal J, Li S, Zhou S, Santos D, Richard S, Sharma S, Chen W, Oriabure O, Liu Y, Huang S, Guo H, Chen Z, Tao W, Li C, Wang J, Fang B, Wang J, Li L, Badillo M, Ahmed M, Thirumurthi S, Huang SY, Shao Y, Lam L, Yi Q, Wang YL, Wang M. B-Cell lymphoma patient-derived xenograft models enable drug discovery and are a platform for personalized therapy. Clin Cancer Res 23(15):4212-4223, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28348046.
- Huang SY, Odisio BC, Sabir SH, Ensor JE, Niekamp AS, Huynh TT, Kroll M, Gupta S. Development of a predictive model for 6 month survival in patients with venous thromboembolism and solid malignancy requiring IVC filter placement. J Thromb Thrombolysis 44(1):30-37, 2017. PMID: 28315167.
- Yamashita S, Odisio BC, Huang SY, Kopetz SE, Ahrar K, Chun YS, Conrad C, Aloia TA, Gupta S, Harmoush S, Hicks ME, Vauthey JN. Embryonic origin of primary colon cancer predicts survival in patients undergoing ablation for colorectal liver metastases. Eur J Surg Oncol 43(6):1040-1049, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28187878.
- Odisio BC, Yamashita S, Huang SY, Harmoush S, Kopetz SE, Ahrar K, Shin Chun Y, Conrad C, Aloia TA, Gupta S, Hicks ME, Vauthey JN. Local tumor progression after percutaneous ablation of colorectal liver metastases according to RAS mutation status. Br J Surg 104(6):760-768, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28240361.
- Tian L, Lee P, Singhana B, Chen A, Qiao Y, Lu L, Martinez JO, Tasciotti E, Melancon A, Huang S, Eggers M, Melancon MP. Radiopaque resorbable inferior vena cava filter infused with gold nanoparticles. Sci Rep 7(1):2147, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28526874.
- Odisio BC, Yamashita S, Frota L, Huang SY, Kopetz SE, Ahrar K, Chun YS, Aloia TA, Hicks ME, Gupta S, Vauthey JN. Planned treatment of advanced metastatic disease with completion ablation after hepatic resection. J Gastrointest Surg 21(4):628-635, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27882510.
- Gupta N, Patel A, Ensor J, Ahrar K, Ahrar J, Tam A, Odisio B, Huang S, Murthy R, Mahvash A, Avritscher R, McRae S, Sabir S, Wallace M, Matin S, Gupta S. Multiple renal artery pseudoaneurysms in patients undergoing renal artery embolization following partial nephrectomy: correlation with RENAL Nephrometry Scores. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 40(2):202-209, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27681271.
- Ahrar JU, Gupta S, Ensor JE, Mahvash A, Sabir SH, Steele JR, McRae SE, Avritscher R, Huang SY, Odisio BC, Murthy R, Ahrar K, Wallace MJ, Tam AL. Efficacy of a self-expanding tract sealant device in the reduction of pneumothorax and chest tube placement rates after percutaneous lung biopsy: a matched controlled study using propensity score analysis. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 40(2):270-276, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27826786.
- Odisio BC, Richter M, Aloia TA, Conrad C, Ahrar K, Gupta S, Vauthey JN, Huang SY. Use of prophylactic antibiotics to prevent abscess formation following hepatic ablation in patients with prior enterobiliary manipulation. J Gastrointest Surg 20(8):1428-34, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26984694.
- Mise Y, Passot G, Wang X, Chen HC, Wei S, Brudvik KW, Aloia TA, Conrad C, Huang SY, Vauthey JN. A nomogram to predict hypertrophy of liver segments 2 and 3 after right portal vein embolization. J Gastrointest Surg 20(7):1317-23, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27073080.
- Kuban JD, Tam AL, Huang SY, Ensor JE, Philip AS, Chen GJ, Ahrar J, Murthy R, Avritscher R, Madoff DC, Mahvash A, Ahrar K, Wallace MJ, Nachiappan AC, Gupta S. The effect of needle gauge on the risk of pneumothorax and chest tube placement after percutaneous computed tomographic (CT)-guided lung biopsy. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 38(6):1595-1602, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25920917.
- Tam AL, Ensor JE, Zvavanjanja RC, Philip A, Abdelsalam ME, Huang SY, Gupta S, Jones AK. JOURNAL CLUB: Standardizing CT-guided biopsy procedures: patient dose and image noise. AJR Am J Roentgenol 205(4):W390-9, 2015. PMID: 26397346.
