The AMR Staff

Medical School:

University of Illinois College of Medicine; Urbana-Champaign & Peoria, IL

Residency:

Diagnostic Radiology, Michigan State University, Flint Area Medical Education; Flint, Michigan

Fellowship:

Musculoskeletal, William Beaumont Hospital; Royal Oak, Michigan

Board Certification:

American Board of Radiology

Professional Memberships/Offices/Academic Appointments:

• Radiology Society of North America
• American College of Radiology
• International Society of Clinical Densitometry

Professional Memberships/Offices:

Member, American College of Radiology

Special Clinical Interests:

• Musculoskeletal imaging
• Interventional Musculoskeletal Procedures
• Mammography Interventional
• Mammography Procedures

E-mail:

edwards@advancedmidwestradiology.com

Graduate School:

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety.

Medical School:

American University of the Caribbean, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles.

Internship:

Oakwood/Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn MI. Rotating Internship.

Residency:

Oakwood/Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn MI. Diagnostic Radiology.

Fellowship:

University Of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago IL. Vascular and Interventional Radiology.

Board Certification:

American Board of Radiology.

Professional Memberships/Offices:

• Managing Partner, Advanced Midwest Radiology
• Chairman, Department of Radiology, Silver Cross Hospital
• Board of Managers, Integrated Imaging Consultants
• Medical Director, Medical Sonography Program, Joliet Jr. College
• Vice Chair, Quality and Risk Committees, Integrated Imaging Consultants
• Board of Managers, Advanced Midwest Interventional Radiology

Special Clinical Interests:

• Diagnostic Radiology and CT and US guided interventions.
• Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety, Practice Management, Leadership

E-mail:

keblinskas@advancedmidwestradiology.com

Gregory D. Price, DO

Dr. Gregory Price, DO attended Midwestern University, Chicago College of Medicine in Downers Grove Illinois. He completed his residency and internship through Michigan State at Botsford General Hospital in Farmington Hills, Michigan. This was followed by a Neuroradiology fellowship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL. Dr. Price is board certified with the American Osteopathic Board of Radiology.

Medical School:

Midwestern University, Chicago College of Medicine Downers Grove, Illinois

Residency:

Michigan State at Botsford General Hospital in Farmington Hills, Michigan

Fellowship:

Neuroradiology fellowship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL

Board Certification:

American Osteopathic Board of Radiology

Professional Memberships/Offices:

AOCR, RSNA

Special Clinical Interests:

Neuroradiology

E-mail:

price@advancedmidwestradiology.com

Feraz N. Rahman, MD, MS

Dr. Feraz Rahman is originally from Raleigh, North Carolina. He attended Duke University where he majored in Computer Science while minoring in neuroscience and Arabic. He completed a Master of Science degree in neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania and stayed in Philadelphia for medical school at Jefferson Medical College. During medical school he dedicated time to neuroradiology research at the University of North Carolina where he returned for residency. This was followed by a fellowship in Vascular and Interventional Radiology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. Rahman, like his colleagues at AMR, believes strongly in practicing clinical patient-centered interventional radiology and offers the full spectrum of IR. Dr. Rahman has special interest in peripheral arterial disease, venous insufficiency, pelvic pain, and uterine fibroid embolization. He has strong experience and interest in oncologic treatments such as thermal ablation and intra-arterial therapies including Yttrium 90 radioembolization.

He also performs portal hypertension therapies including transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) and balloon occluded retrograde obliteration of gastric varices (BRTO) as well as complex hepatobiliary interventions.

Medical School:

Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Residency:

Diagnostic Radiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Fellowship:

Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

Board Certification:

Board Certified in Diagnostic Radiology, CAQ eligible in Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Professional Memberships/Offices/Academic Appointments:

• Diplomate, American Board of Radiology (ABR)
• Member, Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR)
• Member, American College of Radiology (ACR)
• Member, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
• Member, American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS)

Special Clinical Interests:

• Peripheral arterial disease (Angiography, Angioplasty, and Stenting)
• Venous insufficiency (Endovenous laser/radiofrequency ablation, angioplasty, and stenting)
• Venous thromboembolic disease (Deep Venous thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolus thrombolysis/thrombectomy)
• Liver directed therapy (Yttrium 90 Radioembolization, Chemoembolization)
• Tumor ablation (Cryoablation, Microwave/Radio Frequency Ablation)
• Liver directed therapy (Yttrium 90 Radioembolization, Chemoembolization)
• Portal Hypertension (TIPS, BRTO, Denver Shunt creation)
• IVC filter retrieval
• Uterine fibroid embolization
• Pelvic Varices embolization
• Varicocele embolization
• Vertebral augmentation (kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty, sacroplasty)
• Mesenteric Ischemia
• Renal artery stenosis induced hypertension
• Hepatobiliary intervention (Biliary stenting and percutaneous gallstone retrieval)
• Dialysis interventions
• Interventional Pain management (Celiac plexus neurolysis, Facet neurolysis)

E-mail:

FerazRahman@advancedmidwestradiology.com

Jeffry A. Tyler, MD

Dr. Tyler received his pre-medical degree from the University of Notre Dame. He then attended Loyola University Medical School and completed his diagnostic radiology residency at St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, IL. Dr. Tyler is board certified in radiology and has special interest in breast imaging and procedures.

