Change in the Timing of the IR/DR Oral Certifying Exam By James B. Spies, MD, MPH, ABR Associate Executive Director for Interventional Radiology 2024;17(3):7 Board certification is a central goal of graduating residents in interventional radiology. Many employers and health systems require certification within a specified interval after board eligibility is established and therefore the…

William J. Casarella, MD, DABR, FACR, FSIR (11/17/1937 – 02/02/2024) By Gary J. Becker, MD, Former ABR Executive Director 2024;17(3):15 In February, we lost a world-renowned pioneering interventional radiologist, extraordinary medical leader, husband, father, grandpa (of 10), friend, and colleague — Bill Casarella. Born to Italian immigrant parents in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Bill grew up in…

‘Black Box’ Curiosity Led Him to Become ABR Volunteer By Rodney Campbell, ABR Communications Manager 2024;17(3):11 Like many of his colleagues, Brian Funaki, MD, remembers what it was like to earn ABR certification as a diagnostic radiologist in the 20th century. All roads led to Louisville’s Executive West Hotel. Now a Crowne Plaza property, the…