Dr. Rajesh Helavar

Dr Rajesh Helavar is an Interventional Radiologist in Bangalore with 21 years of experience, currently practising as a Consultant at the Group of Manipal Hospitals.

He specialises in minimally invasive vascular interventions, tumour ablation, transarterial chemoembolisation, uterine artery embolisation, and prostate artery embolisation.

Dr Rajesh previously served as a Consultant at Seoul National University Hospital and Samsung Medical Centre, South Korea, and at Spire Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Injury Centre, Bangalore.

Areas of Expertise

Dr Rajesh Helavar's practice includes:

• Vascular Interventions and Embolisation: Performs diagnostic angiography, uterine artery embolisation for fibroids and adenomyosis, prostate artery embolisation (PAE) for enlarged prostate, varicocele embolisation, and peripheral vascular angioplasty and stenting.
• Interventional Oncology and Tumour Ablation: Manages liver, renal, and thyroid tumours through transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE), radiofrequency ablation (RFA), microwave tumour ablation, and preoperative tumour embolisation.
• Biliary and Urinary Tract Interventions: Conducts percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD), biliary stenting, percutaneous nephrostomy, percutaneous cholecystostomy, and antegrade ureteric stenting for obstructive conditions.
• Image-Guided Procedures and Venous Access: Specialises in ultrasound and CT-guided biopsies, abscess drainage, PICC line placement, chemoport insertion, Permcath placement for dialysis, and dialysis access management including fistuloplasty and thrombolysis.

Educational Background

Dr Rajesh Helavar completed his MBBS from Bangalore Medical College, his MD in Radiology from Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati, and his Post-Doctoral Certificate Course (PDCC) in Gastro Radiology from Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow. He holds a Fellowship of the American College of Physicians (FACP) and a Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR), London.

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