Sarah L. Thomas, MD

Interventional Radiology

Chief, Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Interventional Radiology

(4.9 out of 5)
38 Total Ratings
(4.9 out of 5)
38 Total Ratings

VTC Faculty

Carilion Clinic

"Using images (ultrasound, x-ray, and CT scans) to guide our procedures, we can treat many medical conditions in a minimally invasive manner. The technology is always changing, but the human element doesn't; the patient is always our focus."

Background

Medical School

  • University of North Carolina Greensboro

Fellowships

  • University of North Carolina Hospitals

Specialties or Medical Focus

  • Interventional Radiology
  • Diagnostic Radiology

Internships

  • University of North Carolina Hospitals

NPI

  • 1376786517

Residencies

  • University of North Carolina Hospitals

Services

Conditions Treated

  • Abscess
  • Aneurysm
  • Aortic aneurysm endoleak
  • Ascites
  • Biliary obstruction
  • Cancer - liver, kidney, breast, lung, and others
  • Challenging venous access
  • Chronic and cancer related pain
  • Cirrhosis
  • Deep venous thrombosis
  • Gastrointestinal bleeding
  • Kidney stones and obstruction
  • Liver disease
  • Malnutrition requiring feeding tube
  • May Thurner Syndrome
  • Osteoid osteoma
  • Padgett Schroeder Syndrome
  • Pelvic congestion syndrome
  • Peripheral arterial disease
  • Pleural effusion
  • Portal hypertension
  • Primary aldosteronism
  • Pulmonary embolism
  • Renal artery hypertension
  • Renal failure needing dialysis
  • Testicular varicocele
  • Trauma
  • Uterine fibroids
  • Venous disease

Treatments Offered

  • Abscess drainage
  • Adrenal vein sampling
  • Aneurysm embolization
  • Angiography & embolization for traumatic bleeding
  • Angioplasty
  • Aortic endoleak embolization
  • Arteriogram
  • Atherectomy
  • Biliary and gallbladder drainage
  • Biopsy
  • Celiac and splanchnic nerve blocks and ablation
  • Challenging venous access device placement
  • Chemoembolization
  • Cryoablation
  • Dedicated outpatient clinic
  • Deep venous thrombosis treatment
  • Dialysis access interventions
  • Dialysis access interventions
  • Epidural steroid injections
  • Gastrointestinal bleeding embolization
  • Gastrostomy and gastrojejunal tube placement
  • Interventional Oncology
  • IVC filter placement
  • IVC filter removal & complex IVC filter removal
  • Joint injections
  • Kidney tumor ablation
  • Microwave ablation
  • Nephrostomy tube placement & ureteral stenting
  • Ovarian vein embolization
  • Pain management
  • Paracentesis
  • Peripheral arterial disease management
  • Peripherally inserted central venous catheter-PICC
  • Pulmonary artery thrombolysis and thrombectomy
  • Pulmonary AVM embolization
  • Radioembolization (Y90)
  • Recanalization
  • Renal artery stenting
  • Stenting
  • Thermal ablation
  • Thermal ablation
  • Thoracentesis
  • Thoracostomy tube placement
  • Thrombectomy
  • Thrombolysis
  • TIPS and BRTO for gastric variceal bleeding
  • Tunneled ascites drain placement
  • Tunneled central lines
  • Tunneled pleural drain placement
  • Uterine fibroid embolization
  • Varicocele embolization
  • Venogram
  • Venous access device placement and removal
  • Venous disease management

Ratings and Reviews

Explained Clearly

(4.9 out of 5)
(4.9 out of 5)

Listened Carefully

(5.0 out of 5)
(5.0 out of 5)

Easy Instructions

(5.0 out of 5)
(5.0 out of 5)

Knew Medical History

(4.8 out of 5)
(4.8 out of 5)

Showed Respect

(5.0 out of 5)
(5.0 out of 5)

Spent Enough Time

(5.0 out of 5)
(5.0 out of 5)

1 total reviews

(5.0 out of 5)

Great services.

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