Failure in IR: How to Face It, Embrace It, and Create Stepping Stones to Success!

Sunday, April 12, 2026

4:45 PM - 5:45 PM ET

Location: 718A

Facilitator(s)

Jason C. Hoffmann, MD, FSIR

Interventional Radiologist
NYU Langone Health, United States
Hirschel McGinnis, MD, FSIR (he/him/his)

Interventional Radiologist
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth, United States

Panelist(s)

Jason C. Hoffmann, MD, FSIR

Interventional Radiologist
NYU Langone Health, United States
Maureen Kohi, MD (she/her/hers)

Professor and Chair
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States
Mina S. Makary, MD (he/him/his)

Interventional Radiologist
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, United States
Hirschel McGinnis, MD, FSIR (he/him/his)

Interventional Radiologist
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth, United States
Merve Ozen, MD

Associate Professor
Mayo Clinic Arizona, United States

This session is designed for IR physicians and non physician associates at all levels of expertise and training! Failure...a sign of weakness? A necessary part of a professional journey? Or something else? This interactive session will explore failure from many perspectives. Topics will include (but are not limited to) boards, job search, work-life integration, procedural complications, and service line/practice development. Panelists will reflect on and share their own experiences, while also taking questions from the audience in a thought-provoking and inspiring session!