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.

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.

JVIR audio abstracts: June 2026

This recording features audio versions of the June 2026 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts.

Episode 78: Practice Advice for Early Career IRs

How does your identity change once you’re fully responsible for patient care? Zachary Berman, MD, and Rupal Parikh, MD, explore mentorship, work-life harmony and the evolving purpose of being an attending physician.

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.

JVIR audio abstracts: May 2026

This recording features audio versions of the May 2026 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts.

Live from Toronto: SIR 2026

Daily news from SIR 2026!

Episode 76: Global IR—SIR 2026 bonus episode

Alden Davis and Chidubem G. Ugwueze, MD, MS, speak about global health and how IR is spreading, especially to areas like Nigeria, and what steps are next.

JVIR audio abstracts: April 2026

This recording features audio versions of the April 2026 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts.

Episode 75: Legacy of Dotter

Alden Davis of Oregon Health and Sciences University School of Medicine speaks with John A. Kaufman, MD, FSIR, on the legacy of the Dotter Institute at OHSU and the future of IR education.

Episode 74: ECS RISE Award

Dr. AJ Gunn will be recognized as the first Early Career RISE Award recipient at SIR 2026. Listen to hear about his influences, clinical interests and key activities at SIR 2026.

Episode 73: Pregnancy in Residency

As part of the Kinked Wire podcast, medical student and SIR member Marie Hamel speaks with Esha Kothekar, MD, and Lei Yu, MD, the Women in Interventional Radiology Section vice chair, about the challenges that come with pregnancy as an IR.

Bonus episode: SIR's Business Institute

On this bonus episode of the Kinked Wire, Derek Mittleider, MD, FSIR, speaks with Business Institute program directors Allan I. Hoffman, MD, FSIR, and Mary Costantino, MD, FSIR, about the impact that the Business Institute could have on your practice.

Episode 72: Away rotations in IR

In this episode, medical student Aysha Alani hosts a discussion between PGY-2 Brittany Brookner, MD, and PGY-6 Chief Resident Neil Jain, MD, about their experiences, advice and absolute don'ts for away rotations.

JVIR audio abstracts: January 2026

This recording features audio versions of the January 2026 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts.

Episode 71: ECS Contributions and innovations in IR with Brian Funaki, MD, FSIR

In this episode, host Thomas Tullius, Jr., MD, speaks with his former attending Brian Funaki, MD, FSIR, on his career progression, from trainee to incoming JVIR co-editor in chief.

Episode 70: Call and work coverage with Elizabeth A. Ignacio, MD, FSIR

In this episode, Mark L. Lessne, MD, FSIR, speaks with Elizabeth A. Ignacio, MD, FSIR, on how she handles working in a small and rural practice in Hawaii, lessons she learned while paving her own path and how she created an IR LLC.

JVIR audio abstracts: November 2025

This recording features audio versions of the November 2025 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts.

Episode 68: WIR mentoring conversations

This Women in IR mentorship conversation with SIR Past President Laura Findeiss, MD, FSIR, and Yale IR attending Alexa Levey, MD, explores how careers unfold over time, emphasizing patience, self‑awareness, and learning how to navigate institutional dynamics rather than trying to change everything at once.

IRQ 16: Transplant teamwork: A community hospital builds successful liver transplant program

From a 2019 article, a successful Atlanta-based liver transplant program based on a strong collaboration between interventional radiology, hepatology and others.

JVIR AI audio 1: GLASS classification and patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia

In this Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) audio episode, JVIR blog Editor Peter Li, MD, MS, uses artificial intelligence (AI) platforms ChatGPT and DeScript to produce a podcast discussion on a Dec. 9 blog entry by Isabel Okinedo on the paper, "Primary Limb-Based Patency for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia Treated with Endovascular Therapy Based on the Global Limb Anatomic Staging System."

Episode 57: 2024 in review + top IR Quarterly articles and Kinked Wire podcast episodes of the year

"I think that really worked well to put the specialty where it needed to be ... but now we're competing in the space with other endovascular specialists. You know, there are a lot of people who are trying to do similar things, and I think we have to differentiate ourselves in a way that goes a little bit beyond what we've already been doing."—Rex Pillai, MD

JVIR audio abstracts: January 2025

This recording features audio versions of January 2025 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts.

JVIR audio 5: Genicular artery embolization for treatment of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis

"Hopefully this will also gain some more confidence from other IR folks that, you know, if you have an appropriate candidate, and you feel comfortable performing this procedure, that you can now say, 'Hey, this potentially can last you for years.'"—Lucas R. Cusumano, MD, MPH