Jason Glen Funderburk has joined Dr's Mehall and Ouimette on the staff of the Interventional and Vascular Institute of Northern Michigan and The Vein Clinic located on the fourth floor of Marquette General Hospital. He is a board-certified Vascular & Interventional Radiologist. Dr. Funderburk possesses an extensive background in Interventional and Vascular Radiology with numerous research publications and national speaking engagements.
After receiving his undergraduate degree from Louisiana Tech University, Dr. Funderburk obtained his medical doctorate at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, LA. Following an internship in General Surgery at the University of Connecticut, he completed his Diagnostic Radiology residency at the Hartford Hospital. Dr. Funderburk completed his training with a fellowship at the Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute in Miami, FL.
Dr. Funderburk was formerly Chief of Vascular and Interventional Radiology at Weill-Cornell Medical Center. He also holds an M.B.A. from New York University, Stern School of Business. His interests include arterial and venous disease, minimally invasive cancer treatments, and pain interventions.
The Interventional & Vascular Institute of Northern Michigan was founded in 2005 by Dr. Christopher J. Mehall, and is under the direction of a group of Interventional Radiologists, which also includes Dr. Michael V. Ouimette. These physicians practice at Marquette General Hospital in Marquette, MI, and operate other clinic locations in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in Escanaba, Kingsford, and Sault Saint Marie. They use cutting-edge technology to diagnose and treat patients using minimally-invasive procedures.
Some conditions these Interventional Radiologists treat include the following:
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Interventional Radiology is one of the fastest growing areas of medicine and is one of the most recently recognized medical specialties by the American Board of Medical specialists and the American Medical Association. Interventional radiologists specialize in minimally invasive, targeted treatments, performed under the guidance of medical imaging. They utilize their expertise in readings medical imaging studies, such as x-rays, CAT scans, MRI and ultrasound, to guide very small instruments such as catheters through the skin and blood vessels, to treat disease, often eliminating the need for open surgery. Learn More
- Most procedures are performed on an outpatient basis or will require only a very short hospital stay
- Most procedures are done with mild sedation. General anesthetic is usually not required.
- Complications, pain, and recovery time are often greatly reduced as compared with traditional treatments
