Med Students Section Program

Saturday, April 11, 2026

1:00 PM - 5:30 PM ET

Location: 715

Coordinator(s)

Arvind Dev

Medical Student
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, United States

Join us for an informative series sessions tailored specifically for medical students at the SIR Annual Meeting! The Medical Student Programming will offer valuable networking opportunities, allowing students to connect with mentors and peers while exploring the meeting's educational offerings.

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.

Presentations:

1:00 PM - 1:03 PM ET

Welcome
Panelist: Jason C. Hoffmann, MD, FSIR – NYU Langone Health
1:03 PM - 1:20 PM ET

MSC Program Introduction
Speaker: Arvind Dev – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM ET

Biodesign Clinical Needs Competition
Speaker: Omar Abdalla (he/him/his) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Panelist: Nathan T. Ji, MS (he/him/his) – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Panelist: Ahsun Riaz, MD, FSIR – Northwestern University
Panelist: Stephanie Kim, MD – Loma Linda University Medical Center
Panelist: Ryan M. Cobb, MD (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
Panelist: Robert P. Liddell, MD, FSIR – The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Panelist: Andrew C Gordon, MD, PhD – Northwestern University
2:40 PM - 3:40 PM ET

Resident & Program Director Panel
Speaker: Arvind Dev – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Panelist: John T. Cardella, MD – Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Panelist: Nicole Keefe, MD – University of North Carolina
Panelist: Ashley Lamba – Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Panelist: Nicole Lamparello, MD – New York-Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medical College
Panelist: Laura Marrone, MD (she/her/hers) – The Mount Sinai Hospital
Panelist: Ishan Sinha, MD – Mount Sinai Hospital
Panelist: Geogy Vatakencherry, MD, FSIR – Kaiser Permanente physician
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET

IR Basics
Facilitator: Arvind Dev – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Panelist: Omar Abdalla (he/him/his) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Panelist: Taylor Hoffman – Baylor College of Medicine
Panelist: Aly Muhammad Ladak (he/him/his) – University of Toronto
Panelist: Shamit Desai, MD, MA – Gotham Medical PLLC
Panelist: Austin N. Shinagawa, MD – Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
Panelist: Mina S. Makary, MD (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Speaker: Arvind Dev – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Panelist: Cassidy Williams, DO (she/her/hers) – Rush University Medical Center
Panelist: Murwarit Rahimi, BA – George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Panelist: Griffin P.J McNamara, MD – UCLA
Panelist: Mira Malavia, MD – Stanford University
Panelist: Antony Sare, MD – Yale New Haven Hospital
Panelist: Ahmed Farag, MD – Advanced Vascular Institute
Panelist: Murat Osman, MD – Rush University Medical Center
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM ET

MSC Program Conclusion
Speaker: Arvind Dev – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Presenter: Taylor Hoffman – Baylor College of Medicine