Episode 53


SIR 50th Anniversary: The growth (and growing pains) of pediatric interventional radiology


Guest: James Donaldson, MD


Host Sudhen B. Desai, MD, FSIR, speaks with James Donaldson, MD, the first president of the Society for Pediatric Interventional Radiology, about the early days and growth of the subspecialty, what its future holds and more.


“The procedures are not just vascular access and abscess drains and biopsies anymore. You know, the gamut of procedures that are done in pediatric now is ... across the board everything, practically, that is done in adult IR is done in pediatric IR. And I think you'd find that filling that niche and filling that need would make your pediatric specialists and your patients and families extremely satisfied."


— JAMES DONALDSON, MD, THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY


Episode 51


SIR 50th Anniversary: The growth of interventional radiology and vascular care


Guest: Barry T. Katzen, MD, FSIR


As part of the ongoing SIR celebrations of its 50th anniversary, host Roger Tomihama, MD, speaks with renowned interventional radiologist and leader in the specialty Barry T. Katzen, MD, FSIR, about the early days of interventional radiology in vascular care, the birth and growth of the Society of Interventional Radiology, and more.


“People are only going to look at you and put you in a certain light if you look at yourself that way. If you're willing to practice like a technician and be happy just to crank cases that come in on orders, you have to understand that you're putting yourself in a position of being a victim of that process."


—BARRY T. KATZEN, MD, FSIR


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