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Episode 59: SIR 50th Anniversary: From 1975 to 2025, the Evolution of the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting | Guest Dr. Ernie Ring
"The early days were necessary to get us into doing things, solving problems without the data. And then the data came afterwards to confirm that the things we were doing were worthwhile." —Ernest Ring, MD, FSIR
In this episode, part of the ongoing celebration of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 50th anniversary, host Gloria Salazar, MD, FSIR, chair of the SIR 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting, speaks with interventional radiology pioneer Ernest Ring, MD, FSIR, about the evolution of the SIR annual meeting, from its first gathering in 1975 to this year's meeting in Nashville, Tenn.
Related resources:
- Register for the SIR 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting
- Visit the meeting website
- Launches Feb. 18: Get previews and live coverage in SIR Today
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