HCA Florida Kendall Hospital
Program Description
Type of Program
Welcome to the HCA Florida Kendall Hospital Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Page.
The Fellowship in Emergency Ultrasound is a one-year program. The hospital is an academic community hospital located in Miami, Florida. It is a busy Level I Trauma Center and Burn Center with Comprehensive Stroke and Chest Pain Center designations, treating more than 90,000 patients annually.
We have a three-year Emergency Medicine residency program and a dedicated faculty with additional fellowship training in various specialties, including Pediatrics, EMS, Wilderness, Simulation, ED administration, and International Medicine.
We welcome your interest in our program, and please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions.
https://www.kendallemfellowships.com/ultrasound
Year Fellowship Started
July 2020.
Ultrasound Program Status
Active
Number of Ultrasound Faculty
8
Notable Faculty
Fellowship Director/Division Director: Moises Moreno, DO. FACOEP, FACEP
Fellowship Associate Director: Nicole Aviles, MD, FACEP
Advanced Ultrasound Fellowship Trained Faculty:
Nicholas Rosende, MD.
Jose Batista, MD.
Mark Rivera, MD
Ricardo Rodriguez, MD.
Hernando Castillo, MD
Raul Rodriguez, DO
Ultrasound Fellowship Education
This fellowship started in July 2020. Fellows will undertake a year-long curriculum based on EUFAC recommendations to achieve expertise in Emergency Ultrasound. The objective of the fellowship is to provide fellows with all the skills needed to excel not only as Emergency Ultrasound directors but also as leaders in the Emergency Ultrasound community. Fellows will participate in additional ultrasound courses and workshops throughout their fellowship.
Do you bill for ultrasounds?
yes
Do you require follow up imaging for patients who get ultrasounds?
Depends on the study performed
Other Information
Our fellows attend all the major national conferences, such as SCUF, ACEP, SAEM, AIUM, and FLAAEM.
We have a resuscitative TEE program that started in 2023. Our protocol defines a focused 4-view evaluation using TEE for cardiac arrest patients to provide diagnostic and therapeutic information that can enhance medical decision-making during resuscitation.
