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Barry J. Knapp, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor and Chair
Department of Emergency Medicine
Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Knapp has been involved in both graduate and undergraduate medical education for the past 25 years. He currently serves as the Chidester Endowed Chair of Emergency Medicine and Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS). In addition, he serves as the Assistant Dean of Ultrasound Education at EVMS. Dr. Knapp recently transitioned (7\/2022) after 13 years of service as the Residency Program Director for the EVMS Department of Emergency Medicine. He is the founder and former director of the EVMS Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Knapp graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Sciences degree from the University of Southern California (USC). From there he attended medical school at the State University of New York (SUNY) Health Sciences at Syracuse. He completed his residency training in Emergency Medicine at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After completion of training, Dr. Knapp began working with the EVMS Department of Emergency Medicine and Emergency Physicians of Tidewater (EPT) in 1997. From 1998-2004, he served as an Assistant Professor of the Emergency Medicine residency program at EVMS. He concurrently served as Assistant Residency Director from 1998 to 2010. He has extensive firsthand experience working, teaching and training medical students and residents. He became an Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine in 2004. From 2008-2011 he served as the Ultrasound Fellowship Director. In 2010, he became the Program Director for the EVMS Department of Emergency Medicine. In July of 2022 he became the the Chidester Endowed Chair of Emergency Medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Knapp has extensive experience in emergency response and disaster preparedness. He has served as the Operational Medical Director for Norfolk Fire Rescue for over fifteen years. He is the former Chief Medical Officer for the federal disaster response team- VA-1 DMAT. He has deployed to numerous national and international disasters, including the Hattian earthquake and Hurricane Katrina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Knapp has received numerous national, state and local awards. He received the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors Faculty Teaching Award (2002) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) National Faculty Teaching Award (2001). He won the Frank M. Yeiser Award for Outstanding EMS Physician two years in a row (2005, 2006); as well as the Governor\u2019s Award for Outstanding EMS Physician (2006); John P. McDade Award \u2013 Virginia ACEP; and the Faculty Teaching Award for the EVMS Department of Emergency Medicine (twice). In 2012, he was inducted in the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society (AOA). He has also been an invited speaker to numerous conferences across the country, especially in his area of expertise- ultrasound. He has been a primary investigator in numerous research studies in clinical medicine as well as medical education. Dr. Knapp is also active as an Oral Board Examiner and Item Writer for the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM). He currently sits on the ABEM Boards of Directors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gavin Rogers, MD, MS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Co-Director of Ultrasound Education
Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA
Associate Ultrasound Fellowship Director
Riverside Regional Medical Center
Newport News, VA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Gavin Rogers, MD, MS, is an emergency physician, ultrasound educator, and academic leader whose work centers on point-of-care ultrasound, emergency medicine education, curriculum development, and resuscitative care. He serves as Core Faculty in Emergency Medicine and Associate Director of the Ultrasound Fellowship Faculty at Riverside Regional Medical Center and as Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University. His current leadership roles include Director of EM Residency Ultrasound Education and Co-Director of EM Residency Research at Riverside, as well as Co-Director of Ultrasound Education at EVMS at ODU.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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David Bahner, MD<\/strong>
Professor of Emergency Medicine
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Columbus, OH<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Kaitlynn Butler, MD, CCEeXAM, RDCS, RDMS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-Director of Ultrasound Education
Community Residency Faculty,  Department of Emergency Medicine
Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences
Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Kaitlynn Butler is an emergency medicine physician in Norfolk, Virginia with Emergency Physicians of Tidewater. She holds an academic appointment at Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University where she is the Co-Director of Ultrasound Education for the medical school as well as community residency faculty for the emergency medicine residency program. She is originally from Arkansas, where she completed her medical school training at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences prior to coming to Eastern Virginia Medical School to complete her residency training in emergency medicine as well as an emergency medicine advanced ultrasound fellowship. She holds special academic interests in ultrasound and medical education. When not at work, she enjoys running, triathlons, and traveling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kevin M. Piro, MD <\/strong>
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director
Internal Medicine Ultrasound Education
Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