Medical School:

Loyola University Medical School, Maywood, IL

Residency:

St. Francis Hospital, Evanston, IL

Board Certification:

American Board of Radiology

Special Clinical Interests:

Breast imaging and procedures

E-mail:

JeffreyTyler@advancedmidwestradiology.com

Ashish Ravi Vyas, MD

Dr. Ashish Vyas is originally from Freeport, Illinois and attended Northwestern University where he received a B.A. degree in Chemistry. After finishing medical school at the American University of the Caribbean, he completed his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at Providence Hospital in Southfield, Michigan. This was followed by a fellowship in Vascular and Interventional Radiology at University of Illinois Chicago.

Dr. Vyas practices and enjoys the full breadth of Interventional Radiology with particular interests in Interventional Oncology, IVC filters, vertebral augmentation, uterine fibroid embolization and women’s health, complex percutaneous biopsies and venous interventions.

Medical School:

American University of the Caribbean, St. Maarten

Residency:

Diagnostic Radiology, Providence Hospital and Medical Center, Southfield, Michigan

Fellowship:

Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Illinois Chicago IL

Board Certification:

Board Certified in Diagnostic Radiology

Professional Memberships/Offices:

• Member, Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR)
• Member, American College of Radiology (ACR)
• Member, American Board of Radiology (ABR)
• Member, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

Special Clinical Interests:

• Interventional oncology (Y-90, chemoembolization, ablation)
• VC filters
• Uterine fibroid embolization
• Gonadal vein embolization
• Vertebral augmentation (kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty, sacroplasty)
• Dialysis interventions
• General interventional radiology
• Arterial and venous interventions
• Embolization

E-mail:

AshishVyas@advancedmidwestradiology.com

Amir K. Sepahdari, MD, FACR

Dr. Amir Sepahdari attended Medical School at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. He completed his Internship in Internal Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, followed by a Residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Illinois in Chicago, Illinois. He completed his Fellowship in MRI, Ultrasound and Body Imaging at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Sepahdari is Board Certified in Diagnostic Radiology with the American Board of Radiology.

Medical School:

University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois

Internship:

Internal Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois

Residency:

Diagnostic Radiology, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois

Fellowship:

MRI/US/Body, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

Board Certification:

Board Certified in Diagnostic Radiology

E-mail:

AmirSepahdari@AdvancedMidwestRadiology.com

William Bremer, MD

Dr. William Bremer attended Rosalind Franklin University in North Chicago, Illinois.  He completed his Internship at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Illinois, followed by a Residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Illinois in Chicago, Illinois.  He completed a Fellowship in Interventional Radiology at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. 

Dr. Bremer is Board Certified in Diagnostic Radiology and Interventional Radiology with the American Board of Radiology.

Medical School:

Rosalind Franklin University, North Chicago, Illinois

Residency:

Diagnostic Radiology, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois

Fellowship:

Interventional Radiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Board Certification:

Board Certified in Diagnostic Radiology, and Interventional Radiology

Professional Memberships/Offices:

• Member, Society of Interventional Radiology
• Member, American College of Radiology
• Member, American Roentgen Ray Society
• Member, Radiological Society of North America

Special Clinical Interests:

• Venous disease (Deep Venous Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism Thrombectomy)
• Interventional Oncology (Radioembolization/Chemoembolization, Cryoablation and Microwave Ablation)
• Vertebral augmentation (Kyphoplasty, Vertebroplasty, Spinejack)
• Portal Hypertension (TIPS, BRTO)
• Embolization for Trauma and Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
• IVC Filter Retrieval
• Uterine Fibroid Embolization
• Prostate Artery Embolization
• Gonadal Vein Embolization for Varicocele/Pelvic Congestion
• Hepatobiliary intervention
• Dialysis Access Interventions

E-mail:

WilliamBremer@AdvancedMidwestRadiology.com

Reeni Karavattuveetil, MD

Passionate radiology professional and leader, incorporating best practices and innovative approaches, focusing resources and motivating teams to meet and exceed defined objectives. With great attention to detail and commitment to excellent medical care, efficiently and accurately delivers value to both patients and healthcare colleagues.

