Christopher Raio, MD, RDMS Co-Director Chair, SAEM Ultrasound Interest Group	Mathew Nelson, DO, RDMS Co-Director

Ultrasound Fellows –
Robert Bramante, MD
Christine Haines, MD
Ann Prokofieva, MD
Marek Radomski, DO

North Shore University Hospital's Department of Emergency Medicine has the largest group of RDMS certified/eligible physicians in the country. The North Shore University Hospital Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship is a one year program designed to develop expertise in all applications of emergency medicine ultrasound. Fellows work clinically in the department and also spend time assisting in education, research and quality assurance for the department. All fellows are required to conduct a scholarly project during their fellowship.

Emergency ultrasound is a recently established field of emergency medicine employing novel approaches to ultrasound applications. The potential uses for ultrasound in the emergency department which aim to facilitate diagnosis in a time and cost effective manner are endless. There are currently over ten active protocols regarding the use of ultrasound in the emergency department. The Emergency Ultrasound faculty has published much of its work in peer-reviewed journals. Some of the faculty’s recent publications include:

1. Barata I, Houdek LA, O'Donnell MB, Akerman M, Raio C, Ward MF, Sama AE. Does Ultrasonography Measurement of Inferior Vena Cava and Inferior Vena Cava/Aorta Ratio Correlate With Fluid Therapy In Clinically Dehydrated Children With Gastroenteritis? Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2010;56(3): S3.
2. Kaban J, Raio C. Emergency Department Diagnosis of Aortic Dissection by Bedside Transabdominal Ultrasound. Acad Emerg Med. 2009; 16 (8): 809-10.
3. Malcom III G, Raio CC, Del Rios M, Blaivas M, Tsung J. Feasibility of Emergency Physician Diagnosis of Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis Using Point-of Care Ultrasound: A Multi-Center Case Series. The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2009; 37 (3): 283-286.
4. Young N, Kinsella S, Raio CC, Nelson M, Chircolo G, Johnson A, Malcom G, Drumheller BC, Ward MF, Sama A. Economic Impact of Additional Radiographic Studies After Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS)-certified Emergency Physician-performed Identification of Cholecystitis by Ultrasound. J Emerg Med. 2009; [Epub ahead of print].
5. Malcom GE 3rd, Raio CC, Del Rios M, Blaivas M, Tsung JW. Feasibility of Emergency Physician Diagnosis of Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis Using Point-of-care Ultrasound: a Multi-center Case Series. J Emerg Med. 2009; 37 (3):283-6.
6. Malcom GE 3rd, Raio CC, Poodabbagh AP, Chiricolo GC. Difficult Central Line Placement Due To Variant Internal Jugular Vein Anatomy. J Emerg Med. 2008; 35 (2): 189-91.
7. George E. Malcom, Christopher C. Raio, Armin P. Poordabbagh, Gerardo C. Chiricolo. Difficult Central Line Placement Due To Variant Internal Jugular Vein Anatomy. The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2008; 35 (2): 189-191.

If you are interested in the Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship, please contact Christopher Raio, MD, RDMS or Mathew Nelson, DO, RDMS.

Christopher Raio, MD, RDMS
Telephone: (516) 562-3090
Email: craio7@gmail.com

Mathew Nelson, DO, RDMS
Telephone: (516) 562-3090
Email: mnelson9@optonline.net