Faculty
We feel that we have developed the finest teaching faculty available in emergency ultrasound. Our staff has held numerous national positions in the ultrasound community and continue to be a vital part of the development and implementation of this technology.
| Course Faculty | ||
| Name | Institution | Positions |
![]() Thomas Cook, MD FACEP | Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital Columbia, SC | Course Co-Director Residency Director, Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital |
![]() Patrick Hunt, MD, MBA, FACEP | Palmetto Richalnd Memorial Hospital Columbia, SC | Course Co-Director Past Chair, SAEM Ultrasound Interest Group Director, Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital |
![]() Vivek Tayal, MD FACEP | Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC | Director, Emergency Ultrasound Carolinas Medical Center Past Chair ACEP Ultrasound Section |
| Roper Hospital | Director, Emergency Ultrasound Roper Hospital |
![]() Sarah Stahmer, MD FACEP | Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC | Residency Director Duke University Medical Center |
| University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | Director Emergency Ultrasound |
![]() Larry Melniker, MD FACEP | New York Methodist Hospital Bronx, NY | Vice Chair for Quality Management, Department of Emergency Medicine, NYMH Chair-Elect, ACEP Emergency Ultrasound Section Director SOAP Ultrasound Interest Group |
![]() Rob Reardon, MD FACEP | Hennepin County Medical Center Minneapolis, MN | Director Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Director Hennepin County Medical Center |
![]() Lisa Filippone, MD | Cooper Health System Camden, NJ | Director, Emergency Ultrasound Cooper Hospital |
![]() Thomas Costantino, MD | Temple University School of Medicine Philadelphia, PA | Director, Emergency Ultrasound Temple University School of Medicine |
![]() Barry Knapp, MD FACEP, RDMS | Eastern Virginia Medical School | Director, Emergency Ultraosund Eastern Virginia Medical School |
| Christine Irish, MD FACEP | Maine Medical Center Portland, ME | Director, Emergency Ultrasound Maine Medical Center |
| John Fojtik, MD FACEP | Drexel University College of Medicine Philadelphia, PA | Director, Emergency Ultraosund Drexel University |
![]() Mike Wade, MD, FACEP | Palmetto Health Richland Columbia, SC | Attending Physician Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Faculty |
Matthew Ahern, DO, RDMS | University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT | Attending Physician Emergency Ultrasound Director |
![]() Chris Moore, MD, RDMS RDCS | Yale University School of Medicine Hartford, CT | Director, Emergency Ultrasound Yale Medical Center |
![]() Anthony Weekes, MD RDMS RDCS | Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC | Co-Director, Ultrasound Fellowship Carolinas Medical Center |
Fernando Lopez, MD | Duke University School of Medicine Durham, NC | Director, Emergency Ultrasound Duke University Medical Center |
![]() Jim Hwang, MD, RDMS, RDCS | Brigham and Womens Hospital Boston, MA | Co-Director, Emergency Ultrasound |
![]() William Manson, MD | Emory Univeristy Atlanta, GA | Associate Director of Emergency Ultrasound Emory Univeristy |
![]() Nova Panebianco, MD | New York Methodist Hospital New York, NY | Co-Director, Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship |
![]() Geoffrey Hayden. MD | New York Methodist Hospital New York, NY | Co-Director, Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship New York Methodist |
| Ken Heinz, RDMS | Palmetto Health Alliance Columbia, SC | Sonographer |
| Sissi Shannon, RDMS | Palmetto Health Alliance Columbia, SC | Sonographer |
| Alicia Saintsing-Vawter, BS, RDMS, RT | Delaney Radiologists Imaging Center Wilmington, NC | Sonographer |
| Kristie Searcy, RDMS | Augusta Technical College Augusta, GA | Radiolgoy Department |
| Lizette Harris, RDMS | Palmetto Health Alliance Columbia, SC | Sonographer |


















