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 | Director, Emergency Ultrasound |
![]() William Manson, MD, RDMS, RDCS | 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, RVT | Coastal Surgery Specialist Wilmington, NC | Sonographer |
| Kristie Searcy, RDMS | Augusta Technical College Augusta, GA | Radiolgoy Department |
| Lizette Harris, RDMS | Palmetto Health Alliance Columbia, SC | Sonographer |
In accordance with ACCME Standard and ACEP policy, presenters must disclose the existence of significant financial interests in or relationships with manufacturers of commercial products that may have a direct interest in the subject matter of the presentation, and relationships with the commercial supporter of this CME activity. These presenters have indicated, that they have a relationship which, in the context of their presentation, could be perceived by some as a real or apparent conflict of interest (eg., ownership of stock, grants, honoraria, or consulting fees), but these presenters do not consider that it will influence their presentation.
*The financial interest/arrangement or direct affiliation include the following corporate organizations:
GE Healthcare, consulting work
Sonosite, consulting work
Ultrasonix, consulting work
Terason, consulting work
Soma Development, consulting work
The remaining faculty, planning committee, and planning staff have no significant financial interests or relationships to disclose.


