Portland, OR<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Alfred Abuhamad, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Executive Vice President
Mason C. Andrews Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Radiation
Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Michael Blaivas, MD, MBA, FACEP, FAIUM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Professor of  Medicine
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Past Chair, AIUM Artificial Intelligence Section
Founder and Past President, Society of Ultrasound in Medical Education
Founder and Past President, WINFOCUS
Past Vice President, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
Founder and Inaugural Editor-in-Chief, The Ultrasound Journal
Past Chair, ACEP Ultrasound Section
Columbia, SC <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Blaivas received his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School and went on to complete an emergency medicine residency at the University of Michigan Medical Center, followed by an emergency ultrasound fellowship at Christ Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago (University of Illinois).  He has held faculty positions in multiple universities and is currently a professor of medicine (affiliate) at the University of South Carolina, School of Medicine. Dr. Blaivas is a pioneer of point-of-care ultrasound having published over 250 peer reviewed articles on point-of-care imaging, diagnostic and interventional applications, multiple book chapters and is the editor of 6 medical textbooks. He has been active in multiple medical societies and is a founding member of the World Interactive Network For Critical Ultrasound (WINFOCUS) and Society of Ultrasound in Medical Education (SUSME), having served as president of both. Dr. Blaivas was the founder and first editor of The Ultrasound Journal for WINFOCUS and is active in building educational and policy-making relationships between societies in a variety of medical specialties throughout the world, working with specialty societies such as the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine and Society of Critical Care Medicine to help craft ultrasound performance standards and guidelines. He has also served on the board of the World Federation of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) and continues to work on point of care ultrasound education and research around the world, engaging in medical device and software development, working with multiple companies over more than twenty-five years. For four and a half years, Dr. Blaivas served as Chief Medical Officer of EchoNous Inc, an AI and Hand Carried Ultrasound company based in Redmond Washington, and has also served as the Chief Medical Officer for Ava Ag, a wearable sensor, AI and mobile app company based in Switzerland. Currently Dr. Blaivas serves as the Chief Medical Officer of AutonomUS Medical Technologies, an ultrasound, robotics and AI company while continuing to pursue multiple academic ventures including research and education. He also serves as Chief Medical Officer of ThinkSono, an ultrasound AI application medical technology company focusing on point of care applications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Creagh Boulger, MD, FACEP, FAIUM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor of Emergency Medicine
Vice Chair of Education – Department of Emergency Medicine
Associate Director of Ultrasound
EUFAC Fellowship Director Emergency Ultrasound
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, OH<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Bougler is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, where she serves as Vice Chair for Education, Associate Ultrasound Director, and Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Director. Dr. Boulger has focused her work around ultrasound integration across the continuum of medical education, competency assessment, and innovative approaches to learner development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Donald Byars, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor of Emergency Medicine
Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences
Eastern Virginia Medical School
at Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jennifer Carnell, MD, FAEMUS, FAIUM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Director of Emergency Ultrasound
Director of Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Jennifer Carnell, MD, FAEMUS, FAIUM, is currently the director of emergency ultrasound and education and the advanced emergency ultrasound fellowship director at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. Dr. Carnell earned her doctor of medicine degree from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and she completed both her emergency medicine residency and advanced emergency ultrasound fellowship at Alameda County Medical Center, Highland Hospital, in Oakland, CA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Carnell has served as treasurer for the SAEM Academy of Emergency Ultrasound and chair of the AIUM Point of Care Community of Practice. She has delivered invited talks at ACEP, SAEM, AIUM, AAEM, SCUF, MEMC, Emergencies in Medicine, and the Vietnam Society of Emergency Medicine conferences. Dr. Carnell was a prior recipient of the ACEP National Emergency Medicine Faculty Teaching Award and the ACEP Emergency Ultrasound (EUS) National Leader in Education Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Michelle Clinton, MD, FACEP, AEMUS-FPD, CCEeXAM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director of Ultrasound
Ultrasound Fellowship Director
Carilion Clinic Medical Center
Associate Professor 
Department of Emergency Medicine
