About SIR

SIR Board of Directors

The SIR Board of Directors is the chief governing and policymaking body of SIR made up of SIR’s member interventional radiologists. The board of directors is empowered to carry out the business of the society and is responsible for fiduciary oversight. It is responsible for overseeing and transacting the business necessary to achieve SIR's goals and to fulfill its mission. Board terms begin at the annual members' business meeting. The council meets in person three times per year.

The officers of the society shall be the president, president-elect, secretary, and treasurer. The president, president-elect and secretary of SIR are the voting members of the executive committee of the board of directors. The immediate past president, treasurer, SIR Foundation chair and a rotating board of directors member are nonvoting invited guests of the executive committee, along with the SIR Executive Director. Between meetings of the board of directors, the exeutive committee has all the powers and responsibilities of the board of directors and may conduct any business matter that requires attention.

2024-25 SIR Board of Directors roster

• Robert J. Lewandowski, MD, FSIR: President, SIR
• Robert A. Lookstein, MD, FSIR: President-elect, SIR
• Saher S. Sabri, MD, FSIR: Secretary, SIR
• Raymond W. Liu, MD, FSIR: Treasurer, SIR and SIR Foundation
• Alda L. Tam, MD, MBA, FSIR: Immediate Past President, SIR
• Maureen P. Kohi, MD, FSIR: Chair, SIR Foundation
• Derek Mittleider, MD, FSIR: Director, Private Practice
• Kelvin Hong, MD, FSIR: Director at large
• Nishita Kothary, MD, FSIR: Director at large
• J.David Prologo, MD, FSIR: Director at large
• Daniel Sze, MD, PhD, FSIR: Editor, JVIR (Ex officio)
• Meredith J. Englander, MD, FSIR: AMA Delegate (Ex officio)

SIR Foundation Board of Directors

SIR Foundation is governed by a board of directors charged with advancing the foundation's mission and goals through the acquisition and judicious deployment of funds. The SIR Foundation Board of Directors oversee activities that consist of developing research strategy in interventional radiology; reviewing grant applications to the foundation's grant programs; developing new research programs that foster the development of, or validate, innovative interventional radiology therapies; increasing the number of interventional radiologists participating in basic and clinical research; developing educational programming focused on strategic areas needing research; fostering the development of interventional radiology researchers; fundraising; finance including investment, budget, reporting and auditing; communications to internal (interventional radiology) and external (other disciplines, industry) constituencies.

SIR Foundation's Board of Directors works closely with SIR's Board of Directors to oversee and direct the execution of the jointly crafted SIR and SIR Foundation Strategic Plan, which serves to further the mission of both organizations.

2024-2025 SIR Foundation Board of Directors roster

• Maureen P. Kohi, MD, FSIR: Chair
• Clifford R. Weiss, MD, FSIR: Vice Chair
• Shellie Josephs, MD, FSIR: Secretary 
• Raymond W. Liu, MD, FSIR: Treasurer (Ex officio) 
• Robert J. Lewandowski, MD, FSIR: SIR President (Ex officio) 
• Robert A. Lookstein, MD, FSIR: SIR President-elect 
• Nadine Abi-Jaoudeh, MD, MS, FSIR: Clinical Research and Registries Division Chair
• Amy C. Taylor, MD – Development Division Chair
• David A. Woodrum, MD, PhD, FSIR: Research and Grants Division Chair
• Dania Daye, MD, PhD: Research Education and Outreach Division Chair
• Govind Srimathveeravalli, PhD: Scientist
• Daniel Y. Sze, MD, PhD, FSIR – Editor, JVIR (Ex officio) 

SIR and SIR Foundation maintain separate bylaws. The SIR Bylaws represent the official written rules for conduct for the organizations.

The SIR Bylaws are, in effect, a contract among members, and must be formally adopted and/or amended. SIR’s Bylaws provide the rules/information regarding offices, membership, meetings and vote of members, Board of Directors, officers, committees and councilors, amendments and miscellaneous items. 

View current SIR Bylaws

SIR Foundation Bylaws provide the rules/information regarding offices, membership, meetings and vote of member, Board of Directors, officers committees and coordinators, amendments and miscellaneous items.

View current SIR Foundation Bylaws