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  • Friday, March 28, 2025
  • 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM CT
    Finance Committee (per invitation only)
    Committee MeetingInvitation Only
  • 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    SIR Foundation Board of Directors meeting (per invitation only)
    Committee MeetingInvitation Only
  • 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    SIR Board of Directors meeting (per invitation only)
    Committee MeetingInvitation Only
  • Saturday, March 29, 2025
  • 8:00 AM – 8:05 AM CT
    Opening Remarks
    Speaker: Manraj Kanwal Singh Heran, MD (he/him/his) – BC Children's Hospital; Vancouver General Hospital
    SIR Stroke CourseTicketed Event
  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    SIR and SIR Foundation Steering Council Meeting (per invitation only)
    Committee MeetingInvitation Only
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    NP/PA Section Program
    Coordinator: Lyndsey Ritze, PA-C – Kettering Network Radiologists, Inc.
    General IRSection ProgrammingNP/PA
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Deep Dive: Thyroid RFA and Goiter Embolization
    Co-Coordinator: Timothy Huber, MD – Jefferson Radiology
    Coordinator: Alan Alper Sag, MD – University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
    EmbolizationLevel 200 (intermediate)Deep Dive LabTicketed Event
  • 8:05 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Stroke Pathophysiology & Medical Management
    Coordinator: Manraj Kanwal Singh Heran, MD (he/him/his) – BC Children's Hospital; Vancouver General Hospital
    Coordinator: Martin G. Radvany, MD, FACR, FSIR – Nova Southeastern University
    Neurointerventional RadiologySIR Stroke CourseTicketed Event
  • 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM CT
    SIR Business Institute (separate registration required)
    Coordinator: Mary Costantino, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers) – Advanced Vascular Centers
    Coordinator: Allan Hoffman, MD (he/him/his) – Commonwealth Radiology Associates
    Practice DevelopmentSIR Business InstituteTicketed Event
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Stroke Imaging
    Coordinator: Manraj Kanwal Singh Heran, MD (he/him/his) – BC Children's Hospital; Vancouver General Hospital
    Coordinator: Martin G. Radvany, MD, FACR, FSIR – Nova Southeastern University
    Neurointerventional RadiologySIR Stroke CourseTicketed Event
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    URM: Research and Leadership Mixer Hosted by the URM Section
    Coordinator: Juan Carlos L. Perez Lozada, MD (he/him/his) – Yale University
    Coordinator: William Alago, Jr., MD, FSIR – Memorial Sloan-Kettering Westchester
    Panelist: Yolanda Bryce, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Panelist: Bradford J. Wood, MD, FSIR – NIH, NCI, NIBIB
    Panelist: Zachary Berman, MD – University of California, San Diego
    Panelist: Gina Landinez, MD (she/her/hers) – Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute (MCVI) Miami Cancer Institute (MCI)
    Panelist: Moaz M. Choudhary, MD – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Panelist: Hirschel McGinnis, MD, FSIR (he/him/his) – Beth Israel Deaconess Plymouth
    Panelist: Mari Tassarotti, MD – Columbia University
    Panelist: Keith M. Horton, MD, FSIR (he/him/his) – MedStar Washington Hospital Center/ Georgetown University School of Medicine
    Panelist: Raj Pyne, MD, FSIR – Rochester Regional Health
    Panelist: Anna Sophia McKenney, MD, PhD, MPH (he/him/his) – Weill Cornell Medicine / NewYork Presbyterian
    Panelist: Maria O'Malley, MD – University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Panelist: Brandon O'Connor, DO
    Panelist: Rebecca Choi, MD – Johns Hopkins
    Panelist: Charles Martin, III, MD, FSIR, MBA (he/him/his) – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Panelist: Lei Yu, MD – University of Nebraksa Medical Center
    Panelist: Maria del Pilar Bayona Molano, MD, FSIR – University of Miami
    Panelist: Uchechukwu Uzomah, MD – University of Miami Miller School of Medicine at Holy Cross Hospital
    Panelist: Chenyang Zhan, MD, PhD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Panelist: Paula Novelli, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Interventional Radiology Division
    Panelist: Ifechi Ukeh, MD – National Institutes of Health
    General IRSection ProgrammingURM
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Deep Dive: Becoming an Expert Witness
    Coordinator: Luke R. Wilkins, MD, FSIR – University of Virginia
    General IRLevel 200 (intermediate)Deep Dive LabTicketed Event
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Business Institute Corporate Symposium (Presented by Siemens Healthineers and Varian, a Siemens Healthineers Company)
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Stroke Intervention Basics
    Coordinator: Manraj Kanwal Singh Heran, MD (he/him/his) – BC Children's Hospital; Vancouver General Hospital
    Coordinator: Martin G. Radvany, MD, FACR, FSIR – Nova Southeastern University
    Neurointerventional RadiologySIR Stroke CourseTicketed Event
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Working lunch with case presentations
    Coordinator: Manraj Kanwal Singh Heran, MD (he/him/his) – BC Children's Hospital; Vancouver General Hospital
