What is Interventional Radiology?
Interventional Radiology (IR) is a modern medical specialty that uses minimally invasive, image-guided techniques—such as X-rays, CT scans, ultrasound, or MRI—to diagnose and treat a wide range of conditions that once required open surgery.
Instead of large cuts or long recoveries, IR procedures are usually performed through a pinhole-sized entry, often as a day procedure.
Why Choose Us
Our interventional radiologists bring world-class training and experience from top centres in Europe and North America. They have worked in high-volume academic hospitals and now bring their expertise back to New Zealand.
We specialise in targeted vascular and musculoskeletal interventions, with a strong focus on accessibility and patient-centred care. Whether you are a healthcare provider seeking a trusted procedural partner, or a patient exploring modern treatment options, we are here to help.
Hyukjoon (Howard) Lee
Managing Interventional Radiologist
Joost Lameijer
Managing Interventional Radiologist
Martin Krauss
Interventional Radiologist
Who Might Benefit from IR?
Interventional radiology can be life-changing for patients seeking safer, less invasive treatment alternatives.
IR combines accuracy of modern imaging with effectiveness of minimally invasive therapy, offering patients new pathways to better outcomes.
For Patients
- ✓ Less pain
- ✓ Lower risk
- ✓ Faster recovery
- ✓ Shorter hospital stays — Same-day or next-day discharge
- ✓ Broad treatment range — From vessel disease to tumours to chronic pain
- ✓ Real-time precision — Imaging guides every step of treatment
For GPs and Specialists
- ✓ Options when patients have not responded to standard treatments
- ✓ Treatments that may delay or reduce need for surgery
- ✓ Safe, minimally invasive solutions for high-risk surgical patients
Referral Pathways
We welcome referrals from across the healthcare spectrum, contact us through different entrance points.
Self-Referral
General
Practioners
Specialists
Referral Contact Details
For any referral inquiries, please use the above contact details
IR vs Diagnostic Radiology
While a general radiologist is a diagnostic specialist who analyzes medical images to find problem (e.g., reading an X-ray to diagnose a fracture), an interventional radiologist is a procedural specialist who uses those same images to treat problem.
General (Diagnostic) Radiologist: Interpret medical imaging.
Interventional Radiologist: Uses imaging to guide a procedure.
Interventional radiologists are highly trained physicians who have completed extensive post-graduate training, first in diagnostic radiology and then in a sub-specialty fellowship focused on image-guided, minimally invasive procedures. This unique combination of diagnostic and procedural skills allows us to treat a wide range of conditions throughout body with remarkable precision.
