The Kinked Wire

Episode 81: Get ready for a different kind of meeting: SIR EDGE

EDGE program committee members Ziv J Haskal, MD, FSIR; Brian Funaki, MD, FSIR; and Daniel Sze, MD, PhD, FSIR came together to discuss what you can expect from this year's meeting in Louisville, KY. Attend the meeting and learn through cases, decisions and real‑world judgment. Watch the vodcast [https://youtu.be/WqDMsDbxwd8] Register for EDGE [https://www.sirweb.org/education/events/sir-edge-2026/?utm_source=KinkedWire&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=EDGE2026] Support the show [https://www.sirweb.org/corporate-gateway/advertising/]

Episode 80: Early career pathways to education leadership

Lei Yu, MD, the ECS  secretary, speaks with former SIR president Parag J. Patel, MD, FSIR, on early career pathways for education leadership, how to overcome imposter syndrome and use the best of your time, and how to navigate your place and identity in the early career days. Support the show [https://www.sirweb.org/corporate-gateway/advertising/]

JVIR audio abstracts: June 2026

Articles * The Society of Interventional Radiology Practice Guidance Document on Venous Origin Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women (Read [https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(25)00794-8/fulltext]) * Comparative Prognostic Accuracy of Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Scores and the Freiburg Index of Post–Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Survival in Patients Undergoing Transjugular  Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Procedure for Ascites or Gastroesophageal Bleeding: A Meta-Analysis of Time-Specific Mortality (Read [https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(26)00710-4/abstract]) * Intravascular Lithotripsy for Peripheral Artery Calcification: 30-Day and 6-Month Outcomes from the RESTORE ATK Study (Read [https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(26)00706-2/fulltext]) * Transarterial Embolization to Improve Plantar Heel Pain: 6-Month Results from a Prospective Case Series (Read [https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(26)00699-8/fulltext]) * Feasibility and Early Outcomes of SingleSession Percutaneous Cholecystolithotomy Using Holmium Laser Lithotripsy Followed by Primary Tract Closure via Cholecystopexy (Read [https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(26)00739-6/fulltext]) * Percutaneous Image-Guided Screw Fixation Combined with Cementoplasty for Radiation-Induced Pelvic Insufficiency Fractures: Feasibility, Safety, and Early Outcomes in a Multicenter Retrospective Study  (Read [https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(26)00745-1/fulltext]) Host * Marie Hamel, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Audio Editor * Andrew Sasser, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Abstract Readers * Shobhit Chamoli, Armed Forces Medical College * Tiffany Nakla, Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine * Agnes Manish, Loma Linda University * Sekeena Siddiq, Western University of Health Sciences * Emily Jagenburg, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine * Ahmed Alzubaidi, Wayne State University School of Medicine Support the show [https://www.sirweb.org/corporate-gateway/advertising/]

Episode 79: IR Trailblazers 2

As part of the SIR Resident Fellow and Student Section initiative, this special episode of the Kinked Wire is part of the IR Trailblazers series.  Joshua Baker, MD, and Alexander Misono, MD, MBA, discuss career guidance, practice, innovations, skill development, and professional identity building.  SIR thanks Medtronic for its generous support of the Kinked Wire. Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center. Support the show [https://www.sirweb.org/corporate-gateway/advertising/]

Episode 78: Practice Advice for Early Career IRs

Zachary Berman, MD, takes time to speak with Rupal Parikh, MD, about her experience in her early career, especially how she got interested in women's health interventions and her transition from residency into building a practice. Support the show [https://www.sirweb.org/corporate-gateway/advertising/]