IVC Interventional Vascular & Vein Center Q&A
IVC® has been in practice for over 20 years providing minimally-invasive treatments for conditions including varicose veins, pelvic congestion syndrome, uterine fibroids, varicoceles, hemorrhoids, May-Thurner syndrome, and compression fractures.
Learn a little about our clinic in this interview with our physicians:
How many years has IVC been in business?
Dr. Ryan B. Nielsen: IVC has been in business for almost 20 years. We were one of the first vein treatment centers using the minimally invasive technology in the western United States.
Where is IVC located?
Dr. Jonathan Harrison: IVC is located next to the Utah Valley Hospital in Provo, in the Physician’s Plaza on the first floor.
What does accreditation mean for your business?
Dr. Carl M. Black : Accreditation is something that not all centers like ours even attempt to achieve. We have been accredited since 2015. For us, it means we adhere to the highest standards of best practices and excellence in care.
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What is the physician’s specialty?
Dr. Mark S. Asay : The physicians practicing at IVC are all specially trained in interventional radiology. Which requires 6 years of training after medical school.
What conditions does IVC treat?
Dr. Carl M. Black : We treat a comprehensive range of all conditions relating to arterial disease to venous disease, even non-vascular things such as cancer, sometimes tumors in the kidneys, sometimes tumors in the liver, and various other disorders. We use techniques of minimally invasive surgery. That’s really the specialty of interventional radiology is image guided surgery. Where we do procedures that perhaps traditionally were done by open surgical procedures, using state-of-the-art, minimally invasive techniques.
What are minimally invasive treatments?
Dr. Ryan B. Nielsen: Minimally invasive treatments are procedures that have been developed to treat patients using less invasive techniques. So, rather than open surgeries, we use small catheters and wires where we can access the same organs or things that need to be treated. Because there are fewer incisions and its less invasive, it’s typically easier and less painful for the patient. It’s usually lower risk and typically it’s easier to recover from the procedure.
What is the care philosophy at IVC?
Dr. Carl M. Black : Our care philosophy at IVC is to tailor the experience to individual patients. Everyone’s different, we want to find out exactly what is going on with a specific patient and meet their needs. From the time they come into our door from the time they finish their care, we try to customize that experience to them and provide the best care possible.
What are the benefits of treatment in an outpatient facility?
Dr. Mark S. Asay : Treatment in an outpatient facility is preferrable because patients receive individualized care at a lower cost. Care that isn’t interrupted by emergencies and there is access to much better parking than at a hospital.
