2024 SPIR Board of Directors
Dr. Joao Amaral, President
Hospital for Sick Children, Canada
Dr. Amaral currently serves as the Division Head of Pediatric Interventional Radiology at the Image Guided Therapy Centre and the co-chair for the Image Guided Care Centre at the Hospital for Sick Children. His areas of special interest include the diagnosis and management of vascular malformations, renovascular disease and MR guided procedures.
Dr. Murthy Chennapragada, President-Elect
Children's Hospital at Westmead, Australia
Dr. Chennapragada is a senior Staff specialist Radiologist at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead in Sydney and a Clinical senior lecturer with the University of Sydney, Australia. His areas of special interest include pediatric hepatobiliary interventions, liver transplant-related imaging and interventions, and renovascular interventions.
Dr. Gulraiz Chaudry, Secretary
Boston Children's Hospital, United States
Dr. Chaudry is the director of the pediatric vascular and interventional radiology fellowship program at Boston Children’s Hospital where he specializes in the interventional treatment of vascular anomalies. His areas of interest are the imaging and intervention of overgrowth syndromes and osseous lymphatic disorders.
Dr. Leah Braswell, Past President
Nationwide Children's Hospital, United States
Dr. Braswell is the Division Director of Pediatric Interventional Radiology and the Program Director for the Pediatric IR Fellowship at Nationwide Children's Hospital. Her clinical interests include the evaluation and treatment of all types of vascular anomalies in children and adults, including venous malformation, lymphatic malformation, orbital malformation, and complex syndromes.
Dr. Michael Temple, Member-at-Large
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, United States
Dr. Temple is the division chief of pediatric interventional radiology and a full faculty member at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. His clinical interests include MSK, thrombosis and oncology interventions.
Dr. Shellie Josephs, Treasurer
Stanford Children's Health, United States
Dr. Josephs is a Pediatric Interventional Radiologist specializing in minimally invasive, image-guided surgical procedures
Dr. Sheena Pimpalwar, Member-at-Large
Children’s Medical Center Dallas, United States
Dr. Pimpalwar is the director of pediatric interventional radiology at the Children’s Medical Center and UT Southwestern, Dallas. Her clinical interests include vascular anomalies, lymphatic imaging and intervention, and venous thrombolysis.
Dr. Eric Monroe, Member-at-Large
American Family Children's Hospital, United States
Dr. Monroe is an associate professor in the sections of Pediatric and Interventional Radiology in the Department of Radiology at the University of Wisconsin and American Family Children’s Hospital. His clinical and research interests include portal hypertension, liver transplant interventions, vascular anomalies and retinoblastoma.
Dr. Anne Gill, Member-at-Large
Emory University School of Medicine, United States
Dr. Gill is a board-certified radiologist and associate professor at the Emory University School of Medicine within the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences. She earned her certificate of added qualification in the subspecialty of interventional radiology from the American Board of Radiology.
Dr. Premal A Patel, Member-at-Large
Great Ormand Street Hospital for Children, United Kingdom
Dr. Patel is a Consultant Paediatric Interventional Radiologist at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, United Kingdom. His clinical interests include interventional management of renovascular hypertension & vascular anomalies and cryoablation.
SPIR Presidents Gallery
2009
Dr. James Donaldson
2010, 2011
Dr. Manrita Sidhu
2012
Dr. Charles James
2013
Dr. Mark Hogan
2014
Dr. Derek Roebuck
2019
Dr. Manish Patel
2015
Dr. John Racadio
2020, 2021
Dr. Alex Barnacle
2016, 2018
Dr. Manraj Heran
2022
Dr. Anne Marie Cahill
2017
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Dr. Roger Harned II
2023
Dr. Leah Braswell
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Susan Harned, Executive Director
Susan grew up in Nebraska and is a graduate of the University of Nebraska. She now lives in Colorado where she enjoys skiing, golfing and gardening. She is not a physician but she is married to one (Dr. Roger Harned) and is mom to adult sons Tyler and Spencer.