    Coordinator: Martin G. Radvany, MD, FACR, FSIR – Nova Southeastern University
    Neurointerventional RadiologySIR Stroke CourseTicketed Event
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Standards/Trials Review
    Coordinator: Manraj Kanwal Singh Heran, MD (he/him/his) – BC Children's Hospital; Vancouver General Hospital
    Coordinator: Martin G. Radvany, MD, FACR, FSIR – Nova Southeastern University
    Neurointerventional RadiologySIR Stroke CourseTicketed Event
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    RFS Program
    Coordinator: Linzi Arndt Webster, MD, MBA (she/her/hers) – Mount Sinai Hospital
    General IRSection ProgrammingRFS
  • 1:00 PM – 2:45 PM CT
    Medical Students Program
    Coordinator: Anna Hu (she/her/hers) – George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
    General IRSection ProgrammingMedical Students
  • 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    Extreme IR: Just Because It Happened, Doesn't Mean You Have To Take A Picture Of It
    Coordinator: Ziv J. Haskal, MD (he/him/his) – Univ of Virginia
    Coordinator: Michael Dake, MD – University of Arizona
    Speaker: Yasuaki Arai, MD, FSIR – National Cancer Center Hospital
    Speaker: Shahrzad Azizaddini, MD – University of Virginia
    Speaker: Thomas Burdick, MD (he/him/his) – Dartmouth Health
    Speaker: Juan C. Camacho, MD (he/him/his) – Florida State University, Radiology Associates of Florida
    Speaker: Laura Crocetti, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Università di Pisa
    Speaker: David C. Dwyer, MD – Thomas Jefferson University
    Speaker: Fabrizio Fanelli, MD – Careggi University Hospital
    Speaker: Alexis Kelekis, MD – National & Kapodistrian University of Athens
    Speaker: Charles Y. Kim, MD, FSIR – Duke University
    Speaker: Dan Laney, MD – LSU Health New Orleans
    Speaker: Daniel D. Lee, MD (he/him/his) – The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Speaker: Sang Bum Lee
    Speaker: Jorge Lopera, MD, FSIR (he/him/his) – UT Health Science Center in San Antonio
    Speaker: Mina S. Makary, MD (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
    Speaker: Paula Novelli, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Interventional Radiology Division
    Speaker: Raghuram Posham, MD – NewYork Presbyterian - Columbia University
    Speaker: Uei Pua, FSIR, MBBS – Tan Tock Seng Hospital
    Speaker: Rehan Quadri, MD – UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Co-Speaker: Mahmood Razavi, MD – Vascular & Interventional Specialists Of Orange County
    Speaker: David Sacks, MD, FSIR (he/him/his) – Tower Health, Reading Hospital
    Speaker: Brian J. Schiro, MD – Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute / Radiology Associates of South Florida
    Speaker: Lucas C. Struycken, MD – Banner University Medical Center Tucson
    Speaker: Denis Szejnfeld, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Sobrice - Brazilian society of interventional radiology
    Speaker: Kiang Hiong Tay, FSIR, MBBS – Singapore General Hospital
    Speaker: Mikkel Taudorf, MD, PhD – Interventional Radiology / Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
    Speaker: Vivek K. Ukirde, MD (he/him/his) – Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai
    Speaker: Luke R. Wilkins, MD, FSIR – University of Virginia
    Speaker: Jack Wood, MD – University of North Carolina
    General IRAngio-club Workshop
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Deep Dive: Percutaneous Cholangioscopy: Advance Your Practice
    Coordinator: John B. Smirniotopoulos, MD, MS – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
    Coordinator: Harjit Singh, MD, FSIR – Johns Hopkins Hospital
    Gastrointestinal InterventionsLevel 200 (intermediate)Level 300 (advanced)Deep Dive LabTicketed Event
  • 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM CT
    MSC/RFS: How to Succeed on Your IR Sub-I
    Coordinator: Anna Hu (she/her/hers) – George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
    Panelist: Subhash Gutti, MD (he/him/his) – RUSH VIR
    Panelist: Deepak Iyer, MD (he/him/his) – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Panelist: Neil K. Jain, DO (he/him/his) – Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
    Panelist: Jonas Kruse, MD – UCLA
    Panelist: Jade Lerner, MD (she/her/hers) – Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
    General IRSection ProgrammingMedical StudentsRFS
  • 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    SIR RFS Annual Hackathon - Part I
    Coordinator: Linzi Arndt Webster, MD, MBA (she/her/hers) – Mount Sinai Hospital
    Coordinator: Varun Singh, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Coordinator: Shakthi Kumaran Ramasamy, MD (he/him/his) – Research Fellow
    Coordinator: Rui Dai, MD, PhD
    General IRSection ProgrammingRFS
  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    Advanced Stroke Interventions
    Coordinator: Manraj Kanwal Singh Heran, MD (he/him/his) – BC Children's Hospital; Vancouver General Hospital
    Coordinator: Martin G. Radvany, MD, FACR, FSIR – Nova Southeastern University
    Neurointerventional RadiologySIR Stroke CourseTicketed Event
  • 2:45 PM – 4:15 PM CT
    RFS/DEI: IR Basics
    Coordinator: Anna Hu (she/her/hers) – George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
    Panelist: Rayan Abboud, MD, MS – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Panelist: Simon Chivi, MD – Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai
