Fibroid doctor Cathryn Shaw, MD, joins Fibroid Institute Texas. Dr. Shaw adds over 13 years of board-certified experience in vascular and interventional radiology and diagnostic radiology. An additional fibroid doctor enables the institute to serve more women seeking uterine fibroid treatment in North Texas.
-- DALLAS, TEXAS (March 2024): Fibroid Institute Texas welcomes Dallas fibroid doctor Cathryn Shaw, MD to its growing team of specialists. Fibroid Institute providers are dedicated to championing fibroid awareness and education efforts as well as expanding access to the minimally invasive procedure uterine fibroid embolization (UFE). Dr. Shaw adds over 13 years of board-certified experience in vascular and interventional radiology and diagnostic radiology to the team. She has been voted to the D Magazine Dallas Best Doctors List four times, including 2023 and 2024. She is regarded by patients as being personable, informative, and caring.
“There is nothing more rewarding than helping women live fibroid free without major surgery, and that effort is even stronger with a team of like-minded doctors championing the cause by your side,” said Medical Director Dr. Suzanne Slonim. She founded Fibroid Institute in 2016. “I am honored to have Dr. Cathryn Shaw join us as we expand.”
Dr. Shaw agreed, adding, “Fibroid Institute is at the forefront of fibroid awareness and treatment, and I couldn’t be happier to walk alongside them. I believe all women with fibroids deserve to have access to accurate information and an exhaustive list of surgical and non-surgical options, including UFE. More importantly, they need access to a highly rated fibroid practice. It’s the best way a woman can successfully take control of her fibroid journey.”
About Dallas Fibroid Doctor Cathryn Shaw, MD
Dr. Shaw is board-certified by the American Board of Radiology and comes to Fibroid Institute having spent the previous 12 years as a partner at one of the largest private practice radiology groups in the United States. While there, she performed high-end, tertiary care and interventional procedures at three hospitals and one outpatient surgical center. Together with her team, she is used to performing over 12,000 vascular and interventional radiology procedures per year. Concurrently, she has been the associate program director for diagnostic radiology at Baylor University Medical Center since 2018. She was also the quality assurance interventional radiology chair at Baylor University Medical Center for nine years.
Dr. Shaw earned her medical degree from the prestigious University of Mississippi Medical Center and completed an internal medicine internship at Baptist Health System in Birmingham, Alabama. She also completed a diagnostic radiology residency at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. She was fellowship-trained in vascular and interventional radiology at Baylor University Medical Center.
Throughout her career, she has served as a medical director, section chief, program director, quality assurance interventional radiology chairwoman, and board of directors’ member.
Patients are welcome to contact Dr. Shaw with questions and concerns. She is committed to helping patients through the entire fibroid treatment process with UFE, from initial consultation to follow-ups.
About Uterine Fibroids and UFE
Uterine fibroids are abnormal growths in the uterus that affect three out of four women, most often between the ages of 30 and 50. Although usually benign, fibroids may lead to life-altering symptoms, such as severe pelvic pain and heavy periods. Fibroids can also cause abdominal bloating, urinary frequency, back pain, and reproductive dysfunction including miscarriage, early labor, and infertility. They are often discovered during routine health testing.
Uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) is a non-surgical treatment that uses image-guided interventional radiology techniques through the wrist to navigate a small catheter into the arteries that supply the uterus. At that point microscopic particles are introduced that block blood flow to the fibroids, causing them to shrink and die while preserving the uterus. It is a safe, fast, and minimally invasive procedure, often providing an alternative to hysterectomy (removal of the uterus) or myomectomy (surgical removal of the fibroids). Patients typically go home after one hour. Covered by most insurance plans, UFE requires a much shorter recovery time than traditional surgery. The success rate for the procedure is over 90%.
In the past, gynecologists were hesitant to suggest UFE because of post-procedure pain. However, since the institute’s launch in 2016, a growing number of medical professionals—including gynecologists, internists, hematologists, general practitioners, wellness physicians, chiropractors, and physical therapists—have chosen to send patients to the Fibroid Institute. The practice is known for delivering world-class concierge-level care with a novel, proprietary approach in fibroid treatment, so patients experience very little discomfort as fibroids shrink.
For More Information
In the North Texas area, patients can visit Fibroid Institute Texas in Addison, Dallas, Duncanville and Euless. In the South Texas area, Fibroid Institute has consultations available to patients from Sugar Land, Katy, Clear Lake and The Woodlands. Appointments are also available via telemedicine in both metropolitan areas. For more information or to schedule, contact the Fibroid Institute’s Dallas fibroid clinics at 214-838-6440, Houston fibroid clinics at 713-903-3733 or visit FibroidFree.com.
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Address: 12840 Hillcrest Road, Suite E104, Dallas, Texas 75230, United States
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