- Heart and Vascular Center Interventional RadiologyBridgeport Hospital267 Grant StreetBridgeport, CT 06610
- Heart and Vascular Center Interventional RadiologyYale New Haven Hospital Saint Raphael Campus1450 Chapel StreetNew Haven, CT 06511
- Pediatric Interventional RadiologyYale New Haven Children's Hospital1 Park StreetNew Haven, CT 06504
- Heart and Vascular Center Interventional RadiologyYale New Haven Hospital20 York StreetNew Haven, CT 06510
Stacey A. Bass, MD/PhD
Biography
Stacey Bass, MD, PhD, is a vascular and interventional radiologist who treats children and adults.
“An interventional radiologist is someone who can interpret imaging studies and use different modalities in order to diagnose and/or treat disease processes using minimally invasive techniques,” Dr. Bass explains. “This includes simple procedures such as ultrasound guided biopsy to diagnose a mass. We also perform complex therapeutic procedures, for example treating traumatic bleeding without the need for surgery or even treating and potentially curing cancers.”
Dr. Bass serves as co-director of interventional radiology at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital and has expertise in treating vascular anomalies.
“These are most commonly diagnosed in childhood due to pain or disfigurement,” says Dr. Bass of vascular anomalies, which are benign disorders in the veins or arteries. “If you think of your blood vessels as streets that run straight, in a vascular anomaly, something goes wrong in their development and the vessels get tangled and can form painful, disfiguring lumps.”
Such anomalies are not always painful, but some can be, and they can affect a child’s quality of life in numerous ways. “We can diagnose it early and treat it in a minimally invasive fashion that might take just a few sessions to shrink it and offer pain relief,” Dr. Bass says.
She was drawn to interventional radiology because of how it combines her interests in technology, radiology and using her hands. “In interventional radiology, we have some of the most advanced tools that allow us access to the body without the need for open surgery. The technology available here at Yale allows for innovative, minimally invasive therapies for patients,” she says.
Dr. Bass also takes care of adults and has a particular interest in women’s health, including treating fibroids and offering interventions for pelvic pain. The best part of her job, she says, is working with patients.
“It’s incredibly satisfying and I wouldn’t give it up for anything,” she says. “Plus, as an interventional radiologist, I am a consultant for other specialties who need our unique skill set; we are kind of like a doctor for doctors. Interventionalists must have a knowledge of all organ systems, which provides variety and a never-ending learning challenge.”
Her research interests include finding better therapies for vascular anomalies.
Titles
- Assistant Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging and of Pediatrics
- Medical Director, Pediatric Interventional Radiology
- Director, Vascular Anomalies Program
Education & Training
- FellowThe Johns Hopkins Hospital (2014)
- Chief FellowThe Johns Hopkins Hospital (2014)
- Chief ResidentThe Johns Hopkins Hospital (2013)
- ResidentThe Johns Hopkins Hospital (2013)
- InternHarbor Hospital (2009)
- MD/PhDUniversity of Virginia, Medicine, Neuroscience
- BScCornell Univeristy, Biology
Additional Information
- Heart and Vascular Center Interventional RadiologyBridgeport Hospital267 Grant StreetBridgeport, CT 06610
- Heart and Vascular Center Interventional RadiologyYale New Haven Hospital Saint Raphael Campus1450 Chapel StreetNew Haven, CT 06511
- Pediatric Interventional RadiologyYale New Haven Children's Hospital1 Park StreetNew Haven, CT 06504
- Heart and Vascular Center Interventional RadiologyYale New Haven Hospital20 York StreetNew Haven, CT 06510
Biography
Stacey Bass, MD, PhD, is a vascular and interventional radiologist who treats children and adults.
“An interventional radiologist is someone who can interpret imaging studies and use different modalities in order to diagnose and/or treat disease processes using minimally invasive techniques,” Dr. Bass explains. “This includes simple procedures such as ultrasound guided biopsy to diagnose a mass. We also perform complex therapeutic procedures, for example treating traumatic bleeding without the need for surgery or even treating and potentially curing cancers.”
Dr. Bass serves as co-director of interventional radiology at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital and has expertise in treating vascular anomalies.
“These are most commonly diagnosed in childhood due to pain or disfigurement,” says Dr. Bass of vascular anomalies, which are benign disorders in the veins or arteries. “If you think of your blood vessels as streets that run straight, in a vascular anomaly, something goes wrong in their development and the vessels get tangled and can form painful, disfiguring lumps.”
Such anomalies are not always painful, but some can be, and they can affect a child’s quality of life in numerous ways. “We can diagnose it early and treat it in a minimally invasive fashion that might take just a few sessions to shrink it and offer pain relief,” Dr. Bass says.
She was drawn to interventional radiology because of how it combines her interests in technology, radiology and using her hands. “In interventional radiology, we have some of the most advanced tools that allow us access to the body without the need for open surgery. The technology available here at Yale allows for innovative, minimally invasive therapies for patients,” she says.
Dr. Bass also takes care of adults and has a particular interest in women’s health, including treating fibroids and offering interventions for pelvic pain. The best part of her job, she says, is working with patients.
“It’s incredibly satisfying and I wouldn’t give it up for anything,” she says. “Plus, as an interventional radiologist, I am a consultant for other specialties who need our unique skill set; we are kind of like a doctor for doctors. Interventionalists must have a knowledge of all organ systems, which provides variety and a never-ending learning challenge.”
Her research interests include finding better therapies for vascular anomalies.
Titles
- Assistant Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging and of Pediatrics
- Medical Director, Pediatric Interventional Radiology
- Director, Vascular Anomalies Program
Education & Training
- FellowThe Johns Hopkins Hospital (2014)
- Chief FellowThe Johns Hopkins Hospital (2014)
- Chief ResidentThe Johns Hopkins Hospital (2013)
- ResidentThe Johns Hopkins Hospital (2013)
- InternHarbor Hospital (2009)
- MD/PhDUniversity of Virginia, Medicine, Neuroscience
- BScCornell Univeristy, Biology
Additional Information
- Heart and Vascular Center Interventional RadiologyBridgeport Hospital267 Grant StreetBridgeport, CT 06610
- Heart and Vascular Center Interventional RadiologyYale New Haven Hospital Saint Raphael Campus1450 Chapel StreetNew Haven, CT 06511
- Pediatric Interventional RadiologyYale New Haven Children's Hospital1 Park StreetNew Haven, CT 06504
- Heart and Vascular Center Interventional RadiologyYale New Haven Hospital20 York StreetNew Haven, CT 06510
- Heart and Vascular Center Interventional RadiologyBridgeport Hospital267 Grant StreetBridgeport, CT 06610
- Heart and Vascular Center Interventional RadiologyYale New Haven Hospital Saint Raphael Campus1450 Chapel StreetNew Haven, CT 06511
- Pediatric Interventional RadiologyYale New Haven Children's Hospital1 Park StreetNew Haven, CT 06504
- Heart and Vascular Center Interventional RadiologyYale New Haven Hospital20 York StreetNew Haven, CT 06510