NASHVILLE (April 1, 2025)—The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) inducted 39 new Fellows during its Annual Scientific Meeting, March 29–April 2, in Nashville. This honor, achieved by only 15% of eligible 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.

 

The newly inducted SIR Fellows are:

Active Fellows

Mohamed E. Abdelsalam, MD, FSIR, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston

Ashok Bhanushali, MD, FSIR, Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pa.

Anant D. Bhave, MD, FSIR, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt.

Enn Alexandria Chen, MD, MBA, FSIR, FDA, Office of Radiological Health, Silver Spring, Md.

Kyle J. Cooper, MD, FSIR, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Calif.

Ghassan E. El-Haddad, MD, FSIR, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Fla.

Alexandra H. Fairchild, MD, FSIR, Louisiana State University, New Orleans

Manraj K.S. Heran, MD, FSIR, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Brian P. Holly, MD, FSIR, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore

Christopher R. Ingraham, MD, FSIR, University of California San Diego, San Diego

Pavan K. Kavali, MD, FSIR, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Saint Louis

Abhishek Kumar, MD, FSIR, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, N.J.

Anuj Malhotra, MD, FSIR, NYU Langone – Long Island Hospital, Mineola, N.Y.

David Mauro, MD, FSIR, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Eric D. McLoney, MD, FSIR, Cleveland West Vascular Care, Westlake, Ohio

Sonali Mehandru, MD, FSIR, New Mexico VA Healthcare System, Albuquerque, N.M.

James D. Meler, MD, FSIR, BD/IO DOCS, Tempe, Ariz.

Zeyad A. Metwalli, MD, FSIR, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston

Samdeep Mouli, MD, FSIR, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago

Amish Patel, MD, FSIR,  Overlook Medical Center, Summit, N.J.

Juan Carlos Perez Lozada, MD, FSIR, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.

Nicholas J. Petruzzi, MD, FSIR, Atlantic Medical Imaging, Galloway, N.J.

Andrew C. Picel, MD, FSIR, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.

Rex M. Pillai, MD, FSIR, The Permanente Medical Group, Roseville, Calif.

Jonas Redmond, MD, FSIR, University of California San Diego, San Diego

Ahsun Riaz, MD, FSIR, Northwestern University, Chicago

James Ronald, MD, FSIR, Duke University, Durham, N.C.

Alan A. Sag, MD, FSIR, University of Miami, Miami

Debkumar Sarkar, DO, FSIR, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York

Geoff Scriver, MD, FSIR, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt.

Jaimin D. Shah, MD, FSIR, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, N.J.

Sidhartha Tavri, MD, FSIR, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Ore.

Bartley G. Thornburg, MD, FSIR, Northwestern University, Chicago

Kenneth R. Tomkovich, MD, FSIR, Princeton Radiology, Princeton, N.J.

Kirubahara Vaheesan, MD, FSIR, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis

Thomas J. Ward, MD, FSIR, Advent Health, Maitland, Fla.

John D. York, MD, FSIR, University of California, San Diego Health, La Jolla, Calif.

Shamar J. Young, MD, FSIR, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.

 

Associate Fellows

Govind Srimathveeravalli, PhD, FSIR, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, Mass.

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About the Society of Interventional Radiology

The Society of Interventional Radiology is a nonprofit, professional medical society representing more than 8,000 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. 

About the Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation

SIR Foundation is a scientific foundation dedicated to fostering research and education in interventional radiology for the purposes of advancing scientific knowledge, increasing the number of skilled investigators in interventional radiology and developing innovative therapies that lead to improved patient care and quality of life. Visit sirfoundation.org.