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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

  • Sunday, Apr 12th
    3:00 PM - 4:30 PM ET
    Men's Health 1
    Moderator: Aaron M. Fischman, MD – Mount Sinai Health System
    Moderator: Samdeep Mouli, MD, FSIR – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
    Scientific SessionMen's Health
  • Sunday, Apr 12th
    3:00 PM - 3:09 PM ET
    41 - Comparison of Depth of N-butyl Cyanoacrylate Embolic Penetration in Prostate Artery Embolization with Balloon Occlusion Microcatheters versus Conventional End-hole Microcatheters
    Presenting Author: Ariana Mills, MD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Author/Co-author: Junwon Kim, BA, MS – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Author/Co-author: Katikeya Menon, MD – Mount Sinai Hospital
    Author/Co-author: Jade Lerner, MD (she/her/hers) – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Author/Co-author: Kirema Garcia-Reyes, MD – Mount Sinai
    Author/Co-author: Dan Shilo, MD – Mount Sinai
    Author/Co-author: Vivian Bishay, MD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital
    Author/Co-author: Ardeshir Rastinehad, MD – Northwell Heatlh
    Author/Co-author: Aaron M. Fischman, MD – Mount Sinai Health System
    Scientific SessionMen's Health
  • Sunday, Apr 12th
    3:36 PM - 3:45 PM ET
    45 - Clinical Efficacy of Prostate Artery Embolization in Men with Small Volume Prostates
    Presenting Author: Maximilian Mayr, DO, MBA – University of South Florida
    Author/Co-author: Altan Ahmed, MD – Moffitt Cancer Center
    Author/Co-author: Julio Pow-Sang, MD – Moffitt Cancer Center
    Author/Co-author: Nainesh Parikh, MD, MBA – Moffitt Cancer Center
    Scientific SessionMen's Health
  • Sunday, Apr 12th
    3:45 PM - 3:54 PM ET
    46 - Comparative Outcomes of Microparticle versus N-Butyl Cyanoacrylate Prostate Artery Embolization: A 12-Month Retrospective Analysis
    Presenting Author: Jade Lerner, MD (she/her/hers) – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Author/Co-author: Ariana Mills, MD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Author/Co-author: Dan Shilo, MD – Mount Sinai
    Author/Co-author: Vivian Bishay, MD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital
    Author/Co-author: Kirema Garcia-Reyes, MD – Mount Sinai
    Author/Co-author: Aaron M. Fischman, MD – Mount Sinai Health System
    Scientific SessionMen's Health
  • Sunday, Apr 12th
    3:54 PM - 4:03 PM ET
    47 - Pre-Procedural Predictors of n-Butyl Cyanoacrylate Prostate Artery Embolization Clinical Non-Responders
    Presenting Author: Jade Lerner, MD (she/her/hers) – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Author/Co-author: Ariana Mills, MD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Author/Co-author: Dan Shilo, MD – Mount Sinai
    Author/Co-author: Vivian Bishay, MD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital
    Author/Co-author: Kirema Garcia-Reyes, MD – Mount Sinai
    Author/Co-author: Aaron M. Fischman, MD – Mount Sinai Health System
    Scientific SessionMen's Health
  • Sunday, Apr 12th
    4:03 PM - 4:12 PM ET
    48 - Linking Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms to Sexual Function After PAE: Quantifying the IPSS-SHIM Relationship
    Presenting Author: Tamim Kawakibi – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    Author/Co-author: Griffin McNamara, MD – UCLA
    Author/Co-author: Justin McWilliams, MD, FSIR – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    Scientific SessionMen's Health
  • Sunday, Apr 12th
    4:12 PM - 4:21 PM ET
    49 - Automated Prostate Segmentation for MRI-guided Transurethral Ultrasound Ablation: Validation and Real-world Experience
    Presenting Author: Steven S. Raman, MD, FSIR – David Geffen School of Medicine At UCLA
    Author/Co-author: Laurence Klotz, MD, FRSC – Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
    Author/Co-author: Sandeep Arora, MD – Yale School of Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Pejman Ghanouni, MD, PhD – Stanford University Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: Adnaan Moin, MD – WellSpan Health
    Author/Co-author: Preston Sprenkle, MD – Yale School of Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Christian Pavlovich, MD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Ara Karamanian, MD – Halo Diagnostics
    Author/Co-author: Aytekin Oto, MD, MBA – University of Chicago
    Author/Co-author: Elyas Shaswari, PhD – Profound Medical
    Author/Co-author: Ben Leung, MS – Profound Medical
    Author/Co-author: Cameron Wright, PhD – Profound Medical
    Author/Co-author: Robert Princenthal, MD – Radnet Imaging
    Author/Co-author: Edward Steiner, MD, FACR – WellSpan Health
    Scientific SessionMen's Health
