Med Student Section
SIR Medical Student Research Spotlight Interview Series: Yang (John) Qiao
SIR Medical Student Research Spotlight Interview Series: Yang (John) Qiao interviewed by Mahati Mokkarala
Med Student Section
Interventional Oncology – An Emerging 4th Pillar in Clinical Oncology
Wenhui Zhou, MS4, Tufts University School of Medicine Since the first angioplasty performed by Dr. Charles Dotter in 1964, the field of interventional radiology has evolved into a clinical discipline pioneering minimally-invasive therapies to almost every human organ and disease. The adaptation of interventional radiology procedures to target and treat Read more…
Residents & Fellows
Interventional Neuroradiology: Present and Future Training Paradigms
Despite an increasing number of medical students and residents pursuing careers in interventional radiology, there remains confusion regarding the training pathways for those who want to further specialize in interventional neuroradiology. Interventional neuroradiology (INR), or endovascular surgical neuroradiology, focuses on treating diseases of the brain, neck and spine using minimally-invasive, Read more…
Med Student Section
Endovascular Management of Emergent Large Vessel Occlusions
A 70-year-old man develops sudden difficulty speaking and right-sided weakness last seen normal 90 minutes prior to hospital arrival. At the hospital, the patient is completely aphasic and right hemiplegic with a gaze preference. A CT of the head without contrast shows no evidence of intracranial hemorrhage, and CT angiogram Read more…
Med Student Section
Ideas to Enhance Your IR Student Interest Group Experience
Chris Zinsmeister, Wake Forest School of Medicine, MS3 Interventional Radiology student interest groups (IRIGs) are a great way to introduce students to the field and connect like-minded individuals. These groups serve as a platform to disseminate information about IR-related topics, connect students with residents and faculty for research/shadowing opportunities, and Read more…
Med Student Section
Tips for Diagnostic Radiology Electives
Claudine Yee, MS4, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University The American Board of Medical Specialties recently established interventional radiology as a primary specialty. In recognition of IR as a unique field of medicine, combined residency programs in both IR and diagnostic radiology are replacing the traditional pathway that Read more…
Med Student Section
Burnout in IR
Eric Chung, MS2, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Special thank you to Dr. James Benenati (Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute), Dr. Ripal Gandhi Ripal (Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute), and Dr. Eduardo Franca (Intellirad Imaging) who kindly offered their time and wisdom for this article. It is common for Read more…
Med Student Section
Q&A on IR Away Rotations
This article is a summary of a webinar held by Public Relations and Communications Committee on Navigating Visiting Student Application Service (VSAS) and Q&A with a fourth year who completed two away rotations and faculty interventional radiologists on M4 IR away rotations.
Future of IR Review Series
Long-Term Hepatotoxicity of Yttrium-90 Radioembolization as Treatment of Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumor to the Liver
Long-Term Hepatotoxicity of Yttrium-90 Radioembolization as Treatment of Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumor to the Liver