Linda Hughes, a native of Boston, Massachusetts, came to South Florida in 1997 for additional training at the Baptist Cardiovascular Institute in Miami, Florida. In 1998 she was hired to develop the Interventional Radiology (IR) Department at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale. There she spent 6 years successfully developing the program prior to being recruited by Memorial Healthcare System in Hollywood, Florida. During her two-year tenure, she was instrumental in furthering their Vascular and Interventional Radiology program including the opening of the interventional lab at Memorial Miramar Hospital. In September 2006, she accepted the position of Chief of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology at North Ridge Medical Center where she practiced for the next two years. There she continued to develop their interventional and vascular services including educating physicians and patients on the new minimally invasive innovative technologies interventional radiology has to offer.In June of 2008, Dr. Hughes joined North Broward Radiologists to help develop the vascular and IR program at Imperial Point Medical Center for Broward Health. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience regarding the most cutting-edge technologies. She has expertise in a number of areas including uterine fibroid embolization (UFE), endovascular repair of thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms, angioplasty, stent placement, and thrombolysis for peripheral vascular disease, hemodialysis access man