Department News

Jun 17, 2026

The procedure was “remarkably” successful. That’s how Cynthia Schraf-Fletcher, 74, describes her experience with genicular artery embolization (GAE), a minimally invasive procedure that treats chronic knee pain. Nearly a year after the outpatient surgery on her right knee, Schraf-Fletcher says the outcome is nearly identical to the total knee replacement she had previously done on her left knee. “I couldn’t be more pleased,” says Schraf-Fletcher, who turned to Leigh Casadaban, MD, MS, assistant professor of radiology at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, for the procedure. Now, gardening, exercising on a stationary bicycle, and all Schraf-Fletcher’s favorite activities come with far less pain and even more enjoyment, she says.