Dr. Zagum Bhatti is a board-certified, dual-fellowship-trained interventional radiologist and a former Assistant Professor of Vascular & Interventional Radiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). He has dedicated his career to minimally invasive, image-guided procedures that treat serious conditions without open surgery. As Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Seamless Medical Centers, he brings academic-level expertise — including published peer-reviewed research in vascular and interventional radiology — to a community practice in Southeast Texas, making advanced treatments for enlarged prostate, uterine fibroids, knee osteoarthritis, peripheral artery disease, and chronic pain available close to home.
Education & Training
B.S., Biochemistry
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
2001–2004
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Medical College of Wisconsin
2004–2008
Residency, Diagnostic Radiology
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
2008–2012
Fellowship, Neuroradiology
Medical College of Wisconsin
2013–2014
Fellowship, Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Rush University Medical Center (Rush Medical College)
2014–2015
Academic Appointment
Assistant Professor of Vascular & Interventional Radiology
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
2017–2020
Professional Experience
Dr. Bhatti has practiced interventional radiology across leading Houston-area institutions since 2015, including an academic faculty appointment at UTHealth, before founding Seamless Medical Centers to bring these treatments to Southeast Texas.
Founder & Chief Medical Officer
2025–present
Seamless Medical Centers, Beaumont–Port Arthur Area
Minimally invasive, image-guided treatment for prostate, fibroid, joint, vascular, and chronic-pain conditions
Vascular & Interventional Radiologist
2023–2025
Texas Vein and Wellness Institute, Houston
Vascular and vein interventions
Vascular & Interventional Radiologist
2020–2022
Modern Vascular, Houston
Office-based practice specializing in peripheral artery disease (PAD)
Assistant Professor of Vascular & Interventional Radiology
2017–2020
UTHealth Houston
Academic faculty; clinical practice, teaching, and research
Interventional Radiologist
2016–2017
Endovascular and Interventional Associates
Interventional Radiologist / Neuroradiologist
2015–2016
West Houston Radiology
Board Certification & Licensure
- ✓Board Certified in Interventional Radiology / Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology — actively maintained in the ABR Continuing Certification (MOC) program
- ✓Licensed Physician, Texas Medical Board (License No. Q3852)
- ✓NPI: 1053577890
Practice Location
Seamless Medical Centers — 3300 Jimmy Johnson Blvd, Ste 130, Port Arthur, TX 77642
Professional Memberships
- Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR)
Selected Publications
Peer-reviewed articles, verified on PubMed.
- Downing TM, Khan SN, Zvavanjanja RC, Bhatti Z, Pillai AK, Kee ST. “Portal Venous Interventions: How to Recognize, Avoid, or Get Out of Trouble in Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS), Balloon Occlusion Sclerosis (BRTO), and Portal Vein Embolization (PVE).” Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 2018;21(4):267-287.
- Miller MJ Jr, Stokes LS, Abboud R, Bhatti Z, Pillai AK. “Percutaneous Venous Interventions in the Pulmonary Vascular, Central and Peripheral Venous Systems: How to Recognize, Avoid and Treat Complications.” Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 2018;21(4):228-241.
- Guevara CJ, Bhatti ZA, Pillai AK. “Spontaneous Chyluria Treated with Retrograde Embolization via Direct Thoracic Duct Access at the Left Neck.” Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 2019;30(5):772-774.
- Pillai AK, Bhatti Z, Bosserman AJ, Mathew MC, Vaidehi K, Kalva SP. “Management of Vascular Complications of Extra-corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO).” Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy. 2018;8(3):372-377.
With dual fellowship training in neuroradiology and vascular & interventional radiology, prior academic faculty experience at UTHealth, and published peer-reviewed research, Dr. Bhatti brings a depth of expertise uncommon in community practice. He focuses on treatments that offer faster recovery and lower risk than traditional surgery — and on making sure every patient fully understands their options before deciding.