Names of new executive council and board of directors were also announced

Matthew S Johnson, an interventional radiologist and Gary J Becker Professor of Radiology Research at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, assumed the office of president of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR), during the society’s annual Members’ Business Meeting held recently.

“COVID has truly placed IRs on the frontline, which is both a challenge and an opportunity—people are now recognising us as the frontline workers we’ve always been and seeing what tremendous value we bring to patients and the care team,” said Johnson. “SIR is committed to provide all IRs with the tools they need to thrive in their chosen practice setting, to combat burnout and promote wellness, and to foster a more diverse and inclusive speciality, all to the benefit of the patients we serve. Our members can best serve our patients if those IRs are healthy, happy and well supported.”

Other incoming officers of SIR’s 2021–2022 Executive Council include President-elect Parag J Patel, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; newly appointed Secretary Alda L Tam, Anderson Cancer Center, Houston; and Immediate Past-president Michael D Dake, University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson.

New and re-elected members of the SIR Executive Council are Derek Mittleider, SIR Councilor-at-large: private practice (four-year term); Saher S Sabri, Graduate Medical Education Division Councilor (four-year term); Constantinos T Sofocleous, FSIR, International Division Councilor (four-year term); Kelvin Hong, Post-graduate Medical Education Division Councilor (reappointment: three-year term) and Mark Baerlocher, Standards Division Councilor (appointment to fill the vacancy created by Alda Tam).

The SIR Foundation also appointed the following members to its Board of Directors Maureen P Kohi, SIR Foundation Development Division Chair (3-year term) and Nadine Abi-Jaoudeh, SIR Foundation Clinical Research and Registries Division Chair (three-year-term).