Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Program Description
Type of Program
The ultrasound division exists to support our clinicians in caring for patients. Our program has several unique features. First, we care for a diverse population of patients in the greatest city in the world, alongside an amazing group of
residents and faculty at the
Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Next, we have excellent relationships with other departments, allowing for clinical experiences in transesophageal echocardiography, Cardiology, Radiology, etc. We have a full-time sonographer working in our department, who plays an important role in operations, education, and research. We have many dedicated ultrasound division faculty with enormous experience and dedication to education, including two faculty at the full professor rank. We live and breathe ultrasound and are privileged to have trained so many fellows from around the world since 2008. Our primary goal for our fellows is to provide the tools and training to launch their careers in whatever direction they choose.
Year Fellowship Started
2008
Ultrasound Program Status
Division within Department of Emergency Medicine
Accredited by EUFAC
Number of Ultrasound Faculty
Nine
Notable Faculty
Cara Brown, MD, FPD-AEMUS, FACEP (Fellowship Director)
Bret P. Nelson, MD, FPD-AEMUS, FACEP (System Chief, Division of Ultrasound)
Megan Lukas, RDMS (Ultrasound Supervisor)
Danny Duque, MD, RDMS, FACEP (Director of Ultrasound, Elmhurst Hospital Center)
Amanda Bates, MD (Director of Ultrasound, Mount Sinai Queens)
Jim Tsung, MD, MPH (Director of Pediatric Ultrasound)
Neal Moehrle, MD (Director of Resident Ultrasound Education)
Yue Jay Lin, MD (Ultrasound Faculty - Elmhurst/Sinai)
Ultrasound Fellowship Education
- Significant one-on-one time with the fellowship director, faculty, and our full-time sonographer
- Journal club with residents to discuss the latest literature
- Review material for AEMUS FPD exam
- Off-service experiences include the vascular laboratory, echocardiography suite, general abdominal sonography, TEE in cardiac anesthesia
- Many teaching opportunities exist for the fellows, including:
- Introductory ultrasound course for incoming interns
- Annual CME conference for faculty
- Resident lectures on ultrasound
- Monthly ultrasound rotation for EM interns and medical students
- Ultrasound and clinical correlates course for first & second year medical students
Do you bill for ultrasounds?
Yes
Do you require follow up imaging for patients who get ultrasounds?
Not for credentialed faculty