  • Sunday, Apr 12th
    4:21 PM - 4:30 PM ET
    50 - Randomized Controlled Trial of MRI-Guided Transurethral Ultrasound Ablation (TULSA) vs Robotic Prostatectomy for Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer: Ablation Parameters and Initial Perioperative Outcomes
    Presenting Author: David A. Woodrum, MD, PhD, FSIR (he/him/his) – Mayo Clinic
    Author/Co-author: Lance A. Mynderse, MD, MS – Mayo Clinic
    Author/Co-author: Steven S. Raman, MD, FSIR – David Geffen School of Medicine At UCLA
    Author/Co-author: David Sella, MD – Mayo Clinic Florida
    Author/Co-author: Gregory T. Frey, MD MPH – Mayo Clinic
    Author/Co-author: Pejman Ghanouni, MD, PhD – Stanford University Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: Sandeep Arora, MD – Yale School of Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Robert Princenthal, MD – Radnet Imaging
    Author/Co-author: Martin Cohen, MD – Radnet Rolling Oaks
    Author/Co-author: Katarzyna J. Macura, MD, PhD – The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and
    Author/Co-author: Temel Tirkes, MD – Indiana University
    Author/Co-author: Joseph J. Busch, Jr., MD – Busch Center
    Author/Co-author: Andrei Purysko, MD – Cleveland Clinic
    Author/Co-author: Pietari Makela, MD, PhD – University of Turku
    Author/Co-author: Xiaosong Meng, MD, PhD – UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: Preston Sprenkle, MD – Yale School of Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Naveen Kella, MD – The Urology Place
    Author/Co-author: Geoffrey Sonn, MD – Stanford
    Author/Co-author: Gina M. Clarke, PhD – Profound Medical
    Author/Co-author: Robert Staruch, PhD – Profound Medical
    Author/Co-author: Daniel Costa, MD – UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Scientific SessionMen's Health
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    12:10 PM - 1:10 PM ET
    581 - Prostate Artery Embolization in Older Patients: Clinical Outcomes, Safety, and Durability
    Poster Presenter: Kausthubh Hegde, MBBS (he/him/his) – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Author/Co-author: Shams Iqbal, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Author/Co-author: Vincent Wu, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School
    Author/Co-author: Thomas An, MD – Massachusetts General Hostpial
    Author/Co-author: Eric Wehrenberg-Klee, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Author/Co-author: Alexis Cahalane, MBBChBAO – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Traditional PosterMen's Health
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    12:10 PM - 1:10 PM ET
    582 - Assessment of Pre-procedure MR Angiography Compared to Iliac Artery Cone-beam CT for the Detection of Prostatic Arteries and Pelvic Collateral Vasculature
    Poster Presenter: Katherine McNamara, MD, PhD – Stanford University
    Author/Co-author: Matthew L. Hung, MD (he/him/his) – Stanford University School of Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Andrew Picel, MD – Stanford Health Care
    Traditional PosterMen's Health
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    12:10 PM - 1:10 PM ET
    583 - Prostate Artery Embolization Outcomes in Small (< 51 g) versus Large (> 51 g) Prostates: A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis
    Poster Presenter: Sean Matuszak, MD – Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: Juhi Deolankar, MD – New York Presbyterian/Columbia University
    Author/Co-author: Abin Sajan, MD – Columbia University Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: Connie Liou, MD – Columbia University
    Author/Co-author: Blake Caldwell, MD – Columbia University - Vascular and Interventional Radiology
    Author/Co-author: Michael Chiok, MD – Columbia University - Vascular and Interventional Radiology
    Author/Co-author: Raghuram Posham, MD – NewYork Presbyterian - Columbia University
    Author/Co-author: Hannah Bae, MD – Staten Island University Hospital
    Author/Co-author: Lindsay Young, MD – Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: John Filtes, MD – Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: Tarub S. Mabud, MD, MS – New York University Grossman School of Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Debkumar Sarkar, DO, FSIR, MBA – Columbia University
    Author/Co-author: Asad Baig, MD – Columbia University
    Author/Co-author: Stephen P. Reis, MD – Columbia University
    Author/Co-author: Noor Ahmad, MD – Columbia University
    Author/Co-author: Kiyon Naser-Tavakolian, MD – Columbia University
    Traditional PosterMen's Health
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    12:10 PM - 1:10 PM ET
    584 - Radiation Dose Decreases Following Adoption of a Novel Prostate Artery Embolization Technique
