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Dr. Odisio é Professor e Co-Diretor de Pesquisa no Departamento de Radiologia Intervencionista na Universidade do Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Ele também exerce a função de um dos diretores médicos do Programa de Pesquisa em Terapia Oncológica Guiada por Imagem (IGCT). Sua principal área de atuação clínica e de pesquisa envolve o uso de diversas terapias locais minimamente invasivas para o tratamento e paliação de tumores hepáticos, com ênfase no uso de terapias ablativas percutâneas. Além disso, o laboratório do Dr. Odisio investiga o uso de novos métodos avançados de imagem para prever os desfechos de procedimentos minimamente invasivos, como quimioembolização e ablação hepática, assim como seu uso potencial em combinação com procedimentos cirúrgicos hepato-biliares.

Daniel Waigl
Daniel Waigl was born in Vienna, Austria. He holds a degree in Marketing and Sales from the University of Economics Vienna and has been involved in association and congress management since 1997. In 2004 he was appointed the Executive Director of CIRSE – the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe. A position that he has been enjoying ever since.
Since his appointment CIRSE has become the representative body for IR in Europe. The educational and scientific association aims to improve patient care through the support of teaching, science, research and clinical practice in the field of interventional radiology.
CIRSE has over 50 group member societies and 10,000 individual members from all over the world. CIRSE organizes around 20 congresses and courses annually. It publishes 3 peer-reviewed scientific journals and runs some of the largest and most comprehensive online education platforms in the field. Besides education, CIRSE’s main activities include the development and successful establishment of curricula, certification and accreditation initiatives, clinical research projects, standard setting and advocacy work.
In 2023, CIRSE launched the Vision for Interventional Radiology with a focus on clinical services and patient care, as well as therapies and treatment supporting the concept of a full-time interventional radiology clinical practice.

Eduardo Eyheremendy, MD, FSIR, is Chairman of Radiology at Hospital Alemán in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He completed his fellowship in Vascular and Interventional Radiology at Hospital Nuestra Señora del Pino (Spain), holds European Board Certification in Interventional Radiology (EBIR), and earned his International Master's for Health Leadership from McGill University (Canada). Dr. Eyheremendy specializes in minimally invasive procedures, including vascular and nonvascular interventional oncology, vascular embolization and revascularization, spine interventions, and pain management. He has authored over 30 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and has served as President of the Argentinean Society of Radiology and the Argentinean Collage of Interventional Radiology.

Dr. Marco Calandri is an Associate Professor of Radiology at the University of Torino, Italy, where he leads clinical, research, and educational initiatives in Interventional Radiology, with a focus on Interventional Oncology and image-guided tumor ablation. A physician-scientist with over a decade of experience, his clinical practice focuses on ultrasound and CT-guided procedures, while his research interests span quantitative imaging analysis, ablation confirmation software and patients’ selection through biomarkers.
Dr. Calandri has held progressively senior academic appointments since 2018, following a period as visiting doctor at MD Anderson Cancer Center and Institut Gustave Roussy. He currently serves as Principal Investigator and sub-investigator on multiple funded projects, including studies on minimal residual disease after ablation and AI-based treatment confirmation for colorectal liver metastases. His work has received competitive grants from the University of Torino, the Italian Ministry of Research, and regional foundations. He has authored over 60 peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals and serves as a reviewer for Lancet Oncology, Radiology, European Radiology, and other leading journals. He is an invited speaker and faculty member at major international congresses such as CIRSE and ECIO.
Dr. Calandri is deeply engaged in education and mentorship, directing interventional radiology courses and supervising medical students, residents, and Ph.D. candidates. He also holds leadership roles in national and international societies, including serving as Secretary of the Italian College of Interventional Radiology (2025–2026) and Chair of the Educational Subcommittee of IASIOS.

Miguel Naranjo, MD, MSc
Head of Interventional Radiology, Talca Regional Hospital, Maule, Chile
Executive Board Member, Iberoamerican Society of Interventional Radiology (SIDI)
Holds an MD and completed his residency in Radiology at the University Central of Venezuela, followed by a Master’s degree from the University of Zaragoza in Spain. He has further enriched his expertise through observerships in the United States, France, and Spain.
In addition to his clinical role, is a regular speaker at international congresses and contributes to ongoing research and education in interventional radiology.

