William (Bill) O'Connell
MD
Dr. O'Connell specializes in minimally invasive vascular and non-vascular interventional radiology procedures.
Titles and Roles
- Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences
- Emory University School of Medicine
- Research Program
- Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics
Biography
William (Bill) O'Connell, MD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences at Emory University School of Medicine. A board certified diagnostic radiologist and interventional radiologist, Dr. O'Connell specializes in minimally invasive vascular and non-vascular interventional radiology procedures, including interventional oncology with Y90, chemoembolization and ablation therapies. He coordinates care with oncologists at Winship to treat patients with any of the following malignancies: spinal tumors, primary liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, metastatic pancreatic cancer including neuroendocrine tumors, metastatic colon cancer, metastatic lung cancer or metastatic breast cancer.
Prior to joining Emory, he practiced interventional radiology at Albert Einstein Health Network in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dr. O'Connell is a member of the Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics research program at Winship Cancer Institute. He holds professional memberships with Society of Interventional Radiology, Atlanta Interventional Radiology Society and Radiologic Society of North America.
Education
Dr. O'Connell received his MD from Rutgers University New Jersey Medical School in Newark, New Jersey. He completed his residency at Hahnemann University Hospital/Drexel College of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He then completed his fellowship in interventional radiology at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
Research
Dr. O'Connell is working to determine the safety and effectiveness of spine bone ablation with vertebral augmentation for the treatment of painful spinal metastasis.
Publications
Publications Publication Date