Dr. Jeffrey Ramkaransingh
Interventional Radiology
Indianapolis, IN
22 years experience male
Locations
Indiana University
Indianapolis, IN
About
Bio
I am an Interventional Radiologist specializing in the treatment of liver cancer, varicose veins, peripheral arterial disease, uterine fibroids and aneurysms.
SpecialtiesDoctors 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.
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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134 Answers
40 Agrees
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Ramkaransinghanswered
Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Thrombophlebitis : You likely have a clot in a portion of that superficial vein. This is known as superficial thrombophlebitis. Aside from the discomfort, this is a rel... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Yes: Lymph nodes can enlarge to inflammation, infection and even cancer in the near vicinity. A sew in weave can cause an immune response, thus leading to... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Cancers grow: The natural history for most cancers, tonsillar cancer included, is to grow if left untreated. A small bump next to the SCM muscle can indeed be a lym... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Unlikely...: It is quite possible for a subtle hairline fracture not to be visible on an initial X-ray. However, they are usually seen on follow up X-rays 10 days ... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
No: Chest CT with contrast will not show blockages in the coronary arteries. Cardiac CT is specialized for evaluation of the blood supply to the heart.
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Artifact: Without getting too much into physics, beam-hardening artifact is a type of artifact seen with CT scans. This commonly occurs with brain CTs as x-rays... Read More
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A 49-year-old male asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Yes: Prior spinal fractures can sometimes lead to degenerative changes of the hips and knees secondarily. This is a result in an alteration of the biomech... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
CT scan: You will arrive to radiology and have an IV placed. This will be used to inject a contrast material into your veins in order to better visualize your ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Safe: The presence of the Greenfield Filter should not pose any problem.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Yes: Gallium scans can detect both acute and chronic infections.
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A 53-year-old female asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Follow up with doc: What you are describing may be post infectious, post traumatic or post inflammatory. Prior infarcts, or loss of blood supply to a part of the lung, c... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Ramkaransinghanswered
Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Get checked out: It is quite possible to have a recurrent hernia despite repair with mesh. You should contact your surgeon for a follow-up exam.
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
What?: What does the report say? You can follow up with the doctor that ordered the CT.
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A 43-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Ramkaransinghanswered
Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Lymph nodes...: Lymph nodes are a normal component of the immune system. The react to local infection, inflammation and even cancer by enlarging. The most common cau... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Causes....: Chronic ankle pain can be caused by either acute or chronic trauma. It can also be caused by bone, joint or soft tissue injury and arthritis. Your doc... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Yes: Pain associated with gallstones, termed biliary colic, is most typically in the upper right side of the abdomen and usually occurs after eating (fatty... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Contact ordering doc: If you don't understand what the impression of your CTA means, you should contact the doctor that ordered that exam be done for you. You may also con... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Maybe: If you only took 500 mg and have no other medical issues, yes. You can alternatively take Advil (ibuprofen).
