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Congratulations! The SIR 2026 scientific chairs selected the following abstracts and are recognized with the distinction of Abstract of the Year. Please join us on Monday, April 13, 10 - 10:30 a.m., for the Abstracts of the Year a recognition to honor their accomplishments. 

2026 Abstracts of the Year

The Abstract of the Year designation was created to highlight the best scientific work submitted to the meeting and deemed worthy of particular attention due to its overall quality, timeliness, and content.

• Factors Impacting Post-TIPS Liver Failure (PTLF): A Retrospective Cohort Study
  
  • Presenting Author: Jirapa Chansangrat, MD
  • Co-authors: Amrit Khooblall, MBA; Layth M. Khawaja, BS; Monika Neale, DO; Logan Worley, MD; Yu An Lin, DO; Sameer Gadani, MD, FSIR
• Study of MultI-eLectrode EndovaScular DenervaTiOn in PatieNts with Type 2 Diabetes MEllitus (MILESTONE): 6-month Analysis from the First-in-human Proof-of-concept Study
  
  • Presenting Author: Tao Pan, MD, PhD
  • Co-author: Qi Zhang, MD, PhD
• Y90 Glass Microsphere Treatment for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Final Results from the Largest Prospective Real-World Study (PROACTIF)
  
  • Presenting Author: Boris Guiu, MD
  • Co-authors: Tlili Ghoufrane, MD; Isabelle Brenot-Rossi, MD; Clement Bailly, MD, PhD; Julie Roux, MD; Jean-Frederic Blanc, MD, PhD; Brice Chanez, MD, PhD; Yann Touchefeu, MD, PhD; Julien Edeline, MD; Julia Chalaye, MD; Helène Regnault, MD; Lambros Tselikas, MD, PhD; Jean-Pierre Tasu, MD; Eric Vibert, MD; Agnes Rode, MD; Patrick Chevallier, MD; Stephane Renaud, MD; Jean Goupil, MD; Antoine Bouvier, MD; Michel Greget, MD; Geraldine Sergent, MD; Sylvain Manfredi, MD; Arnaud Dieudonné, MD; Eric Vicaut, MD, PhD; Etienne Garin, MD, PhD

2026 Featured Abstracts

Let's celebrate the SIR 2026 exceptional abstracts that will be presented in selected scientific sessions.

