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Education program

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

  • Wednesday, April 15, 2026
  • 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    AI and Robotics in IR: Current and Future Applications
    Coordinator: Govindarajan Narayanan, MD, FSIR – Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
    Coordinator: Bradford J. Wood, M.D. – Center for Interventional Oncology, National Institutes of Health
    Categorical Course
  • 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Essential Topics Not-Covered in Mainstream Program
    Coordinator: Janice Newsome, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers) – Emory University School of Medicine
    Coordinator: William Alago, Jr., MD, FSIR (he/him/his) – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Categorical Course
  • 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Interventional Oncology 1
    Coordinator: Miyuki Sone, MD (she/her/hers) – National Cancer Center Hospital
    Coordinator: Gao-Jun Teng, MD (he/him/his) – Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University
    Categorical CourseInterventional Oncology
  • 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Interventional Oncology 2
    Coordinator: Philippe L. Pereira, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – SLK Kliniken gGmbH Heilbronn
    Coordinator: Jordan Tasse, MD – Rush University Medical Center
    Categorical CourseInterventional Oncology
  • 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Portal Interventions: Devil is in the Details
    Coordinator: Nishita Kothary, MD – Stanford University School of Medicine
    Coordinator: Arun Gupta, MD – Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
    Categorical CoursePortal Hypertension