- Eggers MD, McArthur MJ, Figueira TA, Abdelsalam ME, Dixon KP, Pageon LR, Wallace MJ, Huang SY. Pilot in vivo study of an absorbable polydioxanone vena cava filter. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 3(4):409-420, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26992619.
- Huang SY, Ahrar K, Gupta S, Wallace MJ, Ensor JE, Krishnamurthy S, Matin SF. Safety and diagnostic accuracy of percutaneous biopsy in upper tract urothelial carcinoma. BJU Int 115(4):625-32, 2015. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24905868.
- Singhana B, Chen A, Slattery P, Yazdi IK, Qiao Y, Tasciotti E, Wallace M, Huang S, Eggers M, Melancon MP. Infusion of iodine-based contrast agents into poly(p-dioxanone) as a radiopaque resorbable IVC filter. J Mater Sci Mater Med 26(3):124, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25690619.
- Mise Y, Aloia TA, Conrad C, Huang SY, Wallace MJ, Vauthey JN. Volume regeneration of segments 2 and 3 after right portal vein embolization in patients undergoing two-stage hepatectomy. J Gastrointest Surg 19(1):133-41, 2015. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25091849.
- Huang SY, Aloia TA, Shindoh J, Ensor J, Shaw CM, Loyer EM, Vauthey JN, Wallace MJ. Efficacy and safety of portal vein embolization for two-stage hepatectomy in patients with colorectal liver metastasis. J Vasc Interv Radiol 25(4):608-617, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24315549.
- Pham JD, Huang SY, Sabir SH, Huynh T, Wallace MJ. Celect filter penetration of aorta and lumbar artery. J Vasc Interv Radiol 25(3):487-90, 2014. PMID: 24581474.
- Huang SY, Abdelsalam ME, Harmoush S, Ensor JE, Chetta JA, Hwang KP, Stafford RJ, Madoff DC, Avritscher R. Evaluation of liver fibrosis and hepatic venous pressure gradient with MR elastography in a novel swine model of cirrhosis. J Magn Reson Imaging 39(3):590-7, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24532376.
- Shindoh J, Tzeng CW, Aloia TA, Curley SA, Huang SY, Mahvash A, Gupta S, Wallace MJ, Vauthey JN. Safety and efficacy of portal vein embolization before planned major or extended hepatectomy: an institutional experience of 358 patients. J Gastrointest Surg 18(1):45-51, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24129824.
- Shindoh J, Tzeng CW, Aloia TA, Curley SA, Zimmitti G, Wei SH, Huang SY, Gupta S, Wallace MJ, Vauthey JN. Portal vein embolization improves rate of resection of extensive colorectal liver metastases without worsening survival. Br J Surg 100(13):1777-1783, 2013. PMID: 24227364.
- Shindoh J, Tzeng CW, Aloia TA, Curley SA, Zimmitti G, Wei SH, Huang SY, Mahvash A, Gupta S, Wallace MJ, Vauthey JN. Optimal future liver remnant in patients treated with extensive preoperative chemotherapy for colorectal liver metastases. Ann Surg Oncol 20(8):2493-500, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23377564.
- Amini B, Huang SY, Tsai J, Benveniste MF, Robledo HH, Lee EY. Primary lung and large airway neoplasms in children: current imaging evaluation with multidetector computed tomography. Radiol Clin North Am 51(4):637-57, 2013. PMID: 23830790.
- Huang SY, Kim CY, Miller MJ, Gupta RT, Lessne ML, Horvath JJ, Boll DT, Evans PD, Befera NT, Krishnan P, Chan JL, Merkle EM. Abdominopelvic and lower extremity deep venous thrombosis: evaluation with contrast-enhanced MR venography with a blood-pool agent. AJR Am J Roentgenol 201(1):208-14, 2013. PMID: 23789677.
- Shindoh J, Vauthey JN, Zimmitti G, Curley SA, Huang SY, Mahvash A, Gupta S, Wallace MJ, Aloia TA. Analysis of the efficacy of portal vein embolization for patients with extensive liver malignancy and very low future liver remnant volume, including a comparison with the associating liver partition with portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy approach. J Am Coll Surg 217(1):126-33, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23632095.
- Shindoh J, Truty MJ, Aloia TA, Curley SA, Zimmitti G, Huang SY, Mahvash A, Gupta S, Wallace MJ, Vauthey JN. Kinetic growth rate after portal vein embolization predicts posthepatectomy outcomes: toward zero liver-related mortality in patients with colorectal liver metastases and small future liver remnant. J Am Coll Surg 216(2):201-9, 2013. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 23219349.
- Huang SY, Nelson RC, Miller MJ, Kim CY, Lawson JH, Husarik DB, Boll DT. Assessment of vascular contrast and depiction of stenoses in abdominopelvic and lower extremity vasculature: comparison of dual-energy MDCT with digital subtraction angiography. Acad Radiol 19(9):1149-57, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22743115.
