
William S. Rilling, MD, FSIR
Vice Chair, Professor
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
Overview
Diseases and Conditions
- Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)
- Kidney Cancer
- Liver Cancer
- Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Portal Hypertension
- Thrombocytopenia
- Vascular Malformations
- Venous Disease
- Hepatobiliary Disease
- Bile Duct Strictures
- Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
- Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations
Treatments and Services
- Minimally Invasive Treatment of Genitourinary Diseases
- Minimally Invasive Treatment of Hepatobiliary System
- Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) Placement
- Minimally Invasive Treatment of Primary and Metastatic Liver Cancer
- Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter Placement
- Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter Retrieval
- Adrenal Vein Sampling
- Catheter-Based Treatment of Venous Thromboembolic Disease (VTE)
- Chemoembolization
- Y-90 Radioembolization
- Embolization of Vascular Malformations
- Embolization of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations
- Biliary Stenting
- Virtual Visit
- Liver Ablation
- Splenic Embolization
Patients Ages Seen
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Senior
Languages
- English
Hospital Affiliations
- Froedtert Hospital – Milwaukee
- Zablocki VA Medical Center – Milwaukee
- Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital – Menomonee Falls
- Froedtert West Bend Hospital – West Bend
- Children's Wisconsin - Milwaukee – Milwaukee
Board Certifications
- Vascular and Interventional Radiology
- 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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Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital
- 8800 West Doyne Ave.
- Milwaukee, WI 53226
- (866) 680-0505
- Get Directions
Zablocki VA Medical Center
- 5000 West National Avenue
- Milwaukee, WI 53295-1000
- (414) 384-2000
- Get Directions

Biography
Education and Training
Doctor of Medicine - University of Wisconsin Medical School - Madison, WI (1990)
Transitional Internship - Virginia Mason Medical Center - Seattle, WA (1990-1991)
Residency - Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals - Milwaukee, WI (1995)
Fellowship in Vascular & Interventional Radiology - Northwestern University - Chicago, IL (1996)
Publications
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Wide Variability in Catecholamine Levels From Adrenal Venous Sampling in Primary Aldosteronism.
(DeLozier OM, Dream S, Findling JW, Rilling W, Kidambi S, Magill SB, Evans DB, Wang TS.) J Surg Res. 2022 Sep;277:1-6 PMID: 35453052 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85128261569 04/23/2022
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(Dream S, Park S, Yen TW, Rilling W, Rein L, Doffek K, Findling JW, Magill SB, Kidambi S, Evans DB, Wang TS.) Endocr Pract. 2022 Mar;28(3):276-281 PMID: 34582994 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85125481960 09/29/2021
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(Puijk RS, Ahmed M, Adam A, Arai Y, Arellano R, de Baère T, Bale R, Bellera C, Binkert CA, Brace CL, Breen DJ, Brountzos E, Callstrom MR, Carrafiello G, Chapiro J, de Cobelli F, Coupé VMH, Crocetti L, Denys A, Dupuy DE, Erinjeri JP, Filippiadis D, Gangi A, Gervais DA, Gillams AR, Greene T, Guiu B, Helmberger T, Iezzi R, Kang TW, Kelekis A, Kim HS, Kröncke T, Kwan S, Lee MW, Lee FT, Lee EW Jr, Liang P, Lissenberg-Witte BI, Lu DS, Madoff DC, Mauri G, Meloni MF, Morgan R, Nadolski G, Narayanan G, Newton I, Nikolic B, Orsi F, Pereira PL, Pua U, Rhim H, Ricke J, Rilling W, Salem R, Scheffer HJ, Sofocleous CT, Solbiati LA, Solomon SB, Soulen MC, Sze D, Uberoi R, Vogl TJ, Wang DS, Wood BJ, Goldberg SN, Meijerink MR.) Radiology. 2021 Dec;301(3):533-540 PMID: 34581627 09/29/2021
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Biliary-Caval Fistula following Y90 Radioembolization.
