Owning success By Nishita Kothary, MD, FSIR
We shouldn’t fear industry
The “Owning success” column flips the narrative by compiling IR panels predominantly comprised of women and underrepresented minorities. The series focuses on panelists’ successes, rather than their struggles, to celebrate individual effort and recognize the tremendous impact that each has had on the field—and to show younger IRs that there is more than one path to success.
Interventional radiology is a specialty whose constant evolution has been fostered by the technological advances of our industry partners. At every stage, IRs have been closely involved with these developments—as creators, consultants and investigators. In this edition of “Owning success,” our panelists discuss the many ways in which IRs can contribute to industry and bust some myths about these relationships.
This article has been edited for space and flow. Listen to more of the discussion at
bit.ly/KWire-027.
Nishita Kothary, MD, FSIR: Sarah and Nadine, you both have run multiple industry-partnered trials. How did you get involved, and how may other IRs start these partnerships? Nadine Abi-Jaoudeh, MD, FSIR: I was introduced to my first industry partner while at the National Institute of Health. It was a sort of mentorship, but I found that once you do it one time, it becomes easier. Practice makes perfect. With each trial, you learn more, and then from there you can either seek out more trials or potential partners will seek you out.
Sarah B. White, MD, MS, FSIR: When Dr. Cope retired, Cook endowed a scholarship in his name and gave it to a fellow each year, and I was the Constantine Cope Cook Interventional Radiology endowed fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. That was my introduction to the role that industry plays in IR and understanding that devices are our world. It turned out to be a really important relationship and I still do a lot of work with Cook to this day.
As for getting involved in trials, it was the same as Nadine—I was fortunate to have a lot of mentors. Then, when I had ideas for collaborations and trials and needed funding, I had to make connections and network. I’ve found that once you prove yourself as a science-minded researcher who is ethical, smart and driven, those relationships are easy to build and your partners will seek you out again and again. It builds very organically.
NK: I know that a lot of young people would like to be involved in industry but have a fear that there may be conflicts or may minimize patient opportunities.
Panelists
Nadine Abi-Jaoudeh, MD, FSIR, interventional radiologist and
professor of radiological sciences at UC Irvine
James F. Benenati, MD, FSIR, CMO of Penumbra
Laura G. King, founder and CEO of Elucent Medical, Inc.
Fred T. Lee Jr., MD, founder of Elucent Medical, Inc., and professor of radiology, biomedical engineering, and
urology, Robert Turrel Professor of Medical Imaging and chief of abdominal intervention at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sarah B. White, MD, MS, FSIR, professor of radiology and
surgical oncology at the Medical College of Wisconsin
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