The Kinked Wire

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. Senior Editorial Manager, Hope Racine, explains the work she does at SIR. 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. Senior Editorial Manager, Hope Racine, explains the work she does at SIR. Support the show [https://www.sirweb.org/corporate-gateway/advertising/]

Episode 77: IR Trailblazers 1

Ezequiel Silva, MD, FSIR, has a conversation with host Sherief Ghozy, MD, on this special episode of the IR Trailblazers, a project from the SIR Resident, Fellow and Student (RFS) Section [https://www.sirweb.org/connect/sections/resident-fellow-and-student-section/]. During this episode, they discuss the role that AI may be taking in interventional radiology and do a speed round of questions. Senior Editorial Manager, Hope Racine, explains the work she does at SIR. Support the show [https://www.sirweb.org/corporate-gateway/advertising/]

JVIR audio abstracts: May 2026

Articles * Oncologic and Functional Outcomes of Active Surveillance and Ablative Therapy for Small Renal Masses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (Read [https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(26)00593-2/abstract]) * Transvenous Extrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts (TEPS): Intravascular Ultrasound- Guided Creation of Portocaval, Mesocaval, and Splenorenal Shunts (Read [https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(26)00607-X/abstract]) * Safety and Feasibility of Yttrium-90 Radioembolization for Cirrhosis-Induced Splenomegaly and Thrombocytopenia: Results from an Investigational Device Exemption Study (Read [https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(26)00608-1/abstract]) Host * Sonya Choe, University of California Riverside School of Medicine Audio Editor * Marie Hamel, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Abstract Readers * Morgan Smeltzer, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker School of Medicine * Shobhit Chamoli, Armed Forces Medical College * Tiffany Nakla, Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nevada Support the show [https://www.sirweb.org/corporate-gateway/advertising/]

Live from Toronto: SIR 2026 Wednesday, April 15

During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting, [http://www.sirmeeting.org/] visit the SIR Today website [https://www.sirweb.org/sir-today/] each day for session previews and recaps, leadership and author interviews, award-winner inspirations, and more. Tune in to these audio updates each morning for the day's programming highlights, new content coming from SIR Today and audio clips. Thanks for attending SIR 2026! Support the show [https://www.sirweb.org/corporate-gateway/advertising/]