Underrepresented Minority (URM) Section Luncheon (separate registration required)

Sunday, April 12, 2026

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET

Location: 718A

Facilitator(s)

Juan Carlos Perez Lozada, MD, FSIR (he/him/his)

Associate Professor
Yale School of Medicine, Connecticut, United States
William Alago, Jr., MD, FSIR (he/him/his)

Attending & Director, Interventional Radiology, MSKCC Westchester
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, United States

Panelist(s)

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Brandon O'Connor, DO (he/him/his)

Resident
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields, Illinois, United States
Janice Newsome, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers)

Professor Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences
Emory University , Georgia, United States
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Charles Martin, III, MD, FSIR, MBA (he/him/his)

Staff Physician
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, United States

Join the URM Section for our annual networking luncheon! This year’s panel discussion, What I wish I had Known, will cover lessons our speakers have learned throughout their IR career and provide advice and inspiration to our audience.

Lessons shared will be related to:
• Professional development in IR
• Setting boundaries and managing workload
• Finding mentorship and community
• Building trust with leadership and departments
• Navigating politics and organizational dynamics
• Career setting switch advice