The Division of Emergency Ultrasound exists to improve patient care through point of care imaging. We promote the use of bedside ultrasound in the evaluation and management of patients in the Emergency Department. Using portable technology and goal-directed exams, we can assess cardiac function, abdominal pain, thoracic disorders, and a host of other acute concerns at the bedside. Ultrasound is also widely employed to assist with bedside procedures, such as central and peripheral venous access, paracentesis, abscess aspiration, and others.
Emergency Ultrasound Division
Fellowship in Emergency Ultrasound
For over 20 years, the Department of Emergency Medicine has organized a fellowship program in advanced EM Ultrasound. The program is accredited by the Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Accreditation Council and led by Cara Brown, MD, FPD-AEMUS, FACEP.
Resident Education
A two-week ultrasound rotation is mandatory for all first- and second-year Emergency Medicine residents. Introductory courses in ultrasound have been offered to residents from not only Emergency Medicine, but also Internal Medicine, Obstetrics, and Family Medicine.
Medical Student Education
The Division runs an emergency ultrasound elective for third and fourth-year students, and organizes an ultrasound orientation for all students in the mandatory Emergency Medicine rotation. The Division also runs a longitudinal ultrasound curriculum for medical students. During the Gross Anatomy course, students are exposed to the dynamic anatomy of the moving heart to augment their dissections. Surface anatomy dovetails with ultrasound assessments of vessels and joints, revealing the anatomy beneath the skin surface. The physical examination course contains basic ultrasound assessments focused on anatomy and common pathological states.
Continuing Medical Education
An intensive, hands-on workshop in Emergency Ultrasound has been offered at Mount Sinai annually since 2005, and we offer a regional Ultrasound Symposium each spring. In addition, each year our faculty lecture at dozens of courses throughout the world, including all major emergency medicine societies. Our faculty have served on the Board of Directors of national and international ultrasound organizations and have taught all over the world.
Educational Website
The Division's educational website records more than 70,000 annual page views from over 100 countries. The educational videos and ultrasound tutorials on our YouTube channels (SinaiEMultrasound (Division Channel), PoCUS4Peds Channel, FoCUS4Peds Channel) have over half a million views.
The Division is a leader in point of care ultrasound across Mount Sinai. We have created educational modules and trained physicians, nurses, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners in the use of ultrasound for diagnosis and procedural guidance in multiple clinical specialties, such as Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Pediatrics, and the internal Sepsis Team. We have worked with our Division of Emergency Simulation to create and apply a risk reduction program for ultrasound-guided central venous access.
Site Directors
- Bret P. Nelson, MD, FPD-AEMUS, FACEP, The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Elizabeth Yetter, MD, MHPE, FPD-AEMUS, Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
- Amanda Bates, MD, Mount Sinai Queens
- Elizabeth Rubano, MD, Mount Sinai Brooklyn
Ultrasound Operations Manager
- Megan Lukas, MBA, RDMS
Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship Director
- Cara Brown, MD, FPD-AEMUS, FACEP