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Roanoke, VA <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Michelle Clinton has been involved in ultrasound education for 14 years and has served on the ultrasound faculty at Carilion Clinic since 2013. She is an Associate Professor at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine.  Michelle established the Carilion Clinic Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship in 2017 and has directed it since. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her academic interests include POCUS clinical research and quality improvement in regional anesthesia,  education, tele-POCUS education in austere environments, and resuscitative transesophageal echo.  But what Michelle takes most pleasure in is the opportunity to impress upon students the incredible power of POCUS to improve patient care, experience, and outcomes. Outside of medicine, Michelle enjoys traveling, reading, and exploring the blue ridge mountains with her family and dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thomas Cook, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Academic Vice-Chair
Department of Emergency Medicine
Prisma Health Richland
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Columbia, SC <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Cook led 3rd Rock Ultrasound, an education company focused on ultrasound education and integration of POCUS throughout healthcare, for 25 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, for over two decades, Dr. Cook was the program director for the emergency medicine program at Prisma Health Richland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kean O. Feyzeau, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences
Eastern Virginia Medical School at
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Originally from Louisville, Kentucky, Dr. Feyzeau completed her Emergency Medicine Residency and Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship at Eastern Virginia Medical School. She has a passion for medical education and echocardiography. In her spare time she likes to cook and rock climb with her husband and their three silly and wonderful children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chris Fox, MD, FAIUM, FPD-AEUS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor and Chair of Emergency Medicine
University of California Irvine
Irvine, CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A professor and chair of emergency medicine and associate dean of inpatient medicine, Dr. Fox\u2019s clinical research interests lie in emergency ultrasound.  He is dedicated to promulgating the use of ultrasound at the point-of-care through research, teaching, leadership and clinical expertise, mirroring UCI’s mantra, Discover, Teach, Heal. Dr. Fox earned his MD from Tufts University School of Medicine.  He did his residency in emergency medicine at UCI.  He also completed a fellowship at the University of Illinois at Chicago in emergency ultrasound. Dr. Fox joined UCI School of Medicine in 2001.  Through two consecutive grants from the UniHealth Foundation totaling $1.38M, Dr. Fox developed and published a unique four-year integrated point-of-care ultrasound curriculum for UCI medical students that we use to this day. In addition, Dr. Fox has published 120 peer-reviewed papers and contributed to three textbooks, two of them as sole editor.  He has been invited to lecture more than 450 times in 49 states and 18 countries, including a TEDx UCI talk titled, \u201cThe Point of Care Revolution; Ultrasound,\u201d watched 37,000 times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lauren M. Gallion, MD, RDMS, RDCS, CCeXAM<\/strong>
Assistant Director of the Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship
Emergency Medicine Residency Faculty
Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Lauren Gallion is an emergency medicine physician with Emergency Physicians of Tidewater in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia and the Assistant Director of the Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship at  Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University (Eastern Virginia Medical School). She completed her medical school training at the University of Virginia and residency training in emergency medicine and fellowship training in emergency ultrasound at Eastern Virginia Medical School. Dr. Gallion holds specialized certifications in critical care echocardiography, diagnostic cardiac and medical sonography (CCEeXAM, RDCS, RDMS). Her academic interests include ultrasound education, medical simulation, and point of care ultrasound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Craig Goodmurphy, PhD, MSc<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor of Radiology
Professor of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics
Director of Ultrasound Education
Assistant Director of Human Anatomy
Penn State College of Medicine
Hershey, PA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Richard A. Hoppmann, MD, FAIUM
<\/strong>Professor of Medicine
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Columbia, SC <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Richard A. Hoppmann MD, FACP, FAIUM, is Professor of Medicine and Past Dean of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine – Columbia. He is Founder of the Society of Ultrasound in Medical Education and the University of South Carolina Ultrasound Institute. He now serves as Past President of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine and has served as president of The World Interactive Network Focused on Critical Ultrasound (WINFOCUS). He has received many teaching awards including the Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award. Dr Hoppmann has published extensively on ultrasound education, has presented at many professional meetings across the globe, has been the recipient of over $2M in ultrasound education grants, and has been issued four ultrasound related patents.   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Edmund Hsu, MD, MSIDT, FPD-AEMUS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Emergency Department Ultrasound Director
Director of Ultrasound in Medical Education
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California
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Dr. Edmund Hsu is a board-certified UCI Health emergency physician who specializes in simulation medicine and point of care ultrasound.
