Alan H. Matsumoto assumes Society of Interventional Radiology presidency

University of Virginia professor and chair of the department of radiology and medical imaging begins term during SIR's Annual Scientific Meeting in Atlanta; notes stronger identity for interventional radiology will benefit patients, future of the specialty

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Mar 03, 2015, 05:24 ET

ATLANTA, March 3, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Alan H. Matsumoto, M.D., FSIR, FACR, FAHA, an interventional radiologist and professor and chair of the department of radiology and medical imaging at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, assumed the office of president of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) during the society's Annual Scientific Meeting in Atlanta. SIR is a national organization of more than 5,600 doctors and allied health professionals.

"Interventional radiologists have the opportunity to demonstrate the vision to heal by partnering within health systems to provide comprehensive clinical care. Health system administrators, legislators, payers and patients need to know about the significant value and role interventional radiology brings to so many different levels of the health care arena," said Matsumoto. "Advancing the specialty's positive impact on patient care will be a main focus during my term as president," he added.

Matsumoto's clinical practice includes therapies for many conditions including critical limb ischemia, vascular malformations, fibromuscular dysplasia, portal hypertension and genitourinary and biliary diseases; abdominal and thoracic aortic stent grafting for aortic dissections, traumatic injury and aneurysms; stenting for peripheral, renal and mesenteric arterial and central venous disease; IVC filtration, catheter-directed thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism; and MR-guided focused ultrasound and embolotherapy for uterine fibroids.

Matsumoto is board certified in internal medicine, diagnostic radiology and cardiovascular and interventional radiology and has pioneered many novel, minimally invasive, image-guided procedures during his 24 years at the University of Virginia.

More information about the Society of Interventional Radiology, interventional radiologists and how to find an interventional radiologist in your area can be found online at www.sirweb.org.

About the Society of Interventional Radiology
The Society of Interventional Radiology is a nonprofit, professional medical society representing more than 5,000 practicing interventional radiology physicians, scientists and clinical associates, dedicated to improving patient care through the limitless potential of image-guided therapies. SIR's members work in a variety of settings and at different professional levels—from medical students and residents to university faculty and private practice physicians. Visit sirweb.org.

About SIR's Annual Scientific Meeting
The Society of Interventional Radiology is holding its 40th Annual Scientific Meeting Feb. 28–March 5 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. SIR 2015—the world's largest and most comprehensive interventional radiology educational experience—spotlights breakthrough treatments that harness the power of image-guided therapies. Follow SIR on Facebook and Twitter and use #SIR15ATL to keep up with news from the meeting.

About interventional radiology
Clinicians in the field of interventional radiology pioneered minimally invasive, image-guided treatment, which reaches the source of a medical problem through blood vessels or directly through a tiny incision in the skin to deliver a precise, targeted treatment. Interventional radiology treatments performed by board-certified experts can deliver solutions with less risk, less pain and shorter recovery time than traditional surgery. These treatments are delivered in collaboration with the patient's care team. The specialty was founded in the early 1960s. Today interventional radiology has become synonymous with modern medicine.

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