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
NameInstitutionPositions
Cook
Thomas Cook, MD FACEP
Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital
Columbia, SC
Course Co-Director
Residency Director, Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital
Hunt
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
Tayal
Vivek Tayal, MD FACEP
Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Director, Emergency Ultrasound
Carolinas Medical Center
Past Chair ACEP Ultrasound Section

Louis
Hunter Louis, MD RDMS

Roper Hospital
Charleston, SC

Director, Emergency Ultrasound
Roper Hospital
Stahmer
Sarah Stahmer, MD FACEP
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC
Residency Director
Duke University Medical Center

Dean
Anthony Dean, MD FACEP

University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA

Director Emergency Ultrasound
Past Chair SAEM Ultrasound Interest Group

Melniker
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
Rob Reardon, MD FACEP
Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN
Director Emergency Ultrasound
Fellowship Director
Hennepin County Medical Center
lisa
Lisa Filippone, MD
Cooper Health System
Camden, NJ
Director, Emergency Ultrasound
Cooper Hospital
tom
Thomas Costantino, MD
Temple University School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Director, Emergency Ultrasound
Temple University School of Medicine
barry
Barry Knapp, MD FACEP, RDMS

Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk, VA

Director, Emergency Ultraosund
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Christine Irish, MD FACEPMaine 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
Wade
Mike Wade, MD, FACEP
Palmetto Health Richland
Columbia, SC
Attending Physician
Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Faculty
Ahern
Matthew Ahern, DO, RDMS
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Attending Physician
Emergency Ultrasound Director
Moore
Chris Moore, MD, RDMS RDCS
Yale University School of Medicine
Hartford, CT
Director, Emergency Ultrasound
Yale Medical Center
weekes
Anthony Weekes, MD RDMS RDCS
Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, NC

Co-Director, Ultrasound Fellowship Carolinas Medical Center

Lopez
Fernando Lopez, MD
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC
Director, Emergency Ultrasound
Duke University Medical Center
Hwang
Jim Hwang, MD, RDMS, RDCS
Brigham and Womens Hospital
Boston, MA

Co-Director, Emergency Ultrasound
Brigham and Womens Hospital

Mason
William Manson, MD
Emory Univeristy
Atlanta, GA
Associate Director of Emergency Ultrasound
Emory Univeristy
Nova
Nova Panebianco, MD
New York Methodist Hospital
New York, NY

Co-Director, Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship
New York Methodist

Hayden
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