Resident & Program Director Panel

Saturday, April 11, 2026

2:40 PM - 3:40 PM ET

Panelist(s)

SA

Samad Ashraf
LM

Laura Marrone, BA

Medical Student
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, United States
Anna Hu (she/her/hers)

Medical Student
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, United States
DG

Derek Groskreutz, M Res

Medical Student
Frank Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University, United States
Ishan Sinha, MD

PGY3 IR/DR Resident
Mount Sinai Hospital, United States
Nicole Lamparello, MD

Assistant Professor
New York-Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medical College, United States
Nicole Keefe, MD

Associate Professor, Program Director
University of North Carolina, United States
GV

Geogy Vatakencherry, MD, FSIR

Program Director of Vascular and Interventional Integrated Residency
Kaiser Permanente physician, United States
JC

John T. Cardella, MD

Assistant Professor
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, United States

Program Directors (PDs) and residents discuss how to prepare a competitive IR application and excel on the IR sub-internship (sub-I), with candid Q&A on timelines, letters, signals, research, and day-to-day expectations.