The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has announced that Eve Lee, executive director at the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA), will join the organisation on 27 January, 2025, as its new chief executive officer.
In this role, Lee will advance SIR’s advocacy, education and policy mission to strengthen and support the practice of interventional radiology (IR) and ensure patient access to minimally invasive, image-guided therapies. She will also work to advance the goals of SIR Foundation as they pertain to research and fundraising.
“I am thrilled and honoured to join SIR as it begins its 50th anniversary year,” said Lee, “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.”
At AOPA, Lee championed patient access to care, spearheaded evidence-based advocacy, formed strategic collaborations, fostered global outreach efforts and strengthened AOPA’s role as a leading voice in healthcare policy. Before AOPA, she led the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) as its executive director. Under her leadership, SHEA became a recognised leader in infection prevention and public health policy, collaborating with agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration to tackle pressing healthcare challenges.
“We are excited to welcome Lee to SIR at this pivotal moment in our history,” said SIR president Robert J Lewandowski (Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA). “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.”
Lee holds an MBA from the University of Maryland Global Campus—an online public university—a certificate in higher education teaching from Harvard University and an undergraduate degree in political science from Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, USA.
