
Mark L Lessne MD
Interventional Radiologist | Vascular & Interventional Radiology
2301 Erwin Rd Box 3808 Durham NC, 27705About
Dr. Mark Lessne is an interventional radiologist practicing in Durham, NC. Dr. Lessne specializes in minimally invasive, targeted treatments. Interventional radiologists use X-Rays, MRIs and other advanced imaging to put catheters in the body in order to treat the source of the disease internally. Many conditions that once required surgery can now have less risk, less pain and fewer invasions when treated by an interventional radiologist.
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Fatal reperfusion injury after thrombolysis for phlegmasia cerulea dolens.
- Impact of phase of respiration on central venous catheter tip position.
- Diagnosis and management of iliac vein thrombosis in pregnancy resulting from May-Thurner Syndrome.
- Single-session, pharmacomechanical thrombectomy of deep venous thrombosis in the pregnant patient.
- Variant adrenal vein anatomy: free with sample.
- Endovascular removal of an embedded superior vena cava filter after 6 years.
- Three-Dimensional Quantitative Assessment of Uterine Fibroid Response after Uterine Artery Embolization Using Contrast-Enhanced MR Imaging.
- Prevention and management of infectious complications of percutaneous interventions.
- Percutaneous Retrieval of Permanent Inferior Vena Cava Filters.
- Ready or Not: Are Medical Students Prepared to Decide between Diagnostic Radiology and IR?
- Decreasing Utilization of Inferior Vena Cava Filters in Post-FDA Warning Era: Insights From 2005 to 2014 Nationwide Inpatient Sample.
- Increasing Anticoagulation Use Among Inpatients Receiving Inferior Vena Cava Filters.
- Endovascular Treatment of May-Thurner Syndrome-Related Symptomatic Venous Aneurysm.
- #TwittIR: Understanding and Establishing a Twitter Ecosystem for Interventional Radiologists and Their Practices.
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Nearby Providers
- Joseph Stavas MD101 Manning Dr Chapel Hill NC 27599
- Andrew S. Ferrell MD2100 Erwin Rd Durham NC 27705
- Matthew Mauro MD430 Waterstone Drive Hillsborough NC 27278
- Charles T Burke M.D.430 Waterstone Drive Hillsborough NC 27278
- Richard B Clinton MD3200 BLUE RIDGE RD STE 100 RALEIGH NC 27612
- Aaron D Nordgren MD101 Manning Dr Chapel Hill NC 27514
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