(Hall AD, White SB, Rilling WS.) Semin Intervent Radiol. 2021 Oct;38(4):488-491 PMID: 34629719 PMCID: PMC8497092 10/12/2021
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Quality of Life and Cost Considerations: Y-90 Radioembolization.
(Williams SJ, Rilling WS, White SB.) Semin Intervent Radiol. 2021 Oct;38(4):482-487 PMID: 34629718 PMCID: PMC8497083 10/12/2021
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Outcomes With Liver-Directed Therapy for Genitourinary Malignancies: Single-Institution Experience.
(Pierro M, Raychaudhuri R, Lea WB, Rilling W, Davis N, Bylow K, Kilari D.) Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2021 Feb;19(1):87-91 PMID: 32778506 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85089247313 08/12/2020
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VenaTech Convertible Vena Cava Filter 6 Months after Conversion Follow-up.
(Lin L, Hom KC, Hohenwalter EJ, White SB, Schmid RK, Rilling WS.) J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2020 Sep;31(9):1419-1425 PMID: 32792276 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85089298159 08/15/2020
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(Tyagi S, Salinger M, Rilling W.) Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2020 Apr;43(4):655-657 PMID: 31858182 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85077062522 12/21/2019
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(Kahn SR, Julian JA, Kearon C, Gu CS, Cohen DJ, Magnuson EA, Comerota AJ, Goldhaber SZ, Jaff MR, Razavi MK, Kindzelski AL, Schneider JR, Kim P, Chaer R, Sista AK, McLafferty RB, Kaufman JA, Wible BC, Blinder M, Vedantham S, Sichlau M, Vlahos A, Smith S, Thalheimer Q, Singh N, Harting R, Gocke J, Guth S, Shah N, Brady P, Schatz M, Horrow M, Markazi P, Forouzan L, Matalon TAS, Hertzog D, Goday S, Kennedy M, Kaplan R, Campbell T, Hartman J, Nahum E, Venkat A, Krishnamurthy V, Rectenwald J, Henke P, Eliason J, Willatt J, Escobar G, Samuels S, Katzen B, Benenati J, Powell A, Pena C, Wallach H, Gandhi R, Schneider J, Kim S, Hashemi F, Boyle J, Patel N, Verta M, Leung D, Garcia M, Blatt P, Khatri J, Epstein D, Ryan R, Sweeny T, Stillabower M, Kimbiris G, Raman T, Sierzenski P, Getto L, Dignazio M, Horvath M, Gornik HL, Bartholomew J, Shishehbor M, Peacock F, Joseph D, Kim SH, Mahlay NF, Clair D, Lyden S, Kapoor B, McLennon G, Pierce G, Newman J, Spain J, Gill A, Hamilton A, Rizzo A, Park W, Dietzek A, Galin I, Plummer D, Hsu R, Broderick P, Keller A.) Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders. January 2020;8(1):8-23.e18 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85076053910 01/01/2020
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(Kahn SR, Julian JA, Kearon C, Gu CS, Cohen DJ, Magnuson EA, Comerota AJ, Goldhaber SZ, Jaff MR, Razavi MK, Kindzelski AL, Schneider JR, Kim P, Chaer R, Sista AK, McLafferty RB, Kaufman JA, Wible BC, Blinder M, Vedantham S, ATTRACT Trial Investigators.) J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2020 Jan;8(1):8-23.e18 PMID: 31843251 PMCID: PMC7681916 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85076053910 12/18/2019
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(Jariwalla NR, Khan AH, Dua K, Christians KK, Clarke CN, Aldakkak M, George B, Tutton S, Rilling W, Erickson B, Evans DB, Tsai S.) Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Dec;26(13):4515-4521 PMID: 31641946 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85074492297 10/24/2019
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(Gibbs P, Heinemann V, Sharma NK, Taieb J, Ricke J, Peeters M, Findlay M, Robinson B, Jackson C, Strickland A, Gebski V, Van Buskirk M, Zhao H, van Hazel G, SIRFLOX and FOXFIRE Global Trial Investigators.) Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2018 Dec;17(4):e617-e629 PMID: 30033117 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85050303016 07/24/2018