Dr. Radhakrishnan's Specialty
- Interventional Radiology & Vascular Radiology -
Board Certified - Diagnostic Radiology -
Board Certified
What Is a Specialty or Area of Special Expertise?
A specialty is the branch of medicine in which a doctor has completed advanced clinical training and education. Most doctors are board certified in their specialty. To receive the best healthcare for your needs, consider choosing a doctor who specializes in your particular medical condition. A specialist will concentrate on your specific needs and will be familiar with the best treatment methods.
Read MoreA specialty is the branch of medicine in which a doctor has completed advanced clinical training and education. Most doctors are board certified in their specialty. To receive the best healthcare for your needs, consider choosing a doctor who specializes in your particular medical condition. A specialist will concentrate on your specific needs and will be familiar with the best methods of treatment.
Examples of specialists are a pediatrician who focuses on the physical, emotional, and social health of children from birth to young adulthood; or a cardiologist who specializes in diseases and conditions of the heart and blood vessels.
A doctor may have more than one specialty, along with one or more subspecialties. For instance, a doctor could specialize in internal medicine and have a subspecialty in infectious disease. A subspecialty is a concentration within a specialty.
Your primary care doctor (who is often a specialist in family medicine or internal medicine) can help you choose the right type of specialist. In fact, some health insurance plans require a referral from your primary care doctor before you visit a specialist.
Dr. Radhakrishnan's License & Board Certification
- Board Certified in Interventional Radiology & Vascular Radiology
- Board Certified in Diagnostic Radiology
- Licensed in Arizona
- Licensed in California
- Licensed in Colorado
- Licensed in Connecticut
- Licensed in Florida
- Licensed in Georgia
- Licensed in Iowa
- Licensed in Illinois
- Licensed in Indiana
- Licensed in Kansas
- Licensed in Louisiana
- Licensed in Massachusetts
- Licensed in Michigan
- Licensed in Minnesota
- Licensed in Missouri
- Licensed in Mississippi
- Licensed in North Carolina
- Licensed in North Dakota
- Licensed in New Hampshire
- Licensed in New Jersey
- Licensed in New Mexico
- Licensed in Nevada
- Licensed in New York
- Licensed in Ohio
- Licensed in Oregon
- Licensed in Pennsylvania
- Licensed in South Carolina
- Licensed in Tennessee
- Licensed in Texas
- Licensed in Virginia
- Licensed in Wisconsin
- Licensed in West Virginia
Why is Board Certification Important?
Board certification requires extensive training and a rigorous review of a doctor’s knowledge, experience and skill in a medical specialty. Board certification also means that a doctor is actively improving his or her practice of medicine through continuing education. A board-certified doctor is more likely than a non-board-certified doctor to have the most current skills and knowledge about how to treat your medical condition.
Read MoreBoard certification requires extensive training and a rigorous review of a doctor’s knowledge, experience and skill in a medical specialty. Board certification also means that a doctor is actively improving his or her practice of medicine through continuing education. A board-certified doctor is more likely than a non-board-certified doctor to have the most current skills and knowledge about how to treat your medical condition.
A doctor who is board certified has taken an important step beyond getting a required state medical license to practice. Some doctors choose not to apply for board certification. A doctor who is not board certified may be an excellent doctor who is fully licensed to practice medicine in his or her state.
If you are considering a doctor who is not board certified, consider asking the doctor why he or she is not certified. This information might provide you important background information to help you decide whether or not to see that doctor.
Common Procedures Performed by Interventional Radiologists & Vascular Radiologists
Dr. Radhakrishnan's Education & Training
Medical Schools:
Internship Hospital:
Residency Hospital:
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What Is a Residency?
Residency is a medical training program that a doctor completes to gain expertise in a specialty. To receive the best healthcare for your needs, consider choosing a doctor who has completed a residency and therefore specializes in the area of your particular medical condition. A specialist will concentrate on your specific needs and will be familiar with the best treatment methods. Read MoreResidency is a medical training program that a doctor completes to gain expertise in a specialty. To receive the best healthcare for your needs, consider choosing a doctor who has completed a residency and therefore specializes in the area of your particular medical condition. A specialist will concentrate on your specific needs and will be familiar with the best treatment methods.
Examples of specialists are a pediatrician who focuses on the physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to young adulthood; or a cardiologist who specializes in diseases and conditions of the heart and blood vessels.
Residency training takes place in accredited hospitals or other healthcare facilities under the supervision of experienced doctors. Residency training lasts from three to seven years, and the exact duration varies from specialty to specialty. Residency is required for specialty board certification.
Dr. Radhakrishnan's Background Check
Malpractice
Sanctions
Sanctions history found
Nature of Complaint
The physician has been disciplined by the State of California.
Action Taken
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation has Reprimanded the physician’s Illinois medical and surgeon license.
Nature of Complaint:
The physician has been the subject of disciplinary action in another state.
The Florida Board of Medicine on 07-20-2003 issued the physician a Letter of Concern with various terms and conditions. The board determined that on 03-14-2001 the physician performed a wrong-site procedure on a patient. The physician inserted a permanent catheter into the patient's right-internal jugular vein. The physician on 03-15-2001 performed the correct procedure by placing a biliary stent into the patient by using transhepatic cholangiogram. The physician also failed to maintain legible medical records justifying the physician's course of treatment for this patient.
Action Taken:
The physician has been issued a Public Letter of Reprimand by the Medical Board of California.
Nature of Complaint:
The physician has been the subject of disciplinary action in another state.
Action Taken:
Licensing Panel A has approved a Licensing Stipulation and Final Agency Order whereby the physician has been issued a license to practice medicine in the State of Colorado with a Letter of Admonition .
Board Actions
Board action history found
Nature of Complaint:
The physician has been the subject of disciplinary action in another state.
The Florida Board of Medicine in 2003 issued the physician a Letter of Concern, imposed a fine in the amount of $5000.00, and ordered the physician to complete eight hours of continuing medical education in the area of risk management. The action was based upon the physician on 03-14-2001 mistakenly placed a dialysis catheter instead of a biliary drainage catheter in a patient while a resident at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Action Taken-Non-Disciplinary Consent Order
The North Carolina Board of Medicine has granted the physician a license to practice medicine and surgery in the State of North Carolina.