Gastrointestinal Interventions

Monday, April 13, 2026

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM ET

Moderator(s)

Keith Pereira, MD, DABR, RPVI, ABWM, FSIR

Associate Professor -Tenured
Saint Louis University School of Medicine, United States
R. Torrance Andrews, MD, FSIR (he/him/his)

Interventional Physician
University of Washington, United States

Presentations:

3:00 PM - 3:09 PM ET

Gallstone Organ-Sparing Cholangioscopy and Percutaneous Extraction (GO-SCOPE) as a Safe and Effective Same-Day Approach for Outpatient Gallstone Removal
Presenting Author: Neil K. Jain, DO (he/him/his) – Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Author/Co-author: Emily Kim, BS – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Author/Co-author: Wilton Fidelis – Georgetown University School of Medicine
Author/Co-author: Daniel Marchalik, MD – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Author/Co-author: John B. Smirniotopoulos, MD, MS – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
3:09 PM - 3:18 PM ET

What Happens to Patients Who Get Percutaneous Cholecystostomies? 233-Patient Single-Center 5-year Analysis
Presenting Author: Heather Molina, PA – Northwestern University
Author/Co-author: Trevor Walker – Northwestern University
Author/Co-author: Ella Zick – Northwestern University
Author/Co-author: Courtney Sperry, PA-C – Department of Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Author/Co-author: Allison Reilland, n/a – Department of Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Author/Co-author: Ali Husnain, MD (he/him/his) – Northwestern University
Author/Co-author: Ahsun Riaz, MD – Northwestern
3:18 PM - 3:27 PM ET

Efficacy of Biliary Drainage in Achieving Target Bilirubin Levels for Subsequent Chemotherapy Administration in Patients with Pre-drainage Bilirubin Levels >10 mg/dL
Presenting Author: Rojin Sharaflari (she/her/hers) – CNU COM
Author/Co-author: Aakash N. Gupta, MD – Stanford University
Author/Co-author: Paul Rowley, MD – Loma Linda University
Author/Co-author: Lawrence Hofmann, MD, FSIR – Stanford University Medical Center
Author/Co-author: Matthew L. Hung, MD – Stanford University School of Medicine
Author/Co-author: Lynne Martin, MD – Stanford
3:27 PM - 3:36 PM ET

Internal Gallbladder Drainage in Non-Operative Patients: Outcomes and SIR-Graded Adverse Events
Presenting Author: Tiffany Ni, MSc – University of Toronto
Author/Co-author: Cathal O'Leary, MD – University Health Network
Author/Co-author: Sebastian Mafeld, MD – University of Toronto
Author/Co-author: Eran Shlomowitz, MD – Toronto General Hospital
Author/Co-author: Camilo Barragan, MD MSc – UHN/MSH
3:36 PM - 3:45 PM ET

Pre-clinical in Vivo Study to Assess the Safety and Feasibility of an Innovative Medical Device Called YntraDose in a PDAC CDX Mouse Model Administered Percutaneously
Presenting Author: Govindarajan Narayanan, MD, FSIR – Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Author/Co-author: Pieter Hossein, MD – University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Author/Co-author: Roberto Iezzi, MD – Policlinico Gemelli Hospital
Author/Co-author: Jafar Golzarian, MD – University of Minnesota
Author/Co-author: Flavio Rochas, MD – Oregon Health and Science University.
Author/Co-author: Marco Maccauro, MD – National Istitute of Tumors
Author/Co-author: Gianluca De Danieli, MD – BetaGlue Therapeutics Spa
Author/Co-author: Mathias Lukas, PhD – Charité - Department of Nuclear Medicine
Author/Co-author: Nicola Beindorff, MD – Charité - BERIC
Author/Co-author: Winfried Brenner, MD, PhD – Charité - Department of Nuclear Medicine
3:45 PM - 3:54 PM ET

Safety and Efficacy of Balloon Lithotripsy for Percutaneous Biliary Stone Management
Presenting Author: Russell E. Thompson, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Duke University
Author/Co-author: Eric Mastria, MD, PhD – Duke University Health System
Author/Co-author: Charles Y. Kim, MD, FSIR – Duke University
Author/Co-author: James Spencer Clayton Ronald, MD, PhD, FSIR – Duke University Health System
3:54 PM - 4:03 PM ET

Percutaneous Cholecystostomy for Severe Acute Cholecystitis Associated with Organ Dysfunction: Is It as Effective and Safe as That Without Organ Dysfunction?
Presenting Author: Ahmad M. Wady (he/him/his) – SUNY Upstate Medical University
Author/Co-author: Griffin Johnson, BA – SUNY Upstate Medical University
Author/Co-author: Katsuhiro Kobayashi, MD – SUNY Upstate Medical University
4:03 PM - 4:12 PM ET

Intraluminal Gallbladder Opening Pressures: An Emerging Adjunct Tool for Clinical Decision-Making in Acute Cholecystitis
Presenting Author: Michael Dubner, MD – Montefiore
Author/Co-author: Rony Thomas, MD – Montefiore
Author/Co-author: Jacob Cynamon, MD, FACR, FSIR – Montefiore Medical Center
Author/Co-author: Kapil Wattamwar, MD – Montefiore Medical Center
4:12 PM - 4:21 PM ET

Percutaneous versus Transjugular Random Renal Biopsy in High-Risk Patients: Comparison of Outcomes with Updated Results
Author/Co-author: Hector Ferral, MD, FSIR (he/him/his) – Louisiana State University, New Orleans
Author/Co-author: Dan Laney, MD – LSU Health New Orleans
Presenting Author: Peyton Hopkins, MD – LSUHSC - New Orleans
Author/Co-author: Casey Duvall, MD – LSUHSC New Orleans Department of Radiology
Author/Co-author: Rajesh Mohandas, MD – LSUHSC - New Orleans
Author/Co-author: Hieu Le, MD – LSUHSC - New Orleans
Author/Co-author: Katelyn Gill, BS – LSUHSC - New Orleans
4:21 PM - 4:30 PM ET

Safety, Technical and Clinical Success, and Patency of Non-Malignant Splanchnic Vein Recanalization with or Without Stent Placement
Author/Co-author: Amrit Khooblall, MBA – Division of Interventional Radiology, The Cleveland Clinic Imaging Institute
Author/Co-author: Layth M. Khawaja, BS – Northeast Ohio Medical University
Presenting Author: Wei Lue Tong, MD – Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida
Author/Co-author: Sameer Gadani, MD, FSIR – Cleveland Clinic Foundation