Education
Medical school
Top Ranked School
Dr. Hecht attended University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and graduated in
1980 (42 years ago). University of California, San Diego School of Medicine is a top-ranked medical school, and is ranked #20 in Best Medical Schools by U.S. News.
About Me
Dr. Hecht works at Kern Radiology Medical Group Inc, which has 49 other health providers.
- Interventional Radiology
- Diagnostic Radiology
- 42+ years
- Male
- 1902877889
Hospital Affiliations
Dr. Hecht is affiliated with the following hospitals.
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
Specialties
Dr. Hecht is an interventional radiology and diagnostic radiology. His primary specialty is interventional radiology.
Interventional Radiology
Interventional radiology (IR) is a medical subspecialty that performs various minimally-invasive procedures using medical imaging guidance, such as x-ray fluoroscopy, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, or ultrasound. IR performs both diagnostic and therapeutic procedures through very small incisions or body orifices. Diagnostic IR procedures are those intended to help make a diagnosis or guide further medical treatment, and include image-guided biopsy of a tumor or injection of an imaging contrast agent into a hollow structure, such as a blood vessel or a duct. By contrast, therapeutic IR procedures provide direct treatment—they include catheter-based medicine delivery, medical device placement (e.g., stents), and angioplasty of narrowed structures.
Diagnostic Radiology
Radiology is the medical discipline that uses medical imaging to diagnose and treat diseases within the bodies of animals and humans.