Steven Yevich, MD, MPH
Department of Interventional Radiology, Division of Diagnostic Imaging
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Interventional Radiology, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
Research Interests
The application of new technology to expand patient-centric minimally-invasive therapies in cancer care.
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2008 | Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA, MD, Doctor of Medicine |
| 2007 | Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA, MPH, Masters of Public Health |
| 2002 | Fordham University, New York, NY, USA, IDHA, International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance |
| 2002 | University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA, BA, Biology |
Postgraduate Training
| 2014-2015 | Clinical Fellowship, Interventional Oncology, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus Grand Paris, Villejuif |
| 2013-2014 | Clinical Fellowship, Interventional Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD |
| 2009-2013 | Clinical Residency, Diagnostic Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX |
| 2008-2009 | Clinical Internship, Internal Medicine, University of California - San Diego, San Diego, CA |
Board Certifications
| 2021 | American Board of Radiology - Interventional Radiology Certificate of Added Qualification |
| 2015 | European Board of Interventional Radiology Lifetime Board |
| 2013 | American Board of Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology |
Experience & Service
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Transfusion & Patient Blood Committee, 2018 - Present
Interventional Radiology Quality Officer, Diagnostic Imaging Quality Functional Committee, 2018 - Present
Member, Faculty Senate, 2018 - Present
Member, Collaborative Management of Pleural Disease, 2016 - 2017
Consultantships
Consultant, Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc, Chicago, IL, 2017 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2015 | European Board of Interventional Radiology |
| 2014 | Chief Fellow, Johns Hopkins University Interventional Radiology Fellowship |
| 2013 | Radiology Resident of the Year Award, Baylor College of Medicine |
| 2013 | Chief Resident, Baylor College of Medicine Radiology Residency |
| 2011 | SIR Resident in Training Scholarship |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Calandri M, Gazzera C, Giurazza F, Yevich S, Strazzarino GA, Brino J, Marra P, Contegiacomo A, Bargellini I, Cariati M, Fonio P, Veltri A. Oligometastatic colorectal cancer management: A survey of the Italian College of Interventional Radiology. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 43(10):1474-1483, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32449016.
- Calandri M, Siravegna G, Yevich SM, Stranieri G, Gazzera C, Kopetz S, Fonio P, Gupta S, Bardelli A, Veltri A, Odisio BC. Liquid biopsy, a paradigm shift in oncology: what interventional radiologists should know. Eur Radiol 30(8):4496-4503, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32193642.
- Avritscher R, Jo N, Polak U, Cortes AC, Nishiofuku H, Odisio BC, Takaki H, Tam AL, Melancon MP, Yevich S, Qayyum A, Kaseb A, Kichikawa K, Gupta S, Goldberg SN, Chang SH. Hepatic arterial bland embolization increases Th17 cell infiltration in a syngeneic rat model of hepatocellular carcinoma. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 43(2):311-321, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31591689.
- Yevich S, Tselikas L, Kelekis A, Filippiadis D, de Baere T, Deschamps F. Percutaneous management of metastatic osseous disease. Chin Clin Oncol 8(6):62, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31735050.
- Barat M, Tselikas L, de Baère T, Gravel G, Yevich S, Delpla A, Magand N, Louvel G, Hadoux J, Berdelou A, Terroir M, Baudin E, Schlumberger M, Leboulleux S, Deschamps F. Corrigendum to "Thermal-ablation of vertebral metastases prevents adverse events in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma" [Eur. J. Radiol. 119 (2019) 108650]. Eur Radiol 121:108693, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31594669.
- Tselikas L, Sun R, Ammari S, Dercle L, Yevich S, Hollebecque A, Ngo-Camus M, Nicotra C, Deutsch E, Deschamps F, de Baere T. Role of image-guided biopsy and radiomics in the age of precision medicine. Chin Clin Oncol 8(6):57, 2019. PMID: 31968981.
