“Always assume that everyone knows more than you do, and go into places with a lot of modesty.” – Brittany Brookner, MD

In this episode of the Kinked Wire, Virginia Tech Carilion medical student Aysha Alani hosts a discussion between PGY-2 Brittany Brookner, MD, and PGY-6 Chief Resident Neil Jain, MD, about their experiences, advice and absolute don'ts for away rotations.

SIR thanks Medtronic for its generous support of the Kinked Wire.

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Senior Editorial Manager, Hope Racine, explains the work she does at SIR.

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“I started off simply by volunteering to do things and being interested, but I didn’t have a mentor, per say.” – Brian Funaki, MD, FSIR

In this episode of the Kinked Wire, host Thomas Tullius, Jr., MD, speaks with his former attending Brian Funaki, MD, FSIR, on his career progression, from trainee to incoming JVIR co-editor in chief.

SIR thanks BD for its generous support of the Kinked Wire.

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This recording features audio versions of the December 2025 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts:

Articles

• Association between Age of Kidney Transplant and Hemorrhagic Adverse Events Following Transplant Kidney Biopsy (Read)
• A Prospective Single-Arm Trial of Genicular Artery Embolization for Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis: Clinical and Biomarker Outcomes (Read)
• Transcatheter Arterial Embolization for Colonic Diverticular Bleeding: Outcomes and Risk Factors for Rebleeding (Read)
• Simultaneous Portal and Hepatic Vein Embolization versus Portal Vein Embolization Only in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Retrospective Review of Safety and Effectiveness (Read)
• Pulmonary Toxicity of Ethiodized Oil in the Venous Circulation in Mice: Radiological Findings and Pathological Correlation (Read)

JVIR and SIR thank all those who helped record this episode. To sign up to help with future episodes, please contact our outreach coordinator at millennie.chen.jvir@gmail.com.

Host

• Sonya Choe, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Audio Editor

• Daniel Roh, Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Outreach Coordinator

• Millennie Chen, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Abstract Readers:

• Shobhit Chamoli, Armed Forces Medical College
• Emily Jagenberg, Oakland University. William Beaumont School of Medicine
• Morgan Smeltzer, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker School of Medicine
• Thanmayi Parasu, University of Texas Medical Branch
• Tiffany Nakla, Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nevada

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