Society of Interventional Radiology names new CEO
The Society of Interventional Radiology on Wednesday named Eve Lee, MBA, as its new chief executive officer.
She will join the organization beginning Jan. 27 after previously serving as executive director of the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association. There, Lee championed causes such as improving patient access, ensuring advocacy is tied to clinical evidence, and forming alliances with other stakeholders in the field.
The society’s board recently voted to change its top leader’s title to CEO, rather than executive director, aligning with others in the industry such as the American College of Radiology and AMA. Lee succeeds Alyson Reed, who has served as interim director since May. She took over for Keith M. Hume, who left to pursue other opportunities after three years on the job.
“We are excited to welcome Eve Lee to SIR at this pivotal moment in our history,” Society of Interventional Radiology President Robert J. Lewandowski, MD, said in a statement shared Dec. 4. “SIR’s leadership is confident her experience as a champion of patient access to care, evidence-based medicine and public health policy will help SIR reach new heights and make our next 50 years as transformative as the first.”
In the newly renamed role, Lee will focus on strengthening and supporting the practice of interventional radiology, including advocating for its needs in Washington. Ensuring patient access to minimally invasive procedures will be a key concern, the society noted, along with advancing the research and fundraising goals of the SIR Foundation.
Prior to the AOPA, Lee was executive director of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America from 2013 to 2018. She holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Maryland and a certificate in higher education teaching from Harvard.
“I am thrilled and honored to join SIR as it begins its 50th anniversary year,” Lee said in the announcement. “I look forward to building upon SIR’s strong foundation of advocacy, education and research to ensure greater access to interventional radiology care around the world.”
Marty Stempniak has covered healthcare since 2012, with his byline appearing in the American Hospital Association's member magazine, Modern Healthcare and McKnight's. Prior to that, he wrote about village government and local business for his hometown newspaper in Oak Park, Illinois. He won a Peter Lisagor and Gold EXCEL awards in 2017 for his coverage of the opioid epidemic.