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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

  • Saturday, Apr 11th
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
    WIR/ECS: Public Speaking Workshop
    Coordinator: Amy C. Taylor, MD, MBA (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
    Coordinator: Julie C. Bulman, MD, RPVI – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
    Coordinator: Lei Yu, MD – University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Coordinator: Merve Ozen, MD – Mayo Clinic Arizona
    Section ProgrammingGeneral IRWIRECS
  • Saturday, Apr 11th
    1:00 PM - 1:10 PM ET
    Tips for Giving an Engaging Talk
    Speaker: Sarah B. White, MD, FSIR, MS, FACR – Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
    Section ProgrammingGeneral IRWIRECS
  • Saturday, Apr 11th
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
    Welcome
    Panelist: Jason C. Hoffmann, MD, FSIR – NYU Langone Health
    Section ProgrammingGeneral IRWIRECS
  • Saturday, Apr 11th
    1:10 PM - 1:20 PM ET
    Tips for Overcoming Stage Fright
    Speaker: Shellie Josephs, MD (she/her/hers) – Texas Childrens Austin; Baylor College of Medicine
    Section ProgrammingGeneral IRWIRECS
  • Saturday, Apr 11th
    1:25 PM - 1:55 PM ET
    Small Group Breakouts
    Section ProgrammingGeneral IRWIRECS
  • Saturday, Apr 11th
    1:55 PM - 2:00 PM ET
    Wrap Up
    Section ProgrammingGeneral IRWIRECS
  • Saturday, Apr 11th
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    RFS/ECS: passing the Torch
    Coordinator: Rakesh S. Ahuja, MD – Radiology Associates of North Texas
    Coordinator: Priya Mody, MD (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina
    Panelist: Jason C. Hoffmann, MD, FSIR – NYU Langone Health
    Panelist: Gregg Khodorov, MD, MBA (he/him/his) – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Department of Radiology
    Panelist: Linzi Arndt Webster, MD, MBA (she/her/hers) – Mount Sinai Hospital
    Panelist: Thomas Tullius, MD – University Medical Center, El Paso, Texas
    Panelist: Zachary Berman, MD – University of California, San Diego
    Section ProgrammingGeneral IRECSRFS
  • Saturday, Apr 11th
    3:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET
    ECS Section Program
    Coordinator: Thomas Tullius, MD – University Medical Center, El Paso, Texas
    Section ProgrammingGeneral IRECS
  • Saturday, Apr 11th
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM ET
    ECS RISE Award Presentation
    Speaker: Merve Ozen, MD – Mayo Clinic Arizona
    Speaker: Andrew Gunn, MD – University of Kentucky
    Section ProgrammingGeneral IRECS
  • Saturday, Apr 11th
    3:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET
    Welcome
    Panelist: Jason C. Hoffmann, MD, FSIR – NYU Langone Health
    Section ProgrammingGeneral IRECS
  • Saturday, Apr 11th
    3:15 PM - 4:00 PM ET
    IR Practice Building: How to Stand out as a New Attending
    Speaker: Junjian Huang, MD (he/him/his) – Emory University School of Medicine
    Panelist: Moaz M. Choudhary, MD – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Section ProgrammingGeneral IRECS
  • Saturday, Apr 11th
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET
    Outpatient Based Labs: The Abcs of Obls
    Speaker: Kavi Devulapalli, MD MPH – Image-Guided Surgery PLLC
    Section ProgrammingGeneral IRECS