Med Students Section Program

Saturday, April 11, 2026

1:00 PM - 5:30 PM ET

Location: 716A

Coordinator(s)

Arvind Dev

Medical Student
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, United States

Join us for an informative series sessions tailored specifically for medical students at the SIR Annual Meeting! The Medical Student Programming will offer valuable networking opportunities, allowing students to connect with mentors and peers while exploring the meeting's educational offerings.

Learning Objectives:

Identify key educational opportunities and resources available to medical students through SIR.
Describe strategies and facilitate effective networking with IR faculty, mentors, and peers.
Apply insights from the session to develop a personalized plan for approaching a career in interventional radiology.

Presentations:

1:00 PM - 1:03 PM ET

Welcome
Panelist: Jason C. Hoffmann, MD, FSIR – NYU Langone Health
1:03 PM - 1:20 PM ET

MSC Program Introduction
Speaker: Arvind Dev – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM ET

Biodesign Clinical Needs Competition
Speaker: Omar Abdalla (he/him/his) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Panelist: Nathan T. Ji, MS (he/him/his) – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Panelist: Anish Kammila
2:40 PM - 3:40 PM ET

Resident & Program Director Panel
Panelist: Rayan Abboud, MD, MS – Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Panelist: John T. Cardella, MD – Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Panelist: Derek Groskreutz, M Res – Frank Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
Panelist: Anna Hu (she/her/hers) – George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Panelist: Nicole Keefe, MD – University of North Carolina
Panelist: Nicole Lamparello, MD – New York-Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medical College
Panelist: Laura Marrone, MD (she/her/hers) – The Mount Sinai Hospital
Panelist: Ishan Sinha, MD – Mount Sinai Hospital
Panelist: Geogy Vatakencherry, MD, FSIR – Kaiser Permanente physician
Speaker: Arvind Dev – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET

IR Basics
Facilitator: Arvind Dev – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Panelist: Omar Abdalla (he/him/his) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Panelist: Taylor Hoffman – Baylor College of Medicine
Panelist: Aly Muhammad Ladak (he/him/his) – University of Toronto
Panelist: Shamit Desai, MD, MA – Gotham Medical PLLC
Panelist: Austin N. Shinagawa, MD – Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
Panelist: Pratik A. Shukla, MD – Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School
Panelist: Mina S. Makary, MD (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Speaker: Arvind Dev – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM ET

MSC Program Conclusion
Speaker: Arvind Dev – Albert Einstein College of Medicine