About Us

The use of ultrasound is now falling squarely into the hands of clinicians who apply it for rapid diagnosis and treatment right at the patient's bedside. However, many clinicians are only now starting to learn ultrasound or have been performing scans only for a short period of time. Obtaining the experience necessary to feel confident and meet hospital credentialing criteria can be challenging if you don't have someone with you to stare over your shoulder all the time when you are scanning. This is the problem faced by hundreds of clinicians in a many specialties.

A workable and tested solution is to watch real time video footage of ultrasound examinations performed by others. This is a method used to teach ultrasound fellows at the best and most prestigious ultrasound fellowships. It has worked for years, is greatly appreciated and can work for you. We will show you videos of a variety of clinical bedside ultrasound applications on the most popular ultrasound equipment. Watch as others succeed, fail and learn from their experiences. Just like in a live video review you will be able to see the footage of the examination yourself and then hear commentary from a national expert on what went right, what went wrong and what can be done differently. Plus you will hear helpful hints and the latest techniques.

The range of ultrasound applications covered will benefit any clinician and includes the "bread and butter" as well as unusual pathology and even some cutting edge applications. You will feel like you are part of an active ultrasound teaching program that will increase your ultrasound knowledge and confidence with the examinations. This method has worked great for years and is now available to you without going back to residency or doing an ultrasound fellowship.

Our Experts

Michael Blaivas, MD, RDMS

Michael Blaivas, MD, RDMS, is a diplomat of the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) and a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. After completing a residency in emergency medicine at the University of Michigan, he completed a fellowship in emergency medicine ultrasound at Christ Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago; the only emergency medicine ultrasound fellowship program offered at that time. Dr. Blaivas is nationally and internationally known in clinical and emergency ultrasound. He has published more than 75 peer reviewed journal articles, as well as numerous book chapters and invited articles. Dr. Blaivas leads one of the most prominent teaching and research fellowships in emergency ultrasound in the United States.

Disclosure of relationships: Vice President, Emergency Ultrasound Consultants, LLC; consultant to SonoSite, Inc.

Paul Sierzenski, MD, RDMS

Paul Sierzenski, MD, RDMS, is a diplomat of the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) and a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. Following a residency in emergency medicine, Dr. Sierzenski completed a fellowship in emergency medicine ultrasound at Christ Hospital and Medical Center in Illinois; the only emergency medicine ultrasound program at that time. During his training he focused on design, implementation and the development of ultrasound programs. He is certified by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (RDMS) and has authored numerous articles and text chapters on emergency ultrasound. Dr. Sierzenski is a leader in emergency medicine ultrasound and also runs one of the most prestigious ultrasound fellowships in the country.

Disclosure of relationships: President, Emergency Ultrasound Consultants, LLC; consultant to SonoSite, Inc.