- Huang SY, Levine MS, Rubesin SE, Katzka DA, Laufer I. Large hiatal hernia with floppy fundus: clinical and radiographic findings. AJR Am J Roentgenol 188(4):960-964, 2007. PMID: 17377030.
Invited Articles
- Braaten T, Tran Cao HS, Huang SY. Hepatic vein balloon occlusion to mitigate the heat sink effect during percutaneous liver ablation. Dig Dis Interv 5(4):298-301, 2021. PMID: None.
- Litwin RJ, Chan JL, Huang SY. Malignant gastrointestinal obstruction: options for decompression and nutrition. Dig Dis Interv 4(3):311-322, 2020. PMID: None.
- Burns KM, Huang SY. Percutaneous Transesophageal gastric tubes: indications, technique, safety, efficacy, and management. Dig Dis Interv 2(1):72-28, 2018. PMID: None.
Other Articles
- Barcena AJR, Owens TC, Melancon S, Workeneh I, Tran Cao HS, Vauthey JN, Huang SY Current Perspectives and Progress in Preoperative Portal Vein Embolization with Stem Cell Augmentation (PVESA). Stem Cell Rev and Rep 20(5):1236-1251, 2024. PMID: 38613627.
- Haddad A, Lendoire M, Maki H, Kang HC, Habibollahi P, Odisio BC, Huang SY, Vauthey JN Liver volumetry and liver-regenerative interventions: history, rationale, and emerging tools. J Gastrointest Surg 28(5):766-775, 2024. PMID: 38519362.
- Barcena AJR, Perez JVD, Liu O, Mu A, Heralde FM, Huang SY, Melancon MP Localized perivascular therapeutic approaches to inhibit venous neointimal hyperplasia in arteriovenous fistula access for hemodialysis use. Biomolecules 12(10), 2022. PMID: 36291576.
- Léon D, Rao S, Huang S, Sheth R, Yevich S, Ahrar K, Huynh T, Pisimisis G, Kuban JD Literature review of percutaneous stenting for palliative treatment of malignant Superior Vena Cava Syndrome (SVCS). Acad Radiol 29(S4):S110-S120, 2022. PMID: 34602363.
- 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: a clinical and technical approach. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 25(6):795-804, 2021. PMID: 34937119.
- Piotrowski, SL, Gagea Iurascu, M, Huang, SY, Shetty, G, Hill, LR Pathology in practice. J Am Vet Med Assoc 258(2):161-164, 2021. PMID: 33405981.
- Huang SY, Aloia TA Portal vein embolization: state-of-the-art technique and options to improve liver hypertrophy. Visc Med 33(6):419-425, 2017. PMID: 29344515.
- Hill LR, Huang SY, Gagea M Diaphragmatic hernia of the stomach with gastric rupture in a domestic pig. Comp Med 66(5):399-404, 2016. PMID: 27780007.
- Lessne ML, Holly B, Huang SY, Kim CY Diagnosis and management of hemorrhagic complications of interventional radiology procedures. Semin Intervent Radiol 32(2):89-97, 2015. PMID: 26038617.
- Huang SY, Engstrom BI, Lungren MP, Kim CY Management of dysfunctional catheters and tubes inserted by interventional radiology. Semin Intervent Radiol 32(2):67-77, 2015. PMID: 26038615.
- Huang SY, Philip A, Richter MD, Gupta S, Lessne ML, Kim CY Prevention and management of infectious complications of percutaneous interventions. Semin Intervent Radiol 32(2):78-88, 2015. PMID: 26038616.
- Huang SY, Levine MS, Raper SE Gastrocolic fistula with migration of feeding tube into transverse colon as a complication of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy. AJR Am J Roentgenol 184(3 Suppl):S65-S66, 2005. PMID: 15728025.
Abstracts
- Balabhadra S, Kuban J, Yevich S, Huang S, Lee S, Sheth S, Sheth R. The influence of IVC filters on the rate of pulmonary embolism in cancer patients with deep venous thrombosis: a population-based study. J Vasc Interv Radiol 30(3S):S70-S71, 2021. PMID: None.
- Odisio E, Szvalb A, Simon N, Lin E, Gupta S, Huang S, Sheth R, Mulanovich V, Odisio B. Role of percutaneous transthoracic lung biopsy for evaluation of lung infection in patients with hematological malignancies: A single-center 8-year analysis. J Vasc Interv Radiol 29(4S):None, 2018. PMID: None.
