Faculty

Alex Powell

MD, FSIR
Medical Director, Interventional Radiology
Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute

Alex Powell, M.D., is an Interventional Radiologist and Medical Director of Interventional Radiology at the Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute. Dr. Powell received his medical degree from the University of Michigan School of Medicine and completed his residency in diagnostic radiology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, where he was also Chief Resident. He completed a fellowship in interventional radiology at the University of California. Dr. Powell has numerous publications in scientific journals including book chapters and he has lectured in national and international conferences.

Dr. Powell holds academic positions including Affiliate Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of South Florida and Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology at Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

2026 Sessions

Lymphatic Interventions: The Overlooked Oncology Lifeline

Speaker

Sunday, November 15 5:00–5:05 PM
Room Atlantic V-VI
Faculty

Alex Powell

MD, FSIR
Medical Director, Interventional Radiology
Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute

Alex Powell, M.D., is an Interventional Radiologist and Medical Director of Interventional Radiology at the Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute. Dr. Powell received his medical degree from the University of Michigan School of Medicine and completed his residency in diagnostic radiology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, where he was also Chief Resident. He completed a fellowship in interventional radiology at the University of California. Dr. Powell has numerous publications in scientific journals including book chapters and he has lectured in national and international conferences.

Dr. Powell holds academic positions including Affiliate Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of South Florida and Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology at Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

General Session

Session 9: What Would You Do Differently? Rapid-Fire M&M

  • Moderator
    • Varshana Gurusamy, MD
    • Alex Powell, MD, FSIR
.50 Credits

Rapid Fire Morbidity and Mortality: Case 1

Speaker

Sunday, November 15 5:30–5:35 PM
Room Atlantic V-VI
Faculty

Asad Baig

MD
Radiologist
Columbia University

Rapid Fire Morbidity and Mortality: Case 2 - When Renal Ablation Becomes an Emergency

Speaker

Sunday, November 15 5:35–5:40 PM
Room Atlantic V-VI
Faculty

Merve Ozen

MD
Associate Professor of Radiology
Mayo Clinic Arizona

Dr. Merve Ozen is a board-certified diagnostic and interventional radiologist and Associate Professor of Radiology at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications on advanced interventional techniques and anatomical insights and is a frequent presenter at national and international meetings, including the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR).

Her clinical expertise centers on interventional oncology—particularly tumor ablation and embolization. Dr. Ozen’s academic contributions span invited lectures, panel moderation, and program coordination, with a strong commitment to trainee education and early-career mentorship. She is also recognized for pioneering innovative educational initiatives that bridge clinical practice and professional development.

Rapid Fire Morbidity and Mortality: Case 3

Speaker

Sunday, November 15 5:40–5:45 PM
Room Atlantic V-VI
Faculty

Yolanda Bryce

MD
Assistant Attending
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Yolanda Bryce, MD, RPVI completed her Medical School training at Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 2009, followed by a Diagnostic Radiology Residency at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 2014, a subspecialty training in Breast Imaging at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in 2015, and a Fellowship in Vascular and Interventional Radiology at Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute in 2016. She joined the faculty at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in August 2016 where she pioneers minimally invasive cryoablation technique to treat locoregional disease in patients that are poor surgical candidates or refuse surgery and works in a multidisciplinary team to expand treatment options for patients with metastatic breast cancer through interventional oncology. She also specializes in vascular disease in oncologic patients, boarded through the American Board of Vascular Medicine and holding a Registered Physician Vascular Interpretation (RPVI) certification. In 2018, she became the founding director of MSKCC’s Noninvasive Vascular Imaging Center and started the institution’s PAD program improving mobility and quality of life of some of the most vulnerable patients – those with both cancer and life-limiting PAD. Her PAD screening trial examines the prevalence and disparities of PAD in at-risk cancer patients. She is President Elect of the Cardiovascular Imaging and Intervention Council at the American Heart Association.

Rapid Fire Morbidity and Mortality: Case 4

Speaker

Sunday, November 15 5:45–5:50 PM
Room Atlantic V-VI
Faculty

Alexander Villalobos

MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Alexander Villalobos, MD is an Assistant Professor of Radiology at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine. As a board-certified Interventional Radiologist at UNC – Chapel Hill, he specializes in minimally invasive treatments for oncology, musculoskeletal pain, and vascular disease.

Rapid Fire Morbidity and Mortality: Case 5

Speaker

Sunday, November 15 5:50–5:55 PM
Room Atlantic V-VI
Faculty

Stephen Solomon

Discussion and Audience Q&A

Sunday, November 15 5:55–6:00 PM
Room Atlantic V-VI
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