Carolinas Medical Center
Fellowship Director
Name
Fellowship Director: Denise Fraga, MD MPA
Ultrasound Division Chief: Vivek Tayal, MD FACEP
EM Residency
Dr. Fraga: University of Maryland (UMEM)
Dr. Tayal: Carolinas Medical Center (CMC)
Years in Position
Dr. Fraga: 4 years as current Fellowship Director
Dr. Tayal: 3 years as Fellowship Director, 18 yrs as US Director, current Ultrasound Division Chief
RDMS
Dr. Fraga: Testamur, National Board of Echocardiography (NBE) Critical Care Echocardiography (CCEeXAM), Focused Practice Designation (FPD) in Advanced EM Ultrasonography (AEMUS)
Dr. Weekes: RDCS, Focused Practice Designation (FPD) in Advanced EM Ultrasonography (AEMUS)
Dr. Tayal: Focused Practice Designation (FPD) in Advanced EM Ultrasonography (AEMUS)
Dr. Belyshev: Testamur, National Board of Echocardiography (NBE) Critical Care Echocardiography (CCEeXAM)
Other Information
Dr. Fraga: fellow didactics, regional anesthesia/MSK curriculum, global health ultrasound
Dr. Vivek: coordinates EM resident rotation & administrative
Dr. Weekes: advanced echo curriculum and research
Dr. Lewis: Wake Forest medical school longitudinal ultrasound curriculum
Dr. Chaudoin (PEM/Peds Ultrasound): pediatric ultrasound curriculum
Dr. Belyshev: TEE training, Advanced Echo & Operations Director
