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       Emory Neurosurgery Faculty:
       Jacques E. Dion, M.D., FRCP (C)

  Professor and Head, Division of Interventional Neuroradiology
Professor, Department of Neurosurgery

Emory University Hospital
1364 Clifton Road, NE
Suite A-121
Atlanta GA 30322

Appt. Phone: 404-712-4991
Dr. Jacques E. Dion was raised in Hull, Qeubec, across the river from Canada's capital, Ottowa, Ontario. He received his B.A. from the University of Ottowa in 1974 and completed his M.D. in 1978. He finished his internship at Harbor UCLA Medical Center where he also received two years of diagnostic radiology residency training which he completed at the University of Montreal's Hopital Notre-Dame in 1983.

Dr. Dion completed fellowhips in Neuroradiology in addition to Peripheral Interventional Radiology in London, Ontario, Canada from 1983-85. Following completion of his fellowship, he received an appointment as an Assistant Professor at the University of Montreal where he was Head of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology in addition to Interventional Radiology.

In 1987 Dr. Dion was recruited to UCLA as an Assistant Professor where he and his partner Dr. Fernando Vinuela established the Interventional Neuroradiology Section. He joined the staff at the University of Virginia Hospital where he was Section Head for Interventional Neuroradiology in addition to Fellowship Director for the Interventional Neuroradiology Training Program.

Dr. Dion joined Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia in 1998 where he is Professor and Section Head of Interventional Neuroradiology with a joint appointment in the Department of Neurosurgery.


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Areas of Clinical Interest:
  • aneurysm-brain
  • aneurysm-cerebral
  • angioplasty / angiogram
  • brain tumors
  • carotid stenting
  • compression fractures
  • cranial aneurysms
  • interventional radiology
  • lumbar puncture
  • stents
  • stroke
  • transient ischemic attacks
  • vertebral fractures
  • vertebroplasty


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Publications

Endoluminal Stent Placement and Coil Embolization for the Management of Carotid Artery Pseudoaneurysms Journal of Endovascular Therapy Pages: 8: 53-61

Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms with Guglielmi Detachable Coils: Emphasis on New Techniques Journal of Clinical Neuroscience Pages: 7: 244-253

Quality Improvement Guidelines for Adult Diagnostic Angiography AJNR Pages: 21: 146-150

Risk of Cerebral Angiography in Patients with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Cerebral Aneurysm, and Arteriovenous Malformation: A Meta-Analysis Stroke Pages: 30: 317-320


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