• Pain Mitigation in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Long-Term Analysis of Denervation via Transvascular RF Energy-Based Ablation
  • Author/Co-authors: Askar Sabirov, MD – Interventional Cardiologist, AKFA Medline Hospital, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
• Impact of Multiple Ablations vs. Single Ablation Procedures for Treatment T1a Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC): Evaluation of Adverse Event Rates and Long-Term Oncologic Outcomes
  • Presenting Author: Derek W. Cool, MD, PhD – Radiologist - Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Imaging, Western University, London ON, Canada
    Author/Co-authors: Shaima Albuqasim, MD – Interventional Radiologist, Riad; Rahman Ladak, BS – Medical Student, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University; Fu (Jorden) Lo, MD, BSc – PGY2 in Diagnostic Radiology, London Health Sciences Centre; Ginger Watts, MD – Assistant Professor, Dept of Medical Imaging, Western University, London, ON, Canada; Leandro Cardarelli Leite, MD – Interventional Radiologist, University of Western Ontario; Stephen Pautler, MD – Professor, Division of Urology, Dept of Surgery, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; Jonathan Izawa, MD – Professor, Division of Urology, Dept of Surgery, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; Jospeh Chin, MD, FRSC – Professor of Surgery, London Health Sciences Centre; Amol Mujoomdar, MD FSIR – Professor of Interventional Radiology, Oncology and Medical Biophysics, Western University
• Transarterial Radioembolization (TARE) with Yttrium-90 (Y90) Glass Microspheres in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Portal Vein Thrombosis (PVT): Real-World Data from the PROACTIF Study
  • Presenting Author: Etienne Garin, MD, PhD – Nuclear Medicine Physician, Université De Rennes 1/CRLCC Eugène Marquis
    Author/Co-authors: Boris Guiu, MD, PhD – Chair, Radiology, St-Eloi University Hospital – Montpellier School of Medicine; Tlili Ghoufrane, MD – Nuclear Medicine, CHU de Bordeaux, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque; Clément Bailly, MD, PhD – Professor, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes; Eric Vibert, MD, PhD – Professor, Hôpital Paul Brousse; Julia Chalaye, MD, PhD – not attending, Henry Mondor Hospital; Denis Mariano Goulart, MD – Nuclear Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier; Julien Edeline, MD, PhD – Medical Oncologist, Centre Eugène Marquis; Jean-Frederic Blanc, MD, PhD – Medical Oncology, CHU Bordeaux - Hopital St. André; Yann Touchefeu, MD, PhD – Medical Oncology, CHU du Nantes - Hôtel-Dieu; Gilles Grimon, MD – Nuclear Medicine, Bicetre Hôpital; Helène Regnault, MD – Professor, Hôpital Henri Mondor Créteil; Christian Sengel, MD – Professor, CHU Grenoble; Antoine Bouvier, MD – Département de radiologie, University Hospital, CHU Angers; Isabelle Brenot-Rossi, MD – Professor, Institut Paoli-Calmettes; Geraldine Sergent, MD – Service Radiologie, Hôpital Claude Huriez du CHU de Lille; Stephane Renaud, MD – Nuclear Medicine, Centre Hospitalier de Perpignan - Hôpital Saint Jean; Sylvain Manfredi, MD, PhD – Professor, CHU Dijon; Arnaud Dieudonnée, PhD – Professor, Centre Henri Becquerel Rouen; Eric Vicault, MD – Professor, Hopital Fernand Widal
• COnsortium on Best Practice for RAdiation Segmentectomy (COBRAS) with Glass Microspheres: A U.S. Multicenter Study Evaluating Predictors of Complete Pathologic Necrosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Prior to Liver Transplantation
  • Presenting Author: Cynthia De La Garza Ramos, MD – Interventional Radiology Resident, Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, Mayo Clinic, United States
  • Author/Co-authors: Zachary Berman, MD – Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology, University of California, San Diego; Ali Montazeri, MD, MPH – Radiology Resident, Mayo Clinic Florida; Kurt Pianka, BS – Medical Student, University of California San Diego; Christopher Malone, MD – Associate Professor, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University; Tyler Sandow, MD – Interventional Radiologist, Ochsner Health; Juan Gimenez, MD – Interventional Radiologist, Oschner Health; Shamar Young, MD – Professor, University of Arizona; Nicholas Fidelman, MD – Professor, University Of California San Francisco; Edward Kim, MD – Professor of Radiology and Surgery, Mount Sinai Health System; Siddharth Padia, MD – Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Beau B. Toskich, MD, FSIR – Professor, Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, Mayo Clinic
• Drug-Eluting Bead Transarterial Chemoembolization Treatment of Liver-Dominant Metastatic Leiomyosarcoma
  • Presenting Author: Jonathan Henning, BS – Medical Student, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
    Author/Co-authors: Shree Venkat, MD – Assistant Member in Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center; Premsai Charan Kumar, MD – PGY-2 , Interventional Radiology Resident , USF Morsani College of Medicine; Ghassan El-Haddad, MD – Senior Member Interventional Radiology, Medical Director Radionuclide Therapy Program, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute; Andrew Brohl, MD – Medical Oncologist, Moffitt Cancer Center; Mauricio Ribeiro, MD – Medical Oncologist, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine; Mihaela Druta, MD – Medical Oncologist, Moffitt Cancer Center; Rahul Mhaskar – medical student, USF Health Morsani College of Medicine; Arash Naghavi, MD – Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center; Bela Kis, MD, PhD, FSIR – Section Chief, Moffitt Cancer Center
• Percutaneous Drainage of Malignant Biliary Obstruction Precluding Treatment: A Single Center Experience
  • Presenting Author: Matthew Henry, MD, MS – Resident, Medical College of Wisconsin
    Author/Co-authors: Jacob Matthews, BS – Medical Student, Medical College of Wisconsin; Isaac T. Freichels – Medical Student, Medical College of Wisconsin; Anastasia Schroeder, MD – Resident, Medical College of Wisconsin; Helena Zaldivar Alcantara, MD – Faculty, Medical College Of Wisconsin; Kathleen Christians, MD – Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin; Anai Kothari, MD – Assistant Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin; Kondragunta Prasad, MD – Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin; Kaila C. Redifer Tremblay, MD – Faculty, Medical College of Wisconsin; Brandon Key, MD – Assistant Professor, Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin; Matthew Scheidt, MD – Faculty, Medical College Wisconsin; Parag J. Patel, MD, MS – Professor of Radiology & Surgery Program Director, IR Residency, Medical College of Wisconsin; Robert A. Hieb, MD, FSIR – Physician, Medical College of Wisconsin; Eric J. Hohenwalter, MD, FSIR – Professor, Chief of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin; Sarah B. White, MD, FSIR, MS, FACR – Faculty, Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin; William S. Rilling, MD, FSIR – Professor of Radiology & Surgery; Vice Chair, Clinical Operations, Image-Guided Interventions, Medical College of Wisconsin
• Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation After Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis of 27,912 Patients
  • Presenting Author: Zain S. Hussain, MD – Medical Student, University of Medicine and Health Sciences
    Author/Co-authors: Talha Ayaz, MD – Radiology Resident (PGY-4), University of Texas Medical Branch; Ali Harb, M.D. – Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program Director, Wayne State University School of Medicine Department of Radiology; Shayan Abdullah, MD – Orthopedic Surgery Resident Physician, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania; Arsalan Saleem, MD – Program Director, UTMB Galveston, Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology
• Large Single Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Radioembolization Has Longer Overall Survival Than Chemoembolization
  • Presenting Author: Hyo-Cheol Kim, MD – Professor, Seoul National University Hospital
• Automated Prostate Segmentation for MRI-guided Transurethral Ultrasound Ablation: Validation and Real-world Experience
  • Presenting Author: Steven S. Raman, MD, FSIR – Professor of Radiology, Urology and Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine At UCLA
    Author/Co-authors: Laurence Klotz, MD, FRSC – Professor of Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Sandeep Arora, MD – Associate Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine; Pejman Ghanouni, MD, PhD – Associate Professor of Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center; Adnaan Moin, MD – Interventional Radiologist, WellSpan Health; Preston Sprenkle, MD – Associate Professor of Urology, Yale School of Medicine; Christian Pavlovich, MD – Professor of Urology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Ara Karamanian, MD – Vascular and interventional radiologist, Halo Diagnostics; Aytekin Oto, MD, MBA – Professor of Radiology and Surgery, University of Chicago; Elyas Shaswari, PhD – Data Scientist, Profound Medical; Ben Leung, MS – Engineering and Clinical Scientist, Profound Medical; Cameron Wright, PhD – Data Scientist, Profound Medical; Robert Princenthal, MD – Radiologist and Director of RadNet Prostate Program, Radnet Imaging; Edward Steiner, MD, FACR – Chief, Advanced Prostate Care Center, WellSpan Health
• Clinical Efficacy of Prostate Artery Embolization in Men with Small Volume Prostates
  • Presenting Author: Maximilian Mayr, DO, MBA – Resident Physician, University of South Florida
    Author/Co-authors: Altan Ahmed, MD – Interventional Radiology, Moffitt Cancer Center; Julio Pow-Sang, MD – Chairman, GU Program, Moffitt Cancer Center; Nainesh Parikh, MD, MBA – VP, Chief Clinical Expansion & Partnership Officer Associate Member, Diagnostic Imaging & Inter
• One-year Dyspnea and Quality of Life After Mechanical Thrombectomy for Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism in Female versus Male Patients: STRIKE-PE Interim Analysis
  • Presenting Author: John Moriarty, MD, FSIR – Professor, UCLA
    Author/Co-author: Suhail Y. Dohad, MD, MBBS – Cardiology Specialist, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Brian J. Schiro, MD – Vascular and Interventional Radiologist, Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute / Radiology Associates of South Florida; Ido Weinberg, MD – Associate Professor of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School; Hugh C. Davis, MD – Associate Professor, Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Florida; Marcin Kurzyna, MD – Professor, Frederic Chopin Hospital in European Health Centre Otwock; Houman Tamaddon, MD – Vascular Surgeon and Endovascular Specialist, University Hospital; Aleksander Araszkiewicz, MD, PhD – Professor of Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences; Andrew Holden, MD – Interventional Radiologist, Aukland District Health Board / Auckland Hospital; Frances Mae West, MD, MS, FACP – Assistant Professor, Associate Program Director, Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship, Thomas Jefferson University; W. Brent Keeling, MD – Associate Professor, Emory University Hospital; Andrew S. P. Sharp, MD, MBBS – Professor of Cardiology, University College Dublin
• Thermal Ablation versus Partial Nephrectomy for Localized Malignant Renal Cell Carcinoma in Older Adults: A SEER Database Propensity Score Matched Analysis
  • Presenting Author: Arsalan Nadeem, MBBS – Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Northwestern University
    Author/Co-authors: Talha Iqbal, MBBS – Medical Student, Khyber Medical College; Ali Husnain, MD – Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Northwestern University; Ayefa N. Klair, MBBS – Medical Student, Allama Iqbal Medical College; Muhammad Bilal Sardar, MBBS – Student, Allama Iqbal Medical College; Dawood Javed, MBBS – Intern, Lahore Medical and Dental College; Shawal Ayaz, MBBS – Medical Student, Khyber Medical College; Hamail Malik Gunjial, MBBS – Physician, King Edward Medical University
• Treatment of Calcified PAD with Shockwave Peripheral Intravascular Lithotripsy System: One Year Outcomes from the DISRUPT BTK II and FORWARD PAD IDE/Mini-S Study
  • Presenting Author: Constantino Pena, MD – Interventional Radiologist, Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
• Comparative Outcomes of Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation versus Surgery: A Propensity-Matched Analysis from a U.S. Multi-center Cohort
  • Presenting Author: Rohit Reddy, MD – IR Resident, Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Miami
  • Author/Co-authors: Ansh Bhatia, MD – IR Resident, Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Miami; Waseem Wahood, MD, MS – Resident, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami; Anders Gould, MD – IR Resident, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine; Renil S. Titus, MD – Research Fellow, Department of Urology, Houston Methodist Hospital; Usman Shahid, MD – Attending, University of Miami
• Y90 Radioembolization Planning for Recurrent Glioblastoma: Angiographic Analysis
  • Presenting Author: Delmarie M. Rivera-Rodriguez, MD – Medical Student, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine
  • Author/Co-authors: Sameer A. Ansari, MD, PhD – Professor of Radiology, Neurology, Neurological Surgery, Northwestern Medicine; Franco Basarabescu, BS, MBA – Senior Clinical Trial Manager, Boston Scientific
    Lilian Liu Pan, MS – Clinical Trial Manager, Boston Scientific; Amanda Eldridge, PhD – Principal Investigator, Boston Scientific; Paul Kennedy, PhD – Research & Development, Boston Scientific
    Mohammed Goryawala, PhD – Senior Scientist, Boston Scientific; Matthew Dreher, PhD – Vice President, Boston Scientific; Riad Salem, MD – Chief of Vascular and Interventional Radiology in the Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital; Roger Stupp, MD – Oncologist, Northwestern Memorial Hospital Neuroncology Department; Samdeep Mouli, MD, FSIR – Associate Professor, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
• Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization vs Surgery-First for Traumatic Subdural Hemorrhage: A Propensity-Matched Multicenter Cohort Study
  • Presenting Author: Peter Schavee, BA – Medical Student, Temple University Hospital System
  • Author/Co-authors: Joseph Panaro, MD – Clinical Professor of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Temple University Hospital; Gary Cohen, MD, FSIR, FCPP – Chair and Chief of Radiology, Temple University Health System; Jared Meshekow, MD, MPH – Clinical Associate Professor, Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Temple University Hospital
• Quality of Life in Patients After Percutaneous Transmural Arterial Bypass: Complex Femoropopliteal Disease: Clinical Impact of Femoropoliteal Revascularization in the DETOUR-2 Study
  • Presenting Author: Sabeen Dhand, MD – Interventional Radiologist, Harbor UCLA Medical Center
  • Author/Co-author: Ami Sood, MD – Sr. Director Clinical & Medical Affairs, Endologix

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2025 Abstracts of the Year

The Abstract of the Year designation was created to highlight the best scientific work submitted to the meeting and deemed worthy of particular attention due to its overall quality, timeliness, and content.

