Industry responds to MSK issues with ergonomic scanning beds ...

Industry responds to MSK issues with 

ergonomic scanning beds, easier-to-grip 

transducers, and automated protocols 

But neck, shoulder, wrist injury still 

a big problem among sonographers 

By Beth W. Orenstein 

By now, it is well known that practicing 

sonography can be hazardous to your health 

without the proper training and equipment. 

Since the 1980s, sonographers have been 

reporting work-related injuries to their necks, 

wrists, shoulders and arms in alarming 

numbers. Studies continue to show that as 

many as 90 percent of sonographers are 

scanning in pain and discomfort – and as 

many as 20 percent of them (one in five) have 

musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries severe enough 

to end their careers. 

Thanks to people like SDMS founder Joan 

Baker, MSR, RDMS, RDCS, FSDMS, and others, 

the industry is paying attention to the ergonomic 

issues that can result in scanning injuries and 

addressing them. 

A number of companies have introduced scanning 

beds and chairs designed to make access 

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to patients easier. Manufacturers of ultrasound 

equipment have redesigned workstations so 

that sonographers can adjust their posture and 

improve their scanning health. Manufacturers 

also have redesigned transducers so that they 

are easier to grip and developed automated 

protocols to reduce key strokes and thus lessen 

the chance of repetitive motion injuries. 

In this issue 

cover story: Industry responds to MSK issues with ergonomic scanning beds, easier-to- 

grip transducers, and automated protocols • 3 Piecing Together the SDMS Puzzle • 4 SDMS Product 

Spotlight • 5 The Pro Sono Library • Educators Take Note! • 6 Congratulations to CAAHEP Accredited 

Programs • 7 Thank You to Member-Get-A-Member Campaign Participants • 8 Call for Volunteers • 

9 Sonographers Around the Globe • 10 Celebrate Sonography! • 11 SDMS Fellow Spotlight • 14 Upcoming 

SDMS Webinars • 15 Early Bird Deadline Approaching for 2011 SDMS Annual Conference • 16 Call for 

Papers! • Congratulations to June’s $100 VISA gift card Winner! • 17 SDMS Welcomes New Members 

Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography www.sdms.org

“Injuries have become a major part of our world in 

sonography,” says Dave Fortney, BA, RDMS, RVT, RT 

(R), an ultrasound marketing manager for Siemens 

Healthcare. Fortunately, he says, “Over the last five 

years, we and other vendors have taken ergonomic 

issues seriously and adopted our products to fit 

the body better and reduce work-related injuries to 

sonographers.” 

Many companies that design and sell ergonomic 

ultrasound equipment were started by sonographers 

who were injured on the job themselves. For example, 

Jason Stasney, RVT, RDCS with Heritage Medical 

Products, Inc, started his company in the early 1990s 

after he was injured on the job and saw many of his 

colleagues suffering from similar work-related issues. 

Ergonomically designed ultrasound equipment 

Beds are now being designed entirely from the 

sonographer’s point of view. Customers can choose 

from different models specifically designed for 

echocardiography, general sonography, Ob/Gyn, 

vascular and even multispecialty. 

Steps are also being taken to help reduce repetitive 

stress issues. Traditional probes are shaped like a 

pencil, but some new ones are shaped like an apple 

allowing the sonographer to wrap their whole hand 

around it. One recommendation for reducing repetitive 

stress injuries is to change positions and flex your 

hand periodically, says Christine Ingle, RDMS, RDCS 

with Esaote North America Inc. 

Other transducers now available allow imaging in 

two planes without moving the transducer. “You no 

longer need to rotate the transducer to see the second 

plane,” says Jim Brown, the senior director of clinical 

and technical marketing with Philips Healthcare says. 

“You don’t have to twist the wrist.” As a result, he says, 

that the sonographer can gather twice as much clinical 

data in the same amount of time, which speeds 

workflow while reducing the potential for repetitive 

stress injuries. 

