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SIR Connect Townhalls

SIR Connect Townhalls offer an interactive platform for informal discussions between panelists and attendees in a one-hour session, scheduled on Sunday, April 12, from 4:45 - 5:45 p.m. With no slides or timed presentations, these sessions promote open dialogue, allowing participants to share insights, ask questions, and explore relevant topics in a relaxed setting. This format fosters meaningful exchanges and diverse perspectives, enabling attendees to connect with experts, gain valuable insights, and contribute to the conversation—creating an ideal environment for community building and expanding knowledge in vascular and interventional radiology. 

SIR Connect Townhalls

  • Monday, Apr 13th
    12:10 PM - 1:10 PM ET
    590 - Development of a Novel Dual-Lumen Catheter and Artificially Intelligent Pump System for Complex Fluid Drainage
    Author/Co-author: Samir Ghandour, MD – NoviRad, Inc.
    Author/Co-author: Jeric Bautista, BS – NoviRad, Inc.
    Author/Co-author: Linh Vu, MS – NoviRad, Inc.
    Author/Co-author: Matthew Peña, PhD – NoviRad, Inc.
    Poster Presenter: Elie R. Balesh, MD – NoviRad, Inc.
    Traditional PosterNonvascular InterventionsAbscess and Fluid Drainage
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    12:10 PM - 1:10 PM ET
    591 - Fabrication of Gelatin-Based 3D-Printed Tissue Phantoms for Catheter Device Validation
    Poster Presenter: Shreyas U. Naidu (he/him/his) – University of Florida College of Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Chang Zhou, BS – Georgia Tech
    Author/Co-author: Hanzhou (Hanssen) Li, MD – Emory University School of Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Zachary L. Bercu, MD, RPVI (he/him/his) – Emory University School of Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Yue Chen, PhD – Georgia Tech
    Traditional PosterNonvascular InterventionsAbscess and Fluid Drainage
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    4:45 PM - 4:51 PM ET
    780 - Pictorial Guide for Performing Percutaneous Image-Guided Chemical and Mechanical Necrosectomy for Walled-off Pancreatic Necrosis
    Abstract Presenter: Aysha Alani (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Cole Pieroni, BS – Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Neil K. Jain, DO (he/him/his) – Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
    Author/Co-author: Nariman Nezami, MD – Georgetown University Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: Adam Fang, MD – University of Maryland School of Medicine
    Educational ExhibitNonvascular InterventionsAbscess and Fluid Drainage