• One-Year Clinical and Lifetime Cost-Effectiveness Outcomes of Transcatheter Arterialization for No-Option CLTI in the U.S.
  • Presenting author: Nicholas Petruzzi, MD, Interventional Radiologist, Atlantic Medical Imaging
  • Co-authors: Daniel G. Clair, MD, Professor and chair, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Mehdi H. Shishehbor, PhD, DO, DO, MPH, Professor of Medicine, President, UH Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute; Anahita Dua, MD, MBA, MS, Associate Professor of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School; Jan B. Pietzsch, PhD, President and CEO, WingTech, Inc.
• Initial experience of robotic-assisted ablation: a rapid learning curve leads to shorter procedures with less needle repositioning
  • Presenting author: Zachary Berman, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, University of California, San Diego
  • Co-authors: John York, MD, Attending Physician, UC San Diego; Jonas Redmond, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, UC San Diego Department Radiology; Jeet Minocha, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, University of California San Diego; Sean Tutton, MD, FSIR, Interventional Radiologist, UCSD Health
• Preliminary Results of the FRONTIER Trial: Safety and Feasibility of Yttrium-90 TheraSphere in Recurrent Glioblastoma
  
  • Presenting author: Samdeep K. Mouli, MD, MS; Interventional Radiologist / Associate Professor, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
  • Co-author: Delmarie M. Rivera-Rodriguez, BS, Medical Student, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine; Sameer Ansari, MD, PhD, Interventional Neuroradiologist / Associate Professor, Northwestern Memorial Hospital; Matthew Tate, MD, PhD, Neurosurgeon / Associate Professor, Northwestern Memorial Hospital; Rimas Lukas, MD, Neuro-oncologist / Associate Professor, Northwestern Memorial Hospital; Jonathan Weinstein, MD, Interventional Radiologist, Northwell Health; Yafell Serulle, MD, PhD, Interventional Neuroradiologist, Lenox Hill Hospital; John Boockvar, MD, Neurosurgeon, Lenox Hill Hospital; Kazim Narsinh, MD, Interventional Neuroradiologist, University of California San Francisco; Nicholas Butowski, MD, Neuro-oncologist, University of California San Francisco; Matt Dreher, PhD, Fellow on Peripheral Interventions Division focused on Interventional Oncology, Boston Scientific; Roger Stupp, MD, Neuro-oncologist / Chief of Neuro-oncology in the Department of Neurology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital; Riad Salem, MD, Interventional Radiologist / Chief of Vascular and Interventional Radiology in the Dept of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
• Catheter-directed organ-targeting immune augmentation using a nanoparticle-based therapeutic in a rat de novo HCC model
  
  • Presenting Author:Kentaro Yamada, MD, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Dotter Department of Interventional Radiology, Oregon Health & Science University
  • Co-authors: Kenkichi Michimoto, MD, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, Dotter Department of Interventional Radiology, Oregon Health & Science University; Moataz Reda, PhD, Principal Scientist, PDX Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Todd Graham, MS, Senior Research Associate, Oregon Health & Science University; Alyssa Wallstrum, BS, Research Assistant, PDX Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Nontaphat Thongsin, BS, PhD, Student, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health & Science University; Yadong Shi, MD, Research fellow, Dotter Department of Interventional Radiology, Oregon Health & Science University; Wassana Yantasee, PhD, Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health & Science University; Khashayar Farsad, MD, PhD, Josef Rosch Professor and Interim Chair, Dotter Department of Interventional Radiology, Oregon Health & Science University

2025 Featured Abstracts

Let's celebrate the SIR 2025 exceptional abstracts that will be presented in selected scientific sessions.