- Smuclovisky E, Lin EY, Chintalapani G, Sheth R, Huang S, Sabir S, Tam A, Yevich SY. Utility of dual-energy CT to improve visualization of the therapeutic ice ball during CT-guided cryoablation of musculoskeletal metastases. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 41(S2):S37, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29516240.
- Murthy R, Huang S, Thorunn H, Janku F. Phase 1 trial of image-guided oncolysis by clostridium Novyi-NT spore inoculation: early technical insights. J Vasc Interv Radiol 26(1):151, 2015. PMID: None.
Book Chapters
- Huang, SY, Chun, YS. Portal venous anatomy and percutaneous preoperative portal vein embolization. In: Safe Major Hepatectomy After Preoperative Liver Regeneration. Elsevier Inc, 57-77, 2024.
- Huang SY, Chun YS. Portal venous anatomy and percutaneous preoperative portal vein embolization. In: Safe Major Hepatectomy After Preoperative Liver Regeneration. None. Elsevier, 57-77, 2024.
- Huang, SY, Tzeng, CD, Mahvash, A. Yttrium-90 Radioembolization for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. In: Colorectal Liver Metastasis. 1. Springer Cham, 397-406, 2022.
- Hoang PB, Huang SY, Song AW, Merkle EM. Motion, Pulsation, and Other Artifacts. In: Duke Review of MRI Physics: Case Review Series. 2. Elsevier: Philadelphia, 91-106, 2019.
- Hoang PB, Huang SY, Song AW, Merkle EM. T1 Contrast. In: Duke Review of MRI Physics: Case Review Series. 2. Elsevier: Philadelphia, 1-10, 2019.
- Huang SY, Paulson EK. Interventional radiology in the management of hepatopancreatobiliary malignancy and surgical complications. In: Laparascopic Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Surgery: Textbook and Illustrated Video Atlas. None. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 100-119, 2016.
- Huang SY, Paulson EK. Techniques of percutaneous tissue acquisition. In: Textbook of Gastrointestinal Radiology. 4th. Elsevier, 1239-1253, 2015.
- Christianson KL, Hoang PB, Huang SY, Lessne ML, Song AW, Merkle EM. Motion, Pulsation, and Other Artifacts. In: Duke Review of MRI Principles Case Review Series. 1. Elsevier, 127 - 150, 2012.
Letters to the Editor
- Eggers MD, Huang SY, Steele JR. When migration is not migration. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 9: 1602-1603, 2021.
- Adams PL, Tam AL, Amini B, Hoang QB, Lewis VO, Huang SY. Percutaneous cryoablation of scapular metastasis associated with Iatrogenic injury to the suprascapular, subscapular, and axillary nerves. J Vasc Interv Radiol 26: 1247-1249, 2015.
Grant & Contract Support
| Title: | National Institutes of Health Grant |
| Funding Source: | National Institutes of Health |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Title: | Phase II Study of NBTXR3 Activated by Radiation and Combined with Pembrolizumab for Patients with Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Limited PD-L1 Expression or Refractory to PD-1 Blockade |
| Funding Source: | Nanobiotix S.A |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Title: | Center for Advanced Biomedical Imaging Pilot Project Program Grant |
| Funding Source: | MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| Role: | Co-PI |
| Title: | Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation Pilot Research Grant |
| Funding Source: | Society of Interventional Radiology |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Radiological Society of North America Research Seed Grant |
| Funding Source: | Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Nanoparticle-Infused Radiopaque Absorbable Medical Device |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NHLBI |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Title: | Diagnostic Imaging Clinical Research Committee Grant |
| Funding Source: | Diagnostic Imaging Clinical Research Committee |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Clinical Evaluation of a Resorbable Vena Cava Filter |
| Funding Source: | Adient Medical, Inc |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Title: | Nanoparticle-Infused Radiopaque Absorbable Medical Device |
| Funding Source: | National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Title: | Development of Radiopaque Absorbable Inferior Vena Cava Filters For Dual Energy Computed Tomography |
| Funding Source: | American Heart Association Beginning Grant-In-Aid |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Title: | Resorbable inferior vena cava filter |
| Funding Source: | Adient Medical, Inc |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Title: | Radiopaque enhancement of absorbable IVC filters mediated by iodine contrast agents |
| Funding Source: | Institutional Research Grant |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Title: | Image enhancers for absorbable implantable medical devices |
| Funding Source: | Adient Medical Inc |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Title: | Optimization and testing of a novel absorbable filter for the prevention of pulmonary embolism |
| Funding Source: | Adient Medical, Inc |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Optimization and Testing of a Novel Absorbable Filter for the Prevention of Pulmonary Embolism |
| Funding Source: | Adient Medical, Inc |
| Role: | PI |
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CV information above last modified January 21, 2025