In this episode, Dr. Jacob Fleming hosts an on-site interview with Dr. Muneeb Ahmed, president of the Society of Interventional Oncology (SIO) at the annual conference. Dr. Ahmed also serves as the Chief of IR at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

They discuss the development of interventional oncology (IO) as a subspecialty of interventional radiology and how the SIO conference has rapidly grown in the past few years. Dr. Ahmed highlights the annual conference as a way to expose trainees to interventional oncology early in their careers. The doctors focus on the MSK masterclass and the upcoming first breast cryoablation masterclass. Dr. Ahmed emphasizes that master class topics are chosen based on what the IO community needs, and they aim to provide comprehensive training so doctors can implement the procedures and increase patient access.

Additional discussion highlights include the advancement of robotics, the growth of IO across the globe, and exciting new research presented at SIO 2024.

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SHOW NOTES

00:00 - Introduction03:40 - The Growth and Development of SIO07:20 - Breast Cryoablation Master Class11:53 - Teaching Across Different Practice Settings17:21 - Interventional Oncology Around the World20:59 - New Research Presented at SIO 202422:59 - The Role of Robotics in Interventional Oncology27:15 - Closing Remarks and Invitation to Join SIO

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RESOURCES

Society of Interventional Oncology (SIO):https://www.sio-central.org/

European Society of Neuroradiology (ESNR):https://www.esnr.org/

Society of Breast Imaging (SBI):https://www.sbi-online.org/