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The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) brings you a new podcast on all the topics that impact your practice of IR, with focused subseries reflecting the broad range of the specialty. In each episode, hosts and guests discuss new clinical opportunities, practice management tips, the latest trends and developments in the specialty, and more. Learn more on sirweb.org, irq.sirweb.org, and sirweb.org/kinkedwire. If you have any ideas for topics or guests, or have any other feedback, let us know at kinkedwire@sirweb.org. For corporate support opportunities, contact SIR at corporaterelations@sirweb.org. The views and opinions expressed in podcast episodes are not necessarily those of the Society of Interventional Radiology. The society does not endorse any companies or products.

  1. 3D AGO

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

    “I started off simply by volunteering to do things and being interested, but I didn’t have a mentor, per say.” – Brian Funaki, MD, FSIR   In this episode of the Kinked Wire, 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. SIR thanks BD 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

    22 min

  2. NOV 24

    JVIR audio abstracts: December 2025

    This recording features audio versions of the December 2025 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: Articles Association between Age of Kidney Transplant and Hemorrhagic Adverse Events Following Transplant Kidney Biopsy (Read)A Prospective Single-Arm Trial of Genicular Artery Embolization for Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis: Clinical and Biomarker Outcomes (Read)Transcatheter Arterial Embolization for Colonic Diverticular Bleeding: Outcomes and Risk Factors for Rebleeding (Read)Simultaneous Portal and Hepatic Vein Embolization versus Portal Vein Embolization Only in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Retrospective Review of Safety and Effectiveness (Read)Pulmonary Toxicity of Ethiodized Oil in the Venous Circulation in Mice: Radiological Findings and Pathological Correlation (Read)JVIR and SIR thank all those who helped record this episode. To sign up to help with future episodes, please contact our outreach coordinator at millennie.chen.jvir@gmail.com. Host Sonya Choe, University of California Riverside School of MedicineAudio Editor Daniel Roh, Loma Linda University School of Medicine Outreach Coordinator Millennie Chen, University of California Riverside School of Medicine Abstract Readers: Shobhit Chamoli, Armed Forces Medical CollegeEmily Jagenberg,  Oakland University. William Beaumont School of Medicine Morgan Smeltzer, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker School of MedicineThanmayi Parasu, University of Texas Medical BranchTiffany Nakla, Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nevada Support the show

    13 min

  3. NOV 20

    IRQ audio 17: The unexpected locum

    Mark H. Knelson, MD, thought his IR career had come to an early end—until he discovered locum tenens work. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Knelson heard that one of the radiology groups in his town was short on IRs. Because it was so close to his home—approximately 13 minutes—he offered to help, including taking call as needed. In  the audio version of "The unexpected locum" (Fall 2025 IR Quarterly), senior editorial manager Hope Racine describes the career of Mark H. Knelson, MD, who shared his unplanned path to locums work.  Support the show

    9 min

  4. NOV 13

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

    “I think the landscape of healthcare is changing, and rural healthcare understands the value of IR—in some senses more than the urban setting does.” - Elizabeth A. Ignacio, MD, FSIR On this episode of the Kinked Wire, host 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. Related resources: Read more about the SIR Small and Rural Practice Committee.SIR thanks BD for its generous support of the Kinked Wire. Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about 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

    37 min

  5. OCT 20

    JVIR audio abstracts: November 2025

    This recording features audio versions of the November 2025 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: Articles Prospective Multicenter Observational Study of Silent Brain Infarction following Transradial Hepatic Intervention (The MOSAIC Study)First-in-Human Evaluation of a New Resorbable Microspherical Embolic Agent for Genicular Artery Embolization to Treat Pain Secondary to Knee OsteroarthritisImproved Outcomes from Prolonged Percutaneous Biliary Drainage in Pediatric Patients with Biliary Stenosis after Liver TransplantationComparison of Cone-Beam CT Angiography and Contrast-Enhanced CT Guidance Using Electromagnetic Navigation for Percutaneous Liver Microwave Ablation: A Retrospective Nonrandomized Observational StudyRemoval of Chest Ports for Infection: Risk in Patients with a History of Prior Port Removal for InfectionJVIR and SIR thank all those who helped record this episode. To sign up to help with future episodes, please contact our outreach coordinator at millennie.chen.jvir@gmail.com. Host Sonya Choe, University of California Riverside School of MedicineAudio Editor Daniel Roh, Loma Linda University School of Medicine Outreach Coordinator Millennie Chen, University of California Riverside School of Medicine Abstract Readers: Shobhit Chamoli, Armed Forces Medical CollegeEmily Jagenberg, Oakland University. William Beaumont School of Medicine Ahmed Alzubaidi, Wayne State University School of MedicineIpek Midillioglu, Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic MedicineTiffany Nakla, Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nevada Support the show

