Ernest Ring, MD
Professor Emeritus
Radiology
School of Medicine
Ernest Ring, MD, is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco. He has served in a variety of positions: Chief of Interventional Radiology, Chief of Radiology Service at UCSF Mt. Zion Medical Center, Chief Medical Officer, and Associate Dean at Mt.
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Zion; Chief of San Francisco General Hospital Radiology Service and SFGH Vice-Chair, and Chief Medical Center Officer for UCSF Medical Center. Dr. Ring obtained his medical degree from Wayne State University Medical School, Detroit in 1969, followed by a one-year rotating internship at Detroit Receiving Hospital. He completed a four-year Diagnostic Radiology residency in 1974 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
From 1974-76 Dr. Ring worked jointly as Chief of Radiology Service at the U.S. Naval Hospital at Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, Ceiba, Puerto Rico, and as Clinical Instructor in Radiology at the University of Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Dr. Ring retired in 2008, returning on recall to work in the Interventional Radiology Section at SFGH and UCSF Parnassus. In July 2012, Dr. Ring returned to the position of Chief of Radiology at UCSF Medical Center at Mt. Zion and the Ambulatory Care Clinic.
Dr. Ring is an active member of the Society of Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology, the San Francisco Radiological Society, and the American College of Radiology. He has served professional publications such as Radiology, the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, and the American Journal of Roentgenology. Dr. Ring has 201 published articles, 32 book chapters, and 1 book.
Expertise: Interventional Radiology
Specialty: Interventional radiology, cardiovascular, transugular portosystemic shunts
Professional Interests: Interventional radiology of the liver, gastroenterology, vascular diseases
Education and Training:
- Medical School: Wayne State University Medical School, Detroit
- Internship: Detroit Receiving Hospital
- Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston - Diagnostic Radiology
- Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston - Cardiovascular Radiology
- Chief Resident: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Department of Radiology
Awards
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- Lifetime Achievement Award, International Symposium on Endovascular Therapies, 2012
- Tegtmeyer Lecturer, University of Virginia Medical School, 2010
- Teacher, Leader, and Scholar Award, Vascular and Interventional Society of Radiology, 2010
- Outstanding Leadership Award, University of California San Francisco, 2008
- Gold Medal Award, Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, 2001
- Dotter Lecture, Society of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 1997
- Fellow, American College of Radiology, 1993
- Keynote Address, Asian Pacific Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, 1993
- Keynote Address, Radiologic Society of North America, 1992
- Hickey Memorial Lecturer, American Roentgen Ray Society, 1991
- John Juhl Lecturer, University of Wisconsin, Madison Wisconsin, 1991
- Founding President, Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Research and Education Foundation, 1990-1991
- Eugene P. Pendergrass Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania, 1983
- Distinguished Alumnus Award, Wayne State University Detroit, 1982
Interests
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- Interventional radiology of the liver
- vascular diseases
- gastroenterology
Websites
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- Interventional Radiology (radiology.ucsf.edu)
Publications (10)
Top publication keywords:
CytoprotectionSerum Albumin, HumanEmbolization, TherapeuticPortasystemic Shunt, SurgicalGastrointestinal TractHypertension, PortalHepatic ArteryTechnetium Tc 99m Aggregated AlbuminVasopressinsLiver NeoplasmsEsophageal and Gastric VaricesGastrointestinal DiseasesVasoconstrictor AgentsCeliac ArteryLiver
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Creation of a percutaneous mesocaval shunt to control variceal bleeding in a child.
Pediatric radiology 2013 Burke C, Taylor AG, Ring EJ, Kerlan RK -
The transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt: an update.
AJR. American journal of roentgenology 2012 Fidelman N, Kwan SW, LaBerge JM, Gordon RL, Ring EJ, Kerlan RK -
Intravenous vasopressin for the prevention of nontarget gastrointestinal embolization during liver-directed cancer treatment: experimental study in a porcine model.
Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR 2012 Durack JC, Hope TA, Seo Y, Saeed M, He J, Wilson MW, Kerlan RK, Ring EJ -
Hepatic arterial injuries after percutaneous biliary interventions in the era of laparoscopic surgery and liver transplantation: experience with 930 patients.
Radiology 2008 Fidelman N, Bloom AI, Kerlan RK, Laberge JM, Wilson MW, Ring EJ, Gordon RL -
Imaging findings in Takayasu's arteritis.
AJR. American journal of roentgenology 2005 Gotway MB, Araoz PA, Macedo TA, Stanson AW, Higgins CB, Ring EJ, Dawn SK, Webb WR, Leung JW, Reddy GP
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Guidelines for peripheral percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of the abdominal aorta and lower extremity vessels. A statement for health professionals from a Special Writing Group of the Councils on Cardiovascular Radiology, Arteriosclerosis, Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Clinical Cardiology, and Epidemiology and Prevention, the American Heart Association.
Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR 2003 Pentecost MJ, Criqui MH, Dorros G, Goldstone J, Johnston KW, Martin EC, Ring EJ, Spies JB, Special Writing Group of the Councils on Cardiovascular Radiology, Arteriosclerosis, Cardio-Thoracic -
Reporting standards for transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts.
Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR 2003 Haskal ZJ, Rees CR, Ring EJ, Saxon R, Sacks D, Society of Interventional Radiology Technology Assessment Committee -
Integrated fellowship in vascular surgery and intervention radiology: a new paradigm in vascular training.
Annals of surgery 2002 Messina LM, Schneider DB, Chuter TA, Reilly LM, Kerlan RK, LaBerge JM, Wilson MW, Ring EJ, Gordon RL -
The sonographically thickened wall of the upper urinary tract system: correlation with other imaging methods.
Pediatric radiology 1997 Sorantin E, Fotter R, Aigner R, Ring E, Riccabona M -
Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystenlic Shunts: TIPS.
Surgical technology international 1991 LaBerge JM, Ring EJ, Gordon RL