Yyyyyy x. yyyyyy

 

Highly Experienced Echocardiography Professional

Pediatric Specialty / Train and Mentor Echocardiography Staff / Provide Superior Patient Care

 

Experienced Echocardiography Professional with over 25 years of experience in performing echocardiography testing and providing preliminary diagnostic reports to physicians.  Proven ability to perform tracing interpretation including an exact assessment of the size and movement of the heart chamber.  Extensive experience in conducting pediatric testing in a busy Children s Hospital and xxxxxxnaging a team of technicians and administrative support staff.  Ability to perform in a variety of settings and anxious to secure a position where I will be an integral member of the team.

 

Relocating to the St. Augustine Area

 

Professional History

 

Children s Hospital, Harvard Medical School , Boston, XXXXXX

(1985 to 1987) (1990 to 2000) (2001 to 2009)

Technical Director  

w Oversee daily activities for 20 technologists and 4 administrative support staff for a busy pediatric echocardiography department that sees 20,000 patients annually, xxxxxxnage operations budget and drive staff perforxxxxxxnce.

w Perform pediatric echocardiography exams and provide initial interpretation for a range of patients; handle initial newborn diagnoses, perform testing on adolescents and provide follow up for surgical repairs utilizing Hewlett Packard 5500, 7500, IE33, Siemens Sequoia, Vivid 7 and Vivid I.

w Ensure that all departmental staff are compliant with policies and procedures; address issues with staff and implement action plans to achieve required perforxxxxxxnce. 

w Provide strategic leadership for Echocardiography department, schedule patients within accreditation guidelines, and xxxxxxke recommendations for equipment purchases.

w Administer staff perforxxxxxxnce evaluations, train and mentors of new cardiac sonographers, collaborate with Medical Director on technically complex procedures and cases. 

 

Additional Related Positions

 

Sonographer

St. Elizabeth Hospital, Brighton, XXXXXX (1999 to 2009)

Nemours Cardiac Center, Orlando, FL (2000 to 2001)

University Hospital, University of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL (1988 to 1990)

Shands Teaching Hospital, University of Gainesville, Gainesville, FL (1987 to 1988) 

 

Professional Memberships and Volunteer Activities

 

ARDMS Adult, Pedi and Fetal ¹ ASE ¹ SDMS

 

2004 to Present) Por Cristos Cardiology Group, Traveled to Ecuador to work and teach at the Baca Ortiz Hospital in Quito.

 

 

 

Publications

 

"Validation And Re-Evaluation of a Discriminate Model Predicting Anatomic Suitability for Biventricular Repair in Neonates with Aortic Stenosis", Colan SD, McElhinney DB, Crawford EC, Keane JF, Lock JE. J Am Coll Cardiol 2,47(9):1858-65. (2006)

"Improving Outcomes in Fetuses and Neonates with Congenital (Ebsteins's Xxxxxxlforxxxxxxtion) or Dysplasia of the Tricuspid Valve", McElhinney DB, Salvion JW, Colan SD, Thiagarajan R, Crawford EC, Xxxxxxrcus EN, del Nido PJ, Tworetzky W. Am J Cardiol, 96(4):582-6. (2005)

"Recombinant Huxxxxxxn Growth Hormone Treatment for Dilated Cardio-Myopathy in Children", McElhinney DB, Colan SD, Moran AM, Wypij D, Lin M, Xxxxxxjzoub JA, Crawford EC, Barlett JM, McGrath EA, Newburger JW. Pediatrics, 114(4):e452-8. (2004)

"Relationship of Coronary Artery Size to Left Ventricular Xxxxxxss on Body Surface Area and Age Norxxxxxxl Children, 0-18 Years," Colan, Steve MD., Crawford Colexxxxxxn, Elizabeth, Children s Hospital (1997)

"Fetal Doppler InFlow Patterns in Diabetic Mothers," Hornberger, Lisa MD., Crawford Colexxxxxxn, Elizabeth A., Children's Hospital (1995)

Study of Regional Differences in Right Ventricular Systolic Function by Acoustic Quantification , Geva, Tal MD., Colexxxxxxn Elizabeth, Children's Hospital (1995)

"Unique Features and Prognosis of Primum ASD Presenting in the First Year of Life," Xxxxxxnning, Peter MD.,  Colexxxxxxn Elizabeth A., Children's Hospital for the American Heart Association (1994)

 

Individual Pulmonary Vein Size & Survival in Infants with Totally Anoxxxxxxlous Pulmonary Venous Connection .  Journal of American College of Cardiology, 22 /201-06. Jenkins, Kathy, MD., Sanders, Stephen P., MD., Colexxxxxxn, Elizabeth A. (1993)

 

Professional Presentations

 

2008 American Society of Echocardiography, Toronto 2008

"How Sonographers Can Do Research In Echocardiography"