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The SIR 2026 program presents a diverse range of outstanding educational sessions, scientific research, poster presentations, networking opportunities, and industry insights. Start planning your personalized SIR 2026 experience by exploring the programming. Attendees will receive the latest updates on both basic and clinical research, discover new techniques and technologies used by interventional radiologists worldwide, see the newest IR equipment, and discuss crucial social, political, and economic issues affecting the IR community.

Education program

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  • Tuesday, April 14, 2026
  • 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM ET
    Embolization: New and Future Technologies and Applications
    Coordinator: Bien-Soo Tan, MBBS (he/him/his) – Singapore General Hospital
    Coordinator: Jafar Golzarian, MD – University of Minnesota
    Categorical CourseEmbolization200 (intermediate)
  • 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM ET
    Advancing Interventional Oncology: Trials in Progress
    Coordinator: Kirema Garcia-Reyes, MD – Mount Sinai
    Coordinator: Venkatesh P. Krishnasamy, MD (he/him/his) – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Categorical CourseInterventional Oncology200 (intermediate)
  • 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM ET
    Current Understanding of the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke
    Coordinator: Manraj Kanwal Singh Heran, MD (he/him/his) – BC Children's Hospital; Vancouver General Hospital
    Coordinator: Sri Hari Sundararajan, MD – University Radiology Group / Robert Wood Johnson Universitu Hospital / St. Peter’s University University Hospital
    Categorical CourseNeurointerventional Radiology200 (intermediate)
  • 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM ET
    How to Deal with Problems in an OBL: Logistical and Complex Case Challenges
    Coordinator: Bret N. Wiechmann, MD – Vascular & Interventional Physicians
    Categorical CourseOBL and ASC Procedures
  • 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM ET
    Pediatric and Adult IR: Similar Goals, Different Pathways
    Coordinator: Aparna Annam, DO, FSIR (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital Colorado
    Coordinator: Eric Monroe, MD (he/him/his) – University of Wisconsin
    Categorical CoursePediatric Interventions200 (intermediate)
  • 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM ET
    I'd Like to Have an Argument - Adrenal Sampling and Ablation
    Coordinator: Michael Taddonio, MD – UCSD
    Coordinator: Keith Quencer, MD (he/him/his) – Oregon Health and Science University
    Categorical CourseRenal and GUVenous Interventions200 (intermediate)
  • 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM ET
    Navigating the Complexities of the Liver Transplant: An IR Approach
    Coordinator: Paula Novelli, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Interventional Radiology Division
    Coordinator: Charles Y. Kim, MD, FSIR – Duke University
    Categorical CourseTransplant Interventions300 (advanced)
  • 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM ET
    IR Management of Venous Compression Syndromes (Nutcracker, Venous TOS and May-Thurner): When to Intervene
    Coordinator: Elizabeth B. Spencer, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers) – Minimally Invasive Procedure Specialists
    Coordinator: Minhaj S. Khaja, MD, FSIR, MBA (he/him/his) – University of Michigan
    Categorical CourseVenous Interventions200 (intermediate)
  • 9:50 AM - 10:20 AM ET
    Humanism in IR
  • 9:50 AM - 10:20 AM ET
    Untapped Opportunities in IR: Bridging the Gap, Exploring Innovative Engagement, and Providing Tailored Mentorship Solutions
  • 10:25 AM - 10:55 AM ET
    Combating Burnout: How to Thrive in a Broken System
  • 10:25 AM - 10:55 AM ET
    Navigating Challenging Patient Conversations: What to Do When Women’s Health Interventions Don’t Go According to Plan
  • 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM ET
    Navigating Complex Aortic Disease
    Coordinator: Kong Teng Tan, MD – Toronto General Hospital
    Coordinator: Parag J. Patel, MD, MS – Medical College of Wisconsin
    Angio-club WorkshopArterial Interventions and Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
  • 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM ET
    Embolization for Bleeding
    Coordinator: Andrew Gunn, MD – University of Kentucky
    Coordinator: Brian Funaki, MD, FSIR – University of Chicago
    Angio-club WorkshopEmbolization200 (intermediate)
  • 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM ET
    Beyond Basics in Cholangioscopy: Complex Stones, Challenging Strictures, and Technical Pearls
    Coordinator: Ravi N. Srinivasa, MD, FSIR – UCLA
