Society of Interventional Radiology Inducts New Fellows

The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) inducted 16 new Fellows during its Annual Scientific Meeting, March 4–9, in Phoenix. This honor, achieved by only 15 percent 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:

California

Barbara N. Hamilton, MD, FSIR, Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs

Dayantha M. Fernando, II, MD, FSIR, University of California Irvine, Orange

Georgia

Neil J. Resnick, MD, FSIR, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta

Massachusetts

Allan I. Hoffman, MD, FSIR, Commonwealth Radiology Associates, Andover

Hirschel D. McGinnis, MD, FSIR, Steward Medical Group, Taunton

Vijay Ramalingam, MD, FSIR, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston

Salomao Faintuch, MD, MS, FSIR, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston

New Hampshire

John M. Gemery, MD, FSIR, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon

New York

Joseph P. Erinjeri, MD, PhD, FSIR, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York

Stuart J. Singer, MD, FSIR, Syracuse VAMC, Syracuse

Talia Sasson, MD, FSIR, University of Rochester, Rochester

Pennsylvania

Paul S. Brady, MD, FSIR, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia

Texas

Maria Del Pilar Bayona Molano, MD, FSIR, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas

Steven Y. Huang, MD, FSIR, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston

Wisconsin

Derrick R. Siebert, MD, FSIR, Aspirus Wausau Hospital, Wausau

Matthew J. Scheidt, MD, FSIR, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

West Virginia
Amy R. Deipolyi, MD, FSIR, West Virginia University, Charleston

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