Society of Interventional Radiology selects 34 Fellows
Physicians recognized for achievements in research, scientific literature, teaching and leadership at SIR 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting
LOS ANGELES, March 19, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) inducted 34 new Fellows during its Annual Scientific Meeting, March 17–22 in Los Angeles. This honor, achieved by fewer than 10 percent of SIR members, is bestowed to those who have demonstrated excellence in interventional radiology by virtue of research and published works, teaching, and leadership within the field, along with contributions and involvement within the society.
"SIR Fellows are the global leaders in interventional radiology, having demonstrated a level of dedication to the specialty through their patient care, their scientific research and their leadership within the society and their practices," said SIR 2017–2018 President Suresh Vedantham, M.D., FSIR, an interventional radiologist, and professor of radiology and surgery at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis. "Their work and their mentorship of future interventional radiologists keeps our specialty on the cutting edge of modern medicine."
The newly inducted SIR Fellows are:
California
Gloria L. Hwang, M.D., FSIR, Stanford University Medical Center
David S. Wang, M.D., FSIR, Stanford University Medical Center
Edward W. Lee, M.D., Ph.D., FSIR, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Justin P. McWilliams, M.D., FSIR, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
John M. Moriarty, M.D., FSIR, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Siddharth A. Padia, M.D., FSIR, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Geogy Vatakencherry, M.D., FSIR, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles
Colorado
Paul J. Rochon, M.D., FSIR, University of Colorado, Aurora
Delaware
George Kimbiris, M.D., FSIR, Christiana Hospitals, Newark
District of Columbia
Emil I. Cohen, M.D., FSIR, Georgetown University Hospital
Florida
Ripal T. Gandhi, M.D., FSIR, Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute
J. Mark McKinney, M.D., FSIR, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville
Georgia
Steven J. Citron, M.D., FSIR, Piedmont Henry Hospitals, Atlanta
Gail L. Peters, M.D., FSIR, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta
Illinois
Ramona Gupta, M.D., FSIR, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago
Indiana
Joshua D. Dowell, M.D., Ph.D., FSIR, St. Vincent Health, Indianapolis
Maine
Derek Mittleider, M.D., FSIR, Maine Medical Center, Portland
Michigan
Jeffery J. Critchfield, M.D., FSIR, Detroit Medical Center
New York
Rahul S. Patel, M.D., FSIR, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York
Bradley B. Pua, M.D., FSIR, New York Presbyterian, New York
Mark A. Westcott, M.D., FSIR, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York
North Carolina
Waleska M. Pabon-Ramos, M.D., MPH, FSIR, Duke University Medical Center, Durham
Ohio
Jon C. Davidson, M.D., FSIR, University Hospitals Cleveland
Oregon
Khashayar Farsad, M.D., Ph.D., FSIR, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland
Pennsylvania
Gary S. Cohen, M.D., FSIR, Temple University Health System, Philadelphia
Tennessee
Hasmukh J. Prajapati, M.D., MBBS, FSIR, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis
Texas
Rony Avritscher, M.D., FSIR, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
Sanjay Gupta, M.D., FSIR, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
Argentina
Mariano E. Gimenez, M.D., FSIR, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Canada
Gilles P. Soulez, M.D., FSIR, Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal
David A. Valenti, M.D., FSIR, McGill University, Montreal
Portugal
Tiago A. Bilhim, M.D., Ph.D., FSIR, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, Lisbon
Singapore
Uei Pua, M.D., FSIR, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
United Kingdom
Miltiadis Krokidis, M.D., Ph.D., FSIR, Cambridge University Hospitals
About the Society of Interventional Radiology
The Society of Interventional Radiology is a nonprofit, professional medical society representing more than 7,500 practicing interventional radiology physicians, trainees, students, scientists and clinical associates, dedicated to improving patient care through the limitless potential of image-guided therapies. SIR's members work in a variety of settings and at different professional levels—from medical students and residents to university faculty and private practice physicians. Visit sirweb.org.
The Society of Interventional Radiology is holding its Annual Scientific Meeting March 17–22, 2018 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, Calif. Visit sirmeeting.org.
SOURCE Society of Interventional Radiology
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