WASHINGTON, March 8, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) inducted a record-breaking 32 new Fellows during its Annual Scientific Meeting, March 4–9 in Washington. This honor, achieved by fewer than 10 percent of SIR members, is bestowed to those who have demonstrated excellence in research, published works, teaching or leadership within the field of interventional radiology and who have made significant contributions to the society.
"Each new SIR Fellow has demonstrated a level of excellence in research, mentorship and patient care that has propelled interventional radiology forward," said SIR 2016-2017 President Charles E. Ray Jr., M.D., PhD, FSIR, professor and head of the department of radiology at the University of Illinois, Chicago. "Their commitment to our specialty ensures that interventional radiology remains synonymous with modern medicine, developing breakthrough, minimally invasive treatments that maximize patient care."
The newly inducted SIR Fellows are:
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Alabama
Ahmed Kamel Abdel Aal, M.D., FSIR, University of Alabama Birmingham
California
Maureen P. Kohi, M.D., FSIR, University of California, San Francisco
Delaware
Samuel G. Putnam, M.D., FSIR, Christiana Hospital, Newark
District of Columbia
Keith M. Horton, M.D., FSIR, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Karun Sharma, M.D., PhD, FSIR, Children's National Medical Center
Georgia
J. David Prologo, M.D., FSIR, Emory University, Atlanta
Illinois
Bulent Arslan, M.D., FSIR, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
Ulku Turba, M.D., FSIR, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
Indiana
Michael J. Hall, M.D., FSIR, Beacon Medical Group, South Bend
Massachusetts
Raymond W. Liu, M.D., FSIR, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Minnesota
Michael S. Rosenberg, M.D., FSIR, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
David A. Woodrum, M.D., FSIR, Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Missouri
John J. Borsa, M.D., FSIR, Saint Luke's Hospital, University of Missouri, Kansas City
New York
Aaron Fischman, M.D., FSIR, Mount Sinai Health System, New York
Akhilesh K. Sista, M.D., FSIR, New York University, New York
North Carolina
Robert G. Dixon, M.D., FSIR, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Oregon
Kenneth J. Kolbeck, M.D., FSIR, Dotter Interventional Institute, Portland
Pennsylvania
James F. McGuckin Jr., M.D., FSIR, Philadelphia Vascular Institute
Joseph Ronsivalle, M.D., FSIR, Guthrie Clinic, Sayre
Deepak Sudheendra, M.D., FSIR, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Tennessee
Peter R. Bream, M.D., FSIR, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville
Texas
Shellie C. Josephs, M.D., FSIR, Children's Health Dallas
Ezequiel Silva, M.D., FSIR, South Texas Radiology Group, San Antonio