    Panelist: Varun Danda, MD (he/him/his) – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Panelist: Ahmed Farag, MD – UK Healthcare
    Panelist: Neil K. Jain, DO (he/him/his) – Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
    Panelist: Siddhant S. Kulkarni, DO, MS (he/him/his) – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital
    Panelist: Kishan S. Patel, DO – Cooper University Hospital
    Panelist: Haley VanBeek – Medical College of Wisconsin
    General IRSection ProgrammingRFS
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    RFS/ECS: Passing the Torch
    Coordinator: Rakesh S. Ahuja, MD – Radiology Associates of North Texas
    Coordinator: Priya Mody, MD (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina
    Panelist: Gregg Khodorov, MD, MBA (he/him/his) – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Department of Radiology
    Panelist: Linzi Arndt Webster, MD, MBA (she/her/hers) – Mount Sinai Hospital
    Panelist: Merve Ozen, MD – Mayo Clinic Arizona
    Panelist: Yilun Koethe, MD – TRG Imaging
    General IRSection ProgrammingECSRFS
  • 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    SIR Global Society Summit
    General IR
  • 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    WIR/ACIR Leadership Seminar
    Coordinator: Amy C. Taylor, MD, MBA (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
    Coordinator: Saher Sabri, MD, FSIR – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
    General IRSection ProgrammingWIR
  • 4:00 PM – 4:55 PM CT
    Complexities and Complications
    Coordinator: Manraj Kanwal Singh Heran, MD (he/him/his) – BC Children's Hospital; Vancouver General Hospital
    Coordinator: Martin G. Radvany, MD, FACR, FSIR – Nova Southeastern University
    Neurointerventional RadiologySIR Stroke CourseTicketed Event
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    International Scholars Orientation (per invitation only)
    International ScholarsInvitation Only
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    ECS Edition Debate: Should IR and DR be separated
    Coordinator: Merve Ozen, MD – Mayo Clinic Arizona
    Moderator: Bulent Arslan, MD, FSIR – Rush University Medical Center
    Moderator: Indravadan J. Patel, MD – Mayo Clinic Arizona
    Panelist: Marc Michael Lim, MD – Oregon Health & Science University
    Panelist: Abhishek Kumar, MD – Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
    Panelist: Moaz M. Choudhary, MD – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Panelist: Lei Yu, MD – University of Nebraksa Medical Center
    Panelist: Thomas Tullius, MD – University Medical Center, El Paso, Texas
    Panelist: Chris Bailey, DO – VCU/MCV
    General IRSection ProgrammingECS
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CT
    RFS Program
    Coordinator: Linzi Arndt Webster, MD, MBA (she/her/hers) – Mount Sinai Hospital
    Coordinator: Jackie Brenner, BS (she/her/hers) – University of Miami
    General IRSection ProgrammingRFS
  • 4:15 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Medical Students Program: Annual Program Director Panel
    Coordinator: Anna Hu (she/her/hers) – George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
    Panelist: Teodora Bochnakova, MD – Oregon Health and Science University
    Panelist: Nicole Lamparello, MD – New York-Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medical College
    Panelist: Reza Imani-Shikhabadi, MD, MS – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Panelist: Daehee Kim, MD – Rhode Island Hospital; Alpert Medical School Brown University
    General IRSection ProgrammingMedical Students
  • 4:55 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Meeting end/closing remarks
    Speaker: Martin G. Radvany, MD, FACR, FSIR – Nova Southeastern University
    SIR Stroke CourseTicketed Event
  • 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT
    SIR 2025 Opening Reception
  • Sunday, March 30, 2025
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT
    Economics Steering Committee (per invitation only)
    Committee MeetingInvitation Only
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT
    Small and Rural Practice Advisory (per invitation only)
    Committee MeetingInvitation Only
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM CT
    JVIR Editor’s Writing Club Sunday
    Coordinator: Ziv J. Haskal, MD (he/him/his) – Univ of Virginia
    General IRCategorical CourseJVIR
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CT
    Economics Committee meeting (per invitation only)
    Committee MeetingInvitation Only
  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    ACIR (per invitation only)
    Committee MeetingInvitation Only
  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Early Career Governing Council (per invitation only)
    Committee MeetingInvitation Only
  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Private Practice Advisory Committee (per invitation only)
    Committee MeetingInvitation Only
  • 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    Vascular Malformations The Basics
    Coordinator: Brian Funaki, MD, FSIR – University of Chicago
    Coordinator: Jessica K. Stewart, MD
    EmbolizationLevel 100 (beginner)Angio-club Workshop
  • 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    AI in IR: Where are we today and where we are going?
