CURRICULUM VITAE
Kaila C. Redifer Tremblay MD
Kaila C. Redifer Tremblay MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Radiology
Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
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: |
07/01/2024 - Present Assistant Program Director - IR Integrated & IR Independent Residencies, Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional & Vascular Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
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 - 07/01/2025 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: |
Board Certified | Issue Date | Expiration |
Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology | 05/2025 | None |
Certificates | Issued By | Issue Date | Expiration |
ACLS | American Heart Association | 05/16/2025 | 05/31/2027 |
BLS | American Heart Association | 06/30/2025 | 06/30/2027 |
Licensure | Number | Issue Date | Expiration |
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 - 06/2023 Resident, Fellow, Student (RFS) Section, IR Residency Training Committee, Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) |
10/2017 - 06/2023 Resident, Fellow, Student (RFS) Section, Pain Service Line Committee, Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) |
RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
National |
Redifer Tremblay, K., Speaker: Challenging Case: Maldeployment, Vascular InterVentional Advances (VIVA) 2025, Las Vegas, Nevada, 11/02/2025 - 11/05/2025 |
Redifer Tremblay, K., Panelist: Applications of AI in Vascular Care, Vascular InterVentional Advances (VIVA) 2025, Las Vegas, Nevada, 11/02/2025 - 11/05/2025 |
Redifer Tremblay, K., Speaker: Visceral Aneurysm Case, Vascular InterVentional Advances (VIVA) 2025, Las Vegas, Nevada, 11/02/2025 - 11/05/2025 |
Redifer Tremblay, K., Panelist: Vascular Disasters: Challenges & Complications, Vascular InterVentional Advances (VIVA) 2025, Las Vegas, Nevada, 11/02/2025 - 11/05/2025 |
Redifer Tremblay, K., Panelist: Gut Check: Mesenteric & Renal Interventions, Vascular InterVentional Advances (VIVA) 2025, Las Vegas, Nevada, 11/02/2025 - 11/05/2025 |
Local |
Redifer Tremblay, K., Central Venous Occlusions and Dialysis Access, Milwaukee Vascular Symposium, Brookfield, Wisconsin, 03/15/2024 |
Redifer Tremblay, K., IVC Filters: When are They Best Utilized?, Milwaukee Vascular Symposium, Brookfield, Wisconsin, 03/07/2025 |
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: |
Medical Student Education |
09/2025 - Present Introduction to Interventional Radiology - Monthly lecture for Diagnostic Radiology rotating MS3 and MS4. |
Resident and Fellow Education |
10/16/2024 Resident Didactic Lecture: Uterine Fibroids |
07/10/2025 R1 Lecture Series: Intro to IR |
09/02/2025 Resident Didactic Lecture: Case Conference |
10/20/2025 VIR Journal Club: Uterine Bleeding & UFE |
MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED: |
Medical Students |
2025 - 2028 Isaac Freichels, Honors in Research Mentorship, Medical College of Wisconsin |
Residents |
09/01/2024 - 06/30/2025 Melanie Duhamel, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin |
Faculty |
02/2025 - Present Casey Bishop, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin |
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES: |
11/18/2023 Volunteer Event - sandwich building at the Guest House |
11/16/2024 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. 2024 Jul 3; Available from: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0044-1788055 |
4. Shankey TF, Skummer PT, Redifer-Tremblay K, Patel PJ, Key BM. Endovascular Management of Acute Extremity Trauma. Semin Intervent Radiol. 2025;42(4):489-94. Epub 20250926. doi: 10.1055/s-0045-1811959. PubMed PMID: 41234338; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12606060.
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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. |