Vendors of ultrasound equipment have also made 

changes in software such as voice command aimed 

at injury prevention. The software design changes 

reduce scan time and automate measurements 

thereby eliminating keystrokes, says Dave Fortney, of 

Siemens Healthcare. “Many of the features that the 

sonographer would have to do while they scan such as 

labeling of images and turning major modes like color 

Doppler on and off have been automated. Systems 

are now able to do the majority of the work for the 


sonographers. This significantly decreases the number 

of keystrokes a user must do.” 

Global perspective needed 

Susan Murphey, BS, RDMS, RDCS, CECD, like so many 

sonographers, became involved in ergonomics as 

the result of a work-related injury. Work-related injury 

is not just related to ergonomics, but also workflow 

and supply chain concerns. For example, she says, 

if patients come to the sonography department on 

hospital beds versus stretchers causing sonographer 

injuries from transferring patients or straining to 

scan them, it is a supply chain issue - where the 

process breakdown occurs outside of the ultrasound 

department. The problem needs to be solved together 

with the outside department (‘the supplier’) rather 

than independently. 

Also, Murphey says, if there’s one thing she’s learned 

in her more than ten years in health-care ergonomics, 

it’s that it’s crucial to involve the frontline worker in 

finding solutions to problems. “You can provide better 

equipment to sonographers, but if you don’t engage 

them in the solution, you may not fully understand 

the root cause of their concerns. If you simply instruct 

them to change how they do their work, they’ll resort 

to their old ways as soon as you walk out the door, in 

spite of the potential for ergonomic benefit,” she says. 

“It’s amazing how much more creative, practical and 

sustainable the solutions will be when you allow them 

to problem solve and give them the tools to be able to 

do so.” 

Joan Baker says that despite the improvements to the 

equipment and all the attention that the high rate of 

injuries among sonographers has gotten over the last 

three decades from manufacturers and regulators, 

the numbers are no better. Baker expects things 

may only get worse, especially if the economy does 

not improve. With hospitals and other health-care 

facilities facing decreases in reimbursements, they see 

ergonomic equipment as discretionary spending and 

are not likely to include it in their budgets. Employers 

are pushing sonographers to do more scans in less 

time. Baker is concerned that sonographers may be 

concerned about their jobs and afraid to speak up for 

fear their employers will just find someone else who 

will not complain. But, she says, sonographers can’t 

give up their fight for their safety because if they do, 

sonographers who come after them will face the same 

or worse MSK issues. 

Beth W. Orenstein is a writer for SDMS.

Piecing Together the SDMS Puzzle 


You might wonder why there are three organizations with “Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography” in 

their name. Each organization is a piece of the “SDMS puzzle” - separate corporations but each permanently 

connected by an overall focus - Diagnostic Medical Sonography. Each organization has a separate purpose 

and function: 

Society of Diagnostic Medical 

Sonography (SDMS): 

The SDMS is a membership association 

for individuals and companies involved in 

Diagnostic Medical Sonography. The 

SDMS provides its members with 

continuing medical education, 

publishes a scientific medical 

journal, advocates for 

sonographer interests, and 

much more. 

Society of Diagnostic Medical 

Sonography (SDMS) Foundation: 

The mission of the Society of 

Diagnostic Medical Sonography 

(SDMS) Foundation is to provide 

educational and scientific research 

support through grants, scholarships, 

and other charitable programs to 

the medical community and general 

public, relating to Diagnostic Medical 

Sonography. The SDMS Foundation 

fosters professional learning and 

excellence by working to improve 

the field of Diagnostic Medical 

Sonography. 

The SDMS Foundation supports 

its charitable programs through 

donations from SDMS members. 

Donations can be made online at 

www.sdmsfoundation.org. 

Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) 

Political Action Committee (PAC): 

The SDMS PAC is a political organization that was established 

to assist in SDMS’ efforts to promote issues related to 

Diagnostic Medical Sonography at the Federal level. The 

SDMS PAC is an essential component in the Society’s efforts 

to represent the interests of the membership. It enables the 

SDMS to send a strong, collective, bipartisan message to 

members of Congress that our sonographer members are 

committed to support those candidates in Congress that 

are engaged and supportive of our efforts to further the 

interests and policy positions of the SDMS. 

Donations from the SDMS membership-at-large to the 

SDMS PAC help support SDMS’ efforts such as the CARE 

bill. The CARE bill has been re-introduced in the House of 

Representatives as H. R. 2104. Donations can be made 

online at www.sdmspac.org.


SDMS Product Spotlight - 

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Techniques in Noninvasive 

Vascular Diagnosis, 3rd Ed. 

Robert J. Daigle BA, RVT, FSVU 

Summer Publishing 

Item #: 8035 

CME Credits: 15 

(CMEs expire 4/1/2014. 

Processing fees may apply.) 

Price: $71.50 SDMS members; 

$79.95 non-members 

An encyclopedia of vascular testing for those 

who are cross-training into the field of vascular 

technology, or who are established vascular 

professionals. This manual offers practical and 

easy-to-understand methods for obtaining quality 

diagnostic examinations. Principles of vascular 

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• 380 pages (an increase of over 100 pages) 

• 12 plates of color images. 

• 15-page glossary. 

• CME application for 13 SDMS CMEs 

• Chapter exercises and 160 test questions. 

• Expanded chapters and updated diagnostic 

protocols. 

• Venous and arterial worksheets. 

• Published November 2008 

Vascular Sonography/ 

Technology 

Item #: 7709 

CME Credits: 6.5 

Price: $70 SDMS members; 

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This publication features 

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examination indications and techniques, pathology, 

diagnostic criteria, and role of correlating imaging 

modalities. 166 questions. 

Vascular Technology Review 

Don Ridgway, RVT, Barton Bean, 

RVT, Cindy Owen, RDMS, RVT, 

and D.E. Strandness, Jr., MD 

Item #: 8576 

CME Credits: 12 

(CMEs expire 11/1/2011. 

Processing fees may apply.) 

Price: $49.50 SDMS members; 

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The completely revised and updated 4th edition of 

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Vascular Technology: An 

Illustrated Review 

Claudia Rumwell, RN, RVT, FSVU; 

Michalene McPharlin, RN, RVT, 

FSVU 

Item #: 8570 

CME Credits: 12 (CMEs expire 

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Price: $71.95 SDMS members; $79.95 non-members 

Completely revised and updated, significantly 

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The ProSono Library: 

A FREE Online Resource for Sonography 

Educators and Students 

If you have not yet visited www.jimbaun.com, you’re 

missing out on a valuable resource – an extensive 

collection of ultrasound images FREE for the taking for 

educators and students.* 

Where did Jim obtain all these images? As an educator 

who understands the importance of images in teaching 

sonography, he’s taken and collected most of them 

himself and has generously chosen to share them 

with his professional community at no cost. If used, 

attributing images to Jim Baun and the ProSono Library is 

appreciated. 


Eventually, Jim plans to post all images he collected for his newly finished book, Vascular Ultrasound: 

Physics, Instrumentation, and Hemodynamics, but for now, you’ll find hundreds of images in various 

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is definitely a multi-talented professional whose contributions to the field of sonography are greatly 

appreciated! 

* Per copyright restrictions, images found at www.jimbaun.com may not be used by commercial, for-profit enterprises, 

including for-profit sonography schools. 

Educators Take Note! 

