Cardiologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Chiropractor providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dentist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dermatologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Family Physician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
OB-GYN providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Ophthalmologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Orthopedic Surgeon providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Pediatrician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Physical Therapist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Podiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Psychiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Apex Endovascular is Northern Colorado’s first and only outpatient facility dedicated to minimally invasive image-guided therapies. Board-certified vascular specialist Shawn Ahmed, MD, PhD, offers comprehensive vascular interventional care, wound care, and vascular health support in the Fort Collins, Colorado, office.
Dr. Ahmed completed his undergraduate studies at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado. He went on to earn a doctorate in bio-organic chemistry and a medical degree at Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska.
Dr. Ahmed completed his internship at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and a residency at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, also in Minneapolis. He underwent advanced fellowship training in vascular interventional radiology through the Harvard School of Medicine and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
Apex Endovascular provides comfortable care using the most progressive techniques to treat peripheral artery disease (PAD), knee pain, pelvic pain, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), spinal compression fractures, and other conditions that cause chronic discomfort or pain.
Dr. Ahmed also works closely with wound care centers throughout the Front Range including Fort Collins, Loveland, Longmont, Greeley, and Denver to perform minimally invasive procedures that restore blood flow, facilitate healing, and prevent amputation in patients with chronic leg wounds. At his previous practice, Dr. Ahmed started a peripheral vascular service that reduced the rate of limb amputations by over 60% in its first year.
Apex Endovascular focuses on increasing patient access to leading-edge interventional vascular treatments. Patients can rely upon the practice for safe, convenient, and affordable care without needing hospitalization or a lengthy recovery period.
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Medical School: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine – Hershey, PA
Internship
Internal Medicine: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine – Hershey, PA
Residency
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center – Hershey, PA
Fellowship
Interventional Radiology: Mayo Clinic Hospital – Jacksonville, FL
Ray Bradford, MD, is a board-certified vascular and interventional radiologist in Northern Colorado. Dr. Bradford sees patients at RIA Endovascular in Windsor, Colorado.
He pursued medical school at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in Hershey, Pennsylvania, followed by an internship in Internal Medicine also at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, and his residency at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center also in Hershey.
He completed his fellowship in Interventional Radiology at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida.
Dr. Bradford has contributed to many presentations and publications, including:
Choudhary AK, Bradford RK, Dias MS, Moore GJ, Boal DK. “Spinal subdural hemorrhage in abusive head trauma: a retrospective study.” Radiology 2012 Jan;262(1):216-23. doi: 10.1148/radiol.11102390 PMID: 22069156
Bradford RK, Tulchinksky M. “Subcutaneous injection of Tc-99m pertechnetate for neonatal thyroid scintigraphy.” Clin Nucl Med. 2013 Dec;38(12):1015-8. doi: 10.1097/RLU/ 0000000000000251
Choudhary AK, Thamburaj KT, Bradford RK, Dias M, Boal D. “Venous injury in abusive head trauma.” Pediatr Radiology. Provisionally Accepted 4/7/15. Accepted for publication on 5/29/2015
Handbook of Radioembolization, Chapter 3, Treatment planning. Part I: Vascular considerations associated with safety and efficacy in radioembolization. RAY BRADFORD AND MARK J. MCKINNEY. Taylor and Francis Publishing 2016. ISBN 9781498742016
At present, Dr. Bradford is devoted to providing all his patients with high-quality, compassionate, and individualized care at RIA Endovascular.
American Board of Radiology – Subspecialty certification in Vascular/Interventional Radiology 2014
Richard Coursey, MD, is a highly skilled and double board-certified vascular and interventional radiologist at RIA Endovascular. Dr. Coursey sees patients at the practice's Windsor, Colorado location.
He pursued medical school at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, followed by an internship in Transitional Medicine at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana.
He completed his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston and a Vascular and Interventional Radiology fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.
In 2011, Dr. Coursey obtained both board certifications by the American Board of Radiology (ABR). His second certification in 2014 includes a subspecialty certification in Vascular/Interventional Radiology.
In addition, he has contributed to several publications and presentations, including:
Coursey RL Jr., Jones EA, Chaljub G, Bertolino PD, Cano O, Swischuk LE. “Prospective Analysis Of Uncomplicated Bone Bruises In The Pediatric Knee. Emergency Radiology. 2006 Sep;12(6):266-71.
Vascular/Interventional Radiology, Then and Now. North Dakota Society of Radiologic Technologists. April 2013.
Interventional Oncology and TheraSphere Therapy. Cassling Seminar, ND. April 2014.
Biochemistry/Molecular Cell Biology, Baylor College of Medicine; Abstract: Transfer Vector for the Expression of Human Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase 2 (ACC2) in vivo. Poster presentation. 225th American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, LA. 2002.
Dr. Coursey is passionate about educating people on what your interventionist can do for them. He warmly welcomes all patients into RIA Endovascular and looks forward to serving you.
