Wali Badar, M.D. Titles and Appointments Assistant Professor Schools Medical School Departments Radiology You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Dr. Wali Badar is an Assistant Professor of Radiology in theVascular Interventional Radiology Division. He earned his undergraduate degree in Bioengineering from the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) before obtaining his medical degree from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. He recently completed an integrated Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Residency at UIC, where he also earned a Master of Science in Clinical and Translational Science. Dr. Badar's clinical interests include interventional oncology, musculoskeletal embolization, and the management of portal hypertension. His research focuses on hepatocellular carcinoma, portal hypertension, genicular artery embolization, and liquid biopsy. Dr. Badar joined our faculty in July 2026. Education Medical Education Chicago Medical School-Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science (2020), MD Graduate School Chicago Medical School-Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science (2020) Internship Northshore University Healthsystem (2021) Residency The University of Illinois School of Medicine (2026) Research Interest Genicular Artery Embolization Hepatocellular Carcinoma Interventional Oncology Liquid Biopsy Management of Portal Hypertension Personalized Medicine Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation Publications Featured Publications Retrospective Comparison of Short- and Mid-Term Performance of 200-µm Polyethylene Glycol Microspheres vs Ethiodized Oil Emulsion for Genicular Artery Embolization in Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis. Badar W, Alkhani L, Al-Qawasmi F, Yu Q, Anitescu M, Ross B, Wallace S, Patel M, Ahmed O, Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2026 Jul 49 7 1328-1336 Prognostic Factors for Post-Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation Liver Failure and Death. Badar W, Wint T, Gaba RC, J Vasc Interv Radiol 2026 Jun 37 9 108925 Point of care molecular cancer diagnostics. Bhaskar S, Umrao S, Lee HK, Tibbs J, Bacon A, Shepherd S, Ayupova T, Ciloglu FU, Liu L, Tan A, Chen WC, Nguyen MTT, Scannell MG, Aygun U, Parlatan U, Zhang C, Kohli M, Adami GR, Badar W, Gaba RC, Mansfield A, Schwartz J, Xing W, Demirci U, Cunningham BT, Lab Chip 2026 May 26 10 2948-3001 Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis of the Cardiovascular Effects of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation for Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis. Badar W, Khabbaz RC, Ekowa A, Shalaby S, Baiges A, García-Pagán JC, Gaba RC, J Vasc Interv Radiol 2026 Mar 37 3 107924 One- and Two-Year Outcomes of Genicular Artery Embolization for Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis: A Single-Center, Retrospective Study Using 200-µm Polyethylene Glycol Microspheres. Badar W, Al-Qawasmi F, Alkhani L, Varadhan A, Sajan A, Yu Q, Anitescu M, Ross B, Wallace S, Patel M, Ahmed O, Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2025 Dec 48 12 1705-1713 Prognostication of Three-Month Genicular Artery Embolization Outcomes Using Pre-Procedural MRIs. Badar W, Alkhani L, Al-Qawasmi F, Varadhan A, Husnain A, Khan M, Yu Q, Anitescu M, Ross B, Wallace S, Sundaram N, Patel M, Ahmed O, Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2025 Aug Comparative Prognostic Utility of Updated Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Scores for Prediction of Early Mortality after Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation. Wint T, Badar W, Kadkol SS, Gaba RC, J Vasc Interv Radiol 2025 Jul 36 7 1125-1132.e6 Transarterial Musculoskeletal Embolization of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Inflammatory Glenohumeral Joint Arthritis. Sajan A, Badar W, Ahmed O, J Vasc Interv Radiol 2025 Jul 36 7 1217-1219 Comparative Radiologic Response Assessment after Transarterial Chemoembolization, Percutaneous Ablation, and Multimodal Treatment: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation in 81 Tumors. Badar W, Cooper EG, Florido CR, Rabaza M, Sheikh U, Guzman G, Gaba RC, J Vasc Interv Radiol 2025 Jun 36 6 961-970 Percutaneous Thrombectomy using a Computer Assisted Aspiration Device for Deep Vein Thrombosis. Yu Q, Badar W, Patel M, Kumari D, Ogunlade S, Wang B, Ahmed O, J Vasc Interv Radiol 2024 Sep Results 1-10 of 15 1 2 Next Last Books Featured Books Role of Transarterial Radioembolization in the Management of HCC. In Liver Cirrhosis and its Complications: Advances in Diagnosis and Management W. Badar, A. Husnain, J. Fung, O. Ahmed (2024). Intech Open Publication Honors & Awards Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting Featured Abstract (2025) Jusha Early Career Young Investigator Award, British Institute of Radiology (2022) Featured Article of the Month, Journal of Vascular and Interventional RadiologyDecember 2023, June 2025, March 2026 Professional Associations/Affiliations RSNA (2019) SIR (2018)
