Charles P. Semba M.D.
Interventional Radiologist | Vascular & Interventional Radiology
1000 Marina Blvd Suite 250 Brisbane CA, 94005About
Dr. Charles Semba is an interventional radiologist practicing in Brisbane, CA. Dr. Semba 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
University of Minnesota Medical School 1986
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR- Vascular and Interventional Radiology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Thoracic aortic aneurysm repair with an endovascular stent graft: the "first generation".
- Management of misplaced or migrated endovascular stents.
- Surgical intervention is not required for all patients with subclavian vein thrombosis.
- Transcatheter interventions for the treatment of peripheral atherosclerotic lesions: part I.
- Safety and efficacy of alteplase for restoring function in occluded central venous catheters: results of the cardiovascular thrombolytic to open occluded lines trial.
- Central venous catheters in home infusion care: outcomes analysis in 50,470 patients.
- Treatment of occluded central venous catheters with alteplase: results in 1,064 patients.
- Alteplase: stability and bioactivity after dilution in normal saline solution.
- Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (alteplase) for restoration of function to occluded central venous catheters in pediatric patients.
- The safety, efficacy, and pharmacoeconomics of low-dose alteplase compared with urokinase for catheter-directed thrombolysis of arterial and venous occlusions.
- Alteplase for treatment of occluded peripherally inserted central catheters: safety and efficacy in 240 patients.
- Re: catheter-directed thrombolytic therapy for limb ischemia: current status and controversies.
- Alteplase as a catheter locking solution: in vitro evaluation of biochemical stability and antimicrobial properties.
- Alteplase stability and bioactivity after low-power ultrasonic energy delivery with the OmniSonics resolution system.
- Alteplase for the treatment of central venous catheter occlusion in children: results of a prospective, open-label, single-arm study (The Cathflo Activase Pediatric Study).
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