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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
    10:25 AM - 11:55 AM ET
    APP Career Development
    Facilitator: Angela Nash, PhD, PA-C – Mecklenburg Radiology Associates
    Panelist: Lyndsey Ritze, PA-C – Kettering Network Radiologists, Inc.
    Panelist: Andrew Bojanowski, PA-C (he/him/his) – Mecklenburg Radiology Associates
    Compelling ConversationsGeneral IRBasic Science: Other
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    12:10 PM - 1:10 PM ET
    539 - Retrieval-Augmented Language Models for Patient-Centered Periprocedural Anticoagulation in Interventional Radiology
    Poster Presenter: Hossam A. Zaki – The Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
    Author/Co-author: Krishnaveni Parvataneni (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Author/Co-author: Allison Brea (she/her/hers) – Tufts University School of Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Hadeel Saab, BS – Touro University Nevada
    Author/Co-author: Satvik Tripathi – University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Radiology
    Author/Co-author: Christopher P. Bridge, DPhil (he/him/his) – Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Harvard Medical School
    Author/Co-author: Dania Daye, MD, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Traditional PosterGeneral IRBasic Science: Other
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    12:10 PM - 1:10 PM ET
    540 - Bringing X-ray Imaging to Space: A Radionuclide-Based Approach for Inflight Diagnostics and Interventional Radiology
    Poster Presenter: Tejal Gala, BS – University of Southern California
    Author/Co-author: John Choi, MD, PhD – Loma Linda Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: Scott Fraser, PhD – University of Southern California
    Author/Co-author: Saif Ali Azam, MD – Keck School of Medicine at USC
    Author/Co-author: Max Raynor, MD – LAC + USC Medical Center GME Office
    Author/Co-author: Matthew Hartman, MD – LAC+USC Department of Radiology
    Traditional PosterGeneral IRBasic Science: Other
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    4:51 PM - 4:57 PM ET
    721 - Breathe Easy: The Use of Ketamine for Moderate Sedation During Interventional Radiology Procedures
    Abstract Presenter: Marie Hamel, BS – The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
    Author/Co-author: Sun-Ho Ahn, MD, FSIR – Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
    Educational ExhibitGeneral IRBasic Science: Other
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    5:27 PM - 5:33 PM ET
    727 - Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) from Head to Toe: Improving Technical Success and Patient Safety in Extra-hepatic Interventions
    Abstract Presenter: Mackenzie Hale, DO (he/him/his) – Wake Forest
    Author/Co-author: Erica C. Emmons, MD – Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
    Author/Co-author: Joanna Kee-Sampson, MD – Atrium Health Wake Forest
    Author/Co-author: Michael B. Berry, MD, PhD – Wake Forest Baptist
    Author/Co-author: Michael J. Miller, MD – Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
    Author/Co-author: Brian Kouri, MD – Wake Forest University
    Educational ExhibitGeneral IRBasic Science: Other