Dr. Alan J. Boykin M.D.
Interventional Radiologist | Vascular & Interventional Radiology
16020 WILLETS POINT BLVD WHITESTONE NY, 11357About
Dr. Alan Boykin is an interventional radiologist practicing in Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Boykin specializes in minimally invasive, targeted treatments. Interventional radiologists use X-Rays, MRIs and other advanced imaging to put catheters in the body in order to treat the source of the disease internally. Many conditions that once required surgery can now have less risk, less pain and fewer invasions when treated by an interventional radiologist.
Education and Training
Suny At Stony Brook Hlth Sci Ctr, Stony Brook Ny 1987
Stony Brook Univ Health Sciences Center School Of Medicine 1987
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR- Vascular and Interventional Radiology
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