Dr. Yakes

Wayne F. Yakes, MD, Interventional Neuroradiologist

"One of the big myths patients hear all the time is what the literature has said forever – that AVMs are incurable…that you simply treat them temporarily, leaving patients with good times and bad times, but that you can never fix them. We have proven that AVMs can, in fact, be eradicated."

- Wayne Yakes, M.D., Swedish Medical Center, Denver

Dr. Yakes is Director of the Vascular Malformation Center, Interventional Neuroradiology and Interventional Radiology at Swedish Medical Center and the Colorado Neurological Institute in Englewood, Colorado.

A product of a loving and devoted upbringing in San Antonio, Texas, Dr. Yakes has never wavered from his commitment to family, faith, country and hard work. Dr. Yakes’s early years as a student and ROTC candidate at St. Mary’s grade school and Central Catholic High School proved to be the perfect springboard to his undergraduate education at Rice University, where he earned a double major in Biology and Psychology. From there, he earned his medical degree and board certification at Creighton University School of Medicine.

Dr. Yakes first applied his medical knowledge in the military, serving nearly 12 years in the U.S. Army, including service in Operation Desert Storm. He was honorably discharged in 1991 and underwent subspecialty training and certification in Interventional Radiology and Interventional Neuroradiology.

*original text taken from http://swedishhospital.com/service/vascular-malformation-center

I've been lucky enough to provide Swedish medical with details about my AVM experience and serve as a "Success Story" for the wonderful work that Dr. Yakes does. You can read my Success Story- http://swedishhospital.com/service/vascular-malformation-center-patient-case-study-shalon

Here is an article written by Dr. Yakes which details his approach to treating AVM's and why it is different than other embolizations.