    Poster Presenter: Sean Matuszak, MD – Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: Kiyon Naser-Tavakolian, MD – Columbia University
    Author/Co-author: Raghuram Posham, MD – NewYork Presbyterian - Columbia University
    Traditional PosterMen's Health
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    12:10 PM - 1:10 PM ET
    585 - Intra-Operative Factors Associated with Clinical Non-Response to Prostate Artery Embolization
    Poster Presenter: Jade Lerner, MD (she/her/hers) – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Author/Co-author: Ariana Mills, MD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Author/Co-author: Dan Shilo, MD – Mount Sinai
    Author/Co-author: Vivian Bishay, MD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital
    Author/Co-author: Kirema Garcia-Reyes, MD – Mount Sinai
    Author/Co-author: Aaron M. Fischman, MD – Mount Sinai Health System
    Traditional PosterMen's Health
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    3:00 PM - 4:30 PM ET
    Men's Health 2
    Moderator: Justin McWilliams, MD, FSIR – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    Moderator: Jafar Golzarian, MD – University of Minnesota
    Scientific SessionMen's Health
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    3:00 PM - 3:09 PM ET
    139 - Clinical Efficacy of PAE in Men with Radiation Induced Chronic Prostatitis After Definitive Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer
    Presenting Author: Maximilian Mayr, DO, MBA – University of South Florida
    Author/Co-author: Altan Ahmed, MD – Moffitt Cancer Center
    Author/Co-author: G Daniel Grass, MD, PhD – Moffitt Cancer Center/University of South Florida
    Author/Co-author: Kareem Rayn, MD – Moffitt Cancer Center/University of South Florida
    Author/Co-author: Kosj Yamoah, MD, PhD – Moffitt Cancer Center
    Author/Co-author: Anupam Rishi, MD – Moffitt Cancer Center
    Author/Co-author: Julio Pow-Sang, MD – Moffitt Cancer Center
    Author/Co-author: Nainesh Parikh, MD, MBA – Moffitt Cancer Center
    Scientific SessionMen's Health
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    3:09 PM - 3:18 PM ET
    140 - Aspiration and Sclerotherapy as an Alternative to Hydrocelectomy in the Management of Hydroceles: A Retrospective Cohort Study
    Presenting Author: Nadia Dorca, MD – Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
    Author/Co-author: Oleg Mironov, MD – Department of Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada
    Author/Co-author: Edward Matsumoto, MD – Department of Urology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada
    Author/Co-author: Syed Umair Mahmood, MD – Department of Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada
    Author/Co-author: Bobby Shayegan, MD – Department of Urology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada
    Author/Co-author: Lorraine Liang, MD – Department of Urology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada
    Scientific SessionMen's Health
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    3:18 PM - 3:27 PM ET
    141 - MRI-Guided Cryoablation for Primary and Salvage Prostate Cancer Treatment: Initial Patient Experience
    Presenting Author: Lauren C. Marlatt (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
    Author/Co-author: Thomas Lilieholm, MS – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
    Author/Co-author: David Jarrard, MD – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
    Author/Co-author: Michael Risk, MD – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
    Author/Co-author: Erica M. Knavel Koepsel, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin
    Scientific SessionMen's Health
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    3:27 PM - 3:36 PM ET
    142 - Effectiveness of PAE in Patients with High Baseline Post-Void Residual Volume
    Presenting Author: Tamim Kawakibi – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    Author/Co-author: Griffin McNamara, MD – UCLA
    Author/Co-author: Justin McWilliams, MD, FSIR – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    Scientific SessionMen's Health
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    3:36 PM - 3:45 PM ET
    143 - Embolic Type Comparative Analysis in Prostate Artery Embolization: Efficacy and Safety Outcomes
    Presenting Author: Samuel Fordyce, MD – Columbia University
    Author/Co-author: Abin Sajan, MD – Columbia University Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: Connie Liou, MD – Columbia University
    Author/Co-author: Brett Musialowicz, MD – Columbia University
    Author/Co-author: Raghuram Posham, MD – NewYork Presbyterian - Columbia University
    Author/Co-author: John Filtes, MD – Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: Hannah Bae, MD – Staten Island University Hospital
