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Founders' Society

Recognizes SIR Foundation's most generous supporters who have made lifetime or legacy gifts totaling $25,000 to $1 million or more.

Foundation donation

This society is named for the nine founders of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Research and Education Foundation (CIRREF), which became SIR Foundation in 2005: 

  • John Abele, FSIR
  • Stanley Baum, MD, FSIR
  • William Cook, FSIR
  • Barry T. Katzen, MD, FSIR
  • Eric C. Martin, MD, FSIR
  • Thomas F. Meaney, MD, FSIR
  • Ernest J. Ring, MD, FSIR
  • Robert Stein, PhD, FSIR
  • Arthur C. Waltman, FSIR

Founder's Society levels

The levels of the society are named for the largest veins that interventional radiologists use to treat many of today's toughest medical problems.

Superior vena cava - $1,000,000+

  • Michael E. Edwards, MD, FSIR
  • Varian, a Siemens Healthineer Company

Brachiocephalic - $750,000 -$999,999

Subclavian - $500,000 -$749,999

  • Boston Scientific Corporation
  • John Lipman, MD, FSIR
  • Medtronic
  • BD

Jugular- $250,000 -$499,999

  • BD
  • Guerbet, LLC
  • James F. McGuckin, Jr, MD, FSIR
  • Biocompatibles Inc.
  • Covidien

Axillary- $100,000 -$249,999

  • John Abele, FSIR
  • Tracey and William C. Culp, MD, FSIR
  • Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, FSIR
  • Argon Medical
  • Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
  • BTG (Biocompatibles, Inc.)
  • Elsevier, Inc.
  • Navilyst Medical
  • Sirtex Medical, Inc.
  • St. Jude Medical
  • Stryker Interventional Spine

Brachial- $25,000 -$99,999

  • R. Torrance Andrews, MD, FSIR
  • Curtis W. Bakal, MD, MPH, FSIR
  • Filip Banovac, MD, FSIR
  • Joseph Bonn, MD, FSIR
  • John F. Cardella, MD, FSIR
  • Constantin Cope, MD, FSIR
  • Erik N.K. Cressman, MD, PhD, FSIR
  • Michael D. Darcy, MD, FSIR
  • Dennis Dewenter, a patient of Elan H. Rosenthal, MD
  • Janette D. Durham, MD, MBA, FSIR
  • Laura Findeiss, MD, FSIR
  • Eamonn P. Hobbs
  • Penumbra, Inc.
  • Shellie C. Josephs, MD, FSIR
  • John A. Kaufman, MD, FSIR
  • Frederick S. Keller, MD, FSIR
  • Katharine L. Krol, MD, FSIR
  • Timothy P. Maroney, MD
  • Carol and Gordon McLennan, MD, FSIR
  • Cook Medical
  • Inari Medical
  • Mehran Midia, MD
  • Govindarajan Narayanan, MD
  • Parag J. Patel, MD, MS, FSIR
  • Oregon Health & Science University Hospital Program
  • Rodney D. Raabe, MD, FSIR
  • Charles E. Ray, Jr, MD, PhD, FSIR
  • Anne C. Roberts, MD, FSIR
  • David Sacks, MD, FSIR
  • James B. Spies, MD, MPH, FSIR
  • Michael C. Soulen, MD, FSIR
  • Elizabeth B. Spencer, MD, FSIR
  • Brian F. Stainken, MD, FSIR
  • John JT Thomas, MD, FSIR
  • Suresh Vedantham, MD, FSIR
  • Terrence D. Wilkin, MD
  • Joan C. Wojak, MD, FSIR
  • Kamran Ahrar, MD, MBA, FSIR
  • Kurt Amplatz, MD, FSIR
  • Thomas M. Aquisto, MD
  • Bulent Arslan, MD, FSIR
  • CeloNova Biosciences, Inc.
  • Jeremy C. Durack, MD, MS, FSIR
  • Janette D. Durham, MD, MBA, FSIR
  • Endocare, Inc
  • Francis R. Facchini, MD, FSIR
  • Laura Findeiss, MD, FSIR
  • GEST (Embolization & Cancer)
  • Gore & Associates
  • Marshall Hicks, MD, FSIR
  • Krishna Kandarpa, MD
  • Stephen T. Kee, MD, MMM, FSIR
  • Maureen P. Kohi, MD, FSIR
  • Matthew A. Mauro, MD, FSIR
  • Paula Novelli, MD, FSIR
  • Bradley B. Pua, MD, FSIR
  • Susan Sedory
  • Bradley T. Strnad, MD
  • Terumo Interventional Systems
  •  Scott O. Trerotola, MD, FSIR
  • Trisalus Life Sciences

Innovation and research have been of critical importance in establishing the identity of interventional radiology and have brought us credibility as a specialty of medicine. I support SIR Foundation to insure these efforts continue and to help secure our future.

Barry T. Katzen, MD, FSIR

Barry T. Katzen, MD, FSIR Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, FSIR Barry T. Katzen, MD, FSIR Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, FSIR Barry T. Katzen, MD, FSIR

The specialty of interventional radiology is so impactful and important for the well-being of patients and helped me to define my own professional purpose for which I am very grateful.

Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, FSIR

Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, FSIR Barry T. Katzen, MD, FSIR Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, FSIR Barry T. Katzen, MD, FSIR Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, FSIR

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