Deep Dive: Advanced Percutaneous Endoscopy

Coordinator(s)

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  John Smirniotopoulos, MD, MS

  Assistant Professor of Radiology
  MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, United States
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  Harjit Singh, MD (he/him/his)

  Vice Chair, Radiology
  Johns Hopkins Health, United States
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  Ravi Srinivasa, MD, FSIR

  Professor of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
  UCLA, United States

Note: Tickets are required to attend. Add the Deep Dive to your SIR 2026 meeting experience during the registration process.

This case-based, panel-focused Deep Dive is designed for IRs seeking to elevate their skills in percutaneous endoscopy with a focus on complex cholangioscopy. Participants will explore challenging cases, review strategies for managing potential adverse events, and come away with new strategies for their patients’ biliary issues. Through expert-led discussions and case-based learning, this course will provide practical insights to enhance procedural success and patient outcomes in advanced biliary endoscopy.

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM - 8:22 AM ET

  What’s Next for Scopes – Discussion on Current and Coming Scopes, and Expanded Use
  

  Speaker: Ahsun Riaz, MD – Northwestern

  Speaker: Adam Fang, MD – University of Maryland School of Medicine
• 8:22 AM - 8:44 AM ET

  Laser Types and Settings - Panel Discussion on Lasers as Well as Programming for Stones and Strictures
  

  Speaker: Ravi N. Srinivasa, MD, FSIR – UCLA

  Speaker: Harjit Singh, MD (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins Health
• 8:44 AM - 9:06 AM ET

  RF Stricture Ablation: How I Do It – Case Based Discussion
  

  Speaker: Ravi N. Srinivasa, MD, FSIR – UCLA

  Speaker: Premal Trivedi
• 9:16 AM - 9:38 AM ET

  Advanced Stone Management: Beyond the Basket – Cases for Dealing with Stones of All Sizes and the Impacted Stones
  

  Speaker: Nariman Nezami, MD – Georgetown University Medical Center

  Speaker: Kyle J. Cooper, MD, FSIR, RPVI – Loma Linda University

  Speaker: William F. Browne, MD – Nyp/Weill Cornell Medicine
• 9:38 AM - 10:00 AM ET

  Dropped Stones - How to Manage Dropped Stones (And Others’ Dropped Stones!)
  

  Facilitator: Jonas Redmond, MD, FSIR – UC San Diego Health

  Facilitator: Nariman Nezami, MD – Georgetown University Medical Center
• 10:00 AM - 10:22 AM ET

  What’s Next for Strictures (Cystic and Other Ducts): Recanalization, Advanced Plasty Techniques, Degradable Stents - Case Based Discussion
  

  Facilitator: Jonas Redmond, MD, FSIR – UC San Diego Health
• 10:32 AM - 10:54 AM ET

  Gallbladder Cholangioscopy Complications and Management – Panel Cases
  

  Facilitator: John B. Smirniotopoulos, MD, MS – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

  Facilitator: Harjit Singh, MD (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins Health

  Facilitator: Ravi N. Srinivasa, MD, FSIR – UCLA
• 10:54 AM - 11:16 AM ET

  Intra- And Extrahepatic Biliary Complications and Management – Panel Cases
  

  Facilitator: John B. Smirniotopoulos, MD, MS – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

  Facilitator: Harjit Singh, MD (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins Health

  Facilitator: Ravi N. Srinivasa, MD, FSIR – UCLA
• 11:16 AM - 11:38 AM ET

  Billing And Coding – Optimal Coding and Billing for Different Scenarios
  

  Speaker: Joseph M. Miller, MD, MS – Children's Hospital Los Angeles
• 11:38 AM - 12:00 PM ET

  Bring Your Case! Attendees Can Bring Difficult/Challenging Cases to Discuss with the Faculty
  

  Facilitator: John B. Smirniotopoulos, MD, MS – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

  Facilitator: Harjit Singh, MD (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins Health

  Facilitator: Ravi N. Srinivasa, MD, FSIR – UCLA