Governance and leadership

2026 SIR Board of Directors, SIR and SIR Foundation Steering Council slate of candidates and SIR Foundation Board of Directors appointments

The 2026 slate of candidates has been selected by the SIR and SIR Foundation Nominating Committee to fill the open positions on the SIR Board of Directors.

As required by the SIR bylaws, voting members have 60 days to review the slate of candidates for elected positions and decide whether to reserve approval of the candidates and to petition for the nomination and placement of alternative candidates on a mail ballot. Any member nominated by a petition signed by 3% or more of voting members shall be placed on the ballot, provided that, in the judgment of the Nominating Committee, such candidate is qualified to perform the responsibilities of the position to which they have been nominated.

Nominees proposed by the Nominating Committee will be deemed elected to their position by April, 2026.

SIR Board of Directors

• Nishita Kothary, MD, FSIR—SIR Secretary

• Constantinos T. Sofocleous, MD, PhD, FSIR—SIR Director-at-large

• J. Dana Dunleavy, MD, FSIR—SIR Director-at-large

• C. Matthew Hawkins, MD, MBA, FSIR—SIR and SIR Foundation Treasurer

SIR and SIR Foundation Steering Council Divisions

• Jeffrey L. Weinstein, MD, FSIR—Education Division Vice Councilor

• Claire Kaufman, MD—Guidelines and Standards Division Vice Councilor

• Ammar Sarwar, MD, FSIR—Health Policy and Economics Division Vice Councilor

• Michael J. Miller, Jr., MD, FSIR—Member Services Division Vice Councilor

• Kavi Devulapalli, MD, MPH—Practice Management Division Vice Councilor

• Drew M. Caplin, MD, FACR, FSIR—Quality and Performance Division Vice Councilor

• Jessica K. Stewart, MD—2026 - 2032 Annual Meeting Program Committee

Clinical Specialty Councils

• Stephen P. Reis, MD, MBA, FSIR—Renal and Genitourinary Council Vice Chair

To accomplish a smooth transition in the management of the society from year to year, per the SIR bylaws, the SIR secretary automatically becomes SIR president-elect, and the SIR president-elect becomes SIR president.

Following the 2026 Annual Members’ Business Meeting, Saher S. Sabri, MD, FSIR, will become SIR president and Kelvin Hong, MD, FSIR, will become SIR president-elect.

During the November SIR and SIR Foundation Nominating Committee meeting, the committee nominated the following members of the SIR Foundation Board of Directors, who were appointed upon approval of both boards of directors:

• Amy C. Taylor, MD, MBA—Secretary

• Resmi Charalel, MD, MPH—Clinical Research and Registries Division Chair

• Nainesh S. Parikh, MD, MBA—Development Division Chair

• David A. Woodrum, MD, FSIR—Research and Grants Division Chair

• Dania Daye, MD, PhD—Research Education and Outreach Division Chair