Biodesign Clinical Needs Competition

Saturday, April 11, 2026

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM ET

Location: 715

Speaker(s)

Omar Abdalla (he/him/his)

Medical Student
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, United States

Panelist(s)

NJ

Nathan T. Ji, MS (he/him/his)

Medical Student
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States
Ahsun Riaz, MD, FSIR

Associate Professor of Radiology and Surgery
Northwestern University, United States
SK

Stephanie Kim, MD

Radiology Resident
Loma Linda University Medical Center, United States
Ryan M. Cobb, MD (he/him/his)

Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology
University of Pennsylvania, United States
RL

Robert P. Liddell, MD, FSIR

Division Chief, Associate Professor Radiology and Radiological Sciences
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, United States
AG

Andrew C Gordon, MD, PhD

Interventional Radiologist
Northwestern University, United States

Student teams pitch a clearly framed IR clinical need and a proposed solution using biodesign framework. Judges provide feedback on problem definition, solution fit, and feasibility.

Learning Objectives:

Identify key educational opportunities and resources available to medical students through SIR.
Describe strategies and facilitate effective networking with IR faculty, mentors, and peers.
Apply insights from the session to develop a personalized plan for approaching a career in interventional radiology.