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 his former attending Brian Funaki, MD, FSIR, on his career progression, from trainee to incoming JVIR co-editor in chief.SIR thanks BD for its generous support of the Kinked Wire.Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center. Support the show

This recording features audio versions of the December 2025 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts:ArticlesAssociation between Age of Kidney Transplant and Hemorrhagic Adverse Events Following Transplant Kidney Biopsy (Read)A Prospective Single-Arm Trial of Genicular Artery Embolization for Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis: Clinical and Biomarker Outcomes (Read)Transcatheter Arterial Embolization for Colonic Diverticular Bleeding: Outcomes and Risk Factors for Rebleeding (Read)Simultaneous Portal and Hepatic Vein Embolization versus Portal Vein Embolization Only in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Retrospective Review of Safety and Effectiveness (Read)Pulmonary Toxicity of Ethiodized Oil in the Venous Circulation in Mice: Radiological Findings and Pathological Correlation (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 [email protected] Choe, University of California Riverside School of MedicineAudio EditorDaniel Roh, Loma Linda University School of MedicineOutreach CoordinatorMillennie Chen, University of California Riverside School of MedicineAbstract Readers:Shobhit Chamoli, Armed Forces Medical CollegeEmily Jagenberg,  Oakland University. William Beaumont School of Medicine Morgan Smeltzer, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker School of MedicineThanmayi Parasu, University of Texas Medical BranchTiffany Nakla, Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nevada Support the show

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. Because it was so close to his home—approximately 13 minutes—he offered to help, including taking call as needed.In  the audio version of "The unexpected locum" (Fall 2025 IR Quarterly), senior editorial manager Hope Racine describes the career of Mark H. Knelson, MD, who shared his unplanned path to locums work.  Support the show

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

This recording features audio versions of the November 2025 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts:ArticlesProspective Multicenter Observational Study of Silent Brain Infarction following Transradial Hepatic Intervention (The MOSAIC Study)First-in-Human Evaluation of a New Resorbable Microspherical Embolic Agent for Genicular Artery Embolization to Treat Pain Secondary to Knee OsteroarthritisImproved Outcomes from Prolonged Percutaneous Biliary Drainage in Pediatric Patients with Biliary Stenosis after Liver TransplantationComparison of Cone-Beam CT Angiography and Contrast-Enhanced CT Guidance Using Electromagnetic Navigation for Percutaneous Liver Microwave Ablation: A Retrospective Nonrandomized Observational StudyRemoval of Chest Ports for Infection: Risk in Patients with a History of Prior Port Removal for InfectionJVIR and SIR thank all those who helped record this episode. To sign up to help with future episodes, please contact our outreach coordinator at [email protected] Choe, University of California Riverside School of MedicineAudio EditorDaniel Roh, Loma Linda University School of Medicine Outreach CoordinatorMillennie Chen, University of California Riverside School of Medicine Abstract Readers:Shobhit Chamoli, Armed Forces Medical CollegeEmily Jagenberg, Oakland University. William Beaumont School of Medicine Ahmed Alzubaidi, Wayne State University School of MedicineIpek Midillioglu, Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic MedicineTiffany Nakla, Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nevada Support the show

“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, MDIn 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.(c) Society of Interventional Radiology. Senior Editorial Manager, Hope Racine, explains the work she does at SIR. Support the show

