Varun Danda, MD
Interventional radiology resident physician.
About
Varun Danda, MD, is an interventional radiology resident physician. Interventional radiologists are trained in diagnostic radiology, reading imaging such as X-ray, ultrasound, CT and MRI. They also use that imaging to guide small instruments through the body, often through a pinhole instead of a large incision. Varun built ProcedurePath to help patients understand minimally invasive options like uterine fibroid embolization (UFE), prostate artery embolization (PAE), and genicular artery embolization (GAE) before their appointments. He writes and reviews every page against current society guidelines and the published studies cited on each page, and updates pages when the evidence changes. ProcedurePath is educational only and does not give personal medical advice. Please talk with your own doctor about your care.
How content is written and reviewed
- Education only. ProcedurePath articles explain common topics in plain language. They do not diagnose, recommend a treatment, or replace a visit with your own clinician.
- Grounded in current guidelines and cited sources. Pages reference society guidelines and the published studies listed in each article’s sources section. Wording is updated when major guidance changes.
- Review and updates. Each guide records when it was last updated, and pages are re-reviewed as guidelines change.
- Not medical advice. Nothing on ProcedurePath creates a physician-patient relationship or gives personal medical care.
- Talk with your doctor. Use these pages to prepare questions; your clinician can explain what applies to your symptoms, imaging, and goals.
Articles by Varun Danda, MD
Varun writes and medically reviews the clinical guides below.
Fibroids
- What are fibroids?
- Non-surgical fibroid treatment
- Medication for fibroids: questions to ask before surgery or UFE
- Questions to ask before UFE
- Questions to ask before hysterectomy for fibroids
- UFE vs hysterectomy: questions for each specialist
- UFE vs myomectomy: questions to ask before choosing
- Can I get pregnant after UFE or myomectomy?
- Can UFE cause early menopause?
- Does UFE work, and can fibroids grow back?
- Periods, discharge and passing fibroid tissue after UFE
- Does insurance cover UFE, and what does it cost?
- Adenomyosis vs fibroids: what's the difference?
- Can a fast-growing fibroid be cancer?
- What UFE recovery actually feels like: a day-by-day and week-by-week timeline
- Can fibroids cause bloating or make you look pregnant?
- How to read your fibroid MRI report
BPH
- BPH treatment options: questions to ask before you decide
- Medication for enlarged prostate: questions before surgery or procedures
- Frequent urination and waking at night: BPH symptoms to discuss
- Prostate size, anatomy terms, PSA, and report terms to ask about
- Is PAE safer than TURP?
- PAE vs Rezum vs UroLift: Minimally Invasive
- Questions to ask before PAE
- How long does PAE recovery take?
- Does Medicare cover PAE under NCD 20.28?
- How well does PAE work, and how long does it last?
- Does an enlarged prostate go away?
- Is an enlarged prostate the same as prostate cancer?
- Which BPH treatment has the fewest sexual side effects?
Knee arthritis (GAE)
- Does GAE work for knee arthritis pain?
- GAE clinical trials: what they test and how to take part
- GAE side effects and recovery: what should you expect?
- Is GAE covered by insurance or Medicare?
- Questions to ask before GAE
- GAE vs knee replacement: how do they compare?
- GAE vs radiofrequency ablation for knee pain
Interventional radiology
Glossary
- Post-embolization syndrome
- FIGO fibroid types 0 to 8
- Submucosal, intramural and subserosal fibroids
- What is adenomyosis?
- IPSS: the prostate symptom score
- Qmax: peak urine flow rate
- Post-void residual (PVR)
- Median lobe of the prostate
- Non-target embolization
- Radial vs femoral access: wrist or groin?
- Embolic particles