Meet Our Vein Center Physicians

Maria R. Gomes, M.D. received her medical degree from the Oporto University Medical School in Portugal. She completed her residency and a fellowship in Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology at the University of Minnesota Hospital & Clinics. Dr. Gomes is board certified in Radiology and has a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Interventional Radiology from the American Board of Radiology. Her clinical interests include MR angiography, CT angiography, venous insufficiency, uterine artery embolization, vertebroplasty, spinal injections, and endovascular repair of aortic aneurysm.

Jeffrey L. Groffsky, M.D. received his medical degree from the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine where he also completed his residency. He completed a fellowship in Angiography and Interventional Radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Dr. Groffsky is board certified in Radiology and has a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Interventional Radiology from the American Board of Radiology. His clinical interests include arterial and venous interventions, dialysis interventions, aortic stent grafts for aneurysm, carotid stents, vertebroplasty, spinal injections, uterine artery embolization for fibroids, and cancer interventions.

Brian T. Larkin, M.D. received his medical degree from the University of Minnesota School of Medicine. He completed his residency and a fellowship in Neuroradiology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Dr. Larkin is board certified in Radiology and has Certificates of Added Qualifications in Neuroradiology and Interventional Radiology from the American Board of Radiology. His clinical interests include treatment of vericose veins, neuroradiology, interventional radiology, spinal injections and vertebroplasty.

Troy D. Long, M.D. received his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma where he graduated Phi Kappa Phi and Alpha Omega Alpha and went on to complete his residency in Diagnostic Radiology. He then completed a fellowship in Interventional Radiology at the Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute. Dr. Long is board certified in Radiology. His clinical interests include management and treatment of peripheral vascular disease and venous insufficiency.

Melissa J. Neisen , M.D. received her undergraduate degree from the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth and her medical degree from Mayo Medical School in Rochester. She completed her diagnostic radiology residency and interventional radiology fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Dr. Neisen is board certified in diagnostic and interventional radiology. Her clinical interests include uterine fibroid embolization, venous insufficiency, peripheral vascular disease, cancer interventions, biliary disease, and maintenance of dialysis access.