Loma Linda University Medical Center
Program Description
Type of Program
The Loma Linda University Department of Emergency Medicine is proud to offer its one-year fellowship AdvancedEM Ultrasound Fellowship.
www.lluaeusfellowship.com
Loma Linda University is located in the heart of Southern California and has been training emergency physicians since 1984 with combined annual patient volumes of over 120,000 30% of which are children. The faculty in the Department of Emergency Medicine has been actively using ultrasound in their practice and publishing the results of their research since the mid 90’s.
The residency program currently accepts 15 individuals per year, and the department boasts a number of unique and well-established fellowships including envenomation medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, EMS, as well as the oldest and most active Global Emergency Medicine program in the country.
lluultrasound.org
Year Fellowship Started
2010
Ultrasound Program Status
Active
Number of Ultrasound Faculty
10
Notable Faculty
Zan Jafry, MS MD FACEP- AdvancedEM US Fellowship Director
Vi Am DInh, MD RDMS RDCS -
Emergency Ultrasound Division Director
Stephanie Tseeng, MD - Ultrasound Education Director
Sharmin Kalam, MD - Ultrasound QA Director
Deena Bengiamin, MD RDMS
Brian Wolk, MD
Korbin Haycock, MD RDMS RDCS
Paresh Giri, MD (Critical Care Ultrasound)
Heather Tassone, DO RDMS
Karen Eckl, RDMS
Kimberly Ayers, RDCS
Ultrasound Fellowship Education
Monthly conference
Weekly didactic sessions - Board Review, small groups
Weekly Scan shifts
Internal TEE course
Nerve Block course
Resuscitation Track
Global Health Track
Regional Pain Track
Educator focus
Researcher focus
Social Media Projects
Core curriculum:
Admin, QA, Education, EUS Practice
Do you bill for ultrasounds?
Yes
Do you require follow up imaging for patients who get ultrasounds?
No
Other Information
www.lluaeusfellowship.com