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Zucker Northwell at North Shore University Hospital & Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Program Description

Type of Program

Northwell Health is a large health system spanning the NY metropolitan area. North Shore University is an academic, tertiary care center located on Long Island approximately 25 minutes from Manhattan. The Department of Emergency Medicine hosts fellowship training programs in Sports Medicine and Toxicology as well as an EM residency program. North Shore is a level 1 Trauma Center, NYS Stroke Center, and regional referral center. Long Island Jewish is also a tertiary care center located on the Queens/ Nassau county border. It hosts fellowship programs in EMS as well as both EM and EM/IM residency programs.

Year Fellowship Started

2001

EUFAC accreditation 11/23/20

Ultrasound Program Status

Division of Emergency Ultrasound in the Department of Emergency Medicine

Number of Ultrasound Faculty

15 (NS-LIJ), 3 (Lenox Hill)

Notable Faculty

Tanya Bajaj, DO and Allison Cohen, MD
Directors of Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship

Mathew Nelson, DO FACEP
Division Chief, Emergency Ultrasound


Robert Ellspermann, MD, Trupti Shah, MD, Daniel Dexeus, DO, Tracy Catlin MD, Christine Haines, MD, Ann Prokofieva, MD, Athena Mihailos, MD, Brendon Stankard PA-C, Katarzyna Falkowska DO, Matthew Friedman, DO, Tina Dulani, MD, Nadia Baranchuk, MD, Alexa Palmieri PA-C, Peter Mingione, PA-C, Christina Grimaldi, PA-C

Ultrasound Fellowship Education

Ultrasound education is delivered in the Dept of Emergency Medicine by faculty with years of ultrasound experience. QA, via QPath middleware, is held on a weekly basis where all EM ultrasound examinations are reviewed. Fellows are also exposed to multiple additional courses and training opportunities. The Ultrasound Division hosts its own grand rounds program inviting ultrasound experts from various specialties from around the country.

Do you bill for ultrasounds?

Yes

Do you require follow up imaging for patients who get ultrasounds?

Yes, unless credentialed faculty present

Other Information

Fully integrated PACS system for official ED ultrasound examinations; QPATH middleware