Committees

Research Steering Committee

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The SIO Research Steering Committee collaborates with the board and staff liaisons on key strategies, challenges, and needs in order to provide insight on existing and future SIO research priorities including research grants, registries, clinical trials, and guidelines.

Committee Members

Grants Sub-Committee

Sub-Committee Chair: Christopher Malone, MD
Washington University

Deevia Kotecha, MD
University of Leicester

Stefano Marcia, MD

Nariman Nezami, MD
MedStar Health

Research Development Sub-Committee

NCCN Sub-Committee

Registries Sub-Committee

Sub-Committee Chair: Stephen Solomon, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Publications Committee

This committee is responsible for collaborating with the Research Steering Committee and staff liaisons on key strategies and needs in order to provide insight on existing and future SIO publications. Specifically, the Publications Committee oversees all whitepapers authored by the SIO, manages case spotlights for publications in SIO publications, reviews guideline summaries annually, and oversees content on any SIO newsletters. Additionally, they supervise any writing groups organized as a result of funding requests, unless otherwise directed by the Research Steering Committee.

Committee Members

Committee Chair: AJ Gunn, MD, FSIR
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Committee Vice Chair: Elena Violari, MD, RPVI
Franciscan Health

Immediate Past Chair: Christos Georgiades, MD, PhD
John Hopkins University

Case of the Month: Cynthia De la Garza, MD
Mayo Clinic Florida

Case of the Month: Husameddin El Khudari, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Case of the Month: Junaid Raja, MD, MSPH
University of Alabama Birmingham

Case of the Month: Dakota Williams, MS
UAB School of Medicine

Board Liaison: Sarah White, MD, MS, FSIR
Medical College of Wisconsin

SIO Corner: Venkatesh Krishnasamy, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Christine Boone, MD, PhD
University of California San Diego

Juan Camacho, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Xindi Chen
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Sean Golden, MD
Johns Hopkins

Yilun Koethe, MD
Oregon Health & Science University

Andrew R. Kolarich, MD
Johns Hopkins Hospital

Giovanni Mauri, MD
University of Milan

Greg Pommier, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Ishu Sivakumar, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Chi Trinh
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Maria Tsitskari, MD, MSc, PhD, EBIR
Mediterranean Hospital of Cyprus

 

Membership Committee

The SIO Membership Committee is responsible for collaborating with committees, membership, Board, and staff liaisons on key strategies, challenges, and needs in order to provide insight on membership recruitment, engagement, and retention.

Committee Members

Committee Chair: Almamoon Justaniah, MD
King Faisal Specialist Hospital
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Committee Vice Chair: Erica Alexander, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

International Liaison: David Madoff, MD
Yale School of Medicine

Chad Davis, MD
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Florian Fintelmann, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital

Anil Nick Kurup, MD
Mayo Clinic

Azzam Khankan, MD, PHD
King Abdulaziz Medical City

Mina Makary, MD
The Ohio State Medical

Chris Rogan, MBBS, BSc, FACP
Sydney Interventional Radiology Associates

Board Liaison: Edward Kim, MD, FSIR
Mount Sinai Health System

Board Liaison: Franco Orsi, MD, EBIR, FCIRSE
European Institute of Oncology

Program Committee

This committee is responsible for developing the Annual Scientific Meeting program content and any pre-conference associated sessions, inclusive of international partnerships. The committee additionally plans all social events in coordination with staff and provides critical input to the Corporate Relations Director for industry-sponsored events.

Committee Members

Program Chair: Nicholas Fidelman, MD
University of California San Francisco

Scientific Chair: Isabel Gala Newton, MD, PhD
VA San Diego Healthcare System and UCSD Health

Workshops Chair: Christos Georgiades, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University

IO Essentials Chair: Irene Bargellini, MD
Candiolo Cancer Center

Immediate Past Chair: Vijay Ramalingam, MD, FSIR
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School

AI Science Liaison: Joseph Erinjeri, MD, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Research Liaison: Rony Avirtscher, MD
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Education Advisor: Sean Tutton, MD, FSIR
University of California San Diego

Content Liaison: Charles Y. Kim, MD, FSIR
Duke University Medical Center

Local Representative: Siddharth A. Padia, MD
UCLA Health

International Representative: Roberto Iezzi, MD
Docente Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Board Liaison: David Breen, MRCP, FRCR
University Hospitals Southampton

Member-at-Large: Erica Alexander, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Member-at-Large: Brandon M. Key, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin

Education Steering Committee

This committee is responsible for collaborating with the Board of Directors and staff liaisons on key strategies and needs for current and future SIO year-round educational programming. This committee owns the development of live and enduring educational content through the SIO Learning Center, master classes, and any international programming collaborations.

Current Committee Members

Chair: Rob Suh, MD
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
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Vice Chair: Charles Y. Kim, MD, FSIR
Duke University Medical Center

Board Liaison: Ronald Arellano, MD, FSIR, FCIRSE
Massachusetts General Hospital

Education Advisor: Sean Tutton, MD, FSIR
University of California San Diego

Chest/Thoracic Sub-Committee

Sub-Committee Chair: Florian J. Fintelmann, MD 
Massachusetts General Hospital

DaeHee Kim, MD
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Joe Mammarappallil, MD
Duke University Medical Center

Robert F. Short, MD, PhD 
DAY VAMC

Emerging Trends Sub-Committee

Sub-Committee Chair:  Vladimir Sheynzon, MD
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Francois H. Cornelis, MD, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Gaby Gabriel, MD 
University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center

Richard Marshall, MD
Tulane University

Lynne Martin, MD 
Stanford University 

Suken H. Shah, MD, MHCDS
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Genitourinary (GU) Sub-Committee

Sub-Committee Chair: Brian Gump, DO, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin

Mohammad Mahdi Kassir, MD 
Loma Linda University Health Consortium

Seung Kwon Kim, MD 
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology/Washington University

Hepatobiliary (HPB) Sub-Committee

Sub-Committee Chair: Zach Berman, MD
University of California San Diego

Kirema Garcia-Reyes, MD
Mount Sinai

Ahmad Hashmi, MD
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Jonathan Kessler, MD
City of Hope Medical Group

Tze Min Wah, PhD, MSc, MBChB, FRCR, EBIR, FESUR, FCIRSE, FHEA, PgCert. Clin Educ.

Musculoskeletal (MSK) Sub-Committee

Sub-Committee Chair: Salim Abboud, MD 
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Alexis Cahalane, MBBCH, BAO
Massachusetts General Hospital

Jason Levy, MD, FSIR
Northside Radiology

Suken H. Shah, MD, MHCDS
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Theodore Vander Velde, MD 
Washington University School of Medicine

Pain Palliation Sub-Committee

Sub-Committee Chair: Matthew Scheidt, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin

Sirish Kishore, MD 
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Gina Landinez, MD 
University of California San Francisco