Congratulations to John A. Kaufman, MD, MS, FSIR, who has started his two-year term as the president of the American Board of Radiology Board of Board of Governors. The Board of Governors is led by ABR-certified volunteers who are responsible for the oversight of ABR and execution of its mission to advance patient care through high standards in certification. Dr. Kaufman is a renowned leader in IR, and is a past president of SIR, a past chair of SIR Foundation and recipient of both the SIR Gold Medal and SIR Foundation Leaders in Innovation Award.

In addition to appointing a new president, the ABR also named SIR member Andrew Gunn, MD, FSIR, to the Board of Trustees as a trustee for interventional radiology/diagnostic radiology. Dr. Gunn is the chair of SIR’s Renal and GU Clinical Specialty Council, a member of the SIR and SIR Foundation Steering Committee, and sits on the SIR Statements and Guidelines Oversight Committee and the FSIR Task Force.