Education

Rush Medical College - Chicago, IL       July 1989 – June 1991

Target MD Medical Scholars Program:

Medical College of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, WI      August 1987 – June 1989

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, WI       August 1984 – May 1987

Internship

MacNeal Hospital - Berwyn, IL        July 1991 – June 1992 Transitional Residency

Residency

Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center - Chicago, IL     July 1992 – June 1996
Diagnostic Radiology

Fellowship

Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center - Chicago, IL     July 1996 – June 1997
Women’s Imaging (Mammography/Ultrasound)

Certification

American Board of Radiology      June 1996

Professional Memberships

Society of Breast Imaging

American College of Radiology

Radiological Society of North America

Chicago Radiologic Society

E-mail:

ReeniKaravat@advancedmidwestradiology.com

Michael Rechitsky, MD

Education:

• MRI/Ultrasound Fellowship: Rush University, Chicago, II. July 2009-2010. The fellowship was heavily weighted towards MSK.
• Diagnostic Radiology Residency: Rush University, Chicago, II, July 2005-2009; Board Certified.
• Transitional Year Internship 2004-2005; Graduated with a degree froni Weiss Memorial
  Hospital/University of Chicago program.
• Rush Medical School (2000-2004).
• Undergraduate Education: Northwestern University, Evanston, II (1996-2000).
• Graduated Cum Laude, with a degree in Biology, and minor in Psychology.

Affiliated Associations:

• American College or Radiology
• Radiological Society of North America
• Chicago Radiological Society
• Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound

E-mail:

MichaelRechitsky@advancedmidwestradiology.com

Desirae DeMarco, APN, AGACNP-BC

E-mail:

DesiraeDeMarco@advancedmidwestradiology.com

Arti Raj, MD

Board Certification

Radiology, June 9, 2004

Memberships

Radiology Partners (RP) Musculoskeletal Users Group (May 2015-present)

RP Nuclear Medicine/PET Users Group (Aug 2016-present)

Indiana State Medical Society (September 2005-December 2015)

E-mail:

ArtiRaj@advancedmidwestradiology.com

Jeri Sue Plaxco, DO

Dr. Plaxco attended Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences receiving her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree in 2004. She completed a Transitional Internship at the University of Texas at Austin (Brackenridge Hospital) in 2005 and Diagnostic Radiology Residency training at the University of Kentucky in 2009. Dr. Plaxco became board certified in Diagnostic Radiology by the American Board of Radiology in June 2009. After five fulfilling years in private practice as a general diagnostic radiologist, Dr. Plaxco completed a Breast Imaging Fellowship at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in June 2015 gaining subspecialty training in all modalities of Breast Imaging including mammography, tomosynthesis, breast ultrasound, breast MRI, and breast interventional procedures. Since July 2015, she has worked in private practice focusing primarily on Breast Imaging. It is her greatest professional privilege to serve patients in the early detection, diagnosis, and staging of breast cancer, as well as diagnosing benign breast conditions.  Dr. Plaxco has special interests in Granulomatous Mastopathy and Contrast-enhanced Mammography.

Board Certification

Board Certified in Diagnostic Radiology

Medical School

University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri

Internship

University of Texas at Austin Brackenridge Hospital, Austin, Texas

Residency

University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky

Fellowship

Breast Imaging, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

E-mail:

lpaschke@hbcmd.com

Please note: I will be out of the office from May 8th to May 22nd with no access to email or phone. If you need immediate assistance, you can contact Laurie Paschke at lpaschke@hbcmd.com.

Mohit Agarwal, MD

The ability to contribute to his patients’ care by looking inside their bodies and finding out the cause for ailments, through diagnostic imaging, is a privilege for which Dr Agarwal is ever thankful to God. He obtained his medical degree in India and served patients in India and The Bahamas before deciding to enter the subspecialty of Neuroradiology through a fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin. For 10 years, he served patients in the city of Milwaukee in his capacity as Associate Professor of Neuroradiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He is proud of his contributions to Radiology education and research during this time in his role as Program Director of the Neuroradiology fellowship program, teaching and mentoring medical students, residents and fellows. He serves on the American Board of Radiology and serves on many committees across several national societies including the American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America, American Roentgen Ray Society, American Society of Neuroradiology and the American Society of Head and Neck Radiology; delivering lectures and advancing the cause of education. He was named the Anne G Osborne ASNR International Outreach Professor and was awarded the A3CR2 Outstanding Teacher by the AUR in 2023. Recently, he has launched an educational website www.thecortexclub.org. He maintains his adjunct faculty role at MCW while proudly serving patients at Silvercross Hospital.

Medical School

GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, India

Internship

GSVM Medical College and LLR Hospitals, Kanpur, India

Residency

MLB Medical College, Jhansi, India

Fellowship

Radiodiagnosis KG Medical University, Lucknow, India

Neuroradiology Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Board Certification

Board Certified in Diagnostic Radiology

Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ)

Neuroradiology

AWARDS AND HONORS:

• Anne G Osborne ASNR International Outreach Professor 2023
• American Alliance of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology (A3CR2) Outstanding Teacher 2023
• RadioGraphics Editor’s Recognition Award with Distinction 2023
• Medical College of Wisconsin Outstanding Medical Student Teacher Award 2019-20 and 2021-22
• Gerald T Scanlon Memorial Award for Outstanding Teaching to Radiology Residents at Medical College of Wisconsin 2019-20
• W Douglas Brown Neuroradiology Mentorship Award, Medical College of Wisconsin 2019-20, 2021-22
• Certificate of Merit for educational exhibit “Comprehensive anatomic approach to diagnosing diseases of the middle cranial fossa” at ASHNR 2022
• Certificate of Merit for educational exhibit “We heard you: Simplifying post-operative temporal bone” at ARRS 2021
• Cum Laude for educational exhibit “The Glymphatic system: Current concepts and role in CNS disease” at ASNR 2020
• SS Sarkar Memorial Oration Award, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India, 2018
• Certificate of Merit for educational exhibit “Beyond the visible: Quantitative Imaging in Neurodegenerative Diseases” at RSNA 2017
• David L Daniels Memorial Bonitas Award in Neuroradiology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin 2013-14
• German Remedies Traveling Fellowship Award, Indian College of Radiology and Imaging 2005
• Dr ON Saxena Best Paper Award in Ultrasound, Indian Radiology and Imaging Association UP State Branch
• Dr BN Khanna Best Paper Award in Radiodiagnosis, Indian Radiology and Imaging Association UP State Branch
• Dr VN Raizada Memorial Award, UP State Ophthalmological Society

NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:

• Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin
• Education Committee, American Society of Head and Neck Radiology
• Present Educational Exhibits Committee, American Society of Neuroradiology
• Subcommittee Chair, Educational Exhibits Awards Committee, Radiological Society of North America
• Outstanding oral presentation award in head and neck, American Society of Neuroradiology
• Fellowship Directors Committee, American Society of Neuroradiology
• ACR Committee on Appropriateness Criteria, American College of Radiology
• Education Committee, American Society of Neuroradiology
• Neuroradiology Abstract Review Committee, American Roentgen Ray Society
• Neuroradiology Education Compliance Subcommittee, American Roentgen Ray Society
• Neuroradiology Certifying and Subspecialty Committee, American Board of Radiology
• Neuroradiology RadioGraphics Panel, Radiological Society of North America
• Fellowship Curriculum task force, American Society of Neuroradiology

Mohammed Khadir, MD

Dr. Mohammed Khadir attended Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science. He completed his Internship in Internal Medicine at University of Illinois Hospital and Health Science Systems, followed by a Residency in Diagnostic Radiology at University of Rochester Medical Center. He completed a Fellowship in Vascular and Interventional Radiology at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

Medical School

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Internship

Internal Medicine at University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine

Residency

University of Rochester Medical Center

Fellowship

University of Chicago Medical Center

Board Certification

Board Certified in Diagnostic Radiology and Interventional Radiology

Membership

• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
• American College of Radiology
• Society of Interventional Radiology
• Radiological Society of North America

E-mail:

khadir@advancedmidwestradiology.com

Stephanie Hicks, PA

Masters of Physician Assistant

Wingate University, Wingate, North Carolina

E-mail:

stephanie@advancedmidwestir.com

Behrad Golshani, MD

Medical School

Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Internship

Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Residency

UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California

Fellowship

UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California

Board Certification

Board Certified in Diagnostic Radiology

William Zelkovich, MD

Dr. William Zelkovich attended University of Illinois College of Medicine. He completed his Residency in Diagnostic Radiology at University of Illinois College of Medicine. His Fellowship training was in Neuroradiology at Northwestern University College of Medicine.

Medical School

University of Illinois College of Medicine

Residency

University of Illinois College of Medicine

Fellowship

Northwestern University College of Medicine

Board Certification

Board Certified in Diagnostic Radiology

E-mail:

WilliamZelkovich@advancedmidwestradiology.com

Steven Brooks Jones, MD

Dr. Steven Jones attended Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. He completed his Residency in Diagnostic Radiology at Naval Medical Center. His Fellowship training was in Neurology and MSK at Indiana University School of Medicine.

Medical School

Tulane University School of Medicine

Residency

Naval Medical Center

Fellowship

Indiana University School of Medicine

Board Certification

Board Certified in Diagnostic Radiology

Professional Memberships

• American College of Radiology
• American Roentgen Ray Society
• Radiologic Society of North America

E-mail:

StevenBrooksJones@advancedmidwestradiology.com