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Dr. Michael Ginsburg

Interventional Radiology
Pleasant Prairie, WI
14 years experience male

Locations

Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital

Pleasant Prairie, WI

Address

9555 76th St,, Pleasant Prairie, WI, US
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My office hours

Thursday: 7:00am - 6:00pm
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Insurances accepted

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois

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Specialties
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.

Interventional Radiology

Diagnostic Radiology

Licenses

United States: California, Illinois, Wisconsin

Languages spoken

English, Hebrew, Russian

Doctor Q&A

207 Answers
325 Agrees
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Same exam: Here is a link to detailed information on ultrasonograpy, also called sonography including information on how the procedure is performed. http://www.u... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Most Likely Benign : Most sub-centimeter cysts are too small to further characterize. However, if the radiologist didn't mention anything complicating the cyst, than its ... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Yes: Pituitary gland mris are used to discover tumors of the pituitary gland. These are usually benign. Parts of the brain including the hypothalamus are a... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Definitely : Chemoembolization is proven to prolong survival. The importance of good targeting (Cone beam CT) can't be overstated! Making sure... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Virtual Colonoscopy : Ileocecal valve ; cecum are seen during colonoscopy. Sigmoidoscopy doesn't reach the cecum. Virtual colonoscopy using ct or MRI is an alternative colo... Read More
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A 54-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
It is unlikely: It is unlikely for a thyroid nodule to cause pain and swelling. Pain/swelling in the midline front of the neck may represent thyroiditis, inflamed th... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Not a simple answer: To reassure you-testicular cancer has one of the highest cure rates of all cancers and almost 100% if it has not spread. First evaluation of testicula... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Benign findings : Gallbladder sludge can be seen with rapid weight loss, prolonged fasting, really sick patients with low/absent oral intake or use of tpn.Certain drugs... Read More
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A 54-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Many reasons : Elevated d-dimmer is non-specific and can be falsely elevated (false positive test). Its a screening test done to rule out a blood clot (pulmonary emb... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
MRI is key: Mri is very helpful in evaluation of knee soft tissue injury including evaluation of ligaments, tendons as well as menisci. It can also visualize scar... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Both are accurate : Liver biopsies are performed for both focal liver lesions and nonfocal generalized liver disease playing a key role in the diagnosis and prognosticati... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Why do you need it?: Per safety committee of the society for MRI & what i tell my patients-"mri may be used in pregnant women if other nonionizing forms of diagnostic imag... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Further Evaluation : Doppler ultrasound can be performed to assess the cause of any recurrent varicose veins after ablative procedure. The goal of ultrasound is to identif... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Very rare: Fibrolamellar carcinoma is a very rare primary hepatic malignancy which usually occurs in the setting of a normal liver parenchyma with median age of ... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
High chance : The presence of microcalcifications is highly specific for malignancy and has important diagnostic value. If the nodule is indeed malignant and the on... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Error : Radiologists dictate their reports using voice recognition systems that are prone to errors which occasionally escape detection. I suggest you call th... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Micrometastasis: The goal of adjuvant therapy is the eradication of occult micrometastatic tumor cells before metastatic disease becomes clinically evident. Undetected... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Yes, it is possible: Some women may find a lump appear around the second trimester.The most common ones are cysts (fluid filled sacs), galactoceles (milk filled cysts) & f... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Identical twins: Identical twins (also called paternal) created from one sperm fertilizing one egg to form one zygote which then divides into two separate and identica... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Unlikely-Conceivable: Cavernous sinus thrombosis is usually a late complication of an infection of the central face or paranasal sinuses. If significant infection is introd... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
See a Neurologist: You should make an appointment asap and get a full neurological evaluation. Be prepared to discuss your symptoms in detail with your doctor. You will ... Read More
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A 63-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Significant problem: There are no known medical treatments for adhesions. Once formed, there isn't medicine that can dissolve them. Symptomatic treatment with pain & anti-... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Lifestyle and diet: Factors that cause irritation of your esophagus and increase your risk of esophageal cancer include (some are modifiable): barrett's esophagus (preca... Read More
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A 48-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Pleuritic pain: You need to see/call your physician asap! pleuritic pain is concerning. Frequently benign, but there are few causes that need to be ruled out (pulmo... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Fibroid Embolization: Uterine fibroid embolization is performed by an interventional radiologist, physician trained to perform minimally invasive procedures. After a small ... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Its not conflicting : Ct can show lump in the breast that simply represent normal breast parenchyma. If it was a diagnostic mammogram evaluating the specific area of concer... Read More
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A 42-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Yes, slightly higher: Both clinical and basic research have linked smoking to abnormalities of coagulation, fibrinolysis and to venous thromboembolic disease. Several poten... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Yes: The lymph nodes of the upper extremity are divided into two sets, superficial and deep. The superficial lymph nodes are few ; of small size. One or tw... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