He earned his medical degree at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine in Orlando, Florida. He completed a residency in emergency medicine at Mount Sinai St Luke\u2019s-Roosevelt in New York. He completed a fellowship in simulation medicine at the University of California, Irvine, and a fellowship in point of care ultrasound at the University of California, Irvine. He has a focused practice designation in advanced emergency ultrasound through the american board of emergency medicine. He has a Masters of Science in Instructional Design and Technology from the California State University, Fullerton. He is the UC Irvine ED Ultrasound Director and Director of Ultrasound Medical Education.
His research interest includes studying the intersection of point of care ultrasound with medical education and simulation medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nadine Johnson, MBBS, FRCOG<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fetal Cardiology Fellow
Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences
Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Johnson is a fetal cardiology fellow at EVMS\/ODU. She is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist and has over 15 years of experience in obstetric ultrasound education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Matthew Jones, MD, MS, FACEP, AEMUS-FPD, CCEeXAM, RDCS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Director of Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship
Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences
Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Matthew H. Jones completed his medical education at the University of Virginia in 2012. He then pursued his residency training in Emergency Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS), finishing in 2015. Following his residency, Dr. Jones completed an Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship at EVMS in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After completing his fellowship, Dr. Jones joined Emergency Physicians of Tidewater (EPT) and currently serves as the Program Director for the Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship. He is also an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and the Assistant Program Director for Emergency Medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Jones holds additional certifications including RDCS, and CCeXAM. He earned his undergraduate degree from William and Mary in 2006 and a Master\u2019s degree from the same institution in 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Jones is board certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) in Emergency Medicine. His research interests include point-of-care ultrasound, residency wellness and resiliency, and medical education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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John Kendall, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor of Emergency Medicine
Director, System-Wide POCUS Stanford Health Care
Director, Emergency Ultrasound Section
Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, CA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

John Kendall, MD is a Professor of Emergency Medicine and is the Director of the Stanford Ultrasound Section and the Co-Director of the Stanford Health Care POCUS program.\u00a0\u00a0Dr. Kendall previously served as the Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and the Director of Education at Denver Health Medical Center.\u00a0 Dr. Kendall\u2019s research is focused on methods for assessing competency in ultrasound and novel uses for deep learning\/artificial intelligence in learning and interpreting ultrasound by novice users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Frederick W. Kremkau, PhD, FACR, FAIMBE, FAIUM, FASA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor of Ultrasound Education
Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences
Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA
Professor Emeritus
Radiology Sciences
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Kremkau is Professor of Ultrasound Education at Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University and Professor Emeritus of Radiologic Sciences at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He holds BEE, MS and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University and the University of Rochester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is a Past President of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, holds fellowship in multiple organizations and authored 10 editions of the textbook, Kremkau\u2019s Sonography<\/em> Principles and Instruments<\/em>, which is in its 11th<\/sup> edition under new authorship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lawrence A Melniker, MD, MS, MBA<\/strong>
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, NY
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Natalie Nguyen, DO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Family Medicine
Director of Point of Care Ultrasound Family Medicine & Internal Medicine Residency Programs
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
Las Angeles, CA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jonathan R. Nogueira, DO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Director of Ultrasound
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Roanoke, VA

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Ilya Ostrovsky, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Assistant Residency Program Director
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