    13 min

  6. OCT 9

    Episode 69: How to Match

    “Kindergarten skills, right? If you’re a pain to be around, you can be the best clinically, but no one wants to hang out with you at 2 a.m. when that bleed comes in.”- Viknesh Kasthuri, MD In this episode, host Marie Hamel and guest Viknesh Kasthuri, MD, a resident at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, discuss all your burning questions about the match process, including how to prepare and how to cope with the stress of the match process.  Related resources: Read more about the IR Integrated Residency.Learn more about upcoming Meet and Greet opportunities.SIR thanks BD for its generous support of the Kinked Wire. Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center. (c) Society of Interventional Radiology. Senior Editorial Manager, Hope Racine, explains the work she does at SIR. Support the show

    43 min

  7. SEP 25

    JVIR audio abstracts: October 2025

    This recording features audio versions of the October 2025 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: Articles Effectiveness of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation for the Treatment of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ReadAdverse Events of Tunneled Central Venous Catheters versus Totally Implantable Venous Access Devices in Pediatric Oncology: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis ReadGenicular Artery Embolization Using Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Prospective Study ReadThe Impact of Common-to-External Iliac Arterial Diameter Ratio on Mid- to Long-term Patency of Kissing Aortoiliac Stents ReadPrediction of Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Following Radiation Segmentectomy with Resin Microspheres Based on Underdosed Tumor Volume on Yttrium-90 Positron Emission Tomography/CT Dosimetry ReadUndertreated Volume and Tumor Morphology as Predictors of Outcome Following Thermal Ablation of 3–7-cm Hepatocellular Carcinoma ReadRadiofrequency Ablation in the Management of Extensive Multinodular Goiter: A Midterm Single-Center Experience ReadJVIR and SIR thank all those who helped record this episode. To sign up to help with future episodes, please contact our outreach coordinator at millennie.chen.jvir@gmail.com.  Host Sonya Choe, University of California Riverside School of MedicineAudio Editor Sonya Choe, University of California Riverside School of Medicine  Outreach Coordinator Millennie Chen, University of California Riverside School of Medicine  Abstract Readers: Tiffany Nakla, Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine, NevadaEmily Jagenberg, Oakland University. William Beaumont School of Medicine Ahmed Alzubaidi, Wayne State University School of MedicineClare Necas, Western University of Health SciencesMeghna Kolli, University of California Riverside School of MedicineSelena Yao, Wright State University Boonshoft School of MedicineShobhit Chamoli, Armed Forces Medical CollegeRead more about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center. Support the show

    16 min

  8. SEP 10

    Episode 68: WIR mentoring conversations

    There are a lot of choices we make in our lives and I mean im very happy with the choices I've made in mine but ... this whole you can have it all, I was probably pretty lonely and putting everything I had into work. SIR Past President, Laura Findeiss, MD, FSIR The Society of Interventional Radiology Women in Radiology Committee are hosting a series of mentorship conversations amongst medical students, residents, fellows and attendings. In this session we hear from SIR Past President, Laura Findeiss, MD, FSIR; and Yale IR attending, Alexa Levey, MD. This episode has been uploaded as a vodcast on the SIR YouTube channel. Related resources: Learn more about the Women in IR (WIR) sectionSign up for the Mentor Match platform SIR thanks BD 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. (c) Society of Interventional Radiology. Senior Editorial Manager, Hope Racine, explains the work she does at SIR. Support the show

    32 min
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The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) brings you a new podcast on all the topics that impact your practice of IR, with focused subseries reflecting the broad range of the specialty. In each episode, hosts and guests discuss new clinical opportunities, practice management tips, the latest trends and developments in the specialty, and more. Learn more on sirweb.org, irq.sirweb.org, and sirweb.org/kinkedwire. If you have any ideas for topics or guests, or have any other feedback, let us know at kinkedwire@sirweb.org. For corporate support opportunities, contact SIR at corporaterelations@sirweb.org. The views and opinions expressed in podcast episodes are not necessarily those of the Society of Interventional Radiology. The society does not endorse any companies or products.

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  • Creator
    Society of Interventional Radiology
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    157
  • Rating
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    © 2025 Society of Interventional Radiology, sirweb.org
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