Prof. Dr. Philippe L. Pereira
M.D., PhD., Professor of Radiology, FCIRSE, FESGAR, EBIR, EBIR-ES
SLK-Kliniken GmbH Heilbronn
Karl-Ruprecht-University of Heidelberg, Germany
Eberhard-Karls-University of Tübingen, Germany
Danube Private University, Krems, Austria
Prof. Pereira began his training in internal medicine at the University of Lille. He started as medical assistant in France in parallel to his post-doc formation in macromolecular biochemistry.
Prof. Pereira started in 1995 in the Department of Radiology at the University of Tübingen and completed his research program on “MR-guided interventions”. He was appointed as Professor of Radiology in 2001, became Deputy Chairman in 2004. Between 2008 and 2024, he was Head of the Dpt of Radiology at SLK-Clinics, Academic hospitals of the University of Heidelberg, and is now Advisor for the SLK Clinics and Cancer Center. He is also Professor affiliated to the University of Heidelberg and to the Private University of Krems.
Professor Pereira’s research interests focus on interventional radiology especially oncologic interventions. He was the first german interventional radiologist to perform a percutaneous ablation of lung cancer in 1996.
Prof. Pereira acted in the Executive Committee of the German Society of Interventional Radiology (DeGIR) for oncological guidelines and Certifications’processes within the German Cancer Society.
Internationally, he serves on the Executive Committee of CIRSE since 2011, as Chairman of the Rules committee, Chairman of the Standard-of-practice committee and as Chairman of the Research committee, as Treasurer and Vice-President in the Executive Board, and now as President of the Society since 2024.
After being President of IROS (Interventionell-Radiologisches Olbert Symposium) in 2018, Prof. Pereira was Deputy Chairman of the European Congress of Interventional Oncology (2020 and 2021) and Chairman 2022 and 2023.
Prof. Pereira received several awards including from ECR, WCIO, ECIO, RSNA and from the German Society of Radiolog). His research and clinical expertise have been published in more than 380 scientific publications including Radiology, CVIR, Investigative Radiology, JMRI, and more than 40 book chapters. He also takes a strong interest in biotechnology and medical engineering.

Dr. Babrowski is an Associate Professor of Surgery at University of Chicago. A graduate of University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, she completed both her General Surgery Residency and Vascular Surgery Fellowship at the University of Chicago. Dr. Babrowski specializes in the treatment and management of complex peripheral and aortic conditions. She serves as the Director of the Limb Salvage Center at University of Chicago. An expert in both open and endovascular technique, her practice focuses on providing tailored patient care.
In addition to Dr. Babrowski's clinical work, she also has an interest in education, serving as the Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program Director and holds a key role as a core faculty member of the General Surgery Residency Program. An active researcher, her area of focus is on outcomes research in underserved vascular surgery patient populations. She leverages both institutional and large-scale registries and databases to understand how the quality of care can be improved for the treatment of vulnerable patient populations. Furthermore, she currently serves as the institutional principal investigator for more than ten clinical research studies. Dr. Babrowski holds leadership roles in multiple regional and national societies including the VQI, SVS, and MVSS. She sits on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Vascular Surgery and is a Governor for the American College of Surgeons.

Doctor Iqbal is an Interventional Radiologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital and serves as the Director for quality & safety for Interventional Radiology. Shams is passionate about finding new techniques to help patients get the best care possible across IR. He developed a new technique for Intraoperative localization of small lung nodule at surgery decreasing morbidity and increasing safety and accuracy. He is the chairman of the “SIR give back program” and helps Interventional Radiology programs across the globe. He is the Leader for SIR Global educational initiative. His basic research is in nanotechnology techniques for early diagnosis of cancers and metastases, focusing on cholangiocarcinoma. He is working on device development, with devices in the pipeline for gastroparesis management by neuromodulation. His overarching goal is to provide good quality Interventional Radiology training and IR care to patients across the globe and find early diagnosis of cancers to prolong patient survival.