The Textbook of Diagnostic Sonography, by Sandra Hagen-Ansert, MS, RDMS, 

RDCS, FSDMS, FASE, has been updated for 2011. Find the newest edition 

of this and other great textbooks and workbooks at a discount for SDMS 

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Textbook of Diagnostic Sonography, 7th Edition, 2-Volume Set 

Sandra L. Hagen-Ansert, MS, RDMS, RDCS 

Item #: 7560 

Price: $279 SDMS members; $310 non-members 

Stay up to date with the rapidly changing field of medical sonography! Heavily 

illustrated and extensively updated to reflect the latest developments in the field, Textbook of Diagnostic 

Sonography, 7th Edition, equips you with an in-depth understanding of general/abdominal and obstetric/ 

gynecologic sonography, the two primary divisions of sonography, as well as vascular sonography and 

echocardiography. Each chapter includes patient history, normal anatomy (including cross-sectional anatomy), 

ultrasound techniques, pathology, and related laboratory findings, giving you comprehensive insight drawn from 

the most current, complete information available.

Congratulations! 

The following programs received CAAHEP accreditation on May 20, 2011. 

Cardiovascular Technology 

Initial 

Sanford Brown College-Middleburg Heights - 

Adult Echocardiography, 

Middleburg Heights, OH 

(Associate) 

Diagnostic Medical Sonography 

Continuing 

Baptist Memorial College of Health Science, 

Memphis, TN 

(General) (Baccalaureate) 

Baptist Memorial College of Health Science, 

Memphis, TN 

(Vascular) (Baccalaureate) 

Houston Community College System, 

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Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences, 

Richmond, CA 

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SDMS is dedicated to helping sonography students 

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is achieving this goal. Joining SDMS is a student’s first 

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This program is open to all program directors and 

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SDMS committees are the “backbone” of the Society. 

Appointment to an SDMS committee is a two-year term of 

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the summer and newly appointed committee members will 

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Kerry Weinberg, MPA, RT(R), RDMS, RDCS, 

FSDMS 

Tina Welch, RT(R), RDMS, RVT, RCS 

Louise Wilcox, EdD, RDMS, RVT 

Bridgett Willey, MS, RT(R), RDMS, RDCS, RVT 

Janette Wybo, BAS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT 

Diane Youngs, MEd, RDMS, RVT 

Linda Zanin, EdD, RDMS 

Shelly Zimbelman, BS, RT(R)(CT), RDMS, RDCS 

SDMS members who are interested in being considered for 

committee-level volunteer service are asked to complete the application by Friday, July 8, 2011. 

The application may be completed online at: 

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SXH9HL7 

Please note: Completion of the application process does not insure selection for committee appointment. 

SDMS News Wave is archived online at: 

http://www.sdms.org/members/NewsWave.asp

Iran, Belgium, Mali, and Peru are just a few of the 

countries SDMS members call home. In all, fortytwo 

countries are represented within the SDMS 

membership-at-large. We were interested in learning 

more about our international sonographer community 

so we created a series of articles, each featuring 

an international SDMS member. Look for them in 

upcoming issues of SDMS News Wave. 

Nancy Duggan, RDMS, RDCS, RVT 

(United Arab Emirates) 

Sonographers 

Around the Globe 

A child in Saudi Arabia was named “Nancy” after SDMS 

member, Nancy Duggan. After having seven boys, the 

parents were so excited to finally have a daughter that 

they named the girl after the sonographer who gave 

them the news! 

Nancy has been a sonographer since 1993, and 

has lived in the Middle East since 1995, where she 

expanded her skills from ob/gyn and abdominal 

sonography to include vascular sonography and 

echocardiography as well. Since 2009, she has also 

been developing a physics program for the first year 

residents at her hospital. Additionally, in 2011, she 

began teaching her vascular surgeons the finer points 

of sonography. 


Nancy first became interested in ultrasound when she 

was in a radiologic technology program in Brunswick, 

Canada. She was drawn to the direct patient 

interaction, and what more exciting place is there to 

interact with patients than the Middle East? Nancy 

mentioned she particularly enjoys talking to the older 

generation who are often full of wonderful stories of 

Bedouin lifestyle. 

When asked about advancements seen in her career, 

Nancy pointed to elastography and volumetry being 

powerful diagnostic tools when used in conjunction 

with B-mode ultrasound. She is also excited to see 

developments in the areas of wireless transducers and 

lighter-weight ultrasound machines and their potential 

to improve sonography ergonomics, thus protecting 

sonographers from painful injuries. 