This recording features audio versions of the October 2025 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts:ArticlesEffectiveness of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation for the Treatment of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ReadAdverse Events of Tunneled Central Venous Catheters versus Totally Implantable Venous Access Devices in Pediatric Oncology: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis ReadGenicular Artery Embolization Using Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Prospective Study ReadThe Impact of Common-to-External Iliac Arterial Diameter Ratio on Mid- to Long-term Patency of Kissing Aortoiliac Stents ReadPrediction of Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Following Radiation Segmentectomy with Resin Microspheres Based on Underdosed Tumor Volume on Yttrium-90 Positron Emission Tomography/CT Dosimetry ReadUndertreated Volume and Tumor Morphology as Predictors of Outcome Following Thermal Ablation of 3–7-cm Hepatocellular Carcinoma ReadRadiofrequency Ablation in the Management of Extensive Multinodular Goiter: A Midterm Single-Center Experience ReadJVIR and SIR thank all those who helped record this episode. To sign up to help with future episodes, please contact our outreach coordinator at [email protected]. HostSonya Choe, University of California Riverside School of MedicineAudio EditorSonya Choe, University of California Riverside School of Medicine Outreach CoordinatorMillennie Chen, University of California Riverside School of Medicine Abstract Readers:Tiffany Nakla, Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine, NevadaEmily Jagenberg, Oakland University. William Beaumont School of Medicine Ahmed Alzubaidi, Wayne State University School of MedicineClare Necas, Western University of Health SciencesMeghna Kolli, University of California Riverside School of MedicineSelena Yao, Wright State University Boonshoft School of MedicineShobhit Chamoli, Armed Forces Medical CollegeRead more about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center. Support the show

There are a lot of choices we make in our lives and I mean im very happy with the choices I've made in mine but ... this whole you can have it all, I was probably pretty lonely and putting everything I had into work. SIR Past President, Laura Findeiss, MD, FSIRThe Society of Interventional Radiology Women in Radiology Committee are hosting a series of mentorship conversations amongst medical students, residents, fellows and attendings. In this session we hear from SIR Past President, Laura Findeiss, MD, FSIR; and Yale IR attending, Alexa Levey, MD.This episode has been uploaded as a vodcast on the SIR YouTube channel.Related resources:Learn more about the Women in IR (WIR) sectionSign up for the Mentor Match platformSIR thanks BD for its generous support of the Kinked Wire.Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.(c) Society of Interventional Radiology. Senior Editorial Manager, Hope Racine, explains the work she does at SIR. Support the show

This recording features audio versions of September 2025 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts:Interventional Radiology Reporting Standards and Checklist for Artificial Intelligence Research Evaluation (iCARE) ReadPreservation of Fertility by Direct Puncture Embolization of Acquired Uterine Arteriovenous Fistulae in Women of Childbearing Age with Life-Threatening Hemorrhage ReadMagnetic Resonance Imaging-guided Transurethral Ultrasound Ablation (TULSA) of Localized Prostate Cancer: A prospective Trial ReadSafety and Effectiveness of Percutaneous Electrohydraulic and Laser Lithotripsy in the Management of Biliary Stones: The Multicenter National Percutaneous Cholangioscopy Registry ReadDegradable Starch Microsphere Transarterial Chemoembolization as Salvage Therapy in Patients with Uveal Melanoma Liver Metastases ReadHigh-Dose Radioembolization Limited by Lung Shunt for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Supplied by the Inferior Phrenic Artery ReadImpact of Hemodialysis Duration on Arterial Characteristics and Patient Outcomes following Endovascular Therapy for Inframalleolar Occlusive Disease: Results from the MAVERICK Study ReadJVIR and SIR thank all those who helped record this episode. To sign up to help with future episodes, please contact our outreach coordinator at [email protected]· Sonya Choe, University of California Riverside School of MedicineAudio Editor· Daniel Roh, Loma Linda University School of MedicineOutreach Coordinator:· Millennie Chen, University of California Riverside School of MedicineAbstract Readers:· Sakeena Siddiq, Western University of Health Sciences, California· Tiffany Nakla, Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nevada· Mark Oliinik, Loma Linda University School of Medicine· Nate Wright, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University· Daniel Roh,  Loma Linda University School of Medicine· Morgan Smeltzer, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine· Thanmayi Parasu, University of Texas Medical Branch Read more about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.Support the show Support the show

In this special mini episode of the Kinked Wire, EDGE Chair Brian Funaki, MD, FSIR, shares a preview of what you can expect out of this year's meeting in San Diego.Be sure to listen to the entire episode to find out how you may be eligible for additional savings on your meeting registration. Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.(c) Society of Interventional Radiology. Support the show