• Clinical Outcomes of Acute Pulmonary Embolism Patients With vs Without Syncope and Treated With Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy: STRIKE-PE Interim Analysis
  • Presenting Author: John M. Moriarty, FSIR, MBBS, Professor, Radiology and Medicine, UCLA Health
  • Co-authors: Brian J. Schiro, MD, FSIR, RPVI, Interventional Radiologist, Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute; Suhail Y. Dohad, MD, Interventional Cardiologist, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Houman Tamaddon, MD, Vascular Surgeon and Endovascular Specialist, University Hospital; Hugh C. Davis, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of Florida; David M. Shavelle, MD, Director, Interventional Cardiology, MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute; George S. Chrysant, MD, Chairman, Department of Cardiology, INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center / INTEGRIS Cardiovascular Physicians; Elias A. Iliadis, MD, RPVI, Interventional Cardiologist, Cooper University Hospital; David J. Dexter II, MD, RPVI, Vascular Surgeon, Sentara Vascular Specialists; Juan J. Ciampi Dopazo, MD, Vascular and Interventional Radiologist, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves in Granada; Andrew Holden, FRANZCR, MBBS, Interventional Radiologist, Aukland District Health Board / Auckland Hospital; Frances M. West, MD, MS, Associate Professor, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital; W. Brent Keeling, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Emory University Hospital; Andrew S. P. Sharp, MD, MBBS, Professor of Cardiology, University College Dublin; Ido Weinberg, MD, MS, Associate Professor, Massachusetts General Hospital
• SF3B1 and BAP1 Mutations Predict Survival Outcomes in Metastatic Uveal Melanoma Treated with Hepatic Artery Embolization
  • Presenting Author: Chenyang Zhan, MD, PhD, Assistant Attending, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Co-authors: Tian Wei, MD, PhD, Research fellow, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Etay Ziv, MD, PhD, Associate Attending, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Alexander Shoushtari, MD, Associate Attending, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Joseph P. Erinjeri, MD, PhD, Interventional Radiology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• Intraosseous Basivertebral Nerve Ablation – Pooled 5-Year Outcomes from Three Clinical Trials
  • Presenting Author: Dan TD Nguyen, MD, Medical Director, Neuroradiology & Pain Solutions of Oklahoma
• Dr. Boardwell: Development of an AI Interventional Radiology Expert for Real-Time Conversational Oral Boards Simulation and Case-Based Resident Training
  • Presenting Author: Kevin Seals, MD, Faculty Interventional Radiologist, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
  • Co-authors: David Reilly, MD, Fellow, Interventional Radiology, University of California Los Angeles; Gabriel Lipshutz, MD, Faculty Interventional Radiologist, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Jonathan Steinberger, MD, Faculty Interventional Radiologist, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Nathaniel W. Mizraki, MD, Radiology Resident, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Justin McWilliams, MD, Clinical Professor, Interventional Radiology, UCLA
• MRI-directed Ultrasound-guided Transperineal Focal Laser Ablation (TPLA) for Prostate Cancer: one year follow-up of 158 patients
  • Presenting Author: Eric M. Walser, MD, FACR , Professor and Chairman of Radiology, UTMB Radiology
  • Co-authors: Katelijne De Bie, MD, Department of Urology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam; Francois Cornud, MD, Department of Radiology, Clinique de l'Alma; LAMJG Van Riel, MD, Department of Urology, Vrije Universite it Amsterdam; S Regusci, MD, Radiologist, Swiss International Prostate Center; M Martins Favre, MD, Radiologist, Swiss International Prostate Center; M Galiano, MD, Urologist, Clinique de l'Alma; JR Oddens, MD, Urologist, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
• Restenosis in the Cephalic Vein Arch Following PTA or Covered Stent Placement - A Retrospective Image Analysis from the AVeNEW Trial
  • Presenting Author: Guilherme Strieder de Oliveira, MD, Radiology Resident, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
  • Co-author: Bart Dolmatch, MD, Interventional Radiologist, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
• Percutaneous cholecystocutaneous stent-graft placement for large-bore cholecystolithotomy: initial experience in 13 patients
  • Presenting Author: Harika Barri, MD, Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Washington
  • Co-authors: Grace Laidlaw, MD, MS, Assistant Professor, University of Washington; Charles Hua, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Washington; Matthew Abad-Santos, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Washington; James Jeffries, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Washington; Avik Som, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Washington; Hugh McGregor, MD, Associate Professor, University of Washington
• The Effects of a Standardized Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Pain Management Protocol for Patients Undergoing a Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE)
  • Presenting Author: Jestina Wolff, MSN, RN, Nursing Professional Development, Hospital of the University of PA
  • Co-authors: Crystal Jackson, RN, RN, Hospital of the University of PA; Mary Ann Machristie, RN, RN, Hospital of the University of PA; Tanya Uritsky, PHARMD, Opioid Stewardship Coordinator, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; Troy Gibson, PHARMD, Pharmacy Informatics Manager, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; Gregory Nadolski, MD, MD, Hospital of the University of PA; Richard D. Shlansky-Goldberg, MD, FSIR, Professor, Perelman School of Medicine/ Univ. of Pennsylvania
• Prognostic Value of Baseline Pre-procedure Right Atrial Pressure for Clinical Outcomes after Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation: Results from the EuroTIPS Registry
  • Presenting Author: Ron C. Gaba, MD, MS, Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Co-authors: Anna Baiges, MD, PhD, Attending physician, Universitat de Barcelona; Filippo Schepis, MD, Professor, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia; Tomas Guasconi, MD, Professor, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia; Dario Saltini, MD, Professor, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia; Jonel Trebicka, MD, PhD, Professor, University Clinic Münster; Markus Kimmann, MD, Professor, University Clinic Münster; Michael Praktiknjo, MD, Professor, University Clinic Münster; Christophe Bureau, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Toulouse; Helene Larrue, MD, Professor, University of Toulouse; Agustin Albillos, MD, Professor, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal; Luis Tellez, MD, Professor, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal; Dominique Thabut, MD, Professor, Sorbonne-Université; Marika Rudler, MD, Professor, Sorbonne-Université; Charlotte Bouzbib, MD, Professor, Sorbonne-Université; Wim Laleman, MD, Professor, Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven; Emma vanderschueren, MD, Professor, Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven; Dhiraj Tripathi, MD, Professor, University of Birmingham; Faisal Khan, MD, Professor, University of Birmingham; Ali Zafa, MD, Professor, University of Birmingham; Thomas Reiberger, MD, Professor, Medical University of Vienna; Lukas Hartl, MD, Professor, Medical University of Vienna; Marco Senzolo, MD, Professor, University of Padova; Alvaro Giraldez-Gallego, MD, Professor, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío; Francesco Vizzutti, MD, Professor, University of Florence; Pablo Bellot Garcia, MD, Professor, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante; Laure Elkrief, MD, Professor, Tours University Hospitals; Louis d'Alteroche, MD, Professor, Tours University Hospitals; Fanny Turon, MD, PhD, Professor, Universitat de Barcelona; Virginia Hernandez-Gea, MD, PhD, Professor, Universitat de Barcelona; Juan-Carlos Garcia-Pagan, MD, PhD, Attending physician, Universitat de Barcelona
• Single Center One- and Two-Year Outcomes of Genicular Artery Embolization for Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis
  • Presenting Author: Wali Badar, MD, Resident Physician, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Co-authors: Ajay Varadhan, BS, Medical Student, USF; Ali Husnain, MD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Northwestern University; Abin Sajan, MD, Resident Physician, Columbia University Medical Center; Qian Yu, MD, Resident, University of Chicago; Magdalena Anitescu, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Chicago; Brendon Ross, PhD, DO, Assistant Professor, University of Chicago; Sara Wallace, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, University of Chicago; Rosemary Uy-Palmer, APRN, Nurse Practitioner, University of Chicago; Mikin Patel, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Chicago; Osman Ahmed, MD, FSIR, Associate Professor of Radiology, Radiology Section Interventional Radiology Chicago
• Private Equity in Interventional Radiology: Analyzing Shifts in Practice Structures and Clinic Responsibilities
  • Presenting Author: Rahil R. Patel, BS, Medical student, The George Washington University School of Medicine
  • Co-authors: Anna Hu, BS, Medical Student, The George Washington University School of Medicine; Ari Ettleson, BS, Medical Student, The George Washington University School of Medicine; Siddhanth Iyer, BS, Medical Student, The George Washington University School of Medicine; Michael Frenkel, BS, Medical Student, The George Washington University School of Medicine; Ansh Chaudhari, BS, Medical Student, The George Washington University School of Medicine; Kavi Devulapalli, MD, Physician, Image Guided Solutions of Missouri; Geogy Vatakencherry, MD, FSIR, Residency Program Director, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
• CT-Fluoroscopy: Physician Radiation Dose Reduction Using Partial Angle Scanning
  • Presenting Author: Emily A. Knott, BS, Student, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
  • Co-authors: Adrienne Kisting, MS, Research Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Martin Wagner, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin Madison; Timothy Szczykutowicz, PhD, Professor, U Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health; Louis Hinshaw, MD, Professor, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health; Fred Lee, Jr., MD, Professor, University Of Wisconsin
• Impact of Genetic Mutations on Response and Time to Progression After Radioembolization of Breast Cancer Liver Metastasis
  • Presenting Author: Daana Bajnauth, BA, Medical Student, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine
  • Co-authors: Amy Deipolyi, MD, Attending, Vandalia Health; Frank Annie, PhD, Clinical Sciences Research Manager, CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine; Yolanda Bryce, MD, Assistant Attending, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
• Long-term Safety and Efficacy of Transvenous Extrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts
  • Presenting Author: Aakash N. Gupta, MD, Resident Physician, Stanford University
  • Co-authors: John D. Louie, MD, Professor of Radiology, Stanford University; Daniel Sze, MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology, Stanford University
• Fibrinogen Monitoring Does Not Significantly Reduce Rates of Bleeding Complications During Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis
  • Presenting Author: Minh Nguyen, BS, Medical Student, OHSU
  • Co-authors: Claire Kaufman, MD, Associate Professor, OHSU
• Efficacy of Percutaneous Transcystic Cholangioscopy for CBD Stone Management via Existing Cholecystostomy: Early results from Cholangioscopy Registry
  • Presenting Author: Arun Kamireddy, MBBS, Research fellow, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Co-authors: Harjit Singh, MD, FSIR, Professor of Radiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital; Mckell Quattrone, MD, Surgery Resident, Penn State Health; Eric Pauli, MD, Surgeon, Penn State Health; John Smirniotopoulos, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Radiology, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital; Ali Husnain, MD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Northwestern University; Ahsun Riaz, MD, Associate Professor, Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School Medicine; Ali Kord, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Clinical, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Department of Radiology; Todd Schlachter, MD, Associate Professor, Yale New Haven Hospital
• Percutaneous Cholangioscopy in Practice: Trends and Outcomes from the National Cholangioscopy Registry
  • Presenting Author: Arun Kamireddy, MBBS, Research fellow, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Co-authors: Ali Husnain, MD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Northwestern University; Ahsun Riaz, MD, Associate Professor, Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School Medicine; Mckell Quattrone, MD, Surgery Resident, Penn State Health; Eric Pauli, MD, Surgeon, Penn State Health; Brett Riedinger, MD, Interventional Radiology Resident, Indiana University School of Medicine; Matthew Johnson, MD, Interventional Radiologist, Indiana University; Junaid Raja, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Alabama Birmingham; Andrew Gunn, MD, FSIR, Associate Professor, University of Alabama At Birmingham; N Mani, MD, Associate Professor, Washington University St Louis; Manav Mathur, BS, Medical Student, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Ali Kord, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Clinical, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Department of Radiology; Neil Jain, DO, Integrated Interventional Radiology Resident, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital; John Smirniotopoulos, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Radiology, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital; Batis Golestany, BS, Medical Student, University of California, Riverside, School of Medicine; Jonathan Kessler, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, City of Hope National Medical Center; Anvit Kalra-Lall, MD, Research, Cleveland Clinic Foundation; Sameer Gadani, MD, FSIR, Professor, Cleveland Clinic; Meredith Durbahn, RN, Research Coordinator, Stanford University School of Medicine; Alexander Vezeridis, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Radiology (Interventional Radiology), Stanford University School of Medicine; Premal Trivedi, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Todd Schlachter, MD, Associate Professor, Yale New Haven Hospital; Harjit Singh, MD, FSIR, Professor of Radiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital
• Enhanced Local Drug Accumulation via Intra-Arteial Administration of Magnetic Nanoparticles and Hyperthermia Induced Antitumor Effects in a Rat Pancreatic Cancer Model
  • Presenting Author: Kentaro Yamada, MD, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Dotter Department of Interventional Radiology, Oregon Health & Science University
  • Co-authors: Kenkichi Michimoto, MD, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, Dotter Department of Interventional Radiology, Oregon Health & Science University; Prem Singh, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Oregon State University; Todd Graham, MS, Senior Research Associate, Oregon Health & Science University; Arianna Anoushiravani, BS, Research fellow, Dotter Department of Interventional Radiology, Oregon Health & Science University; Yadong Shi, MD, Research fellow, Dotter Department of Interventional Radiology, Oregon Health & Science University; Oleh Taratula, PhD, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Oregon State University; Khashayar Farsad, MD, PhD, Josef Rosch, Professor and Interim Chair, Dotter Department of Interventional Radiology, Oregon Health & Science University
• Developing Process-based Quality Indicators for Interventional Radiology: A Feasible Standardized Evidence-based Approach to Assessing the Quality of Care of Patients Undergoing Interventional Radiology Procedures
  • Presenting Author: Victor Lee, BS, Medical Student, University of British Columbia
  • Co-authors: Helena Bentley, MD, Radiology Resident, University of British Columbia; Jaspreet Bajwa, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, University of British Columbia; Véronique Caty, MD, Professeure adjointe de clinique, Université de Montréal; Surinder Dhaliwal, MD, Assistant professor, University of Manitoba; Anastasia Hadjivassiliou, MBBS, Clinical Instructor, University of British Columbia; Anirudh Mirakhur, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Calgary; Nicolette Sinclair, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Saskatchewan; Alanna Supersad, MD, Interventional Radiology Fellow, University of Toronto; Jason Wong, MD, FSIR, IR section head, Foothills Hospital, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Calgary; Erin Davidson, RN, Head of Nursing, Interventional Radiology, Vancouver Coastal Health; Tamara Bollinger, Clinical Services Manager, Interventional Radiology, Vancouver Coastal Health; Nevin de Korompay, MD, Clinical Instructor, University of British Columbia; Gerald Legiehn, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, University of British Columbia
• Percutaneous image guided induction of neuroregeneration as a repair mechanism for damaged nerves
• Presenting Author: Maxwell Cooper, MD, Resident Physician, Emory University School of Medicine
• Co-authors: John Moon, MD, Resident Physician, Emory University; Hanzhou (Hanssen) Li, MD, Resident Physician, Emory University School of Medicine; Alex Behi, BS, Student, Emory University; Jun Man Kim, MD, Assistant Professor, Emory University; Huang Junjian, MD, Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine; John David Prologo, MD, Division Director, Emory University School of Medicine