Nancy describes her SDMS membership as a “lifeline” 

while overseas. “The [JDMS] articles keep me up to 

date on a lot of the advancements going on back 

home,” Nancy says. She also takes advantages of the 

SDMS CME opportunities. 

SDMS wishes to express its sincere thanks to Nancy for 

sharing a bit about her career in the Middle East. It was 

our privilege to learn about your experience, Nancy!

Celebrate 

Sonography! 

October 2011 

T-shirt 

This year’s slogan, Seeing with SOUND!, is silk-screened on a 

preshrunk, 100% cotton, short-sleeved, black t-shirt. Available 

in sizes S to XXL. 

Item #: 4731 

$15 SDMS members $20 Non-members 

Poster 

Display this 22” x 17” poster to 

brighten your office or waiting room! 

Item #: 4729 

$4 SDMS members 

$6 Non-members 

Tote Bag 

This handy canvas tote bag 

is great for work, shopping, 

and of course, promoting 

sonography awareness. It is 

constructed of sturdy “natural 

color” cotton canvas. 

Item #: 4732 

$10 SDMS members 

$13.50 Non-members 

Pen-on-a-rope 

This 2-color pen features thumb-slide 

retractable tips and a break-away 

neck cord for safety. 

Item #: 4728 

$2.50 SDMS members 


Mug 

This black coffee mug is “green” at heart! It features 

the “Seeing with SOUND!” design in white and blue 

and is constructed of renewable, recyclable 100% USA 

corn plastic.* 

Item #: 4727 

$9.00 SDMS members 


Buttons 

Spread the word by giving one to coworkers, patients, and 

media contacts. 

Item #: 4725 

$1.50 SDMS members $2.50 Non-members 


Every October, SDMS and other sonography organizations 

join together to promote Medical Ultrasound Awareness 

Month to increase sonographer pride and the public’s 

knowledge about sonography. Let everyone know that 

you’re “seeing with sound” in your workplace and 

community with these exciting new products! 

Celebrate 20 years of sonography awareness! 

* Mug should be hand washed to protect its glossy finish. This 

year’s corn plastic mug is 100% recyclable and biodegradable! 

Ordering is easy! 

• Order online at the SDMS online store 

at http://www.sdms.org/store 

• Call toll free 1-800-229-9506 

Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5 pm (CDT)

SDMS Fellow 

Spotlight 

Marsha M. Neumyer, 

BS, RVT, FSDMS, 

FSVU, FAIUM 

Current position: 

CEO and International 

Director, Vascular 

Diagnostic Educational 

Services and Vascular 

Resource Associates 

Year awarded Fellow 

status: 2007 

What inspired you to make a career of 

sonography? 

My academic background was in veterinary 

virology. In the mid- to late-1970s, I directed a 

laboratory that was involved with isolation of a 

canine gastrointestinal virus that had reached 

epidemic levels in the United States. Our veterinary 

laboratory did not have adequate facilities to 

complete the full range of isolation procedures and 

I turned to the animal research facilities at Penn 

State University College of Medicine in Hershey, 

Pa., for help. During my visit there, I met Dr. Gary 

Nicholas, who was then chief of vascular surgery 

at Penn State’s Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. 

