“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.

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Senior Editorial Manager, Hope Racine, explains the work she does at SIR.

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“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.

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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 Read
• Adverse Events of Tunneled Central Venous Catheters versus Totally Implantable Venous Access Devices in Pediatric Oncology: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Read
• Genicular Artery Embolization Using Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Prospective Study Read
• The Impact of Common-to-External Iliac Arterial Diameter Ratio on Mid- to Long-term Patency of Kissing Aortoiliac Stents Read
• Prediction of Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Following Radiation Segmentectomy with Resin Microspheres Based on Underdosed Tumor Volume on Yttrium-90 Positron Emission Tomography/CT Dosimetry Read
• Undertreated Volume and Tumor Morphology as Predictors of Outcome Following Thermal Ablation of 3–7-cm Hepatocellular Carcinoma Read
• Radiofrequency Ablation in the Management of Extensive Multinodular Goiter: A Midterm Single-Center Experience 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 Medicine

Audio 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, Nevada
• Emily Jagenberg, Oakland University. William Beaumont School of Medicine
• Ahmed Alzubaidi, Wayne State University School of Medicine
• Clare Necas, Western University of Health Sciences
• Meghna Kolli, University of California Riverside School of Medicine
• Selena Yao, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
• Shobhit Chamoli, Armed Forces Medical College

Read more about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.

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