    Coordinator: Dania Daye, MD, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Coordinator: Bradford J. Wood, MD, FSIR – NIH, NCI, NIBIB
    General IRLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical CourseIR physicians
  • 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    Oncologic Interventions: Tips and tricks from experts around the World
    Coordinator: Constantinos T. Sofocleous, MD PhD – Weill Cornell Medical College Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
    Coordinator: Afshin Gangi, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – University Hospital Of Strasbourg
    Interventional OncologyLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical Course
  • 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    Breast Cancer Cryoablation
    Coordinator: Kenneth Tomkovich, MD – Princeton University
    Coordinator: Yolanda Bryce, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Interventional OncologyLevel 100 (beginner)Categorical Course
  • 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    Soup to Nuts: Building a Pain Practice and Regional Blocks
    Coordinator: Junjian Huang, MD – Emory University School of Medicine
    Coordinator: Shantanu Warhadpande, MD – University of Michigan Medical Center
    Pain Management/MSKLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical Course
  • 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    Stroke
    Coordinator: Manraj Kanwal Singh Heran, MD (he/him/his) – BC Children's Hospital; Vancouver General Hospital
    Coordinator: Joseph J. Gemmete, MD, FACR, FSIR – Radiology, Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Otolaryngology Michigan Medicine
    Neurointerventional RadiologyLevel 100 (beginner)Categorical Course
  • 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    Office Based Labonomics 101: Building a core team, exploring different models
    Co-Coordinator: Michelle N. Maneevese, MD (she/her/hers) – Access Vascular Health
    Coordinator: Derek Mittleider, MD, FSIR – Vascular and Embolization Specialists
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 100 (beginner)Categorical Course
  • 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    PAD Practice Building: Private Practice to Ivory Tower
    Coordinator: Srini Tummala, MD – Florida Vascular Specialists
    Coordinator: Amy C. Taylor, MD, MBA (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
    PAD/Arterial InterventionsLevel 100 (beginner)Categorical Course
  • 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    The State of PE: Where We Are, Where We Need To Go
    Coordinator: Carin Gonsalves, MD, FSIR – Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
    Coordinator: Mona Ranade, MD (she/her/hers) – UCLA
    Venous InterventionsLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical Course
  • 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    Women’s Health in the Pelvis Beyond Fibroids
    Coordinator: Claire Kaufman, MD – OHSU
    Coordinator: Nicole Lamparello, MD – New York-Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medical College
    Women's HealthLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical CourseIR physicians
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Advanced Skills Workshop for Advanced Practice Providers (APPs)
    Workshop Faculty: Lyndsey Ritze, PA-C – Kettering Network Radiologists, Inc.
    Technology ShowcaseTicketed Event
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Technology showcase: Arterial (Crossing and Re-Entry, Closure)
    Workshop Faculty: Mike Watts, MD, FSIR – Atlantic Medical Imaging
    Technology ShowcaseTicketed Event
  • 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM CT
    Poster Hall open
  • 9:15 AM – 3:15 PM CT
    Expo open
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    CPT/RUC workgroup (per invitation only)
    Committee MeetingInvitation Only
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Practice Management Division (per invitation only)
    Committee MeetingInvitation Only
  • 9:45 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Refreshment break, visit Expo and attend corporate events
  • 9:50 AM – 10:20 AM CT
    Message in a Bottle: Tales from abandoned patients you thought you took care of
    Panelist: J. David Prologo, MD – Emory University School of Medicine
    Panelist: Nishita Kothary, MD – Stanford University School of Medicine
    Fireside Chat
  • 9:50 AM – 10:20 AM CT
    The Real World - What IR jobs are REALLY like
    Panelist: Linzi Arndt Webster, MD, MBA (she/her/hers) – Mount Sinai Hospital
    Fireside Chat
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Alternative Payment Model (APM) Workgroup (per invitation only)
    Committee MeetingInvitation Only
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Opening Plenary Session with Gold Medalists, Leader in Innovation Awards and Dotter Lecture
    Plenary Faculty: Gloria Martinez-Salazar, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers) – UNC
    Plenary Faculty: Robert Lewandowski, MD – Northwestern University, Dept. of Radiology, IR section
    Plenary Faculty: Maureen Kohi, MD – UNC
    Award Recipient: Yasuaki Arai, MD, FSIR – National Cancer Center Hospital
    Award Recipient: Michael Brunner, MD – Madison VAH, University of Wisconsin Madison School of Medicine
    Award Recipient: Lindsay Machan, MD, FSIR – University of British Columbia
    Award Recipient: Jeanne LaBerge, MD, FSIR – SIR
    Award Recipient: John Kaufman, MD, FSIR, MS – Dotter Interventional Institute
    Award Recipient: Vicki Marx, MD, FSIR – University of Southern California
    Award Recipient: Matthew A. Mauro, MD, FACR, FSIR (he/him/his) – UNC School of Medicine
    General IRPlenary Session
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Carrier Advocacy Workgroup (per invitation only)
    Committee MeetingInvitation Only
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    International Scholars Panel/Lunch (per invitation only)
    International ScholarsInvitation Only
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    JVIR Editorial Board Meeting (per invitation only)
    Committee MeetingJVIRInvitation Only
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Lunch, exhibits and corporate symposia
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Nurse Practitioners (NP) and Physician Assistants (PA) Section Luncheon
    NP/PATicketed Event
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Past Presidents' Forum (per invitation only)
    Committee MeetingInvitation Only
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Underrepresented Minority (URM) Section Luncheon (separate registration required)
    URMTicketed Event
  • 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Corporate Expo Theater w/Lunch (Presented by Medtronic - PVH)
    Corporate Event
  • 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Corporate Lunch Symposium (Presented by BD)
    Corporate Event
  • 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Corporate Lunch Symposium (Presented by Okami Medical)
    Corporate Event
  • 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Corporate Lunch Symposium (Presented by Penumbra, Inc.)