2025 Best Educational Exhibit Presentation Award

• Image-Guided Intratumoral Immunotherapy: An Educational Review
  • Abstract Presenter: Rohan Gupta – Medical Student, SUNY Upstate Medical University, College of Medicine
  • Co-authors: Avik Som, MD, PhD – Assistant Professor, University of Washington; Thomas Perez, MD – Resident Physician, University of Washington; Grace Laidlaw, MD, MS – Assistant Professor, University of Washington; Guy Johnson, MD – Associate Professor, University of Washington Medical Center; Xiaojie Lin, PhD – Acting Assistant Professor, University of Washington
• Sympathetic Solutions for Chronic Pain: A Head to Toe Guide for Sympathetic Nerve Block and Neurolysis
  • Abstract Presenter: Joseph Moirano, MD – Resident Physician, New York Presbyterian- Weill Cornell
  • Co-author: Daniel Holzwanger, MD – Assistant Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College
• Applications of Virtual Injection in Complex Embolization Procedures: A Case Series Review
  • Abstract Presenter: Ruben Geevarghese, MD – Senior Research Scientist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Co-authors: Leah Kiely, MS – Clinical Research Engineer, GE Healthcare; Francois H. Cornelis, MD, PhD – Professor, MSKCC - Weill Cornell Medical College
• Aortic Arch Interventions: Snorkels, Lasers, and Branches, Oh My!
  • Abstract Presenter: Samuel Magny, MD – Fellow, Michigan Medicine
  • Co-authors: Amber Liles, MD – Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Michigan; William Sherk, MD – Clinical Assistant Professor, Interventional Radiology, University of Michigan Hospital; Shinichi Fukuhara, MD – Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiac Surgery; University of Michigan Health; Ann Arbor, MI; Minhaj S. Khaja, MD, FSIR, MBA – Professor of Radiology & Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan
• Hidden Connections: The Role of Geniculate Artery Anastomoses in Embolization
  • Abstract Presenter: Juri Bassuner, MD – Assistant Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
  • Author/Co-authors: Bridget Kowalczyk, MD – Resident Physician, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Shahroz Aziz, MD – Assistant Professor, UTHealth Houston; Mihir Patel, MD – Assistant Professor, UT Houston; Ahmed M. Kamel Abdel Aal, MD, PhD, FSIR – Professor of Radiology, Chief of Interventional Radiology, University of Texas Health Science Center; Mohamed Shahin, MD – Assistant Professor, UT Health McGovern Medical School

2025 Best Traditional Poster Award

• Magnetic Compression Anastomosis - Tips, Tricks and Techniques
  
  • Poster Presenter: Christian Sébastien Robert, MD – Interventional Radiology Fellow, University of Toronto - UHN
  • Author/Co-authors: Erez Klein, MD – Interventional Radiology faculty, Moffitt Cancer Center; Eran Shlomowitz, MD – Interventional Radiology Staff, Toronto General Hospital
• Novel, Injectable, Biocompatible and Tunable Polymer for Vertebral Augmentation
  
  • Poster Presenter: Russell E. Thompson, MD, PhD – Interventional Radiology Resident, Duke University
  • Author/Co-authors: Maddiy Segal, BS – Graduate Student, Duke University; Matthew Becker, PhD – Professor, Duke University
• Early single centre experience of cryoablation for pain management of low flow vascular malformations and benign vascular soft tissue tumors
  
  • Poster Presenter: Blair Warren, MD – IR Fellow, University of Toronto
  • Author/Co-authors: Julian Kwon, Research Student, University Health Network; Alanna Joyce Supersad, MD – Interventional Radiology Fellow, University of Toronto - University Health Network (UHN); Aziz Qazi, MD – Vascular and Interventional Radiologist, University of Toronto, University Health Network
• The Evolving Role of Duplex Sonography to Predict Clinical TIPS Malfunction: Value of Velocity, Direction, and Anatomic Location
  
  • Poster Presenter: Megan K. H Powell – Medical Student, University of Virginia School of Medicine
  • Author/Co-authors: James Patrie, MS – Senior Biostatistician, University of Virginia School of Medicine; J. Fritz F. Angle, MD – Director of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia; Luke R. Wilkins, MD, FSIR – Associate Professor, University of Virginia; Daniel Sheeran, MD – Associate Professor, University of Virginia
• Heterogeneity in endovascular management of venous origin chronic pelvic pain
  
  • Poster Presenter: Peyton Cramer, MD – Resident, Weill Cornell Medicine
  • Author/Co-authors: Kimberly L. Scherer, DO – Assistant Professor, Weill Cornell/New York Presbyterian; Ronald Winokur, MD, FSIR, RPVI – Professor of Clinical Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine; Neil M. Khilnani, MD – Professor of Clinical Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine-NY Presbyterian Hospital

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2024 Abstracts of the Year 

The Abstract of the Year designation was created to highlight the best scientific work submitted to the meeting and deemed worthy of particular attention due to its overall quality, timeliness, and content.
• Long-term Efficacy of Hemorrhoid Artery Embolization in an Outpatient Multidisciplinary Center: A Review of 221 Patients
  • Presenting author: Abin Sajan, MD, Resident, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • Co-authors: Jade Lerner, MD, Resident, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School; Alex Pavidapha, MD, Interventional Radiologist, IR Centers USA; Ari Isaacson, MD, FSIR, Vascular-Interventional Radiology (VIR) Division Chief, Prostate Centers USA; Rachel Piechowiak, DO, Interventional Radiologist, IR Centers USA; Mustafa Kasimcan, MD, Physician, IR Centers USA; Sandeep Bagla, MD, CEO, iExplain LLC
• Creation of a Novel Ex Vivo Human Liver Model for Microwave Ablation Investigation
  • Presenting author: Carlos B. Ortiz, MD, Interventional Radiology Resident, UT Health San Antonio
  • Co-authors: Marina Borrego, BS, Research Laboratory Technician, UT Health San Antonio; Annie Dang, BS, Medical Student, UT Health San Antonio; Kade Derrick, BS, Medical Student; UT Health San Antonio; Seiji Yamaguchi, MD, Assistant Professor; UT Health San Antonio; Leon Bunegin, BS, Chief Innovation Officer; Vascular Perfusion Solutions; Rafael Veraza, PhD, MPH, Chief Executive Officer, Vascular Perfusion Solutions; John Walker, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, UT Health San Antonio; Jorge Lopera, MD, FSIR, Faculty, UT Health Science Center in San Antonio
• Breast Cancer Recurrence After Cryoablation
  • Presenting author: Jolie Jean, MD, Radiology Resident- PGY 3, Weill Cornell Department of Radiology
  • Co-author: Yolanda Bryce, MD, Interventional Radiologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering
• Twenty-Years of Radiofrequency Ablation for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Population Study
  • Presenting Author: Qian Yu, MD, University of Chicago
  • Co-authors: Amar Mahbubani, BA, Nova Southeastern University Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine; Michael Zhang, MD, University of Chicago; Gloria Hwang, MD, University of Chicago; Mikin Patel, MD, University of Chicago; Rakesh C. Navuluri, MD, FSIR, University of Chicago; Osman Ahmed, JD

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2024 Featured Abstracts

Let's celebrate the SIR 2024 exceptional abstracts that will be presented in selected scientific sessions.

