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BackTable IndustryEp. 87 Innovating on Point of Care Access to Device Information with Dr. Raj KhalsaWhat makes a new technology “sticky?” Returning guest Dr. Raj Khalsa offers his insights on building a user-friendly application interface that will attract and retain interest. In this episode of Backtable Innovation, Dr. Khalsa discusses the inception and development of QuickTouch Clinical, a new application aimed at improving instant access to medical device information for endovascular specialists.---SYNPOSISDr. Khalsa shares how his background in interventional radiology and engineering inspired his entrepreneurial journey, leading to the formation of the Omnigence and the subsequent crea...2025-02-1858 min
The Kinked WireEpisode 57: 2024 in review + top IR Quarterly articles and Kinked Wire podcast episodes of the yearSend us a text"I think that really worked well to put the specialty where it needed to be ... but now we're competing in the space with other endovascular specialists. You know, there are a lot of people who are trying to do similar things, and I think we have to differentiate ourselves in a way that goes a little bit beyond what we've already been doing."—Rex Pillai, MDIn a special year-end review, interventional radiologists Nishita Kothary, MD, FSIR, Warren Krackov, MD, FSIR, Rex Pillai, MD, and Roger Tomihama, MD, join SI...2025-01-1445 min
BackTable IndustryEp. 84 Unlocking Business Skills: Physician EMBA Experiences with Dr. Raj Khalsa and Dr. Roger TomihamaFor much of their education, physicians are encouraged to focus on developing clinical and procedural skills, with little formal training in business. For those who aspire to innovate and lead, is an MBA degree a worthwhile investment? In this episode of the Back Table Innovation podcast, Dr. Aaron Fritts explores the relevance and benefits of obtaining an MBA for physicians, joined by guests Dr. Roger Tomihama and Dr. Raj Khalsa.---SYNPOSISThe discussion covers various MBA programs, including the Wharton Executive MBA and...2025-01-0753 minThe Kinked WireEpisode 51: SIR 50th Anniversary: The growth of interventional radiology and vascular care | Guest: Dr. Barry KatzenSend us a text"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, FSIRAs part of the ongoing Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) celebrations of its 50th anniversary, host Roger Tomihama, MD, speaks wi...2024-08-1345 min
ericmckay4 's Listen LaterEpisode 34: Finding success with an office-based lab in interventional radiology Podcast: The Kinked WireEpisode: Episode 34: Finding success with an office-based lab in interventional radiologyPub date: 2022-09-13Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationSend us a text“So in general, an office-based lab might be more easy to stand up. There might be less cost associated with an OBL and fewer hurdles from the regulatory standpoint for a physician to jump over.” —Joel R. Rainwater, MDHost Roger T. Tomihama, MD, speaks with interventional radiologist Joel R. Rainwate...2024-06-2522 minThe Kinked WireEpisode 47: 2023 in review + top IR Quarterly articles and Kinked Wire podcast episodes of the yearSend us a textIn a special year-end review, interventional radiologists Warren Krackov, MD, FSIR, Jaimin Shah, MD, Roger Tomihama, MD, Marty Radvany, MD, FSIR, and Sudhen Desai, MD, FSIR, join SIR Editorial Manager Hope Racine and Director of Publications Brian Haefs to reflect on the top stories from the past year—exclusivity contracts, artificial intelligence and IR, and more.Plus, we share excerpts from the three most downloaded IR Quarterly articles of the year: Opportunities for IRs in radiotheranostics, by Islam Elhelf, MD, PhDShort-term work, long-term possibilities: The pros and...2023-12-2149 min
Audible BleedingJVS Author Spotlight - Li, De Mestral, Kiang, TomihamaAudible Bleeding editor Wen (@WenKawaji) is joined by first-year vascular surgery fellow Zach (@ZMatthay), 5th year integrated vascular surgery resident Kaitlyn (@DunphyKaitlyn), JVS editor Dr. Forbes (@TL_Forbes) and JVS-VS associate editor Dr. Curci (@CurciAAA) to discuss two great articles in the JVS family of journals regarding machine learning in carotid endarterectomy and abdominal aortic aneurysm. This episode hosts Dr.Li (@ben_li123), Dr. De Mestral (@vasc_surg), Dr. Kiang (@sharon_Kiang_MD), and Dr. Tomihama (@roger_tomihama), the authors of the following papers: Articles: Using Machine Learning to predict outcomes following carotid endarterectomy by...2023-10-071h 01The Kinked WireEpisode 43: The state of interventional radiology research in venous obstructionSend us a text"When you put energy into something, and passion and determination, and when people can see that you've also put in the scholarship, people will give you opportunities. And you know, honestly, I thought I was setting this up for somebody else!"—Suresh Vedantham, MD, FSIR, C-TRACT Principal InvestigatorHost Roger Tomihama, MD, speaks with C-TRACT (Chronic Venous Thrombosis: Relief with Adjunctive Catheter-directed Therapy) Principal Investigator Suresh Vedantham, MD, FSIR, about the trial's status, other early research the interventional radiology community should know about and more. Related re...2023-08-1530 minThe Kinked WireEpisode 41: The current and future role of artificial intelligence in interventional radiologySend us a text"I'm a firm believer in technology, and I think we can engineer our way out of pretty much everything in the world ... And so my hope is that, eventually, we will listen to the engineers." —Julius Chapiro, MDHost Roger Tomihama, MD, speaks with interventional radiologist Julius Chapiro, MD, about the future of artificial intelligence in interventional radiology, his work with AI in liver cancer treatment, and more.Note: This episode was recorded on May 9, 2023.Contact us wi...2023-05-2328 minThe Kinked WireEpisode 38: 2022 in review + top IR Quarterly articles of the yearSend us a text"IamIR" is starting to really reflect the population that we serve, and that is very uplifting for me and a lot of people in the URM Section. —Keith M. Horton, MD, FSIR, co-chair of SIR Underrepresented Minorities (URM) Section In a special year-end review, interventional radiologists Keith M. Horton, MD, FSIR, Nishita Kothari, MD, FSIR, Roger T. Tomihama, MD, and others join SIR Director of Publications Brian Haefs to reflect on the top stories from the past year, and look ahead to where IR and SIR should focus...2023-02-2227 minThe Kinked WireEpisode 34: Finding success with an office-based lab in interventional radiologySend us a text“So in general, an office-based lab might be more easy to stand up. There might be less cost associated with an OBL and fewer hurdles from the regulatory standpoint for a physician to jump over.” —Joel R. Rainwater, MDHost Roger T. Tomihama, MD, speaks with interventional radiologist Joel R. Rainwater, MD, about his experience building a network of 12 office-based labs (OBLs) in 5 states, what interventional radiologists should keep in mind when considering the OBL business model, opportunities for IRs-in-training, and more. Note: This episode was rec...2022-09-1322 min
BackTable Vascular & InterventionalEp. 230 The Physician's MBA - Is It Worth It, and Where to Start with Dr. Aneesa Majid and Dr. Roger TomihamaIn this episode, host Dr. Aaron Fritts interviews Dr. Aneesa Majid and Dr. Roger Tomihama about how an MBA can benefit physicians and their career goals, and how they both went about getting their MBAs as mid career interventional radiologists.The CME experience for this Podcast is powered by CMEfy - click here to reflect and unlock credits & more: https://earnc.me/OrwQwd---CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORAthletic Greenshttps://www.athleticgreens.com/backtablevi...2022-08-011h 11