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Dr. Donald
Garbett, MD

A board-certified Vascular & Interventional Radiologist dedicated to minimally invasive treatments — less pain, faster recovery, and better outcomes than traditional surgery.

Conditions & Treatments What is IR?

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Dual Board CertifiedInterventional & Diagnostic Radiology

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MD — Univ. of Illinois ChicagoFellowship-Trained, Indiana University

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10+ PublicationsPeer-Reviewed Research

Donald Garbett, MD

Vascular & Interventional Radiologist

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PracticeUrology Austin & IR Centers — Austin, TX

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Military ServiceU.S. Army National Guard — Combat Medic

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MembershipsAMA · ACR · SIR · OEIS

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LocationAustin, Texas

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Understanding Your Care

What is Interventional Radiology?

Interventional radiology (IR) uses advanced imaging — X-ray, ultrasound, CT, and MRI — to guide tiny instruments through small incisions to diagnose and treat disease throughout the body.

Most procedures require little to no general anesthesia, and patients often go home the same day. Think of it as surgery from the inside, with real-time imaging precision.

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Minimally Invasive

Tiny incisions instead of open surgery — less scarring, less trauma.

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Faster Recovery

Patients go home the same day and return to normal life sooner.

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Precise & Targeted

Real-time imaging guides treatment exactly where it's needed.

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Lower Risk

Less anesthesia, less blood loss, and lower complication rates than traditional surgery.

What I Treat

Conditions & Treatments

Using minimally invasive, image-guided techniques, I treat a wide range of conditions. If you're unsure whether IR is right for you, I'm happy to discuss your options.

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Vascular Disease

Peripheral artery disease & claudication
Critical limb ischemia & limb salvage
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
Vascular malformations

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Women's Health

Uterine fibroids (UFE)
Adenomyosis
Pelvic congestion syndrome
Hemorrhoid embolization (HAE)

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Men's Health

Prostate enlargement (PAE)
Testicular varicocele
Venous leak embolization for erectile dysfunction
Vascular treatment of erectile dysfunction
Hemorrhoid embolization (HAE)

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Orthopedics & Pain

Osteoarthritis & joint pain
Genicular artery embolization
Shoulder embolization for frozen shoulder
Spinal fracture (Kyphoplasty)

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Kidney Disease

Renal infection & stone disease
AML embolization

20+

Years in
Medicine

About Your Doctor

Meet Dr. Garbett

“My goal is always to find the least invasive path to the best possible outcome for each patient.”

Dr. Donald Garbett is a board-certified Vascular & Interventional Radiologist with a background that sets him apart from most physicians. Before earning his MD, he worked as a Registered Nurse at several major medical centers — including Northwestern Memorial and Cook County Hospital — and served as a Field Combat Medic in the U.S. Army National Guard.

That hands-on clinical foundation shapes how he practices today. He understands what it's like to care for patients at the bedside, not just from behind imaging screens. Every case is approached with both technical precision and genuine human care.

Dr. Garbett completed a competitive fellowship in Vascular & Interventional Radiology at Indiana University, served as Chief Resident at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, and is an active contributor to the published medical literature. He currently practices at Urology Austin and IR Centers in Austin, TX.

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Training & Credentials

Why You Can Trust Your Care

Dr. Garbett's path to becoming an interventional radiologist is uniquely broad — built on nursing, emergency medicine, military service, and fellowship-level specialty training.

Education & Training

Fellowship — Vascular & Interventional Radiology

Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN

2009

Residency — Diagnostic Radiology · Chief Resident

Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI

2005–2009 · Chief Resident 2012–2014

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

University of Illinois at Chicago

2000

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Loyola University Chicago