• Single-Institution Retrospective Analysis and One-year Follow-up of the Efficacy of Fluoroscopic-guided Large-bore Gallstone Extraction for Inoperable Calculous Cholecystitis
  • Hepatobiliary, Sunday, March 24, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Neil K. Jain, DO – Integrated Interventional Radiology Resident, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
  • Co-Authors: Robin Yoon, BS – Medical student, Georgetown University School of Medicine; Matthew L. Lamberti, BS – Medical Student, Georgetown University School of Medicine; Daniel Marchalik, MD – Attending, MedStar Washington Hospital Center; John B. Smirniotopoulos, MD – Assistant Professor of Radiology, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
• Bronchial Artery Tc99m-MAA Injection in Patients with Pulmonary Malignancies Demonstrates Future Treatment Potential of Bronchial Y90 Radioembolization
  • New Frontiers in IR, Sunday, March 24, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Eric Wehrenberg-Klee, MD – Faculty, Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Co-Authors: Thomas An, MD – Instructor, Massachusetts General Hospital; Pedram Heidari, MD – Assistant Professor, Massachusetts General Hospital; Matthew Dreher, Ph.D – Vice President, Boston Scientific; Amanda Eldridge, PhD – Fellow, Boston Scientific; Kirk D. Fowers, PhD – Senior Fellow, Interventional Oncology, Boston Scientific; Jan Schuemann, PhD – Associate Professor, Massachusetts General Hospital; Alejandro Bertolet, PhD – Assistant Professor, Massachusetts General Hospital
• Histoplasty Modification of the Tumor Microenvironment in a Murine Preclinical Model of Breast Cancer
  • New Frontiers in IR, Sunday, March 24, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Alexander A. Pieper, MD, PhD – Radiology Resident, University of Pennsylvania
  • Co-Authors: Nicholas Stowe, RA – Research Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health; Sarvesh Periyasamy, PhD – Medical Student and Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health; Brian M. Burkel, PhD – Associate Scientist, University of Madison-Wisconsin; Noah Tzarovsky, RA – Research Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health; Ajay P. Singh, MS – Medical Student, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health; Alexander L. Rakhmilevich, MD, PhD – Distinguished Scientist, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health; Paul M. Sondel, MD, PhD – Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Public Health; Suzanne M. Ponik, PhD – Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health; Paul F. Laeseke, MD, PhD – Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin; John-Paul J. Yu, MD, PhD – Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Microwave Ablation versus Surgical Resection versus Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy of Stage IA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer in US Veterans
  • Thoracic Interventions, Sunday, March 24, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Ericson John V. Torralba, BSc – Medical Student, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
  • Co-Authors: Garrett Fisher, BS – Medical Student, Wright State University BSOM; Reid M. Fursmidt, MSc – Medical Student, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine; Michael Gilbert, BS – Medical Student, Wright State University BSOM; Emily Boldman, PA – Interventional Radiology Physician Assistant, Dayton VA Medical Center; Brendan Boyer, PA – Interventional Radiology Physician Assistant, Dayton VA Medical Center; Perry Nystrom, MD – Associate Professor, Internal Medicine/Critical Care & Pulmonology, Dayton VA Medical Center; Albert Malcom, MD – Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine/Hematology & Oncology, Dayton VA Medical Center; John Mathis, MD, MSc – Chief of Radiology, Veteran Service Representative, Dayton VA Medical Center; Robert Short, MD, PhD – Section Chief, Interventional Radiology, Associate Professor, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering
• Update on the Use of Ultrasound Microbubble Destruction for Improving Radioembolization Therapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
  • Liver Locoregional 1, Monday, March 25, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Victor Rivera, MD – Resident, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
  • Co-Authors: Jenny Liu, MD – Resident, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital; Luke Kelly, BA – Medical Student, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University; Corinne Wessner, MBA, MS – Research Sonographer, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital; Kristen Bradigan, RN, BSN – Clinical Research Nurse III, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital; John R. Eisenbrey, PhD – Associate Professor of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University; Kevin Anton, MD, PhD – Assistant Professor of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University
• Multimodal Imageable Eye90 microspheres® Radioembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma - 6 Month Interim Safety and Efficacy and 3 Month Liver Volume Results from a First in Human Trial
  • Liver Locoregional 1, Monday, March 25, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Andrew Holden, ONZM, MBChB, FRANZCR, EBIR – Associate Professor, Aukland District Health Board / Auckland Hospital
  • Co-Authors: Robert J. Abraham, MD, FSIR, FRCPC – Professor, Dalhousie University/QEII Health Sciences Center; Amit Verma, DrPH, MPH – Clinical Program Director, ABK Biomedical Inc.; David Dobrowski, VP Clinical Development & Regulatory Affairs, ABK Biomedical Inc.; Cheenu Kappadath, PhD – Professor, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; David Liu, MD, FSIR – Associate Professor, University of British Columbia; Aravind Arepally, MD, FSIR – Interventional Radiology, Piedmont Healthcare
• A Comparison of Post-Procedural Hemoglobin in Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis vs. Large-Bore Aspiration Thrombectomy for Acute Pulmonary Embolism
  • Venous Interventions; DVT-PE, Monday, March 25
  • Presenting Author: Jamil Ahmed, MD – Resident, ChristianaCare; Keval Patel, DO – VIR Fellow, Christiana Care
  • Co-Authors: William Ryan, MD – Resident, ChristianaCare; Daniel A. Leung, MD, FSIR – Professor, Program Director, Christiana Care Health Services; Assaf Graif, MD – Attending Physician, Christiana Care Health System
• Comparative Study of Percutaneous Transhepatic Variceal Embolization versus Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt in Controlling Emergent Variceal Hemorrhage
  • GI Interventions, Monday, March 25, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Jacob Byers, B.S. – Student, University of Cincinnati; Connor Morris, BA – Medical Student, University of Cincinnati, Department of Radiology
  • Co-Authors: Jaclyn Fickert, BS – Medical Student, University of Cincinnati; Rahimi ReyhanehSadat, MD – Research Assistant, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Doan Vu, MD – Professor of Clinical Radiology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center; Bin Zhang, PhD – Researcher, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Lulu Zhang, MD – Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center; Abouelmagd Makramalla, MD – IR Division Chief, University of Cincinnati; Ali Kord, MD, MPH – Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center
• Safety, efficacy, and long-term outcomes of patients with severe pulmonary hypertension who undergo mechanical thrombectomy for pulmonary embolism: results from the FLASH registry
  • Venous Interventions; DVT-PE, Monday, March 25, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Kenneth H. Cho, MD, MBA – Chief of Interventional Radiology, Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital, East Norriton, PA
  • Co-Author: Amanda Scott, DO – DR Resident, Einstein Medical Center
• Safety of Selective Transarterial Radioembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Baseline Hyperbilirubinemia
  • Liver Locoregional 1, Monday, March 25, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Muhamad Serhal, MD – Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Northwestern University
  • Co-Authors: Ahmed Gabr, MD – Resident, Northwestern University; Pouya Entezari, MD – Clinical Research Associate, Department of Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago IL; Ahsun Riaz, MD – Associate Professor, Interventional Radiology, Northwestern University; Laura Kulik, MD – Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hepatology, Northwestern University; Aparna Kalyan, MD; Andrew C. Gordon, MD, PhD – Integrated Interventional Radiology Resident, Northwestern University; Riad Salem, MD, FSIR, MBA – Professor, Northwestern Memorial Hospital; Robert Lewandowski, MD, FSIR – Professor, Northwestern University
• Correlating voxel-based Tumor Dose to Tumor Explant Pathology after Y-90 Transarterial Radioembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
  • Liver Locoregional 1, Monday, March 25, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Kurt Pianka, BS – Medical Student, University of California San Diego
  • Co-Authors: Mark Barahman, MD, PhD – Resident Physician, Radiology, University of California San Diego; Claudio B. Ghetti, BS – Medical Student, University of California San Diego; Jeet Minocha, MD, FSIR – Chief, Division of Interventional Radiology, University of California San Diego; Jonas Redmond, MD – Faculty, UCSD; Gabriel Schnickel, MD – Faculty hepatobiliary and transplant surgery physician, University of California San Diego; Steven Rose, M.D. – Senate Emeritus, UCSD Medical Center; Kathryn Fowler, M.D. – Associate Professor, UCSD; Zachary Berman, MD – Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California, San Diego
• Natural Killer Cell-Based Immunotherapy Maintains Cytotoxicity after Temperature-Controlled Ablation in Poorly- and Well-differentiated Hepatocellular Carcinoma
  • Oncologic Liver Interventions 2, Monday, March 25, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Po-Chun Chen, PhD, BS – PhD Candidate, UCLA
  • Co-Authors: Janet Pham, BS – Staff Research Associate 2, UCLA Health; Steven Raman, MD, FSAR, FSIR – Professor of Radiology, Urology and Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine At UCLA; Anahid Jewett, PhD, BS, BA, MPH – Professor, UCLA School of Dentistry; Jason Chiang, MD, PhD – Assistant Professor, Interventional Radiology, UCLA
• Feasibility of Deep Learning-enabled Quarter Dose Interventional Cone-Beam CT: Image Quality Evaluation
  • AI in IR, Tuesday, March 26, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Ahyeong Lee, BS – researcher, Claripi Inc.
  • Co-Authors: Chulkyun Ahna, PhD – researcher, ClariPi Inc.; Yongsu Bae, BS – Radiologic Techonologist, Seoul national university hospital; Saebeom Hur, MD – Associate Professor, Seoul National University Hospital; Jonghyo Kim, PhD – Professor, Seoul National University
• The PROACTIF French Registry Study of Y-90 Glass Microspheres for the Treatment of Liver Malignancies: Interim analysis of 670 Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Patients
  • Liver Locoregional 2, Tuesday, March 26, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Etienne Garin, MD, PhD – Nuclear Medicine Physician, Université De Rennes 1/CRLCC Eugène Marquis
  • Co-Authors: Clément Bailly, MD, PhD – Professor, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes Anouk Letang, MD – Professor, CHU Bordeaux; Claude Somma, MD – Professor, Hôpital de la Timone Eric Vibert, MD, PhD – Professor, Hôpital Paul Brousse; Helène Regnault, MD – Professor, Hôpital Henri Mondor Créteil; Christian Sengel, MD – Professor, CHU Grenoble; Isabelle Brenot-Rossi, MD – Professor, Institut Paoli-Calmettes; Arnaud Dieudonnée, PhD – Professor, Centre Henri Becquerel Rouen; Sylvain Manfredi, MD, PhD – Professor, CHU Dijon; Eric Vicault, MD – Professor, Hopital Fernand Widal; Boris Guiu, MD, PhD – Professor, CHU Dijon
• Advanced Biphasic Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) Stimulates a More Favorable Immune Response Profile versus Irreversible Electroporation (IRE) upon Ablation of Murine Breast Cancer
  • Laboratory Research in IO, Wednesday, March 27, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Ebtesam Nafie, PhD – Senior Scientist, Galvanize Therapeutics
  • Co-Authors: Nastaran Alinezhadbalalami, PhD – Research Scientist, Galvanize Therapeutics; Chiara Pastori, PhD – Associate Director of Research, Galvanize Therapeutics; Robert Neal, PhD – Senior Director of Research, Galvanize Therapeutics

