Access Menu
CAIR WIR Spotlight - Dr. Ethel Rivas Zuleta
CAIR WIR Spotlight - Dr. Rebecca Spouge
CAIR WIR Spotlight - Dr. Elizabeth Dave
CAIR WIR Spotlight - Dr. Aida Ahrari
CAIR WIR Spotlight - Dr. Fiona Anyumba
CAIR WIR Spotlight - Dr. Alda Tam
Call for CAIR Award 2024 Nominations
Combined Interventional/Body Radiologist – Hamilton General Site, ON
In my country (El Salvador); there was no one with the specialty of Interventional Radiology; so being a surgical resident, I was frustrated that many of the procedures had solutions that we only read about in books or magazines, which led me to the curiosity of said specialty, so after surgery I completed my residency in radiology with the purpose of finishing it and starting Interventional Radiology.
Learning from everyone in the IR team has been deeply rewarding and I look forward to continuing to develop my skills and knowledge in this field throughout fellowship and my career.
I was drawn toward procedural-based specialties but ultimately chose radiology due to my love of imaging
In medical school I was drawn to procedural specialties which led me to organize an interventional radiology elective
I have always enjoyed medical procedures and thought I would end up in a surgical specialty. All that changed one day when I was a General Practitioner: I was working in ICU and we had a patient in the unit with pancreatitis who was not doing too well.
I had always been drawn to a surgical specialty and with an undergraduate degree in Neuroscience, I had thought about going into Neurosurgery so signed up for a summer research internship, complete with shadowing in the clinic and OR.
The purpose of the CAIR Award is to recognize those who have made significant contributions and provided extraordinary service to the Canadian Interventional Radiology Association and/or the discipline of Interventional Radiology.
The Department of Medical Imaging, McMaster University and the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hamilton Health Sciences are seeking a combined full-time academic interventional and body radiologist for the Hamilton General Hospital site
The Department of Medical Imaging, McMaster University and the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hamilton Health Sciences are seeking a full-time academic interventional radiologist for the Hamilton General Hospital site.
A key moment that solidified my decision was seeing the differences between an open neurosurgical clipping and a coiling when treating ruptured aneurysms. The ability to use imaging guidance to navigate catheters and instruments through the body, directly addressing the medical issue without the need for large incisions, was nothing short of remarkable. This experience underscored the profound impact interventional radiology can have on patient outcomes, and I wanted to be a part of this transformative field.