    Author/Co-author: Lindsay Young, MD – Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: Tarub S. Mabud, MD, MS – New York University Grossman School of Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Debkumar Sarkar, DO, FSIR, MBA – Columbia University
    Author/Co-author: Asad Baig, MD – Columbia University
    Author/Co-author: Stephen P. Reis, MD – Columbia University
    Author/Co-author: Noor Ahmad, MD – Columbia University
    Author/Co-author: Kiyon Naser-Tavakolian, MD – Columbia University
    Scientific SessionMen's Health
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    3:45 PM - 3:54 PM ET
    144 - Sociodemographic and Clinical Predictors of Utilization of Prostatic Artery Embolization versus Transurethral Resection of the Prostate
    Presenting Author: Elan Meltzer, MS – Rutgers NJMS
    Author/Co-author: Abhishek Kumar, MD – Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
    Author/Co-author: Pratik A. Shukla, MD – Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School
    Scientific SessionMen's Health
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    3:54 PM - 4:03 PM ET
    145 - Efficacy of Prostate Artery Embolization in Small Volume Prostates Compared to Large Volume Prostates
    Presenting Author: Ianto Lin Xi, MD (he/him/his) – Hospital Of the University Of Pennsylvania
    Author/Co-author: Timothy W.I Clark, MD, FSIR, MS – University of Pennsylvania; Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
    Author/Co-author: Shilpa Reddy, MD – Penn Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Ansar Z. Vance, MD, MS – University of Pennsylvania
    Scientific SessionMen's Health
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    4:03 PM - 4:12 PM ET
    146 - Prostate Artery Embolization Utilization to Allow for Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Men with Prostate Cancer
    Presenting Author: Jason C. Hoffmann, MD, FSIR – NYU Langone Health
    Author/Co-author: Minjun An, BS – National Institutes of Health
    Author/Co-author: Miltiadis Tembelis, MD – Georgetown
    Author/Co-author: Bilal Salam, BS – NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine
    Author/Co-author: Aaron Katz, MD – NYU Langone Health
    Author/Co-author: Jonathan Haas, MD – NYU Langone Health
    Scientific SessionMen's Health
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    4:12 PM - 4:21 PM ET
    147 - Qualitative Grading of Prostatic Artery Visualization on CTA and Association with Clinical Outcomes After Prostatic Artery Embolization
    Presenting Author: Shanmukha Srinivas, MD – UCLA
    Author/Co-author: Griffin McNamara, MD – UCLA
    Author/Co-author: Tamim Kawakibi – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    Author/Co-author: Kameel Khabaz, BS – UCLA
    Author/Co-author: Justin McWilliams, MD, FSIR – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    Scientific SessionMen's Health
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    4:21 PM - 4:30 PM ET
    148 - Prostate Artery Embolization in Catheter-Dependent Patients: Efficacy, Safety, and Lessons Learned from a Large-Cohort Single-Center Experience
    Presenting Author: Monika Neale, DO – Division of Interventional Radiology, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic
    Author/Co-author: Logan Worley, MD – Division of Interventional Radiology, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic
    Author/Co-author: Smita De, MD – Cleveland Clinic
    Author/Co-author: Susan Luay, MD – Cleveland Clinic
    Author/Co-author: Ihab Haddadin, MD – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Author/Co-author: Justin J. Guan, MD – Cleveland Clinic
    Author/Co-author: Sameer Gadani, MD, FSIR – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Author/Co-author: Vishu Chandrashekhar, BS – Cleveland Clinic
    Author/Co-author: Haitong Yu, BS – Cleveland Clinic
    Author/Co-author: Amrit Khooblall, MBA – Division of Interventional Radiology, The Cleveland Clinic Imaging Institute
    Scientific SessionMen's Health
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    4:45 PM - 5:45 PM ET
    Educational Exhibit Presentations - Men's & Women's Health
    Moderator: Adam Plotnik, MD, FSIR – UCLA
    Educational ExhibitMen's HealthWomen's Health
  • Monday, Apr 13th
    4:57 PM - 5:03 PM ET
    752 - Safe, Algorithmic Prostatic Artery Embolization: Collateral Protection and Non-Target Avoidance Including the Pena-Collateral Spear Technique
    Abstract Presenter: Reema F. AlRasheed, MBBS (she/her/hers) – UT Health Houston
    Author/Co-author: Luis Gustavo Machado Farias – Faculdade Evangélica Mackenzie do Paraná
    Author/Co-author: Kammilly Fernanda Alves dos santos – Faculdade Pequeno Príncipe
    Educational ExhibitMen's Health