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Delicia Y. Peeples, BS, RDMS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instructor, Medical Education
Sonographer
Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at
OldDominion University
Norfolk, VA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Delicia Peeples is a dedicated healthcare professional and ultrasound educator. With 13 years of experience as a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, she spent 8 years providing compassionate pediatric care and clinical expertise at Children\u2019s Hospital of The King\u2019s Daughters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, Ms. Peeples serves as an Ultrasound Instructor with Old Dominion University at Eastern Virginia Medical School, where she educates medical students, physician assistant students, and residents in their advancement of ultrasound education and patient care. Her passion for teaching and mentorship reflects her commitment to shaping the next generation of healthcare professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to her clinical and academic roles, Ms. Peeples is currently pursuing her Master\u2019s in Medical and Health Professions Education to further strengthen her impact in academia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Robert F. Reardon, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor of Emergency Medicine
University of Minnesota Medical School
Hennepin Healthcare
Minneapolis, MN<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Eric A. Savitsky, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chief Executive Officer
SonoSim, Inc.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Emergency Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Katherine Schaffer, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emergency Medicine Physician
Global Health Fellowship
Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences
Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Katherine Schaffer is a Global Health Fellowship trained Clinical Instructor, Core Faculty Member at Eastern Virginia Medical School at ODU in Emergency Medicine. Dr. Schaffer completed emergency medicine residency in 2025, her medical degree in 2022 and her masters in 2018 at EVMS. She has worked with underserved populations of Hampton Roads since 2017 and International populations specifically in the Philippines and Guatemala, providing primary care, mental health, advocacy for housing, food, and access to care. She has assisted in creation of longitudinal ultrasound education within the Philippines General Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency Program and looks to integrate hands-on ultrasound teaching with more international teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Christina Shenvi, MD, PhD, MBA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor of Emergency Medicine
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. An internationally recognized educator and recipient of the ACEP Outstanding Speaker Award and the Tintinalli Outstanding Educator award, she leads medical student education and faculty development programs and speaks widely on teaching, learning, and the habits and strategies that contribute to career success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Elena S. Sinkovskaya, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Board Member of Tiny Hearts Project
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Director of Ultrasound Research and Education
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences
Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Richard Slama, MD, AEMUS-FPD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Riverside Medical Group
Emergency Physician
Director, Clinical Ultrasound Fellowship
Director, Emergency\/Trauma Regional Anesthesia Service
Director, Transitional Year Program
Newport News, VA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Slama is a EUFAC fellowship trained and board-certified emergency physician. He graduated medical school from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine and completed his emergency medicine residency at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. His Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship was completed at the Riverside Regional Medical Center.. His research interests include regional anesthesia, ultrasound, and vascular emergencies. His clinical interests include pain relief via regional anesthesia, ultrasound-based resuscitation of the critically ill, and ultrasound guided procedures. Outside of the clinical setting he enjoys time with his family, working out, hiking, and traveling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sarab Sodhi, MD, MAUB, FAAEM, FAEMUS<\/strong>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Division Head of Emergency Medicine Ultrasound
Fellowship Director, Emergency Medicine Ultrasound
Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine
Cooper University Health Care<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Director of Undergraduate Ultrasound
