Fibroids: Disparities, Discoveries and Decisions: A Look at Which Patients Get What Treatment and Why?

Monday, April 13, 2026

9:50 AM - 10:20 AM ET

Location: Expo - IRHub 2

Facilitator(s)

Mikhail C.S.S Higgins, MD, MPH (he/him/his)

Medical Director
The Bahamas Fibroid & Interventional Clinic (BFIC), United States

Panelist(s)

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

Associate Professor
Yale School of Medicine, United States
Janice Newsome, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers)

Professor Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences
Emory University , United States
Mina S. Makary, MD (he/him/his)

Interventional Radiologist
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, United States
Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, FACR, FSIR, MA

Professor, Department of Radiology & Medical Imaging
University of Virginia, United States

This session will emphasize disparities in delivery of IR care using Uterine Fibroids as an example , especially for Black women — what’s known, what gaps exist, and what might be driving them.