    Coordinator: John B. Smirniotopoulos, MD, MS – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
    Angio-club WorkshopGastrointestinal InterventionsNonvascular Interventions200 (intermediate)
  • 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM ET
    A Potpourri of Neuro IR Cool Stuff for the Interventional Radiologist
    Coordinator: Manraj Kanwal Singh Heran, MD (he/him/his) – BC Children's Hospital; Vancouver General Hospital
    Coordinator: Joseph J. Gemmete, MD, FACR, FSIR – Central Michigan University
    Angio-club WorkshopNeurointerventional Radiology300 (advanced)
  • 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM ET
    Algorithm to Back Pain: Decoding Diagnosis, Delivering Image-Guided Relief
    Coordinator: Junjian Huang, MD (he/him/his) – Emory University School of Medicine
    Coordinator: John David Prologo, MD – Emory University School of Medicine
    Angio-club WorkshopPain Management/MSK200 (intermediate)
  • 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM ET
    TIPS and RTO Disasters: Lessons Learned and Things I'd Do Differently
    Coordinator: Ron C. Gaba, MD, MS – University of Illinois at Chicago
    Coordinator: Khashayar Farsad, MD, PhD, FSIR (he/him/his) – Dotter Department of Interventional Radiology, Oregon Health & Science University
    Angio-club WorkshopPortal Hypertension300 (advanced)
  • 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM ET
    Defining the True Value of an IR Within a Radiology Practice
    Coordinator: Raj Pyne, MD, FSIR – Rochester Regional Health
    Coordinator: Allan Hoffman, MD (he/him/his) – Commonwealth Radiology Associates
    Categorical CoursePractice Development100 (beginner)
  • 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM ET
    Renal Artery Denervation: A Simple Potentially Common Arterial Intervention
    Coordinator: Lindsay Machan, MD, FSIR – University of British Columbia
    Categorical CourseRenal and GUArterial Interventions and Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)200 (intermediate)
  • 2:35 PM - 2:55 PM ET
    Building a Career as a Single Parent or the Parent of a Special Needs Child
  • 2:35 PM - 2:55 PM ET
    Global NextGen IRs Connect: Building Skills, Networks, and the Future of IR
  • 2:35 PM - 2:55 PM ET
    MSK-IR Early Career Building in 2026, Pearls and Pitfalls
  • 2:35 PM - 2:55 PM ET
    Show Me the Money: How to Win with Payors, Coding, and Revenue Cycle Management
  • 2:35 PM - 2:55 PM ET
    AI and Practice Improvement in Interventional Radiology
  • 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM ET
    SIR RFS Annual Hackathon (part 2)
    Coordinator: Gregg Khodorov, MD, MBA (he/him/his) – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Department of Radiology
    Facilitator: Varun Singh, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Facilitator: Shakthi Kumaran Ramasamy, MD (he/him/his) – Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, Baptist Health South Florida
    Facilitator: Rui Dai, MD, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Facilitator: Neil K. Jain, DO (he/him/his) – Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
    Facilitator: Marc Succi, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Section ProgrammingGeneral IRRFS
  • 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM ET
    How To Get Published in JVIR Workshop and What NOT To Do
  • 4:45 PM - 6:00 PM ET
    Aorta
    Coordinator: J. Fritz F. Angle, MD – Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia
    Coordinator: Parag J. Patel, MD, MS – Medical College of Wisconsin
    Angio-club WorkshopArterial Interventions and Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
  • 4:45 PM - 6:00 PM ET
    PAD Complications
    Coordinator: Maria Antonella Ruffino, MD EBIR FCIRSE (she/her/hers) – EOC Lugano, Switzerland
    Coordinator: Andrew S. Blum, MD, FSIR – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
    Angio-club WorkshopPeripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
  • 4:45 PM - 6:00 PM ET
    Portal Interventions: Beyond PVR
    Coordinator: Rahul S. Patel, MD, FSIR – Mount Sinai Medical Center
    Coordinator: Kei Yamada, MD (he/him/his) – Tufts Medical Center
    Angio-club WorkshopPortal Hypertension
  • 4:45 PM - 6:00 PM ET
    No-Option Cases: Complex Recanalization to DVA
    Coordinator: John H. Rundback, MD, FSIR – Advanced Interventional & Vascular Services, LLP
    Coordinator: Shigeo Ichihashi, MD, PhD – Nara Medical University
    Angio-club Workshop
  • 4:45 PM - 6:00 PM ET
    Women's Health: Everything Except the Uterus
    Coordinator: Maureen Kohi, MD (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Coordinator: Keith Pereira, MD, DABR, RPVI, ABWM, FSIR – Saint Louis University School of Medicine
    Angio-club WorkshopWomen's Health