The Tumor Board Meets Tomorrow. Your IR Has a 3-Week Wait List.
Fellowship-trained interventional radiologists for the full spectrum: oncology (TACE, Y90, ablation), vascular (embolization, TIPS, thrombolysis), non-vascular (drains, biopsies, access), and emerging procedures (PAE). 45+ IRs. Available now.
IR Is the Bottleneck Nobody Planned For
Interventional radiology has become indispensable to modern hospital medicine — and almost impossible to staff. Consider what depends on your IR physician on any given day: the tumor board's biopsy recommendation, the GI bleeder who failed endoscopy, the ICU patient who needs a nephrostomy, the oncology patient who needs a port. They all need IR. Today.
Top 5 specialty shortage
IR is among the steepest shortages in the country. Demand growing 1.5-2x nationally. (Source: AAG Health)
247 applicants unmatched in 2025
100% of IR fellowship positions filled, but training capacity can't meet demand. (Source: NRMP)
Only 29 new radiology PGY-1 slots added 2021-2025
The upstream pipeline is structurally constrained. (Source: RSNA)
50% attrition increase since 2020
Radiologists (including IRs) are leaving faster than they're being replaced. (Source: AAG Health)
Every hospital with a cancer program, trauma designation, or ICU needs IR access. Most don't have enough.
What Our IRs Do
Oncology IR
20+
TACE, Y90 radioembolization, tumor ablation (RFA, microwave, cryo), percutaneous biopsy, port placement, tumor embolization. Several have launched Y90 programs from scratch at multiple facilities and can advise on equipment, protocols, and multidisciplinary coordination.
Vascular IR
30+
Diagnostic angiography, arterial stenting, embolization (GI bleed, trauma, AVM, postpartum hemorrhage), TIPS, BRTO, dialysis access intervention, DVT/PE thrombolysis and thrombectomy (EKOS, FlowTriever, ClotTriever).
Non-Vascular IR
35+
The daily bread-and-butter every hospital needs: thoracentesis, paracentesis, biliary drainage, nephrostomy, gastrostomy/GJ tubes, abscess drainage, percutaneous biopsy (any location).
Venous & Emerging
15+ / 10+
IVC filters, venous stenting, venous ablation, pelvic congestion embolization, prostate artery embolization (PAE — growing demand, very limited providers), genicular artery embolization for OA.
*Many span multiple categories — counts are unique providers, not additive.
Why Hospitals Choose Us for IR
Speed
72 hours from request to credentialing packet. Privileges in 14-21 days. For emergency needs — acute GI bleed, trauma embolization — we've coordinated 48-hour temporary privileges.
Quality verified
Every IR completed an ACGME-accredited VIR fellowship, ABR board-certified. But we go beyond credentials — we verify procedural volumes and capabilities. When we say an IR does Y90, they've done it at volume, not observed it once during fellowship.
Program development
Several IRs have experience launching Y90 services, building outpatient IR clinics, and establishing PAE programs. If you need temporary IR leadership alongside procedural coverage, we match that.
Cost
At IR rates, the difference between 15-22% and 40-60% is massive — $40,000-$60,000+/month of coverage.
For Interventional Radiologists
IR-specific matching
We know the difference between an IR who does ports and drains and one who does TIPS and Y90. Your procedural capabilities drive the match, not just your board certification.
Higher pay
15-22% margin at IR rates = substantial difference per hour. You're a subspecialist — you should be compensated like one, not after a 50% agency haircut.
Honest assignments
We verify case mix, call structure, equipment (cone-beam CT for Y90 planning? we check), and nursing/tech support before presenting. If the facility can't support the procedures they're advertising, we tell you.
No non-competes. No name-clearing. 1099.
Your career, your relationships, your choice. Independent contractor status with full autonomy and tax advantages.
"We needed an IR to start our Y90 program — not just cover cases, but help us build the service line from scratch. LocumsOne sent a radiologist who had launched Y90 at 3 hospitals previously. He was credentialed in 8 days, trained our nursing team, established protocols, and saw our first patient 12 days after our initial call. The program is now self-sustaining with a permanent hire he helped us recruit."
Director of Oncology Services
Regional Medical Center, Southeast
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Many are experienced with urgent embolization for GI hemorrhage, trauma, and postpartum hemorrhage. We match for emergency IR capability specifically.
10+ with prostate artery embolization experience. Growing procedure, very limited providers nationally. One of the hardest IR subspecialties to source through traditional agencies.
Pre-credentialed before presentation. Packet in 72 hours. Standard privileges in 14-21 days. Procedure-specific privileges (Y90, TIPS, etc.) may require additional documentation, which we provide proactively to your MSO.
Your Cancer Patients Shouldn't Wait 3 Weeks for a Biopsy
Fellowship-trained interventional radiologists for oncology, vascular, and non-vascular procedures. Tell us your IR needs — matched providers within 24 hours.