SIR Names New Chief Executive Officer

December 4, 2024—The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) announced that Eve Lee will join the organization as Chief Executive Officer on January 27, 2025.

SIR advised that Lee will advance the society’s advocacy, education, and policy mission to strengthen and support the practice of interventional radiology and ensure patient access to minimally invasive, image-guided therapies. She will also work to advance the research and fundraising goals of the SIR Foundation.

“I am thrilled and honored to join SIR as it begins its 50th anniversary year,” commented Lee in the society’s press release. “I look forward to building upon SIR’s strong foundation of advocacy, education, and research to ensure greater access to interventional radiology care around the world.”

SIR President Robert J. Lewandowski, MD, stated, “We are excited to welcome Eve Lee to SIR at this pivotal moment in our history. SIR’s leadership is confident her experience as a champion of patient access to care, evidence-based medicine, and public health policy will help SIR reach new heights and make our next 50 years as transformative as the first.”

According to SIR, Lee previously served as Executive Director of the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA), where she led efforts in patient access to care, evidence-based advocacy, strategic collaborations, and global outreach.

Before AOPA, she was Executive Director of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). Under her leadership, SHEA became a recognized leader in infection prevention and public health policy, noted SIR.

Lee holds an MBA from the University of Maryland Global Campus; a certificate in higher education teaching from Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts; and an undergraduate degree in political science from Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia.