SIR Executive Council
SIR Executive Council purpose
The SIR Executive Council is the chief governing and policymaking body of SIR made up of SIR’s member interventional radiologists. The executive council 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. Council 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 operations committee of the executive council. The immediate past president, treasurer, SIR Foundation chair and a rotating executive council member are nonvoting invited guests of the operations committee, along with the SIR Executive Director. Between meetings of the executive council, the operations committee has all the powers and responsibilities of the executive council and may conduct any business matter that requires attention.
Members and invited guests of the 2019-2020 Executive Council during the 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting in Austin.
2020-2021 SIR Executive Council Roster
Michael D. Dake, MD, FSIR |
President |
Matthew Johnson, MD, FSIR |
President-elect |
Parag Patel, MD, FSIR |
Secretary |
Filip Banovac, MD, FSIR |
Treasurer |
Laura Findeiss, MD, FSIR |
Immediate Past President |
Kathy L. Krol, MD, FSIR |
SIR Foundation Chair |
Constantino S. Pena, MD, FSIR |
Annual Scientific Meeting Councilor |
Raymond W. Liu, MD, FSIR |
Health Policy & Economics Division Councilor |
Kelvin Hong, MD, FSIR |
Post-graduate Medical Education Division Councilor |
Saher S. Sabri, MD, FSIR |
Graduate Medical Education Councilor |
Raj Pyne, MD, FSIR |
Member Services Division Councilor |
Alda Tam, MD, FSIR |
Standards Division Councilor |
Brian F. Stainken, MD, FSIR |
International Division Councilor |
Kevin Dickey, MD, FSIR |
Councilor-at-Large |
Robert J. Lewandowski, MD, FSIR |
Councilor-at-Large |
Akhilesh K. Sista, MD, FSIR |
Councilor-at-Large |
Mary Costantino, MD |
Private Practice Councilor |
Meridith J. Englander, MD, FSIR |
AMA Delegate, ex-officio |
Daniel Sze, MD, PhD, FSIR |
JVIR Editor-in-Chief |
Rajesh Shah, MD, FSIR |
Ad-Hoc Quality and Performance Improvement Division Councilor |
Keith Hume |
SIR Executive Director, ex-officio |
The duty of the SIR Nominating Committee is to seek out and select the best candidates for the open positions on the SIR Executive Council and to work with interested individuals to develop their future leadership opportunities and skills. Each year the nominating committee carefully evaluates the nominations in the context of the current and future leadership needs of the society. SIR's needs change from year to year, and there are many qualified candidates who apply. For this reason, individuals may be nominated several times before they are selected as a candidate.
Learn MoreExecutive Council roles and terms
President
To accomplish a smooth transition in the management of the society from year to year, the secretary shall become the president-elect, the president-elect shall become president, and the president shall become the immediate past president.
Elected Positions
Appointed Positions
Standing SIR Foundation Board Position on the SIR Executive Council
Ex-officio Positions
Ad Hoc Positions
Upon the request of the president-elect, the Executive Council may appoint additional non-voting members of the Executive Council to serve for a term of no more than one year.