2024 Best Traditional Poster Award

• Neoteric Porcine Model of Arteriovenous Fistula Stenosis treated with Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
  • Poster Presenter:  Prabh G. Singh, MBBS – Research Fellow, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic
  • Co-authors:  Sreenivasulu Kilari, PhD – Assistant Professor, Vascular and Interventional Radiology Translational Research Lab, Mayo Clinic; Charles B. Capron, Predoctoral, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Mayo Clinic; Allison M. Tanner, Engineer, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic; Ahmed S. Negm, MBBS – Research Fellow, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic; Gang Liu, Senior Research Technologist, Vascular and Interventional Radiology Translational Research Lab, Mayo Clinic; Corey C. Woxland, RT – Instructor, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic; Dan R. Montonye, MS – Assistant Professor, Department of Comparative Medicine, Mayo Clinic; Matthew W. Urban, PhD – Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic; Kiaran P. McGee, PhD – Professor, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic; Jeremy Collins, MD – Professor of Radiology, Mayo Clinic; Sanjay Misra, MD – Interventional Radiology, Mayo Clinic & Foundation
• Retreatment of Persistent Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations: Technical Factors that Influence Long-Term Durable Occlusion
  • Poster Presenter:  Nicholas Pudar, BS, RT – Medical Student, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
  • Co-authors:  Mira Malavia, BA – Medical Student, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Eduardo Bent Robinson, MD – Resident Physician, Interventional Radiology University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center; Premal Trivedi, MD, MS – Associate Professor, Interventional Radiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center; Jonathan Lindquist, MD – Interim Vice Chair, Quality & Patient Safety and Clinical Operations, University of Colorado Department of Radiology; Ken Hirasaki, MD – Assistant Professor, Radiology-Interventional, University of Colorado; James Hart, MD – Assistant Professor, Radiology-Interventional, University of Colorado; Leigh Casadaban, MD, MS – Assistant Professor, University of Colorado
• The Incidence, Timing, and Presentation of Major Hemorrhagic Complications Following 57,164 Image-Guided Percutaneous Biopsies
  • Poster Presenter:  Ahmad Parvinian, MD – Radiologist, Mayo Clinic
  • Co-authors:  Rebecca Roll, BA – Statistician, Mayo Clinic; Adam Weisbrod, MD – Radiologist, Mayo Clinic; Daniel Adamo, M.D. – Assistant Professor of Radiology, Mayo Clinic; Brian Welch, MD – Staff Consultant, Mayo Clinic Rochester; Gina Mazza, PhD – Statistician, Mayo Clinic; Thomas Atwell, MD – Professor of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Rochester

2024 Best Educational Exhibit Presentation Award

• A Primer on Pelvic Venous Disorders: Pathophysiology, Presentation, and Current Research
  • Abstract Presenter:  Abinaya Ramakrishnan, BA – Medical Student, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
  • Co-author:  Jessie K. Stewart, MD – Assistant Professor, Interventional Radiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
• Angiographic Considerations to Optimize Site Selection for Percutaneous Endovascular Arteriovenous Fistula Creation through WavelinQ
  • Abstract Presenter:  Hamed Alattar, MD – Resident, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
  • Co-Authors: Steven Meng, MD – Resident, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Mhd Wisam Alnablsi, MD – research associate, UTSW Medical Center/Dept of Radiology; Dogan Polat, MD – Resident, UT Southwestern Medical Center; Jiten Patel – UT Southwestern Medical Center; Henry Quinones – UT Southwestern Medical Center; Michael Shih – UT Southwestern Medical Center; Pooja Koolwal – UT Southwestern Medical Center; Daniel Lamus, M.D. – Assistant Professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Program; Aria Nazeri, MD – Assistant Professor, UT Southwestern Medical Center; Samuel Rice, MD – Assistant Professor, University of Texas, Southwestern; Rehan Quadri, MD – Assistant Professor, UT Southwestern Medical Center
• Future Applications of Artificial Intelligence to IR and Considerations for Responsible Clinical Implementation
  • Abstract Presenter:  Shreyas Kulkarni, BS – Medical Student, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
  • Co-authors:  Helen Zhang, BS – Medical Student, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Zhicheng Jiao, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor, Brown University; Harrison Bai, MD, MS – Director, Radiology AI Lab, Johns Hopkins University
• How to procedural guide: Perihilar hepatic nerve block
  • Abstract Presenter:  Simon McQueen, MBBS – Interventional Radiology Fellow, McGill University
  • Co-authors:  Gercois Human, MD – Interventional Radiology Fellow, McGill University; Tatiana Cabrera, MD – Interventional Radiologist, McGill University Health Centre; Louis-Martin Boucher, MD, PhD – Interventional Radiologist, McGill University Health Centre
• New Frontiers in Balloon Angioplasty for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Abstract Presenter:  Aaron Chafitz, MD – Resident Physician, Ohio State Wexner Medical Center
  • Co-authors:  Andrei M. Jipa, MD – Interventional Radiology Independent Resident, Ohio State University Hospitals; Mina S. Makary, MD – Interventional Radiologist, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
• Radiotheranostics: Current Trends and Future Directions
  • Abstract Presenter:  Nayan Tiwary, MD – Radiology Resident, Atlantic Health System
  • Co-authors:  Gbenga Adeyeye, DO – Radiology Resident, Atlantic Health System; Adam Krajewski, MD – Attending Interventional Radiologist, Atlantic Health System; James Cassuto, MD, PhD – Attending Radiologist, Atlantic Health; Amish Patel, MD – Interventional Radiologist, Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center; Jaimin Shah, MD – Interventional Radiologist, Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center; Yousaf Mahmood, MD – Interventional Radiologist, Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center; Thaddeus Yablonsky, MD – Interventional Radiologist, Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center; Sean Calhoun, DO – Interventional Radiologist, Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center

2024 Best Reviewer Award

SIR recognizes the contributions that our reviewers make in putting together a quality program and, as a result, a successful annual meeting. The Best Reviewer award is meant to publicly acknowledge those members of our community who went above and beyond in providing the highest-quality, constructive feedback throughout their service.

• Osman Ahmed, MD
• Carlos Guevara, MD, FSIR
• Charles Kim, MD, FSIR
• Robert Lewandowski, MD, FSIR
• Gordon McLennan, MD, FSIR
• Christopher Molvar, MD, FSIR
• Paula Novelli, MD, FSIR
• Susie Park, MD
• David Trost, MD, FSIR
• Sarah White, MD, MS, FSIR

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2023 Abstracts of the Year

• Development and preclinical evaluation of an immunotherapy-eluting hydrogel platform for stimulating tumor immunity 
  • Presenting Author: Rahul Sheth, MD – Associate Professor, MD Anderson
  • Authors/Co-authors: Santosh Mandal, PhD – Researcher, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Kayla Davis – Researcher, Howard University; Bhanu Koppolu, PhD – Researcher, Boston Scientific Inc.; Philip Dorgan – researcher, Boston Scientific Inc.; Carolina Villarreal – Researcher, Boston Scientific Inc.; Malea Williams – Research Investigator, Department of Interventional Radiology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Crystal Dupuis – Researcher, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Amanda McWatters – Researcher, MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Updated analysis of DOSISPHERE-01 trial: a long-term analysis of overall survival
  • Presenting Author: Etienne Garin, MD, PhD – Nuclear Medicine Physician, Université De Rennes 1/CRLCC Eugène Marquis
  • Authors/Co-authors: Lambros Tselikas, MD, PhD – Attending, Gustave Roussy; Boris Guiu, MD, PhD – Chair, Radiology, St-Eloi University Hospital – Montpellier School of Medicine; Julia Chalaye, MD, PhD – Henry Mondor Hospital; Boris Campillo-Gimenez, MD – Methodologist, Cancer Institute Eugène Marquis
• Prostate Artery Embolization - Single Center Experience of 1000 Patients with Short, Mid, and Long Term Follow Up
  • Presenting Author: Andrew Richardson, MD MBA  – Interventional Radiology Resident, Jackson Memorial Hospital
  • Authors/Co-authors: Aneesha Maini – Medical Student, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Kenneth Richardson, MS-3 – University of Miami Medical Student, University of Miami; Khushi Shah – Medical Student, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Ansh Bhatia – Medical Student, KEM Hospital; Rohit Reddy, BSc – Medical Student, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Akshat Sanan, MS4 – University of Miami Medical Student, University of Miami; Jessica G. Kumar, MD – Assistant Professor Clinical Interventional Radiology, Jackson Memorial Hospital; Hamed Jalaeian, MD – Assistant Professor Clinical Interventional Radiology, University of Miami Health System; Shivank Bhatia, MD – Professor of Interventional Radiology, University of Miami

2023 Featured Abstracts

Let's celebrate the SIR 2023 exceptional abstracts that will be presented in selected scientific sessions.

