Dr Christopher Watts

Consultant Radiologist / Lead for Interventional Radiology

Specialties

Interventional Radiology

Radiology

What people can be referred for

My scope of practice includes:

1. Vascular Intervention
   Peripheral angioplasty and stenting
   EVAR
   Arterial Embolisation (e.g. GI bleeds, trauma, haemoptysis, tumours)
2. Venous Intervention
   Venous stenting (including SVCO)
   Venous thrombolysis
   IVC filter insertion and removal
   Haemodialysis fistula thrombolysis, plasty and stent
3. Venous Access
   PICCs
   Portacaths
   Hickman lines
4. Gynaecological intervention
   Fibroid Embolisation
5. Urological Intervention
   Varicocele embolisation
   Nephrostomy
   Ureteric stent
   PCNL
6. Hepatobiliary Intervention
   PTC and drainage
   Biliary Stents and drains
   Transjugular liver biopsy
   TIPSS
7. Gastrointestinal Intervention
   Radiologically inserted Gastrostomy Tubes
   Colonic Stent
8. Biopsy
   Liver
   Renal
   Lung
   Abdominal
9. Drainage
   Ascites
   Abscess and collection
   Long term drains e.g. Pleurx
10. Musculoskeletal
    Tumour embolisation
    Knee (geniculate artery ) embolisation for haemarthrosis

Why I chose my specialties

Interventional radiology is one of the most rapidly developing and exciting specialities which reaches into all areas of medicine. IR is minimally invasive, can usually be done under local anaesthetic, has quick recovery times, and reduced time in hospital. By working with many different specialities, I get to do a range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures with many different colleagues throughout the hospital.

Primary contact

Secretary: Gillian Hughes

01202 704984

Membership of professional bodies

BMA

RCR

GMC

BSIR

CIRSE

Year of registration

1995