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Unlikely: The herpes virus is spread by skin to skin contact. The virus can only survive outside the body (ie. on a razor blade) for seconds. Your chances are e... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Watchfully wait: Most enlarged lymph nodes are reactive, meaning they enlarge in response to nearby infection or inflammation. A reactive lymph node should gradually d... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Aneurysm: In general, any blood vessel can "pop" due to an injury. This results in bleeding. Aneurysms are abnormally enlarged blood vessels, usually involvin... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Yes: Pain and discomfort related to gas and/or constipation can certainly cause lower abdominal pain and shooting-type pain. Some women can also have thes... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
No: Given your age and normal recent imaging, your chances of having a lung cancer are almost zero at this point. Also, only an advanced lung cancer in th... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Likely: If you currently have a known kidney infection, I assume you are on antibiotics. If you are having persistent fevers, have an elevated WBC count and a... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
No: Air travel does not affect flow through a narrowed carotid artery.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
See your doc: Many AVMs can recur if not completely removed. Your persistent pain may be related to this.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Ramkaransinghanswered
Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Yes: A deficiency of platelets, or thrombocytopenia, can lead to easy bruising. Consultation with your doctor or a hematologist is appropriate.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Depends....: Decreased pulmonary vascularity on chest X-ray can be a result of technique in obtaining the image. It can also be seen with certain congenital heart ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
See Thoracic Surgeon: Although most patients with pectus excavatum are asymptomatic, the effects on body image are significant. There can also be respiratory and cardiac co... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Depends: Gastritis is mostly a clinical diagnosis. CT alone cannot diagnose gastritis. It can show apparent thickening of the stomach wall which may be normal ... Read More
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A 49-year-old male asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Vertebral slippage: Spondylolisthesis refers to the forward (anterolisthesis) or backward (retrolisthesis) movement of one vertebral body relative to the vertebral body i... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
MRI: Pituitary tumors often cause changes in vision. They can also secrete certain hormones which can cause various symptoms. If there is significant conce... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
CTA: A CTA is a CT scan obtained with the intent to evaluate specific blood vessels. You will get an IV which will be used to administer contrast material ... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Cancer?: Vascular invasion is a term used when describing tumors. In this regard, vascular invasion means that the tumor has grown into, or invaded, a nearby m... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
No: Fetuses are normally surrounded by amniotic fluid. This is required for the baby to move relatively freely. This fluid is vital and in no way harms th... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Contact ordering doc: If you don't understand what the impression of your CTA means, you should contact the doctor that ordered that exam be done for you. You may also con... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Yes: Advanced maternal age (age above 35 years old) is considered "high risk pregnancy. These pregnancies are monitored more closely than non high risk pre... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Difference between 2: Acute gastritis refers to sudden inflammation in the wall of the stomach. It is most commonly caused by medications (NSAIDS), infection (H. Pylori) or... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
See your doc: Best thing to do is see the doctor who ordered the x-Ray for interpretation. You can also contact the Radiologist that officially interpreted the exam... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Varicocele : Varicoceles are dilated veins around the testes thought to occur as a result of poorly functioning valves within the gonadal veins. The pathophysiolo... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Possibly: A urinary catheter can irritate both the urethra and the prostate gland. Either can cause short-term discomfort with ejaculation. Any long-term issues... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Esophagitis: Doxycycline can cause drug-induced esophagitis, or inflammation of the esophagus. You are instructed not to lay down so that the pill can travel quic... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
See your doctor: Those values are consistent with hypertension which puts you at risk for many other medical conditions down the road if not treated. Your doctor may t... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Atherosclerosis: Atherosclerotic vascular disease is the majority cause of narrowing of the blood vessels....specifically arteries. There are many risk factors that p... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Pulmonary: Veins carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart and arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart and towards the organs. Pulmonary arteries c... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Usually asymptomatic: Intramuscular lipomas are usually asymptomatic and are found incidentally. As such, they do not typically require treatment. If it is large enough, it... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Yes: MRI and CT scans of the brain can easily detect atrophy of the entire brain or even just a specific region.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
No: If you had a normal period, albeit a few days late, you should not be worried. Menstrual cycles can vary.
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Domestic violence: I don't know if you have brain damage but you should be evaluated by a medical professional as soon as possible to completely document your injuries. ... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Interventional Radiology 22 years experience
Likely alright: If you have already been checked out, everything is more than likely okay. Your difficulty breathing and dryness may be related to your anxiety. If yo... Read More
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Dr. Ramkaransingh is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Ramkaransingh is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thanks Dr! No other symptoms, will give it another week and call doc.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Starting to catch on. PPO plan denied a single case agreement. Ugh.
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Thanks for your quick reply! Thanks! For the record, in the end, it seems to be an ophtalmic zona.
Education & Training
Residency
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER
Awards
Top Doctor, First Place, Indianapolis Region - Summer
2014
Top Interventional Radiologist, First Place, National - Summer
2014
Most Influential Doctor, Third Place, Indianapolis Region - Summer
2014
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