The Kinked Wire
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.
Episodes
176 episodes
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.
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, Fe...
JVIR audio abstracts: May 2026
ArticlesOncologic and Functional Outcomes of Active Surveillance and Ablative Therapy for Small Renal Masses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (
Live from Toronto: SIR 2026 Wednesday, April 15
During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting, visit the SIR Today website ...
Live from Toronto: SIR 2026 Tuesday, April 14
During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting, visit the SIR Today website ...
Live from Toronto: SIR 2026 Monday, April 13
During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting, visit the SIR Today website ...
Live from Toronto: SIR 2026 Sunday, April 12
During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting, visit the SIR Today website ...
Live from Toronto: SIR 2026 Saturday, April 11
During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting, visit the SIR Today website ...
Live from Toronto: SIR 2026 Friday, April 10
During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting, visit the SIR Today website ...
JVIR audio abstracts: April 2026
ArticlesBronchial Arterial Chemoembolization Combined with Tislelizumab for Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: An Exploratory, Prospective, Single-Arm, Phase II Trial (
Episode 76: Global IR—SIR 2026 bonus episode
"I where things are now are way beyond like my imagination. Like, like even when I was imagining how things would play out, I didn't even imagine that it would be this far ahead at this stage of my career." — Chidubem G. Ugwueze, MD, MS
Episode 75: Legacy of Dotter
“IR wasn’t initially a specialty—it was just a diagnostic tool. Dotter began to think of it as more than a tool.” — John A. Kaufman, MD, FSIROn this episode of the Kinked Wire, Alden Davis of Oregon Health and Sciences Universit...
JVIR audio abstracts: March 2026
ArticlesSystematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis of the Cardiovascular Effects of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation for Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis (
Episode 74: ECS RISE Award
Marc Lim, MD interviews AJ Gunn, MD, FSIR, the inaugural Early Career RISE Award recipient, about his commitment to community building and supporting early‑career IRs. Dr. Gunn reflects on the influences that shaped him, early‑career challenges...
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 pr...
JVIR audio abstracts: February 2026
This recording features audio versions of the February 2025 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts:ArticlesTransarterial Embol...
Episode 73: Pregnancy in Residency
"Comments like this 'Oh, I didn't think you would continue in IR after having your baby,' don't help, because you're already going through a lot." -- Esha Kothekar, MD As part of the Kinked Wire podcast, medical stude...
JVIR audio abstracts: January 2026
This recording features audio versions of the January 2025 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts:ArticlesCryoablation Protoco...
Episode 72: Away rotations in IR
“Always assume that everyone knows more than you do, and go into places with a lot of modesty.” – Brittany Brookner, MDIn this episode of the Kinked Wire, Virginia Tech Carilion medical student Aysha Alani hosts a discussion bet...
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 hi...
JVIR audio abstracts: December 2025
This recording features audio versions of the December 2025 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts:ArticlesAssociation between...
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...
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, FSIROn this episode of the Kinked Wire, host Mark L...