• Predicting the Safety and Effectiveness of Inferior Vena Cava Filters (PRESERVE): Outcomes at 12 Months
  • Venous Miscellaneous, Wednesday, March 8, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Matt Johnson, MD, FSIR, Professor of Radiology and Surgery, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University
    
• Image guided intratumoral cancer vaccine to treat metastatic immunotherapy resistant cancer with and without cryoablation
  • Ablation 1, Sunday, March 5, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Avik Som, MD, PhD – Integrated IR/DR Radiology Resident, MGH
• Adjuvant Macrophage Repolarization to M1 Phenotype Augments Post-Ablation Local Tumor Control and Improves Overall Survival in a Murine Model of Bladder Tumors
  • Ablation 1, Sunday, March 5, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Yasushi Kimura, MD, PhD – Project Assistant Professor, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
• Thoracic Duct Venous Junction Lymphoplasty: Initial Experience and Outcomes
  • NIR/Office-based/Non-Vascular, Tuesday, March 7, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Alexey Gurevich, MD, MS, Interventional Radiology Resident, Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
• Bariatric Arterial Embolization is Associated with Significant Muscle-Sparing Weight Loss Detected by Whole-Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging Anthropometry 
  • Embolization 2, Tuesday, March 7, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Daniel Giraldo Herrera, MD - Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins Medicine
• MRI Monitoring Transcatheter Intraarterial Delivery of Clinical Magnetically-Labeled Natural Killer Adoptive Immunotherapy
  • IO-Miscellaneous, Wednesday, March 8, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Zigeng Zhang, MD – Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Irvine
• Genicular Artery Embolization for Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: a Prospective Pilot Trial
  • Pain Management/MSK, Monday, March 6, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Bedros Taslakian, MD, Director of VIR Research Program; Director of Clinical Research Integration, NYU Grossman School of Medicine Program
• Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Interventional Liver-Directed Therapies for Downstaging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Before Liver Transplant
  • Practice Development, Wednesday, March 8, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Xiao Wu, MD – Resident Physician, University of California, San Francisco
• Interleaved Angiography for Simultaneous Acquisition of Vessel Morphology and Blood Velocity Quantification
  • Imaging in IR, Sunday, March 6, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
    Presenting Author: Joseph F. Whitehead, M.S. – Graduate Research Assistant, Wisconsin Institutes For Medical Research
• Percutaneous Cholecystocholangiography for Early Exclusion of Biliary Atresia: A Single Center 5-Year Experience
  • Pediatric Interventions, Tuesday, March 7, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Rachel Todd, MS – Medical Student, Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai
• Selective Lymphatic Embolization for Treatment of Lymphatic Conduction Disorders in Children
  • Pediatric Interventions, Tuesday, March 7, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Abhay S. Srinivasan, MD – Assistant Professor, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) Ablation Invokes Stronger Immune Cytokine Profile and Tumor Response than Radiofrequency Thermal Ablation for Matched Ablation Volumes
  
  • Ablation 1, Sunday, March 5, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Chiara Pastori, PhD – Associate Director of Research, Galvanize Therapeutics
• Bismuth Nanoparticle and Dipyridamole-loaded Electrospun Polymeric Scaffold as Radiopaque Bioresorbable Drug-Eluting Vascular Graft
  • Dialysis Interventions and Management, Sunday, March 5, 3:00 PM - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Sarah Honegger – Undergraduate, University of Notre Dame
• Transarterial Chemoperfusion Treatment of Unresectable Pleural Mesothelioma – a Phase 2 Prospective Study
  • Transarterial embolization/infusion IO, Monday, March 6, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Bela Kis, MD, PhD, Associate Member in the Diagnostic Imaging & Interventional Radiology Program, Moffitt Cancer Center
• Safety and Effectiveness of the ClotTriever System for Treating Deep Vein Thrombosis: Six-Month Outcomes of the Fully Enrolled CLOUT Registry
  • Deep Venous and Venous Access, Sunday, March 5, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Abdullah Shaikh, MD – Interventional Radiologist, Allegheny Health Network
• Pivotal study of magnetic resonance imaging-guided transurethral ultrasound ablation (TULSA) of the prostate: 4-year follow up
  • Ablation 1, Sunday, March 5, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Steven Raman, MD, FSAR, FSIR, Professor of Radiology, Urology and Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine At UCLA
• Viable Disc Allograft Supplementation in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain (VAST Trial): Interim 36-month Results of an Open-label Extension Study
  • Pain Management/MSK, March 5, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Presenting Author: Islam Fayed, DO – Clinical Fellow, Clinical Radiology of Oklahoma

2023 Best Traditional Poster Award

• Hand Motion Analysis of Different Segments of a Procedure: Is One Segment Enough?
  • Poster presenter: Hamza Ali, MD – Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  • Co-authors: Muneeb Ahmed, MD, FSIR – Chief, Division of Interventional Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard; Ammar Sarwar, MD FSIR – Associate Professor of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; John D. Mitchell, MD – Vice Chair of Education, Department of Anesthesiology, Henry Ford Health; Robina Matyal, MD – Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Vincent Baribeau, BS – Clinical Research Assistant, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Vanessa T. Wong, BS – Project Manager CERTAIN, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Matthew R. Palmer, PhD – Physicist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Christopher MacLellan, PhD – Physicist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Jeffrey Weinstein, MD FSIR – Program Director, Interventional Radiology Residency Programs, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• National Trends of Cholecystostomy Tube Placement and Cholecystectomy from 2000 to 2018
  • Poster presenter: Suraj S. Parikh, MD – Resident, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
  • Co-authors: Will S. Lindquester, MD – Independent IR Resident, Emory University School of Medicine; Rajoo Dhangana, MD – Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
• Robotic assistance for CT-guided percutaneous needle insertion for treatment of lung and bone tumor
  • Poster presenter: Thierry De Baere, MD, Physician – Professor Radiology, Gustave Roussy
  • Co-authors: Baptiste Bonnet, MD – MD, Gustave Roussy; Lambros Tselikas, MD, PhD – Attending, Gustave Roussy; Eloi Varin, MD – MD, Gustave Roussy; Frederic Deschamps, MD – MD, Gustave Roussy

2023 Best Educational Exhibit Presentation Award

• Complications with percutaneous endovascular arteriovenous fistula creation and management
  
  • Abstract Presenter: Rakesh K. Varma, MD – Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Co-authors: David M. Galambos, MD – Resident Physician, UAB; Alian Al-balas, MD – Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Jeffrey Hull, MD – Chief Medical Officer, Radiology Associates of Richmond; Juan Carlos Perez Lozada, MD – Associate Professor, Yale School of Medicine; Husameddin El Khudari, MD – Assistant Professor, UAB
• Beyond Acute PE: Removal of Chronic Thrombus with Catheter-Directed Mechanical Pulmonary Thrombectomy
  • Abstract Presenter: George A. Michael, DO – Resident Physician, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Staten Island University Hospital
  • Co-authors: Brandon Lei, MD – Interventional Radiology Fellow, Emory University School of Medicine; Alexander Song, MD– Resident Physician, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Staten Island University Hospital; Sherley Demetrius, MD – Resident Physician, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Staten Island University Hospital; Hannah Bae, MD – Resident Physician, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Staten Island University Hospital; Nfn Kiran, MD – Resident Physician, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Staten Island University Hospital; Shahbaz Khan, MD – Pathologist, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Staten Island University Hospital; Vincent Gallo, MD – Director, Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Sta
• Embolization for the Treatment of Symptomatic Hemorrhoids: A Primer for the Interventional Radiologist
  
  • Abstract Presenter: Troy Sanders, MS – Medical Student, Interventional Radiology at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
  • Co-author: Jessie K. Stewart, MD – Assistant Professor, Interventional Radiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

2023 Best Reviewer Award

SIR recognizes the contributions that our reviewers make in putting together a quality program and, as a result, a successful annual meeting. The Best Reviewer award is meant to publicly acknowledge those members of our community who went above and beyond in providing the highest-quality, constructive feedback throughout their service.

• Dania Daye, MD, PhD
• Salomao Faintuch, MD, MS, FSIR
• Rakesh C. Navuluri, MD, FSIR
• Amanda Smolock, MD, PhD
• Jessica K. Stewart, MD
• Brandt C. Wible, MD