- Filippiadis DK, Yevich S, Deschamps F, Jennings JW, Tutton S, Kelekis A. The role of ablation in cancer pain relief. Curr Oncol Rep 21(12):105, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31768663.
- Gravel G, Tselikas L, Moulin B, Yevich S, Baudin E, Hakime A, Moalla S, Mihoubi F, Balleyguier C, de Baere T, Deschamps F. Early detection with MRI of incomplete treatment of spine metastases after percutaneous cryoablation. Eur Radiol 29(10):5655-5663, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30877460.
- Barat M, Tselikas L, de Baère T, Gravel G, Yevich S, Delpla A, Magand N, Louvel G, Hadoux J, Berdelou A, Terroir M, Baudin E, Schlumberger M, Leboulleux S, Deschamps F. Thermal-ablation of vertebral metastases prevents adverse events in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Eur Radiol 119:108650, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31525680.
- Calandri M, Mauri G, Yevich S, Gazzera C, Basile D, Gatti M, Veltri A, Fonio P. Fusion imaging and virtual navigation to guide percutaneous thermal ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma: a review of the literature. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 42(5):639-647, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30809699.
- Jones AK, Yevich S. Imaging Techniques to Aid IR Treatment of Musculoskeletal Malignancy. Semin Intervent Radiol 36(1):49-62, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30936620.
- Roux C, Tselikas L, Yevich S, Sandes Solha R, Hakime A, Teriitehau C, Gravel G, de Baere T, Deschamps F. Fluoroscopy and cone-beam ct-guided fixation by internal cemented screw for pathologic pelvic fractures. Radiology 290(2):418-425, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30422090.
- Yevich S, Calandri M, Gravel G, Fresneau B, Brugières L, Valteau-Couanet D, Branchereau S, Chardot C, Aerts I, de Baere T, Tselikas L, Deschamps F. Reiterative radiofrequency ablation in the management of pediatric patients with hepatoblastoma metastases to the lung, liver, or bone. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 42(1):41-47, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30350173.
- Prud'homme C, Deschamps F, Allorant A, Massard C, Hollebecque A, Yevich S, Ngo-Camus M, Gravel G, Nicotra C, Michiels S, Scoazec JY, Lacroix L, Solary E, Soria JC, De Baere T, Tselikas L. Image-guided tumour biopsies in a prospective molecular triage study (MOSCATO-01): What are the real risks?. Eur J Cancer 103:108-119, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30223224.
- Yevich S, Odisio BC, Sheth R, Tselikas L, de Baère T, Deschamps F. Integrated CT-fluoroscopy equipment: Improving the interventional radiology approach and patient experience for treatment of musculoskeletal malignancies. Semin Intervent Radiol 35(4):229-237, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30402005.
- Yevich S, Tselikas L, Gravel G, de Baère T, Deschamps F. Percutaneous cement injection for the palliative treatment of osseous metastases: a technical review. Semin Intervent Radiol 35(4):268-280, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30402010.
- Calandri M, Yamashita S, Gazzera C, Fonio P, Veltri A, Bustreo S, Sheth RA, Yevich SM, Vauthey JN, Odisio BC. Ablation of colorectal liver metastasis: Interaction of ablation margins and RAS mutation profiling on local tumour progression-free survival. Eur Radiol 28(7):2727-2734, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29417253.
- Ahrar K, Sabir SH, Yevich SM, Sheth RA, Ahrar JU, Tam AL, Stafford JR. MRI-guided interventions in musculoskeletal system. Top Magn Reson Imaging 27(3):129-139, 2018. PMID: 29870465.
- Calandri M, Gazzera C, Yevich S, Lapenna K, Marenco M, Veltri A, Paraluppi G, Fonio P. Post-surgical recurrence of HCC along resection margin treated by percutaneous US-guided ablation. Minerva Chir 73(3):255-260, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29471619.
- Barras M, Pearson E, Cousin I, Le Rouzic C, Thepaut M, Gentric JC, Roue JM, Yevich S, de Vries P. Renal artery embolization in a child with delayed hemodynamic instability from penetrating knife wound. Arch Pediatr, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29909939.