    Corporate Event
  • 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Corporate Lunch Symposium (Presented by Stryker Interventional Spine)
    Corporate Event
  • 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Corporate Lunch Symposium (Presented by Terumo Medical Corporation TIS)
    Corporate Event
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Coding Application & Guidance Workgroup (per invitation only)
    Committee MeetingInvitation Only
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Education Advisory Council (per invitation only)
    Committee MeetingInvitation Only
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Medical Student Council (MSC) Business Meeting (per invitation only)
    Committee MeetingMedical StudentsInvitation Only
  • 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Dialysis: Percutaneous AVF Creation and Advanced Interventions
    Coordinator: Bart Dolmatch, MD – PAMF and El Camino Hospital
    Coordinator: Scott O. Trerotola, MD – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    Dialysis InterventionsLevel 200 (intermediate)Angio-club Workshop
  • 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Embolization M&M
    Coordinator: Jason Wong, MD, FSIR (he/him/his) – University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre
    Coordinator: David Valenti, MD, FSIR – McGill University
    EmbolizationLevel 300 (advanced)Angio-club Workshop
  • 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    My Best Save: GI Interventions
    Coordinator: Jonathan Lorenz, MD, FSIR – The University of Chicago
    Coordinator: Baljendra Kapoor, MD – Vascular and Interventional Radiology
    Gastrointestinal InterventionsLevel 200 (intermediate)Angio-club Workshop
  • 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Genitourinary Potpourri and M&M: How to manage complications in difficult cases
    Coordinator: Quinn Meisinger, MD (he/him/his) – UC San Diego
    Coordinator: Keith Quencer, MD (he/him/his) – Oregon Health and Science University
    General IRLevel 300 (advanced)Angio-club WorkshopIR physicians
  • 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Preventing IR complications through imaging review
    Coordinator: Olga Brook, MD, FSIR, MBA – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Coordinator: Jeffrey Weinstein, MD, FSIR – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    ImagingLevel 200 (intermediate)Angio-club Workshop
  • 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Renal Ablation: from pre-procedural evaluation through post-procedural care
    Coordinator: Andrew Gunn, MD – University of Alabama At Birmingham
    Coordinator: Mohamed E. Abdelsalam, MD,M.Sc. (he/him/his) – UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Interventional OncologyLevel 200 (intermediate)Angio-club Workshop
  • 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Breaking Barriers: Navigating Exclusivity Clauses and Mastering Contract Negotiations
    Coordinator: Mary Costantino, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers) – Advanced Vascular Centers
    Coordinator: Michael Cumming, MD, MBA, ABWM (he/him/his) – Vascular and Interventional Experts
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical Course
  • 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    What is important and new in Wound care?
