Dr. Peder Horner
Interventional Radiologist
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Dr. Peder Horner is a practicing interventional radiologist in the Denver, CO area.
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Episode # 614 • 06 Feb 2026
Interventional Radiology’s Evolution: Insights from Dr. Ernest Ring
Have you ever wondered what it was like to be in the room when the first pelvic embolization was performed or how the TIPS procedure was pioneered? Dr. Ernie Ring, a legendary figure from UCSF and a true forefather of Interventional Radiology, joins host Dr. Peder Horner to recount the early days of the specialty. Dr. Ring shares fascinating stories from his training at Massachusetts General Hospital under Dr. Stanley Baum, where he witnessed the birth of transformative techniques using angiographic catheters to treat life-threatening bleeding.
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Dr. Peder Horner, MD, is a distinguished interventional radiologist. He has strong clinical interests in interventional oncology (including Yttrium 90 radioembolization and tumor ablation), complex hepatobiliary interventions, prostatic artery embolization (PAE) for men with benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH); uterine fibroid embolization (UFE), acute and chronic DVT management, kyphoplasty for vertebral compression fractures, and peripheral vascular disease. He is also part of a select multi-disciplinary group of specialized physicians at the Institute for Limb Preservation at P/SL, treating osteosarcoma with their unique intra-arterial chemotherapy protocol.
Dr. Horner has consistently been voted as one of Denver's Top Doctors in 5280 Magazine by his peers. He currently resides in Denver, Colorado. An avid cyclist, he races competitively year-round, including road, mountain bike, and cyclocross disciplines in Colorado and nationally. He can also readily be found skiing, hiking, and camping with his wife and two school-age children.
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