- Hakime A, Yevich S, Tselikas L, Deschamps F, Petrover D, De Baere T. Percutaneous thermal ablation with ultrasound guidance. Fusion imaging guidance to improve conspicuity of liver metastasis. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 40(5):721-727, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28054165.
- de Baere T, Tselikas L, Yevich S, Boige V, Deschamps F, Ducreux M, Goere D, Nguyen F, Malka D. The role of image-guided therapy in the management of colorectal cancer metastatic disease. Eur J Cancer 75:231-242, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28237869.
- Gravel G, Yevich S, Tselikas L, Mir O, Teriitehau C, De Baère T, Deschamps F. Percutaneous thermal ablation: a new treatment line in the multidisciplinary management of metastatic leiomyosarcoma?. Eur J Surg Oncol 43(1):181-187, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27371999.
- Righi D, Fonio P, Di Caterino F, Discalzi A, Calandri M, Yevich S, Gandini G. Pancreaticojejunal anastomotic stricture treated by percutaneous transhepatic approach. J Vasc Interv Radiol 27(8):1258-61, 2016. PMID: 27449983.
- Yevich S, Gaspar N, Tselikas L, Brugières L, Pacquement H, Schleiermacher G, Tabone MD, Pearson E, Canale S, Muret J, de Baere T, Deschamps F. Percutaneous computed tomography-guided thermal ablation of pulmonary osteosarcoma metastases in children. Ann Surg Oncol 23(4):1380-6, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26589502.
- Metwalli Z, Yevich SM, Lee SR, Benndorf G.. Staged endovascular treatment of a complex intraorbital arteriovenous malformation: A case report. Neurographics 6(2):71-75, 2016.
- De Baere T, Tselikas L, Pearson E, YevichS, Boige V, Malka, D, Ducreux M, Goere D, Elias D, Nguyen F, Deschamps F. Interventional oncology for liver and lung metastases from colorectal cancer: The current state of the art. Diagn Interv Imaging 96(6):647-654, 2015.
- Nguyen ML, Yevich SM, Black JH, Lessne ML. Endovascular removal of an embedded superior vena cava filter after 6 years. J Vasc Interv Radiol 26(1):131-3, 2015. PMID: 25541450.
- Yevich SM, Lee SR, Scott BG, Shaltoni HM, Mawad ME, Benndorf G. Emergency endovascular management of penetrating gunshot injuries to the arteries in the face and neck: a case series and review of the literature. J Neurointerv Surg 6(1):42-6, 2014. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 23256989.
- Lee SR, Metwalli ZA, Yevich SM, Whigham CJ, Benndorf G. Variability in evolution and course of gunshot injuries to the neck and impact on management. A case report. Interv Neuroradiol 19(4):489-95, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24355155.
Invited Articles
- Wheeland M, Batts K, Avritscher R, Sabir S, Odisio B, Huang S, Tam A, Yevich S. Contrast enhanced ultrasound during percutaneous hepatosplenic biopsy and liver ablation: Practical applications, pharmaceutical principles, administration technique, and complications. Journal of Radiology Nursing 38:231-236, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Yevich S, Sheth R, Ojeshina O, Tam A. Interventional radiology techniques for the management of painful bone metastases. Journal of Radiology Nursing 37(2):90-97, 2018.
Other Articles
- Yevich SM Through the eyes of a medical student. Radiology Business Management Association 43(1), 2008.
Abstracts
- Yevich S, Morsi H, Gopinath S, Benndorf G. Basilar artery dissection with subarachnoid hemorrhage in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. American Society of Neuroradiology, New York, NY, 2012.
Grant & Contract Support
| Title: | Transportal Irinotexan Chemoembolization using a Lipiodol Nano-emulsion (TICL) for the Treatment of Colorectal Liver Metastases in Rat |
| Funding Source: | Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) |
| Role: | Principal Investigator |