Wayne F. Yakes, MD, Interventional Neuroradiologist Dr. Yakes, attended Rice University for undergraduate studies and graduated from medical school at Creighton University. He served 12 years in the US Army, including service in Desert Storm. Dr. Yakes was board certified in 1983. He has subspecialty training in Interventional Radiology and Interventional Neuroradiology. He established the Vascular Malformation Center at Swedish Medical Center in 1991 to specialize in the diagnosis and management of vascular anomalies in all anatomic locations. It is the only center in the world that is totally dedicated to the management of vascular malformations and is referred patients from virtually every country in the world. See "Find a Doctor" profile*original text taken from http://www.thecni.org/neuroradiology.htm
Dr Yakes is currently the president of the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies
Here is an article written by Dr. Yakes which details his approach to treating AVM's and why it is different than other embolizations.
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