The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has named Dr. Charles E. Ray Jr., PhD, of the University of Illinois as its president.
Making the announcement at its SIR 2016 annual meeting in Vancouver, Canada, SIR noted that Ray has been a member of the group's executive council since 2007, serving as membership councilor from 2007-2011, treasurer from 2011-2014, and secretary from 2014-2015. He is also on the board of directors for the SIR Foundation and is features editor for SIR's Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.
In addition, Ray has written or contributed to 300 published scientific works and delivered more than 200 invited lectures. His clinical practice and interests include arterial and venous thrombolysis, dialysis management, hepatobiliary intervention, interventional oncology, portal hypertension, and uterine fibroids.
Ray currently is an interventional radiologist and head of the department of radiology in the college of medicine at the University of Illinois.