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Camden, New Jersey <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Sodhi is the Division Head of Emergency Medicine Ultrasound, Fellowship Director, and an Attending Physician at Cooper University Health Care. He also serves as Director of Undergraduate Ultrasound and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Sodhi developed and directs CMSRU\u2019s four-year integrated longitudinal ultrasound curriculum and currently manages the division, a fellowship, and a vibrant medical school program. His academic interests focus on point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) integration across undergraduate and graduate medical education, curriculum design, and nerve blocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lindsay Taylor, MD, FACEP, FAEMUS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Co-Program Director, Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Lindsay Taylor, MD, FACEP, FPD-AEMUS, has served as an assistant course director for ACEP\u2019s AEMUS FPD Exam Review Course since 2025 and as a speaker since 2021. Dr. Taylor is currently an associate professor of emergency medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. Dr. Taylor earned her doctor of medicine degree from St. George\u2019s University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies. She completed her emergency medicine residency at Detroit Medical Center Sinai-Grace Hospital in Michigan and her emergency ultrasound fellowship at Virginia Commonwealth University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Taylor is the past co-chair for ACEP\u2019s Critical Care Emergency Ultrasound Subcommittee, the past president of SAEM’s Academy of Emergency Ultrasound (AEUS), the past president of the Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships (SCUF), and a question writer for the National Board of Echocardiography Critical Care Echocardiography Exam (CCEeXAM). She has lectured at many ACEP, SAEM, and SCUF conferences, and she has authored numerous articles and book chapters on ultrasound topics. Dr. Taylor was awarded the Tim Evans Teaching Award in 2019 and 2025, the Best Speaker Award and the Powerhouse in Education Award in 2025, and the Contribution to the Field of Clinical Ultrasound Award in 2022. Dr. Taylor\u2019s expertise and interests include emergency medicine, clinical ultrasound, education, resuscitative TEE, critical care, and global health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Felipe Teran, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, New York<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Felicia Toreno, PhD, MS, RT, RDMS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor of Medical Education
Lead Sonographer
Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences
Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Felicia Toreno, PhD, first earned an associate’s degree in Diagnostic Sonography and then bachelor’s degree in Zoology from Butler University, \u00a0Indianapolis, Indiana. She completed her graduate degrees while at TCC, as their program director, earning both a Master’s of Science in Education degree (MSED) in 1997, a Doctor of Philosophy in Education from Old Dominion University. This year, Dr. Toreno celebrated 40 years as a certified sonographer. Dr. Toreno’s certification is granted by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers or ARDMS. She is certified in Abdominal, OB\/GYN, Adult Echocardiography, and Vascular Technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shifa Turan, MD, RDMS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor 
Director, Fetal Heart Program
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine 
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Turan is Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Director of the Fetal Heart Program at the Center for Advanced Fetal Care. Her clinical and research expertise focuses on fetal cardiology, first-trimester fetal heart assessment, congenital heart disease, fetal Doppler, and cardiovascular physiology in complicated pregnancies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Turan is an NIH-funded investigator and has authored 99 peer-reviewed publications, with recent work focused on artificial intelligence applications in prenatal ultrasound and fetal cardiac screening. She is also one of the editors of the forthcoming Cambridge University Press textbook Fetal Cardiology: A Practical Guide to Assessment and Clinical Management of the Fetal Heart<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tom\u00e1s Vill\u00e9n, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor
POCUS Curriculum Director
Francisco de Vitoria University School of Medicine
Emergency Medicine Attending Physician
Ram\u00f3n y Cajal University Hospital
Madrid, Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Tom\u00e1s Vill\u00e9n, MD, PhD, combines his clinical work in Madrid as an Emergency Medicine Attending Physician at the Ram\u00f3n y Cajal University Hospital with his academic role at the Francisco de Vitoria University School of Medicine, where he serves as an Associate Professor and Director of the POCUS Curriculum. In the institutional arena, he is a past General Secretary and former member of both the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of WINFOCUS. He currently serves as Chair of the ultrasound section for the Spanish Society of Emergency Medicine. Outside the clinic, his training as a Fellow in Emergency Ultrasound at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston not only advanced his career but also instilled in him a lasting passion for the NFL. Today, he writes about football and regularly contributes to specialized podcasts\u2014a hobby that, due to the late-night broadcast schedules in Europe, occasionally forces him to stay up even later than a night shift in the ED.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Michael Wollenberg, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Wollenberg is a graduate of The University of Arizona College of Medicine. He completed his residency in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (APOM) and Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine at Oregon Health & Sciences University (OHSU) where he now serves as an Associate Professor. He practices in OHSU’s ORs, CVICU and as faculty on OHSU’s ECMO team. Dr. Wollenberg is the Director of Perioperative Ultrasound Education for OHSU APOM. In addition, Dr. Wollenberg servers as faculty on OHSU’s multidisciplinary POCUS graduate medical education team and as the Associate Director for OHSU\u2019s \u201cPOCUS Champions\u201d faculty development course. He is an internationally invited lecturer, focusing on ICU quality improvement and POCUS education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He lives in Portland with his wife and 2 boys, who have taught him to become an expert Minecraft player, and to enjoy all of the amazing opportunities the Willamette Valley has to offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jeffrey Yates, MPA, PA-C<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor of Physician Assistant Program
