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October 5, 2020

Fauquier Health adds 3 interventional radiologists

Dr. Sandeep Bagla, Dr. Alexander Kieger and Dr. Rachel Piechowiak.

Three board-certified interventional radiologists have joined the Fauquier Health medical staff in Warrenton.

Dr. Sandeep Bagla, Dr. Alexander Kieger and Dr. Rachel Piechowiak will bring expanded interventional specialty focuses to Fauquier Hospital. The radiology subspecialty combines advanced imaging and technology to treat complex conditions, including cardiovascular disease and cancer, precisely and less invasively.

Dr. Bagla graduated from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in 2003. He completed his residency as chief resident and diagnostic radiology resident at Albany Medical Center in New York. He received fellowship training in cardiovascular and interventional radiology and has procedural expertise in interventional oncology (minimally invasive cancer therapy), arterial and neuro-intervention (stroke therapy, abdominal aortic aneurysm stent grafting, peripheral arterial intervention), pulmonary thrombolysis and prostate artery embolization.

Dr. Kieger graduated from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago in 2012. He completed a preliminary general surgery internship at Northwestern University/McGaw Medical Center. He has more has more 10 years of clinical experience. Dr. Kieger received fellowship training in vascular and interventional radiology and has expertise in vascular specialties such as dialysis access and catheter placement, central line insertion, peripheral vascular disease and venous insufficiencies

Dr. Piechowiak completed her fellowship at New York’s Mount Sinai Medical Center in 2012 and diagnostic radiology residency at Morristown Medical Center in New Jersey, where she was chosen at chief resident. She graduated from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2006 and also holds a master’s degree in cellular and molecular biology.

“Interventional radiology is an important component of our overall care strategy because it is utilized in so many areas of patient care to diagnosis and treat a wide range of ailments using a myriad of different procedures aided by imaging procedures,” Fauquier Health Chief Nursing Officer Christine Hart Kress said. “This specialty allows our entire team of healthcare providers to diagnose and treat patients using the latest minimally-invasive techniques to minimize the risk to the patient and improve health outcomes.

“Our interventional radiology group brings a variety of specialty focuses and expertise ranging from interventional oncology and treatment procedures to epidural injections.”

Services and areas of specialty include:

• Dialysis access management.

• Minimally-invasive biopsiesk.

• Minimally-invasive pain management.

• Peripheral arterial disease.

• Prostate artery embolization.

• Uterine fibroid embolization.

• Vascular disease

• Vein disease and varicose veins.

• Wound healing.

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