Alameda County Medical Center - Highland Hospital
Program Description
Type of Program
The Highland Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship is an academic program designed to train the future leaders of emergency ultrasound. This is accomplished by focusing on 3 primary areas: Education, Technical Skills, and Research. While most of our graduates have gone on to academic positions, we have also produced leaders of ultrasound programs in the setting of large emergency physician groups and community hospital systems.
Year Fellowship Started
2002
Ultrasound Program Status
Active
Number of Ultrasound Faculty
10
Notable Faculty
Arun Nagdev, MD — ULS director
Daniel Mantuani, MD-ULS fellowship director
David Martin, MD-Medical student director
Andrew Herring, MD
Caitlin Bailey, MD
Brad Frazee, MD
Barry Simon, MD
Eric Snoey, MD
Poornima Yechoor, MD
Julie Gesch, MD
Ultrasound Fellowship Education
Weekly ultrasound journal club or ultrasound lectures
Monthly ECHO training sessions with Chief of Non-invasive Cardiology
Weekly scanning shifts about half of which are proctored
Weekly video review of all ED ultrasound exams
Weekly presentation of "best of video" to ED personnel on shift
Teaching during resident academic conference
Assistance with resident/student ultrasound rotation
Assistance with ED ultrasound QA
Scanning shifts with sonographers from other specialties (eg vascular techs, obstetricians)
Training in Clinical Research course at UCSF
Do you bill for ultrasounds?
Yes
Do you require follow up imaging for patients who get ultrasounds?
No
Other Information
The Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship at Highland Hospital & Level 1Trauma Center in Oakland, California offers a distinctive combination of features that make it one of the top fellowships in the country.
• 7 core ultrasound faculty who are national & international leaders; all faculty are credentialed and experienced in ultrasound
• Graduates have started ultrasound programs at: Duke, UCSF (3), Brown (3), UCSD, SUNY Kings County (2), UCLA Olive-View, California Emergency Physicians group
• Unrestricted use of ultrasound in the ED
• Advanced and pioneering applications
• Leader in US-guided regional anesthesia, innovation, and education
• TEE
• High acuity, urban ED
• Research assistants
• Opportunity to interface with ultrasound industry
• Advanced multimedia training
• Outstanding Bay Area quality of life
• International Teaching/Collaboration
• Travel opportunities