Director of MPA Ultrasound Education
Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences
EVMS School of Health Professions at Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Jeffrey G. Yates, MPA, PA-C, DFAAPA is a 2003 graduate of the Master of Physician Assistant Program at Eastern Virginia Medical School and has risen through the ranks to his current position of Associate Professor and Director of MPA Ultrasound Education.  He has proudly been inducted into the Pi Alpha and Alpha Eta Honor Societies.  Mr. Yates\u2019 clinical experience is in Emergency General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, the region\u2019s Level I Trauma and Burn Center.  Mr. Yates has extensive experience in pre-hospital medicine and served as the Tactical EMS Team Leader for the Portsmouth, Virginia Tactical Response Unit where he was awarded the Medal of Honor, three (3) Medals of Valor, and seven (7) Life Saving Awards along with the Commonwealth of Virginia Governor\u2019s Meritorious Service Medal during his career.  Mr. Yates has published several peer-reviewed papers and journal articles on POCUS and has been the invited speaker at international, national, and regional conferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Melissa Myers, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor of Military and Emergency Medicine
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
Director of the Pre-Clerkship Ultrasound Curriculum
Bethesda, MD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Melissa Myers is an Associate Professor of Military and Emergency Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, where she serves as the Director of the Pre-Clerkship Ultrasound Curriculum. She earned her MD from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in 2012 and completed an Emergency Medicine residency at the Madigan Army Medical Center. She then completed an Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship at the San Antonio Military Medical Center, where she served as the fellowship Program Director from 2019 to 2024. She completed a Master of Science in Bioethics from Creighton University in 2025. She lives in Maryland with her husband and four children, and enjoys hiking and CrossFit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Daniel Migliaccio, MD, PFD, FAAEM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clinical Associate Professor
Division Director of Emergency Ultrasound
Ultrasound Fellowship Director
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Chandler Davis, DO, CCEeXAM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community Faculty at Riverside Regional Medical Center
Newport News, VA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Davis graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in Biology before earning a medical degree from the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed Emergency Medicine residency training at Riverside Regional Medical Center in 2025, followed by fellowship training in Emergency Ultrasound in 2026. Has also passed the Critical Care Echocardiography Examination and has special interests in critical care echocardiography, resuscitation, and regional anesthesia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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John Kerber, DO, MS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fellow
Advanced Clinical Ultrasound Fellowship
Riverside Regional Medical Center
Newport News, VA <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Kerber is currently an emergency medicine ultrasound fellow at Riverside Regional Medical Center. He graduated medical school from Lincoln Memorial and completed his emergency medicine residency at Riverside Regional Medical Center. His clinical interests include critical care point-of-care ultrasound, with a special emphasis on resuscitative medicine, and ultrasound-guided regional nerve blocks. He is committed to advancing the use of these applications to improve diagnostic accuracy, procedural safety, pain management, and outcomes in emergency medicine. He enjoys cooking and traveling to National Parks with his family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Julia Lerner, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fellow
Advanced Clinical Ultrasound Fellowship
Riverside Regional Medical Center
Newport News, VA <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Lerner’s clinical interests include ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia and the use of point-of-care ultrasound in resuscitation. Outside of clinical practice, Dr. Lerner designs simulation models that replicate procedural techniques and ultrasound anatomy, with the goal of advancing procedural education through simulation.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"instagram\"<\/a>\"flickr\"<\/a>\"foursquare\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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