MR is very sensitive: Mri is very sensitive in detecting blood products. It is even capable of staging the age of the bleed as the imaging characteristics of blood on MRI a... Read More
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A 47-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Uncertain: There is evidence that early walking exercise can be started in uncomplicated DVT within the first day after appropriate anticoagulant treatment & use... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Muscle Hernia: Most muscle hernias occur in the lower leg & affect the tibialis anterior muscle. Swelling appears or enlarges when the affected muscle is contracted ... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Any Other Symptoms?: Would you be able to describe your symptoms a little bit more? Is it difficult and/or painful to swallow? If yes, does is it matter if its fluids vers... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Tell us more: What are you confused about or want to ask a question on? What do you want to clarify? Also, it would be helpful if you could expand on your symptoms ... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Unclear question: Please describe your symptoms and the pain you are experiencing. Please also expand on the radial artery occlusion if possible; including where is it ... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Need an examination : The long head of the biceps attaches to the top of the shoulder socket (glenoid). Pain in the front of the shoulder (may radiate down the arm);weaknes... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Many causes: The 2 mm granuloma is benign and nothing to worry about. Read here for more info - http://news.Cancerconnect.Com/what-is-a-lung-granuloma/ unless the ... Read More
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A 49-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Follow up imaging: Bone bruising detected on MRI without fracture is an important finding, and can lead to occult fracture (~2%). It can take anywhere up to 8 weeks to m... Read More
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A 42-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Protein-losing Enter: Protein-losing enteropathy is characterized by excessive loss of serum proteins into the gastrointestinal tract. Lymphopenia is a common finding assoc... Read More
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A 62-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Favorable Response: Pet provides the benefit of early identification of ineffective chemotherapy, particularly metastatic breast cancer, as various alternative treatment ... Read More
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A 43-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Follow up: Pelvic lipomatosis is characterized by overgrowth of fat cells in the pelvis surrounding the bladder & rectum. Cause isn't known but it has been linke... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
It depends: Early treatment with blood thinners is important to prevent a life-threatening pulmonary embolism, but does not treat the existing clot. Early in trea... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Hemorrhagic cyst?: It may represent a hemorrhagic ovarian cyst. A unilocular thin-walled cyst in the adnexal region with internal fine interdigitating septations/fibrin-... Read More
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A 40-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Cardiac Activity: Embyronic cardiac activity must be identified with a crown-rump (embryonic pole) length ≥ 7 mm based on new more stringent guidelines (previously >... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Many causes: When bile chemical composition (cholesterol, calcium bilirubinate, calcium carbonate) in the gallbladder gets out of balance, gallstones can form. Whi... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Could be PUD: Duodenal ulcer classically manifests with upper abdominal pain that is worse with fasting (in the morning before meal). Gastric ulcer pain is in simil... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Clarification : This is frequent cause of confusion as some terms used interchangeably. Noncommunicating hydrocephalus is commonly called obstructive hydrocephalus oc... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Very small risk : There is a small increased risk of cancer with ct scans. Younger patients are believed to be more vulnerable to the effects of radiation.Ct head radia... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Usually benign : Lymph nodes can appear for various reasons. If not enlarged and in an appropriate location it is a frequently seen benign finding on a mammogram. I re... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Same thing: Extrusion is basically the same thing as displacement - meniscus is considered extruded when it extends beyond the tibial margin. With meniscus extrus... Read More
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A 63-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Ginsburg
Interventional Radiology 14 years experience
Imaging Artifact: Soft tissue attenuation in the breast is a common artifact in myocardial perfusion imaging. It may artifactually affect the depiction of activity in t... Read More
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Dr. Donald Jacobson
Oct 29, 2013
Dr. Ginsburg's answers are a role model for us all. His answers indicate a keen intellect, a studied scholar, and a wealth of clinical knowledge. He is a great asset to Healthtap, raising the quality ...Read More
Jun 29, 2014
Very clear answers on HealthTap. I recommend Dr. Ginsburg.
Oct 21, 2013
Very knowledgeable. I trust his answers. Highly recommend.
HealthTap member
Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thanks! Mammagram scheduled soon. Dont understand why nodule is seen xray & why pain is in exact spot as nodule? Ct was fine. ??
HealthTap member
No anthro mr. The pain is unbearable when throwing a ball. I was told to try pt but don't see how that will stop pain that's been here for 6
HealthTap member
The scan was of my lower back. Haven't been able to afford another scan of my hips yet. I've had lower back issues for more than 10 years.

Education & Training

Medical/Graduate school

Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, IL
Graduated 2009MD

Residency

University of Chicago

Residency

University of Chicago (NorthShore)
Completed 2010

Awards

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Award
Magna cum laude Medical School Graduation
Pinsky Award for Scientific Poster Session, Chicago Radiological Society

Affiliations

Society of Interventional Radiology
American College of Radiology
American Roentgen Ray Society
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