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CURRICULUM VITAE

Kaila C. Redifer Tremblay MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Radiology
Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Froedtert Hospital
9200 W Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
08/2009 - 05/2013 BS, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
08/2013 - 05/2017 MD, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
07/2017 - 06/2018 Intern, General Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2018 - 06/2023 Resident, Radiology, Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
08/2023 - Present Assistant Professor of Radiology, Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
10/2024 - Present M3/M4 Medical Student Clerkship Director, Department of Radiology, Divison of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
09/01/2024 - Present Medical Director, Vascular Access Team (VAT), Froedtert Hospital

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
08/2023 - Present Department of Radiology, Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, 5000 W. National Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53295
08/2023 - Present Department of Radiology, Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Froedtert West Bend Hospital, 3200 Pleasant Valley Rd., West Bend, WI 53095
08/2023 - Present Department of Radiology, Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital, W180 N8085 Town Hall Rd., Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
08/2023 - Present Department of Radiology, Division of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Froedtert Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Certificates
Issued By Issue DateExpiration
BLS
AHA
06/2023
None
ACLS
AHA
06/2023
None
    

Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Wisconsin Medical License
71986
09/27/2019
None
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
2009 - 2010 State Fair of Virginia Scholarship, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
2010 - 2011 Marion and Annie William Agricultural Sciences Scholarship, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
2011 - 2012 William P. Sadler Scholarship, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA
2013 - 2016 Dean's Scholarship, VCU School of Medicine, Richmond, VA
2014 Summer Research Fellow, VCU School of Medicine, Richmond, VA
2018 - 2019 MCW Outstanding Medical Student Teacher, MCW Department of Radiology, Milwaukee, WI
2019 - 2020 Fellow and Resident-in-Training Annual Meeting Scholarship, Society of Interventional Oncology
2020 - 2021 RSNA Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award, RSNA Research and Education Foundation

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
08/2013 - Present American Medical Association
04/2016 - Present Society of Interventional Radiology
07/2018 - Present Radiological Society of North America
07/2018 - Present American College of Radiology
11/2018 - Present Society of Interventional Oncology

EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS:
Editorship
07/2024 Guest Editor - Digestive Disease Interventions: Special Issue - GI Oncology

NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
10/2017 - Present Resident, Fellow, Student (RFS) Section, IR Residency Training Committee, Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR)
10/2017 - Present Resident, Fellow, Student (RFS) Section, Pain Service Line Committee, Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR)

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Active
Non-Peer Review
Title:
Evaluation of Hemodynamic Parameters Following Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)
Source:
Radiological Society of North America Research Seed Grant
Role & Effort:
Co-Investigator
PI:
Eric J. Hohenwalter, MD
Dates:
06/01/2019 - Present
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Local
Redifer Tremblay, K., Central Venous Occlusions and Dialysis Access, Milwaukee Vascular Symposium, Brookfield, WI, 03/15/2024
 

PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
National
Redifer, K., Amendola, M., What is The Real Mode of Failure? Trends in StarClose Adverse Events Reported to the MAUDE Database, Scientific Poster, Society for Vascular Surgery, Vascular Annual Meeting, Washington DC, 06/2016
Redifer Tremblay, K., Lea, W.B., Neilson, J.C., King, D., Tutton, S.M., Percutaneous Cryoablation for the Treatment of Extra-Abdominal Desmoid Tumors, Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting, Austin, TX, 03/2019
Redifer Tremblay, K., Lea, W.B., Neilson, J.C., King, D., Tutton, S.M., Percutaneous Cryoablation for the Treatment of Extra-Abdominal Desmoid Tumors, Society of Interventional Oncology Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, MA, 06/2019
 
Local
Redifer, KC., Lindell, S., Vatsala, S., Limkemann, A., Mangino, M.J., Sphingosine-1-P and Liver Preservation Injury, Scientific Poster, VCU/MCV Research Day, Richmond, VA, 04/2015
Redifer Tremblay, K., Lea, W.B., Neilson, J.C., King, D., Tutton, S.M., Percutaneous Cryoablation for the Treatment of Extra-Abdominal Desmoid Tumors, Scientific Poster, MCW Research Day, Milwaukee, WI, 09/2019
 

MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Resident and Fellow Education
10/16/2024 Resident Didactic Lecture: Uterine Fibroids
 

COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
11/18/2023 Volunteer Event - Sandwich Building at the Guest House
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Redifer Tremblay, KC., Lea, W.B., Neilson, J.C., King, D., Tutton, S.M. Percutaneous Cryoablation for the Treatment of Extra-Abdominal Desmoid Tumors. J Surg Oncol. 120(3):366-375 PMID: 31236956, 2019 Sep
2. Redifer Tremblay, KC., Rossi, P., Tutton, S.M., Hieb, R.A. Case Report: Needle Guidance to Embolize Aortic Endoleak. Vascular Disease Management. 2021 Mar, epub.
3. Schroeder A, White SB, Redifer Tremblay, KC. Minimally Invasive Management of Postoperative Complications in Patients with Cholangiocarcinoma. Digestive Disease Interventions [Internet]. 2024 Jul 3; Available from: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0044-1788055
 
Books, Chapters, and Reviews
1. Redifer Tremblay, KC., Brown, K., White, SB., Chapter 11 – Aortic Interventions. In: Siskin, G., Caridi, T. (eds) Women’s Health and Interventional Radiology. Springer International Publishing, August 2021.