Dr. Kristin Gerndt, interventional radiologist, grew up in a family who provided medical service to others. She loved helping people improve their lives and helping them feel better. Losing her dad, a general surgeon, to cancer also inspired her to choose a career dedicated to helping people.
Imaging had appealed to her, but she wanted to maintain active interaction with patients and have a direct role in getting them better.
“Interventional radiology is constantly changing with new techniques and improved ways to do things in a minimally-invasive manner, so it was a great fit for me," she said.
Dr. Gerndt received her medical degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison – School of Medicine and Public Health. She completed an internship with Marshfield Clinic/St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield, Wisconsin. She also completed a residency in diagnostic radiology at Jefferson Medical College – Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.
“I grew up in Wisconsin and wanted to be back in the Midwest to raise my family. I had rotated to Marshfield Clinic as a medical student and worked here as an intern," she said. “The radiology department here has always been stellar and I wanted to be part of that."
She sees patients of all ages for a variety of care and treatment needs, including treatment of cancer, infection, bleeding, osteoporosis with fractures, bile duct obstruction, uterine fibroids, kidney obstruction and blood clot problems.
“My passion is treatment of cancer and acute illness where people can really turn a corner and improve their outcome," she said.
Dr. Gerndt sees each patient as an individual with differing needs and goals.
“They need to be in charge of how they approach their disease and my job is to provide information and intervention that fits those goals," she said.
She also strongly feels every patient deserves her very best effort.
“Our interventional radiology team is very much centered around that idea and getting the best outcomes possible in a timely manner," she said.
Dr. Gerndt has three boys. She also has five siblings who all went into a form of medicine.