SIR Names New Leadership and 22 New Fellows

June 14, 2022—The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) announced that Parag J. Patel, MD, an interventional radiologist and Professor of Radiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, assumed the office of SIR President during the society’s annual members’ business meeting during the SIR 2022 annual scientific meeting held June 11-16 in Boston, Massachusetts.

“As SIR approaches its 50th anniversary, we are transforming how we do business to meet the needs of our diverse membership, giving energy to ideas to help our members thrive in their chosen practice models,” commented Dr. Patel in the society’s press release. “Throughout the pandemic, SIR has become more agile and responsive. We will build on that momentum to deliver training, resources, and tools that empower competitive interventional radiology (IR) teams and enable the best patient care possible.”

Other incoming officers of SIR’s 2022-2023 Executive Council include:

• Alda L. Tam, MD, as President-Elect
• Robert J. Lewandowski, MD, as Secretary
• Matthew S. Johnson, MD, as Immediate Past-President

New and re-elected members of the SIR Executive Council are:

• Raymond W. Liu, MD, as SIR and SIR Foundation Treasurer
• Nishita Kothary, MD, as Councilor At-Large
• Matthew Hawkins, MD, as Health Policy and Economics Division Councilor
• Rahul A. Sheth, MD, as Interventional Oncology Councilor

After the 2022 Annual Member’s Business Meeting, the SIR Foundation Board of Directors’ new appointments include:

• Theresa M. Caridi, MD, as Chair
• Katharine L. Krol, MD, as Past Chair
• Maureen P. Kohi, MD, as Vice Chair
• Govindarajan Srimathveeravalli, PhD, as Scientist Member
• Amy C. Taylor, MD, as Development Division Chair

“For more than 30 years, SIR Foundation has ensured the promise and the practice of IR are supported by evidence and patient outcomes,” stated Dr. Caridi in the press release. “With the launch of new grant programs and a new clinical trials network, SIR Foundation continues to advance IR through research that furthers IR knowledge, priorities, and partnerships, expanding access to IR for patients.”

Also at the SIR 2022 annual scientific meeting, 22 physicians were inducted as Fellows in recognition of achievements in research, teaching, published works, and leadership. The society noted that this honor is achieved by only 15% of eligible SIR members.

The new SIR Fellows are:

• Matthew K. Walsworth, MD, of West Los Angeles VA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California
• Curtis L. Anderson, MD, of Florida Endovascular and Interventional in Miami Lakes, Florida
• Ricardo Paz-Fumagalli, MD, of Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida
• Glenn W. Stambo, MD, of Advent Health in Tampa, Florida
• Beau Toskich, MD, of Mayo Clinic, in Jacksonville, Florida
• Srinivas Tummala, MD, of University of Miami Health System in Miami, Florida
• Zachary S. Collins, MD, of University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City, Kansas
• Driss Raissi, MD, of University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky
• Chaitanya Ahuja, MD, of Louisiana State University Health Science Center in Shreveport, Louisiana
• Hector Ferral, MD, of Louisiana State University in New Orleans, Louisiana
• Sahira Kazanjian, MD, of University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Gretchen M. Foltz, MD, of Washington University in Saint Louis, in St. Louis, Missouri
• Elsie Koh, MD, of American Endovascular and Amputation in New York, New York
• Shekher Maddineni, MD, of Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York
• Ari J. Isaacson, MD, of Prostate Centers USA in Raleigh, North Carolina
• Hyeon Yu, MD, of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• Sameer D. Gadani, MD, of Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio
• Stephen J. Hunt, MD, of University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Susan Shamimi-Noori, MD, of University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Aron M. Devane, MD, of Prisma Health in Greenville, South Carolina
• Rodrick C. Zvavajanja, MD, of UT Houston McGovern Medical School in Houston, Texas
• Amy R. Deipolyi, MD, of West Virginia University in Charleston, West Virginia