Mircea M. Cristescu, MD

Assistant Professor

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Location

Interventional Radiology - Center for Advanced Care - Froedtert Hospital
8900 West Doyne Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53226

Specialties

Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Vascular & Interventional Radiology - Froedtert Hospital

(414) 805-2816

Overview

Diseases and Conditions

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
Uterine Fibroids
Thoracic and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Venous Disease
Vertebral Fractures

Treatments and Services

Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) Placement
Minimally Invasive Pain and Palliative Care Treatments
Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter Retrieval
Prostate Artery Embolization
Catheter-Based Treatment of Venous Thromboembolic Disease (VTE)
Virtual Visit
Ablation and Embolization Procedures

Patients Ages Seen

Adult
Senior

Languages

English

Hospital Affiliations

Froedtert Hospital – Milwaukee
Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital – Menomonee Falls
Froedtert West Bend Hospital – West Bend

Board Certifications

Diagnostic Radiology

Clinic Locations

Interventional Radiology - Center for Advanced Care - Froedtert Hospital

8900 West Doyne Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
(414) 805-2816
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Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital

W180 N8085 Town Hall Road
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
(262) 251-1000
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Froedtert West Bend Hospital

3200 Pleasant Valley Road
West Bend, WI 53095
(262) 836-5533
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Biography

Mircea M. Cristescu, MD, MBA, is an assistant professor of radiology in the Division of Vascular Interventional Radiology. He comes to the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network after completing diagnostic radiology residency at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, followed by fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai in New York City.

Dr. Cristescu has been trained by world-renowned experts in the field of ablation and embolization of solid organs and tumors, including transradial prostate and uterine artery/fibroid embolization. He also treats patients with various forms of malignancy and vascular disease. He has published more than one hundred abstracts and scientific papers which have been featured in national meetings, and is an active member of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR).

Education and Training

Doctor of Medicine - University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine - Miami, FL (2012)
Internship in Internal Medicine - University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics - Madison, WI (2012-2013)
Residency in Diagnostic Radiology - University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics - Madison, WI (2013-2017)
Fellowship in Interventional Radiology - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai - New York, NY (2017-2018)

Use of Metformin and Survival in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Undergoing Liver Directed Therapy: Analysis of a Nationwide Cancer Registry.

(Mukherjee K, Elsayed M, Choksi E, Loya MF, Duszak R, Akce M, Majdalany BS, Bercu ZL, Cristescu M, Kokabi N.) Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2023 Jul;46(7):870-879 PMID: 37217649 PMCID: PMC10619471 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85160059821 05/23/2023
Voxel-based dosimetry predicting treatment response and related toxicity in HCC patients treated with resin-based Y90 radioembolization: a prospective, single-arm study.

(Kokabi N, Arndt-Webster L, Chen B, Brandon D, Sethi I, Davarpanahfakhr A, Galt J, Elsayed M, Bercu Z, Cristescu M, Kappadath SC, Schuster DM.) Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2023 May;50(6):1743-1752 PMID: 36650357 PMCID: PMC10119065 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85146503893 01/18/2023
Bleeding From a Hepatic Artery-Portal Vein Fistula After Repair of a Stab Wound to the Liver.

(Perez MC, Kim SC, Egunsola A, Reitz A, Archer-Arroyo K, Smith RN, Williams KN, Udobi K, Sola R Jr, Dente CJ, Cristescu MM, Grant A, Nguyen J.) Am Surg. 2023 May;89(5):2089-2091 PMID: 34171964 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85117913168 06/27/2021
Correlation of Non-tumoral Liver Dose with Treatment-Related Adverse Events in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with Glass-Based Yttrium-90 Radioembolization.

(Webster LA, Villalobos A, Cheng B, Xing M, Majdalany BS, Bercu ZL, Cristescu MM, Brandon D, Schuster D, Baum Y, Loya MF, Kokabi N.) Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2023 Jan;46(1):60-68 PMID: 36450996 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85143132018 12/01/2022
Accuracy and Safety of Scout Dose Resin Yttrium-90 Microspheres for Radioembolization Therapy Treatment Planning: A Prospective Single-Arm Clinical Trial.

(Kokabi N, Webster LA, Elsayed M, Switchenko JM, Chen B, Brandon D, Galt J, Sethi I, Cristescu M, Kappadath SC, Schuster DM.) J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2022 Dec;33(12):1578-1587.e5 PMID: 36075560 PMCID: PMC9834905 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85140332024 09/09/2022
Microwave Ablation as Bridging to Liver Transplant for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis.

(Couillard AB, Knott EA, Zlevor AM, Mezrich JD, Cristescu MM, Agarwal P, Ziemlewicz TJ, Longhurst C, Lubner MG, Hinshaw JL, Said A, Laeseke PF, Lucey MR, Rice JP, Foley D, Al-Adra D, Lee FT Jr.) J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2022 Sep;33(9):1045-1053 PMID: 35667580 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85134606304 06/07/2022
Management of uncomplicated total knee arthroplasty chronic pain and stiffness utilizing cooled radiofrequency ablation: a single institution pilot study.

(Khan FM, Tran A, Wong PK, Aiyedipe S, Loya MF, Cristescu MM, Gonzalez FM.) Skeletal Radiol. 2022 Jun;51(6):1215-1223 PMID: 34727207 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85118471905 11/03/2021
Iatrogenic Portal Venous Circulatory Injuries in the IR Suite.

(Arleo TL, Kokabi N, Cristescu MM, Loya MF, Saad WE, Majdalany BS.) Semin Intervent Radiol. 2022 Feb;39(1):107-112 PMID: 35210740 PMCID: PMC8856773 02/26/2022
Intraarterial Therapies for the Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

(Garg T, Shrigiriwar A, Habibollahi P, Cristescu M, Liddell RP, Chapiro J, Inglis P, Camacho JC, Nezami N.) Cancers. July 2022;14(14) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85136381185 07/01/2022
Review of Extraosseous Applications of Thermal Ablation in the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Large Joint Osteoarthritis.

(Tran A, Reiter DA, Prologo JD, Cristescu M, Gonzalez FM.) Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2021 Dec;25(6):745-755 PMID: 34937115 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85122200564 12/23/2021
Percutaneous Management of Osteoarthritis in the Knee: Proceedings from the Society of Interventional Radiology Research Consensus Panel.

(Ahmed O, Block J, Mautner K, Plancher K, Anitescu M, Isaacson A, Filippiadis DK, Epelboym Y, Bercu Z, Mitchell JW, Cristescu M, White SB, Prologo JD.) J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2021 Jun;32(6):919.e1-919.e6 PMID: 33689834 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85103708372 03/11/2021
Predictors of Successful Yttrium-90 Radioembolization Bridging or Downstaging in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

(Villalobos A, Wagstaff W, Guo M, Zhang J, Bercu Z, Whitmore MJ, Cristescu MM, Majdalany BS, Wedd J, Akce M, Magliocca J, Kokabi N.) Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021;2021:9926704 PMID: 34336728 PMCID: PMC8324378 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85112482482 08/03/2021