Dr. Joe Golowa
Interventional Radiology
Bronx, NY
21 years experience male
Locations
Montefiore medical center
Bronx, NY
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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
Languages spoken
English
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A 59-year-old male asked:
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Usually not: Unless it was surgical procedure with metal clips used there will be nothing on x-ray to show venous ablation. The laser fibers and rfa technology use... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Bleeding: Not sure what the needing is like but u may have uterine fibroids that can bleed heavily during the cycle or even in between. The fibroids make it dif... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
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Embolism: Pulmonary embolism is when a clot becomes dislodged and goes to the lungs which is carried there by the normal blood flow. The answer is it can break ... Read More
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A 64-year-old male asked:
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Filter: Greenfield filters are not removable if is indeed a green frills design filter. Even if it is retrievable design it has been in more than 10 years an... Read More
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Pulmonary embolus: Dvt can embolize to the lungs. Usually you can present with chest pain shortness of breath and tachycardia. There are many other things that are more ... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Ufe: Yes. You can get this treatment again. It would pay to get an MRI to see if there are vascular fibroids that would further respond to this treatment.
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A 56-year-old female asked:
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High blood pressure: It depends if you are on anti coagulation. If you are you should correct your blood pressure. Also depends how high.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Varicose veins: Varicose veins are related to incompetent valves allowing blood to reflux and not empty in the veins. They are not related to tight hamstrings.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Family: Family support is very important.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Nexavar (sorafenib): Nexavar (sorafenib) is a targeted therapy that can block the ability of tumor to recruit blood vessels and stop the tumor from growing. This can be us... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Dvt: These patient can be fall risks so anti coagulation therapy is riskier in this cohort. Vic filters can have their own complication.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Hcc: Liver transplant will take out the tumor and also replace the liver that is at risk for getting new hcc. If the patient is not a candidate for transpl... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Ultrasound: The normal ovary can release some fluid into the pelvis from a follicle. This is normal and hence normal to see it on sono.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Varicocele: Usually related to varicocele which is related to a problem with valves in the testicular vein. Common on the left side. May lead to infertility. Can ... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Collateral veins: Non specific and would need an exam but could be related to central vein blockage. Bodybuilder can get them. Would follow up with md.
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Varicocele: Sounds like varicocele. Related to valves not working in vein. Common on left side. Cn be painful or cquse infertility. This can be treated endovascul... Read More
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Temple vein: No. It is low pressure blood vessel. Normal variant.
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Nonspecific: possibly a varicosele which is related to cenous reflux esp if it's on the left. May be orchidis or inflammation of the testes. Might be torsion ( tw... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Dvt: Will solidify and become chronic in about 4-6 weeks. Will usually go away 4-6 months. But can have chronic vein scarring it valve dysfunction after.
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Pancreatitis: It can. You can see inflammatory changes around the pancreas. It would be difficult to assess for necrosis of pancreatic tissue which is seen in sever... Read More
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Fibroid: Fibroid embolization can treat nyoman effectively without operation. Hifu or high frequency ultrasound can treat fibroids with ultrasound waves but is... Read More
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Be: Yes. It usually is a little uncomfortable but does not last too long.
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Summer stones ?: Is it during the summer or during months where u may be more dehydrated? Does your diet change at all during those months?
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Dvt: It means leg is swollen and edemtous. The pitting varies from mild to severe. Should resolve as DVT is resorbed.
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Chronic thrombus : Chronic thrombus or old clot usually hardens and organizes and will usually not break off. The risky clot is acute loose clot. Also clot from the uppe... Read More
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Blood in vomit?: You can tear the bottom of your esophagus by throwing up hard which will bleed. There are other causes of throwing up blood. The question is unclear w... Read More
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Not likely: If your jeans are just tight in one part of the leg acting like a tourniquet it could theoretically cause stasis or slowing of flow which may predisp... Read More
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A 45-year-old female asked:
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Pelvic congestion: Pelvic congestion is related to to incompetent valves in the ovarian veins allowing venous reflux causing venous pelvic engorged veins. They can be as... Read More
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Ufe: Depends what the pro lem is. You should probably consult the doctor who performed the procedure.
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A 57-year-old male asked:
Had a bad case of afib when should one go to the er have greenfield filter sometimes leg feels warm?
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Icv filter: Ivc filter would not protect you from complications related to afib meaning clot in the heart that can go to arteries. Filter stops clots going from l... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
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TachycRdia: You could have arrythmia. See your doc or cardiologist.
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Unlikely: The majority of lesions in the spleen are benign, especially in low risk young patients. Rarely, there may be some non benign processes in the spleen... Read More
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Swollen lymph node: likely a swollen lymph node. May be related to some infection/ inflammation. Likely will resolve on its own.
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A 53-year-old female asked:
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Dvt: The only lab test that may be helpful is a d dimer test. If it is negative it is unlikely to have dvt. If positive it is not specific for dvt.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Arteries and veins. : It depends which ateries or veins. This can be seen in intestinal malrotation.
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A 31-year-old male asked:
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Varicose veins: Describes central venous occlusion. In pelvic veins or inferior vena cava. May be cenous reflux. Can get checked with ct scan it ultrasound. Any hist... Read More
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Venous disease: You can see any one with experience in treating venous disease. Does not have to be a vascular surgeon only. It can usually be treated by a laser pro... Read More
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Varicose veins : Likely relates to enlarged uterus compressing on pelvic veins. When baby is born uterus should return to normal and veins will decompress. Of they do ... Read More
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Ivp: Iodinated contrast ( x-ray dye) is injected into a vein via an iv. You then wait until your kidneys start to clear it then take x rays at different in... Read More
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Kidney stone: Severe flank pain. Blood in urine. Like coca cola almost.
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Be: You need to have a clean colon. Usually have GoLytely (polyethylene glycol) the evening before tomake sure there is no stool that can mask any abnorma... Read More
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Head ct: On year ct the contrast between structures is not that great. Ct is good to see bleeding in the brain or skull, a shift due to a mass can see a stroke... Read More
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The doc reads X-ray : The person taking the film is usually a technologist. They are trained to take the images but are not trained in image interpretation. Their medical t... Read More
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Varicose le: Yes. Can cause reduced sperm count. On the left side commonly caused by gonadal venous insufficiency. This vein can be treated easily from an endovasc... Read More
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Drink: Drink lots if fluids. Stay hydrated especially if in a warm climate. Keep count of how much drinking.
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Dvt: The clot could be occlusive meaning blocking blood flow or non occlusive not filling up blood vessel and blood can go by. It is a deep vein thrombus ... Read More
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Knee lump: Likely a bakers cyst. A collection of joint fluid. Should go away by itself. Can be seen on sono.
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Dvt: With anti coagulation therapy. Thrombolysis is also an option depending on patient and location. If these are contraindicated an filter might be place... Read More
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Cook filter: It is a non ferromagnetic alloy. It is MRI compatible.
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Filter removal: You can find am interventional radiologist near you using www.Sirweb.Org the doctor finder tab. Most interventional radiologists have substantial expe... Read More
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Dr. Golowa is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Golowa is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I had my gallbladder removed in 1998 but the pain is horrific in that
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! This question has concerned me for some time.Your answer reassured me.
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This was very helpful. Thanks! This is a very old question and subsequent MD visits occured since then. Bye!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
New York University School of Medicine, NY
Graduated 2002MD
Residency
ST LUKE
Residency
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
Awards
Top Interventional Radiologist, Second Place, National - Summer
2013
Top Interventional Radiologist, First Place, New York - Spring
2017
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