We’ve hosted the Cook@ SIR Podcast Series live in our booth at the Society for Interventional Radiology meeting the last three years, gathering some of today’s leading interventional radiology experts to discuss their knowledge and experience on subjects such as disease states, procedural techniques, and the business of healthcare.
Day 1: Sunday, March 30
Times (CST) | Topic | Host | Guests |
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12:30-1:30 pm | A frank and opinionated discussion and argument between two “Professors of TIPS” | Ziv Haskal, MD, FSIR, FAHA, FACR, FCIRSE | Mike Darcy, MD |
2:45-3:45 pm | Thriving on feedback: essential lessons for IR professionals | Parag Patel, MD, MS, FSIR | Gloria Salazar, MD, FSIR, Amy Taylor, MD |
Day 2: Monday, March 31
Times (CST) | Topic | Host | Guests |
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8:45-9:45 am | Evolving dynamics in IR economics | Seetharam Chadalavada, MD, MS | Matthew Hawkins, MD, Alexandra Fairchild, MD |
12:00-1:00 pm | 50 years of innovation: an enduring partnership with SIR | Pete Yonkman, President, Cook Group and Cook Medical | John Kaufman, MD, MS, Vice President, Chief Medical Officer Cook Medical |
2:00-3:00 pm | The simulation revolution: past, present, and future in IR | Andrew Kesselman, MD, RPVI | Amanda Rigas, MD |
3:30-4:30 pm | Mastering AI for interventional radiology: current status and future outlook | Dania Daye, MD, PhD | Judy Gichoya, MD, MS, FSIIM, Ningcheng Li, MD, MS |
Day 3: Tuesday, April 1
Times (CST) | Topic | Host | Guests |
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8:00-9:00 am | IR: the hidden gem of the hospital | Grace Knuttinen, MD, PhD | Bianca Sorensen, RN |
9:30-10:30 am | Med school to residency-ready: expert advice for a successful match | Linzi Webster, MD | Merve Ozen, MD, Bulent Arslan, MD |
12:00-1:00 pm | The expanding role of TIPS beyond refractory ascites and variceal bleeding | Steven Sauk, MD, MS | Nassir Rostambeigi, MD, MPH, Siobhan Flanagan, MD |
2:00-3:00 pm | iMRI: bridging research and reality | Joshua Krieger, Director, Product Management Cook Medical | John Kaufman, MD, MS, Vice President, Chief Medical Officer Cook Medical Venkatesh Krishnasamy, MD |
3:30-4:30 pm | Elevating your practice with GAE and PAE: insights from leading experts | Keerthi Prasad, MD | Zagum Bhatti, MD |
If you missed them live, you can still listen to the podcasts below.

SIR Foundation GEMS: shaping leaders, inspiring futures
Andres Aquino, MD
Tia Forsman, MD

A frank and opinionated discussion and argument between two “Professors of TIPS”
Mike Darcy, MD

Thriving on feedback: essential lessons for IR professionals
Gloria Salazar, MD, FSIR
Amy Taylor, MD

Evolving dynamics in IR economics
Matthew Hawkins, MD
Alexandra Fairchild, MD

50 years of innovation: an enduring partnership with SIR
John Kaufman, MD, MS, Vice President, Chief Medical Officer Cook Medical

The simulation revolution: past, present, and future in IR
Amanda Rigas, MD

Mastering AI for interventional radiology: current status and future outlook
Judy Gichoya, MD, MS, FSIIM
Ningcheng Li, MD, MS

IR: the hidden gem of the hospital
Bianca Sorensen, RN

Med school to residency-ready: expert advice for a successful match
Merve Ozen, MD
Bulent Arslan, MD

The expanding role of TIPS beyond refractory ascites and variceal bleeding
Nassir Rostambeigi, MD, MPH
Siobhan Flanagan, MD

iMRI: bridging research and reality
John Kaufman, MD, MS, Vice President, Chief Medical Officer Cook Medical
Venkatesh Krishnasamy, MD

Elevating your practice with GAE and PAE: insights from leading experts
Zagum Bhatti, MD

Perspectives in IR: getting to know the SIR Foundation GEMS
Dr. Janice Newsome
Dr. Hirschel McGinnis
Dr. Alan Matsumoto

Procedural evolution: unveiling changes in OBL, PAD, and the ever-advancing world of interventional medicine
Dr. Donald Garbett

Empower HER career chronicles: navigating women’s unique challenges in the workplace
Dr. Sean Tutton
Dr. Aneesa Majid

PeVD: bridging gaps in pelvic vein insufficiencies for enhanced patient care and outcomes
Dr. Neil Khilnani
Dr. Ron Winokur

Physician career pivot: navigating the path to professional reinvention and fulfillment
Dr. Kavi Krishnasamy

How to find your interventional radiology independence through an OBL (office-based lab)
Dr. Kavi Devulapalli

Fellow/residents: radiology roadmap to interventional excellence
Dr. Thomas Wong
Dr. Jessica Stewart

Seeing is believing: iMRI and the future of precision image-guided medicine
Dr. Riad Salem
Dr. Kush Desai

Unlocking portals: navigating patient selection, TIPS techniques, and embolization strategies in portal hypertension
Dr. Bulent Arslan
Dr. Merve Ozen

Navigating comprehensive PAD care in the current climate
Dr. Parag Patel

Unlocking medical frontiers: exploring interventional radiology’s impact
Dr. John Kaufman

Fellows/residents: training
Kirema Garcia-Reyes, MD
Jessica Stewart, MD

PeVD: past, present, and what the future holds
Neil Khilnani, MD

Current and future embolization
Ronald Winokur, MD

Women in IR
Katharine Krol, FSIR, FACR, CIRCC
Sarah White, MD, MS, FSIR

Office-based labs
John Lipman, MD, FSIR

Interventional radiology: past and present
John Kaufman, MD, MS, FSIR, FAHA, FCIRSE
Anne Roberts, MD

Innovation changes with products and procedures
Nishita Kothary, MD
Lindsay Machan, MD

iMRI new procedures
Joshua Krieger
Riad Salem, MD, MBA

Oncologic intervention
Dan Brown, MD
Michael Soulen, MD