More than half of the world’s population lacks access to interventional radiology (IR) services and in some regions, its status is completely unknown. bit.ly/3H2QE4Z

Deeply honored to receive the Global Humanitarian Award at #ACR2025, with my colleague & friend @TomaOmofoyeMD Why do (should) we get involved ? Because the life you save might be your *own* - Dr. Pamela Woodard, President @RadiologyACR Dr. Woodard shared a moving personal story of how a Coronary CT Angiogram (a test she had advocated for years) helped to quickly diagnose a blocked heart vessel, saving her own life. As I approach the peak age for stroke (>65 yrs), the availability of acute stroke therapy in #Tanzania including mechanical thrombectomy is even more urgent .. and one of the next chapters for @Road2IR

Thrilled to share that my @RSNA Derek Harwood-Nash International Education Scholar Grant has been approved for funding! Grateful for the support of the @Road2IR village & @YaleRadiology. Excited to collaborate with stakeholders to advance stroke thrombectomy access in Tanzania.

@MartinMutongaMD opening the Global Health education session at #CUGH2025 this morning. @Road2IR is setting the pace for Interventional Radiology capacity building efforts in Africa. Thanks to *everyone* who makes this possible!!

Is there a synergy between beta-blockers & transarterial chemoembolization in the treatment of #hepatocellularcarcinoma? A study hot-off-the-press by @MartinMutongaMD & colleagues in #irad at @YaleMed failed to prove the hypothesized synergy. However, there is increasing evidence suggesting that beta-blockers have anti-angiogenic & anti-oncogenic properties. For this reason, additional research is warranted to further investigate this hypothesized synergy. And, it is important to publish negative studies too! #irad #interventionaloncology The full article can be found at lnkd.in/eY2dzmdV @YaleCancer @SmilowCancer @YaleRadiology @Yale_IR @YaleIMed @YaleSurgery @YNHH @SIO_Central @SIRspecialists @cirsesociety @ECIOcongress @LShewarega @MoritzGross5

Nice pictorial essay from @mehrshadbakhshi, recent visiting med student from Canada 🇨🇦 who spent a few weeks in Uganda 🇺🇬 with @DrJohnAdu , @eva_nabawanuka, and the entire IR team @MulagoReferral @CAIRweb @CARadiologists @cirsesociety @BSIR_News perspectivesmcgill.com/allpo…

1 vision 👁️ 7 years 🗓️ 102 visiting teams ✈️ That’s what it took to graduate our 4th class of IR trainees in Tanzania 🎓 Bringing the total to 16: 12 Tanzanians 🇹🇿 3 Nigerians 🇳🇬 1 Rwandan 🇷🇼 #SameCareEverywhere @RSNA @doximity @SIRspecialists @socpedsir @_backtable

🎉 **Milestone Achieved!** 🎉 We are beyond thrilled to announce that the inaugural class of Interventional Radiology trainees in Uganda has successfully completed their first year exams!

Thank you @Road2IR for the IR fellowship program at Makerere University. The ED Mulago hosting the team before the Fellowship Examinations

What can CT and angiographic clot burden tell us about our PE thrombectomy patients? Read our @Yale_IR latest publication in collaboration with our incredible @YaleRadiology diagnostic colleagues. A big team effort. Thank you to our mentor Dr. Cornman! jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(…

Taking Road2IR on the road. Very thankful to @ericmbuguje, @furaha11711122, @ZiadAbdul5, @eva_nabawanuka, @rosleezer and many others for their hospitality. #EastAfrica is a blessed region with so much to offer. Beautiful nature and great people all around! 🇹🇿 🇺🇬 🇰🇪

… to spread IR to every major town in East Africa and beyond. The minimum goal is one IR per million population #SAFIRE, so we still have a long way to go. The need and feasibility are indisputable. We know we can do it because we have been doing it! #cantstopwontstop 17/18

Conclusion: IR in East Africa is here to stay. The program in Dar is leading the way, graduating its 14-16th fellows this year. Kampala is right behind and will graduate the first class of 3 in 2025. Our graduates spreading across 🇹🇿 (and soon 🇺🇬) need continued support… 16/18

Day 10: Arusha to Dar es Salaam 🇹🇿 Visited Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Moshi, which has no IR yet but urgently needs it. Completed the 12 hour drive back to Dar, concluding the journey at the Indian Ocean where we started 🙏 🙏 🙏 15/18

Day 9: Kisumu 🇰🇪 to Arusha 🇹🇿 Scenic drive through Kenya with a visit to our friend Dr. Rosey in Nairobi. Nairobi has well established IR for many decades and recently launched a training program. We continued from there across the border to Tanzania. 14/18

Day 8: Kampala 🇺🇬 to Kisumu 🇰🇪 Our drive took us along the northern shore of lake Victoria through Jinja, the source of the Nile. Despite some visa issues we managed to cross the border into Kenya and were welcomed for excellent dinner by family friends. 13/18

Day 7: We spent the day doing IR procedures at Mulago and further exploring Kampala. Hospital support for IR at Mulago is fantastic. The picture below shows the space dedicated to planned Angiosuite, which will take our training program at Mulago to the next level. 12/18

Day 6: Dr. Eva gave us a great tour of the Mulago facilities, including Mulago National Referral Hospital, Makerere Univeristy & the Uganda Cancer Institute. IR here is growing with amazing pace thanks to Dr. Eva and her team. Sky is the limit for IR in Uganda 🇺🇬 11/18

Day 5: We were joined in Kampala by Dr. Ian Wilson 🇺🇸 and Dr. Charles Sanyika 🇿🇦 🇿🇼. Kampala traffic is intense. Great food and great people. Good times catching up with old friends. 10/18