    Coordinator: Kumar Madassery, MD – Rush University Medical Center, Rush Oak Park
    Coordinator: Daniel Van Den Heuvel, MD (he/him/his) – St. Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein
    PAD/Arterial InterventionsLevel 200 (intermediate)Angio-club Workshop
  • 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Breaking the ICE: Mastering TIPS in Portal Hypertension
    Coordinator: George Behrens, MD – VIR Chicago
    Coordinator: Merve Ozen, MD – Mayo Clinic Arizona
    Portal HypertensionLevel 300 (advanced)Angio-club Workshop
  • 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Live Ultrasound in Comprehensive Venous Care -- Iliac Obstruction, Iliac Compression, Renal Compression, and Ovarian Reflux
    Coordinator: Ronald Winokur, MD, FSIR, RPVI – Weill Cornell Medicine
    Coordinator: Nicos Labropoulos, PhD – Vascular Surgery Stony Brook University
    Venous InterventionsLevel 200 (intermediate)Angio-club Workshop
  • 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Refreshment break, visit Expo and attend corporate events
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    IR Quarterly Editorial Board (per invitation only)
    Committee MeetingInvitation Only
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    SIRPAC Board Meeting (per invitation only)
    Committee MeetingInvitation Only
  • 2:35 PM – 2:55 PM CT
    Corporate In-Expo, In-Booth Session (Presented by Boston Scientific)
    Corporate Event
  • 2:35 PM – 2:55 PM CT
    Corporate In-Expo, In-Booth Session (Presented by Medtronic Pain Therapies)
    Corporate Event
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Technology showcase: Dialysis Access (EndoAVF, Maintenance Balloons, Stents)
    Workshop Faculty: Quinn Meisinger, MD (he/him/his) – UC San Diego
    Workshop Faculty: Ahmed M. Kamel Abdel Aal, MD, PhD, FSIR – University of Texas Health Science Center
    Workshop Panelist: Scott O. Trerotola, MD – Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    Workshop Panelist: Rishi Razdan, MD – Azura
    Workshop Panelist: Vincent Gallo, MD (he/him/his) – Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Staten Island University Hospital
    Workshop Panelist: Brandon Repko, MD – Butler Memorial Hospital
    Workshop Panelist: Mary Meek, MD – University of Arkansas College of Medicine
    Technology ShowcaseTicketed Event
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Technology showcase: Embolics and Delivery Systems (Radioactive, Drug-Eluting, and Bland)
    Workshop Faculty: Jordan Tasse, MD – Rush University Medical Center
    Workshop Faculty: Ghassan El-Haddad, MD – Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
    Technology ShowcaseTicketed Event
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Arterial - Peripheral
    Moderator: Mary Costantino, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers) – Advanced Vascular Centers
    Moderator: Robert E. Beasley, MD – Palm Vascular Centers of Coral Gables
    Scientific Session
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Biliary Interventions
    Moderator: John B. Smirniotopoulos, MD, MS – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
    Moderator: Jorge Lopera, MD, FSIR (he/him/his) – UT Health Science Center in San Antonio
    Scientific Session
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Interventional Oncology - Ablation 1
    Moderator: Edward Kim, MD (he/him/his) – Mount Sinai Health System
    Moderator: Suvranu Ganguli, MD (he/him/his) – Boston Medical Center/Boston University School of Medicine
    Scientific Session
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Interventional Oncology - Y90 1
    Moderator: Robert Lewandowski, MD – Northwestern University, Dept. of Radiology, IR section
    Moderator: Aravind Arepally, MD, FSIR (he/him/his) – ABK Biomedical Inc.
    Scientific Session
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Interventional Oncology 1
    Moderator: Ghassan El-Haddad, MD – Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
    Moderator: Emil I. Cohen, MD, FSIR – Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
    Scientific Session
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    MSK Interventions
    Moderator: Sean Tutton, MD (he/him/his) – UCSD HEALTH
    Moderator: Douglas Beall, MD, FSIR – Comprehensive Specialty Care
    Scientific Session
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Portal Hypertension 1
    Moderator: Wael Saad, MD – University of Utah
    Moderator: Ron C. Gaba, MD, MS – University of Illinois at Chicago
    Scientific Session
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Practice Development, Economics, and Quality 1
    Moderator: Jeet Minocha, MD (he/him/his) – University of California San Diego
    Moderator: Warren Swee, MD – Palm Vascular Delray
    Scientific Session
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Late Breaking Abstracts
    Moderator: Kush Desai, MD, FSIR (he/him/his) – Northwestern University
    Moderator: Kumar Madassery, MD – Rush University Medical Center, Rush Oak Park
    Scientific SessionLate Breaking Abstracts
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Venous 1
    Moderator: Vivian Bishay, MD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital
    Moderator: Adam Plotnik, MD – UCLA Interventional Radiology
    Scientific Session
  • 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM CT
    ECS: Trailblazing Insights - Learning from the Pioneers in Interventional Radiology
    Coordinator: Merve Ozen, MD – Mayo Clinic Arizona
    Coordinator: Thomas Tullius, MD – University Medical Center, El Paso, Texas
    General IRLevel 100 (beginner)Section ProgrammingECS
  • 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM CT
    IR Education and Practice around the world. Potential efforts for global improvement of IR Practice through education.
    Coordinator: Robert A. Morgan, MD, FSIR – St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and St George's University of London
    Coordinator: Michael Dake, MD – University of Arizona
    Panelist: Brian Stainken, MD – Self employed
    Panelist: Murthy Chamarthy
    Panelist: Ethel G. Rivas Zuleta, MD (she/her/hers) – IBEROAMERICAN OSCIETY OF INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLGY
    Panelist: Koichiro Yamakado, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Department of Radiology, Hyogo Medical University
    Panelist: Shuvro H. Roy-Choudhury, MD, MBBS – NH Group of hospitals India
    Panelist: Kiang Hiong Tay, FSIR, MBBS – Singapore General Hospital
    SIR Connect Townhall
  • 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM CT
    Underutilization of UAE
    Coordinator: John Lipman, MD, FSIR – Atlanta Fibroid Center
    SIR Connect Townhall
  • 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM CT
    Are you ready to become a department as an IR service in your own hospital?
