The IR Juniors Podcast

As endovascular techniques have evolved, boundaries betweenspecialties have shifted. The relationship between IR and vascular surgery has become central to delivering safe, high-quality patient care. While there has sometimes been a perception of competition between the two specialties, modelsof close collaboration are being developed that benefit trainees and, most importantly, patients.   In thi...

Dr Ato Quansah is a consultant IR from the Komfo AnokyeTeaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana. Dr Quansah trained in Ghana and gained additional interventional experience internationally in the Netherlands and the UK. Upon his return to Ghana, he began establishing an interventional radiology service in his hospital from the ground-up. He encountered numerous challenges including equipment shortages,...

Dr Teik Choon See is a consultant IR based in Addenbrooke’s hospital in Cambridge. Dr See has been a consultant IR for nearly two decades and has worked across the hepatobiliary, vascular and interventional oncology space.   In this wide-ranging discussion, Dr See shares his journey into IR, and how this led him to become interested in histotripsy – a new and exciting non-invasive, radiation-free,...

Dr. Yuji Okuno is an Interventional Radiologist based in Tokyo, Japan, and the founder of Okuno Clinics - network of centers dedicated to innovative embolic treatments for chronic pain. In this wide-ranging conversation, Dr. Okuno shares how his deep interest in pathological angiogenesis led to the development of the “Okuno Method,” a novel technique that uses temporary embolic agents to selective...

Dr. Alex Barnacle is a Consultant Pediatric Interventional Radiologist at Great Ormond Street Hospital and the national clinical lead for the first-ever Get It Right First Time review of IR in England. She shares her journey from pediatrics into interventional radiology, reflects on the biggest challenges facing the specialty today, and gives an honest look into life at one of the world’s most ico...

Dr. Atul Gupta is an Interventional Radiologist from the USA and the Global Chief Medical Officer for Diagnosis and Treatment at Philips who has built an international reputation for his thought leadership on innovating within image-guided therapy. In this episode of the IR Juniors podcast, Dr. Gupta shares his insights on how to navigate the transition into industry and how technology might be us...

Dr. Elie Balesh, a radiologist from the USA, has built a remarkable career as a dual specialist in interventional radiology (IR) and cardiac imaging. In this episode of the IR Juniors podcast, Dr. Balesh shares his unique journey into the field, offering a comparative perspective on the training pathways in the US and UK, and delving into the existential challenges currently facing the specialty....

Dr. Raman Uberoi, a consultant interventional radiologist at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital, has been a key figure in shaping the future of interventional radiology (IR). With over two decades of experience, he has driven advancements in vascular and non-vascular interventions, led as Clinical Director of Radiology (2003–2012), and played a pivotal role in developing the European Board of Interv...

Often called the "godfather of interventional radiology in the UAE," Dr. Jamal Alktoeesh has been one of its longest-serving interventional radiologists. Hosts Dan and Fahad are honoured to have him speak on the podcast about his leadership in transforming the UAE’s IR landscape, pioneering minimally invasive treatments and establishing the UAE’s first radiology residency program to train future s...

Dr Nelofer Gafoor is a Consultant Interventional Radiologist at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth. Nelo shares her journey from a small town in India to becoming an Interventional Radiologist in the UK. She discusses navigating the UK medical training system, her passion for Radiology sparked by observing her first IR procedure as a Medical Registrar, and the benefits of Academy-based Radiology train...

Dr Neil Gupta is a Consultant Interventional Radiologist at University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust and creator of TIRTL: the e-logbook for Interventional Radiology trainees.  In our most candid and wide ranging interview yet, Neil tells us all about his (at times tumultuous) journey through radiology training including struggles with the dreaded FRCR exams, to pioneering his epo...

Professor Cristoph Binkert is the current President of CIRSE (The Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe) and an Interventional Radiologist and Chairman of Radiology at Kantonsspital, Winterthur, Switzerland. Professor Binkert discusses his journey from Switzerland to Harvard and back again, why he undertook an MBA while working as an IR, and his vision for CIRSE during h...

Dr Thais Minett is a Consultant Interventional Neuroradiologist at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge. Dr Minett tells us about moving from her native Brazil where worked as a Consultant Neurologist, to becoming the first Interventional Neuroradiology trainee in Cambridge! We also discuss non-INRs performing stroke thrombectomy, exciting advances in the field of neurointervention and hear some ama...

Dr Gregory Makris is Director & Global Clinical Lead for Vascular, Thrombosis and Hemophilia at Bayer and Honorary Consultant in Endovascular Surgery and Interventional Radiology at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals, London. A long time friend of IR Juniors, Dr Makris shares lessons learned during his multifaceted career journey - from jumping ship from vascular surgery to IR, to making t...

Dr Phil Haslam is an IR Consultant in Newcastle upon Tyne – and at the time of recording the outgoing President of the British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR). Phil shares fascinating insights into his career beginnings, thoughts on IR training in the UK and reflections on his tenure at BSIR and his creation of the Which Medical Device website. Of course, the episode wouldn't be com...

Welcome to the first episode of the IR Juniors Podcast, where we sat down with the three co-founders of IR Juniors. Dr Indrajeet Mandal, Dr Niall Burke and Dr Sachin Modi, all Radiology trainees in the UK, tell us how IR Juniors came about and take us through the journey of how they grew it to what it is today. We hope you enjoy!