"We had no tools. We just had to improvise. In a way, like you said, that was what made us think, 'How can I do this?' Because you had no tools, you had to think of ways to use what you had available to do procedures that otherwise you wouldn't have been able to do back then." —Wilfrido R. Castaneda-Zuniga, MD, FSIR, on innovation in early interventional radiology
In this episode, part of the ongoing celebration of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 50th anniversary, hosts Keith Horton, MD, FSIR, and Hector Ferral, MD, FSIR, speak with interventional radiology pioneer Wilfrido R. Castaneda-Zuniga, MD, FSIR, reflecting on lessons learned working with Kurt Amplatz, MD, FSIR, and others, stories of how their most seminal work came into being, the importance of peer mentorship, and more.
Related resources:
- View the society's 50th Anniversary celebration page
- "Mechanics of angioplasty: an experimental approach" by Wilfrido R. Castaneda-Zuniga, MD, FSIR, et al.
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