    Coordinator: Bulent Arslan, MD, FSIR – Rush University Medical Center
    Panelist: Shivank Bhatia, MD – University of Miami
    Panelist: Joshua Weintraub, MD (he/him/his) – Columbia University
    Panelist: Khashayar Farsad, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Oregon Health and Science University
    SIR Connect Townhall
  • 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM CT
    Fluoroscopy privileges and related challenges for APPs
    Coordinator: Carrie M. Hayes DMSc, MS, PA-C (she/her/hers) – Advanced Vascular Centers
    Coordinator: Angela Nash, PhD, PA-C – Mecklenburg Radiology Associates
    SIR Connect Townhall
  • 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM CT
    Meaningful Mentorship - From trainee to mid career attending
    Coordinator: Linzi Arndt Webster, MD, MBA (she/her/hers) – Mount Sinai Hospital
    SIR Connect Townhall
  • 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM CT
    Being an IR Within A DR/IR Private Practice Group - Where Are We in 2025?
    Coordinator: Raj Pyne, MD, FSIR – Rochester Regional Health
    Coordinator: Jason C. Hoffmann, MD, FSIR (he/him/his) – New York University Long Island School of Medicine
    Practice DevelopmentLevel 200 (intermediate)Level 300 (advanced)SIR Connect Townhall
  • 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM CT
    Unique challenges like breastfeeding, maternity leave, advocacy, etc.
    SIR Connect Townhall
  • 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM CT
    JVIR Editor’s Workshop Sunday
    Coordinator: Daniel Y. Sze, MD, PhD – Stanford University
    General IRCategorical CourseJVIR
  • 5:45 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    Medical Student, Resident and International Scholars Reception
    Medical StudentsRFSInternational Scholars
  • 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM CT
    SIR Foundation 2025 Gala
    Ticketed Event
  • Monday, March 31, 2025
  • 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM CT
    Quality and Performance Improvement Division Meeting (per invitation only)
    Committee MeetingInvitation Only
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM CT
    JVIR Editor’s Writing Club Monday
    Coordinator: Ziv J. Haskal, MD (he/him/his) – Univ of Virginia
    General IRCategorical CourseJVIR
  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advancement Coalition (per invitation only)
    Committee MeetingInvitation Only
  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    WIR Governing Council (per invitation only)
    Committee MeetingWIRInvitation Only
  • 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    Hot Topics in Embolization
    Co-Coordinator: Gary Siskin, MD (he/him/his) – Albany Medical Center
    Co-Coordinator: Jafar Golzarian, MD, FSIR – University of Minnesota / North Star Vascular
    EmbolizationLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical Course
  • 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    Management of colorectal liver metastases: New Data
    Coordinator: Nadine Abi-Jaoudeh, MD, FSIR – University of California
    Coordinator: Constantinos T. Sofocleous, MD PhD – Weill Cornell Medical College Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
    Interventional OncologyLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical CourseIR physicians
  • 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    Spine Interventions: Benign and Malignant Therapies
    Coordinator: Daniel Holzwanger, MD – Weill Cornell Medical College
    Coordinator: Merve Ozen, MD – Mayo Clinic Arizona
    Pain Management/MSKLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical Course
  • 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    Management of Osteoarthritis of the Knee
    Coordinator: John B. Smirniotopoulos, MD, MS – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
    Co-Coordinator: Siddharth Padia, MD – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    Pain Management/MSKLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical Course
  • 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    Genintourinary Access and Complications: Stones, Strictures, Scopes
    Coordinator: David Duncan, MD (he/him/his) – US Air Force
    Coordinator: Yousuf Qaseem, MD (he/him/his) – University of California Irvine
    Nonvascular InterventionsLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical Course
  • 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    Labreneurship: Brand Building and Growth
    Coordinator: Aaron Kovaleski, MD – University of Kansas Medical Center
    Coordinator: Warren Swee, MD – Palm Vascular Delray
    Office-based ProceduresLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical Course
  • 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    Aorto-Iliac Disease Management & Treatment: It's Easy, Right?
