Physician Spotlight: Beau Toskich, M.D., Mayo Clinic Florida Interview by: Sophia Mourad, MS2, Florida State University College of Medicine How did you discover Interventional Radiology and what made you decide to pursue a career in this field? I was unaware of extended applications of interventional radiology when I was a Read more…
Grafe Reid Lyons, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science EXPERTISE Complex IVC Filter Retrieval, Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD), Interventional Radiology, IVC Filter Placement, IVC Filter Retrievals, Limb Threatening Ischemia, Renal Artery Disease, Varicose Veins, Vascular Disease , Vascular Malformations, Venous Thromboembolism Can you give us a brief overview of Read more…
Dr. Mina S Makary, MD Twitter: @MinaMakaryMD What are your personal and professional experiences and how it led to the position you currently hold? I’m a Vascular and Interventional Radiologist and an Assistant Professor of Radiology at The Ohio State University (OSU) Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio, and I Read more…
Dr. Jordan Tasse, MD Assistant Professor of Radiology, Vascular & Interventional Radiology Director of Interventional Oncology Program Director, Integrated VIR residency and independent VIR residency programs Rush University Medical Center Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio Undergrad: Ohio University Medical School: Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University Diagnostic Radiology Residency: Stritch School Read more…
Dr. Charles Martin How did you discover Interventional Radiology and what made you decide to pursue a career in this field? Well, I would say that I found IR pretty late in the game. I went to medical school thinking that I was going to do surgery or a surgical Read more…
Dr. Fabian M. Laage Gaupp Please tell us more about yourself and your medical training in Germany? I spent my childhood from kindergarten to medical school in Munich. In Germany, you go to school for up to 13 years and finish high school to be eligible to go to university. Read more…
Dr. Julius Chapiro Can you give us a brief overview of your background and explain where your passion for IR began? Originally from Berlin, Germany, I completed major portions of my post-graduate training in the United States. I first came here as a research student in 2009 and worked on Read more…
Dr. Elie Balesh Can you give us an overview of your background? I was born and raised in El Paso, Texas to Lebanese parents in a household where English, Arabic, French, and Spanish were spoken fluently. I graduated from Cathedral High School and completed my undergraduate degree in biochemistry at Read more…
Tell us a little about yourself…Where are you from? What did you study in college? Where are you going to medical school and what year are you? Do you have any other degrees? Any hobbies you are passionate about? My name is Abin Sajan and I am a fourth-year medical Read more…
How did you decide on a career in IR? I didn’t enter medical school with the vision of becoming an IR. In fact, I thought I wanted to be a Cardiologist. It was during medical school I discovered that I had more of a penchant for diagnostics and the story Read more…