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Business Institute

Practice Development

Ticketed Event
Development Course

SIR Business Institute

Saturday, April 11, 2026
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM ET
Location: 714A

The SIR Business Institute offers a masterclass for Interventional Radiologists and practice administrators, focusing on improving business strategies in their field. The U.S. office-based labs and IR private practice market show significant growth potential, attributed to the increasing number of surgical procedures conducted in outpatient settings and the rising prevalence of vascular diseases. The U.S. office-based labs market was valued at USD 9.6 billion in 2021 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.46% from 2022 to 2030.

Learning Objectives:

  • Develop an entrepreneurial approach to a current business model.
  • Participate in a “masterclass” in various business-related fields.
  • Learn about how to shift thinking to a successful growth-related approach to business

Presentations:

  • 8:30 AM - 8:40 AM ET
    Opening Remarks

    Speaker: Allan Hoffman, MD (he/him/his) – Commonwealth Radiology Associates

    Speaker: Mary Costantino, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers) – Advanced Vascular Centers

  • 8:40 AM - 9:30 AM ET
    Managed Care Contracting for Physician Business Owners

    Speaker: Laurie Bouzarelos, FACHE (she/her/hers) – Provider Solutions Healthcare Consulting

  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM ET
    Private Equity without Illusions: Structure and Risks

    Speaker: Christopher Rice – U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Management of Inventory (Personal/Equipment)

    Speaker: Chas Sanders, MBA – MARGIN, LLC

  • 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM ET
    break
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM ET
    Mid-morning Corporate Symposium: Building a Successful Outpatient IR Strategy: The impact of proforma modeling and market insights (Presented by Siemens Healthineers)

    Co-Speaker: Nicole Valente, RN, BSN – Siemens Healthineers

    Co-Speaker: Jason Weshler, MSc., MBA – Siemens Healthineers

  • 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM ET
    Strategic Real Estate Acquisition & Site Selection for IR

    Speaker: Bill Langley – DTSpade Specialized Real Estate

  • 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM ET
    Lunch break
  • 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM ET
    Legal Highlights and Pitfalls: Physician Integration and Alignment Strategies

    Speaker: Jason Greis, JD (he/him/his) – Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

  • 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Cybersecurity and AI

    Speaker: Patricia A. Markus, Esq (she/her/hers) – Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

  • 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM ET
    Leadership Soft Skills

    Speaker: Michael Tarnoff, MD – Tufts Medical Center

  • 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM ET
    Financial Decisions for your Practice (A Managerial Economics approach)

    Speaker: Blake Wilson, MBA – INSBANK

  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM ET
    Afternoon Corporate Symposium: (Presented by Philips)
  • 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    break
  • 4:45 PM - 5:30 PM ET
    M&M – Business Mistakes and Misjudgments

    Speaker: Allan Hoffman, MD (he/him/his) – Commonwealth Radiology Associates

    Speaker: Mary Costantino, MD, FSIR (she/her/hers) – Advanced Vascular Centers

    Speaker: Aaron Fritts, MD (he/him/his) – BackTable Inc.

    Speaker: Donald L. Garbett, MD – IR Centers / Urology Austin

  • 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM ET
    Q&A and Closing Remarks