    Coordinator: Bret N. Wiechmann, MD – Vascular & Interventional Physicians
    Coordinator: Robert E. Beasley, MD – Palm Vascular Centers of Coral Gables
    PAD/Arterial InterventionsLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical Course
  • 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    Portal Hypertension Management Based on Indications: Bleeding, Ascites, Hepatic Encephalopathy
    Coordinator: Philip D. Orons, DO, FSIR (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    Coordinator: Wael Saad, MD – University of Utah
    Portal HypertensionLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical Course
  • 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    Interventional Radiology in the Management of Renal, Pancreatic, and Multi-visceral Organ Transplantation
    Coordinator: Andrew Gunn, MD – University of Alabama At Birmingham
    Coordinator: Chris Ingraham, MD – University of California San Diego
    Transplant InterventionsLevel 200 (intermediate)Categorical Course
  • 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    Deep Venous Intervention: from Acute to Chronic
    Coordinator: Suresh Vedantham, MD (he/him/his) – Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
    Coordinator: Kush Desai, MD, FSIR (he/him/his) – Northwestern University
    Venous InterventionsLevel 300 (advanced)Categorical Course
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Technology showcase: Embolics and Delivery Systems (Liquid, Conformable, Plugs, Coils)
    Workshop Faculty: Charles Y. Kim, MD, FSIR – Duke University
    Workshop Faculty: Evan Lehrman, MD, FSIR (he/him/his) – UCSF
    Technology ShowcaseTicketed Event
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Technology showcase: MSK and Pain Interventions (Ablation, Balloons, Pumps, Screws, SCS, VCF)
    Workshop Faculty: Junjian Huang, MD – Emory University School of Medicine
    Workshop Faculty: Michael Jacob Dayan, MD, MBA (he/him/his) – Northwell Health, Zucker School of Medicine
    Technology ShowcaseTicketed Event
  • 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM CT
    Poster Hall open
  • 9:15 AM – 3:15 PM CT
    Expo open
  • 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    RFS Governing Council (per invitation only)
    Committee MeetingInvitation OnlyRFS
  • 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CT
    SIR Foundation Awards Recognition
    General IRAwards
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Refreshment break, visit Expo and attend corporate events
  • 9:50 AM – 10:20 AM CT
    Late Career
    Panelist: Ziv J. Haskal, MD (he/him/his) – Univ of Virginia
    Panelist: Neil Halin, DO, FSIR, FAOCR (he/him/his) – Tufts Medical Center
    Panelist: Albert Nemcek, MD – Northwestern Memorial Hospital
    Panelist: Ernest Ring
    Panelist: Anne Roberts, MD (she/her/hers) – UCSD Medical Center
    Panelist: David Sacks, MD, FSIR (he/him/his) – Tower Health, Reading Hospital
    Fireside Chat
  • 9:50 AM – 10:20 AM CT
    Managing biases in the workplace
    Panelist: Amy C. Taylor, MD, MBA (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
    Panelist: Julie C. Bulman, MD, RPVI – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
    Fireside ChatWIR
  • 9:50 AM – 10:20 AM CT
    SIR GIVE Back at El Salvador - Road to IR
    Panelist: Ethel G. Rivas Zuleta, MD (she/her/hers) – IBEROAMERICAN OSCIETY OF INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLGY
    Panelist: Janice Newsome, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers) – Emory University School of Medicine
    Fireside Chat
  • 9:55 AM – 10:20 AM CT
    Corporate In-Expo, In-Booth Session (Presented by Boston Scientific)
    Corporate Event
  • 9:55 AM – 10:20 AM CT
    Corporate In-Expo, In-Booth Session (Presented by Medtronic Pain Therapies)
    Corporate Event
  • 9:55 AM – 10:20 AM CT
    Corporate In-Expo, In-Booth Session (Presented by Siemens Healthineers and Varian, A Siemens Healthineers Company)
    Corporate Event
  • 9:55 AM – 10:20 AM CT
    Corporate In-Expo, In-Booth Session (Presented by Terumo Medical Corporation TIS)
    Corporate Event
  • 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM CT
    SIR Foundation Awards Ceremony
    Chair: Maureen Kohi, MD – UNC
    Chair: Clifford R. Weiss, MD – Department of Radiology, Radiological Science and Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    General IRAwards
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    NP/PA Section Governing Council (per invitation only)
    Committee MeetingNP/PAInvitation Only
  • 10:25 AM – 10:55 AM CT
    How to make the best out of your clinic reimbursements
    Panelist: Gloria Martinez-Salazar, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers) – UNC
    Panelist: Kumar Madassery, MD – Rush University Medical Center, Rush Oak Park
    Panelist: Paula Novelli, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Interventional Radiology Division
    Panelist: Mary Costantino, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers) – Advanced Vascular Centers
    Fireside Chat
  • 10:25 AM – 10:55 AM CT
    Onboarding APPs
    Panelist: Carrie M. Hayes DMSc, MS, PA-C (she/her/hers) – Advanced Vascular Centers
    Panelist: Angela Nash, PhD, PA-C – Mecklenburg Radiology Associates
    Fireside Chat
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Monday Plenary Session: The Power of Interventional Radiologists to shape and lead the Healthcare System
    Plenary Faculty: Gloria Martinez-Salazar, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers) – UNC
    Moderator: Julie C. Bulman, MD, RPVI – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
    Moderator: Michael Dake, MD – University of Arizona
    Panelist: Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, FSIR, MA (he/him/his) – University of Virginia Health
    Panelist: Ezequiel “Zeke” Silva III, MD, FSIR
    Panelist: Alda Tam, MD, FSIR – MD Anderson Cancer Center
    General IRPlenary Session
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    International Scholars Lunch (per invitation only)
    International ScholarsInvitation Only
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    JVIR social media volunteers (per invitation only)
    Committee MeetingJVIRInvitation Only
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Lunch, exhibits and corporate symposia
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Women in IR InspIRed Lecture and Luncheon (separate registration required)
    WIRTicketed Event
  • 12:10 PM – 1:10 PM CT
    Traditional Poster Presentations
    Traditional Poster