Dr. Nicholas had established a vascular research 

laboratory and many of their investigations used 

animal models. Dr. Nicholas introduced me to 

noninvasive vascular physiologic test procedures 

for evaluation of the extremity arterial and venous 

systems and the extracranial carotid arteries. I was 

hooked! In 1980, I joined the Hershey vascular 

lab team as a senior research technologist. In 

1981, we convinced the College of Medicine that 

its vascular laboratory should expand into the 

clinical arena and we began offering vascular 

testing to patients. Dr. Nicholas entered private 

practice in 1983 and Dr. Brian Thiele, an Australian 

vascular surgeon working on the development of 

duplex scanning at the University of Washington 

with Dr. Gene Strandness, joined our Hershey 

team. Under Dr. Thiele’s direction, we continued 

research in vascular surgery and technology and 


This is a continuing series of interviews of 

our distinguished SDMS Fellow members. 

expanded the vascular laboratory into a fullservice 

facility offering testing in cerebrovascular, 

peripheral arterial and venous, organ transplant, 

and abdominal vascular procedures. In the late 

1980s, we opened the vascular laboratory as an 

international center for physician and sonographer 

training in noninvasive diagnostic techniques. 

Did you have a memorable role model/ teacher? 

Who was it? 

This question is very difficult for me to answer 

because over the course of my career, I have had 

many sonographer and physician mentors. My very 

first mentor was Dr. Nicholas who introduced me to 

vascular technology and the important role it could 

play in identification and localization of vascular 

disease. By looking at vascular disorders through 

Dr. Thiele’s eyes, I experienced the excitement and 

challenge of developing technology and diagnostic 

protocols and was humbled and honored to work 

as his team mate during his years at Hershey. He 

was dedicated to the advancement of vascular 

technology and the role of the sonographer as a 

key member in the healthcare team. Dr. Ann Marie 

Kupinski, who served as technical director of the 

vascular laboratory at Albany Medical College for 

many years; Dr. John Pellerito, who is director of 

the vascular laboratory and chief of the Division of 

Ultrasound, CT and MRI at North Shore University 

Hospital in New York; Dr. Joe Polak, director of the 

Ultrasound Reading Center at Tufts-New England 

Medical Center; and Dr. Ed Grant, chair of the 

Radiology Department at University of Southern 

California School of Medicine, have inspired me 

over the years and have always been willing to 

share their knowledge and experience. Individually, 

they have made major contributions to the field of 

vascular diagnostics through research, lectures 

and publications. I am proud to call them mentors, 

colleagues and friends. 

What was the most significant advancement in 

the technology that you directly experienced? 

I began my career in vascular technology a 

few years before the development of duplex

ultrasound. In those years, we used indirect 

physiologic test modalities and continuous wave 

Doppler ultrasound to detect obstruction in the 

extremity arteries and veins and in the extracranial 

carotid arteries. I remember my excitement at 

being able to actually see atherosclerotic plaque in 

a carotid artery and thrombus within the deep and 

superficial veins and to explore the variety of flow 

patterns associated with disease using spectral 

Doppler. With improved image resolution and 

the ability to penetrate to the depth of the renal 

arteries, the range of possible vascular diagnostic 

procedures expanded dramatically. The Hershey 

Vascular Laboratory was among the first to explore 

the clinical utility of color flow imaging for vascular 

evaluations and participated in investigations 

of power Doppler, real-time compound imaging 

and the use of contrast agents for detection of 

abdominal vascular lesions. 

Although there has been a wealth of fabulous 

technical advances that have benefited the 

assessment of vascular disease over the years, 

I believe that the single most beneficial has 

been the introduction of broad bandwidth, lowfrequency 

pulsed Doppler technology. With that 

development, investigators were able to explore 

the abdominal and intracranial circulations, areas 

of the vasculature that were inaccessible with high 

frequency ultrasound probes. 

Were there any memorable developments, 

cases or events that changed the way you 

practiced sonography? 

The most rewarding and memorable event 

that changed the way I practiced sonography 

was having the opportunity to participate in the 

development of the Intersocietal Commission 

for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories 

(ICAVL). In 1989, in response to pressure from 

CMS and third-party payers to curtail vascular 

laboratory entrepreneurial activities and to 

enforce mechanisms to ensure high quality 

vascular testing, I joined Dr. Chris Merritt, Dr. 

Eugene Strandness, Dr. Thiele, and Ann Jones 

to discuss the formation of an organization that 

would provide peer review and accreditation of 

vascular laboratories. As a result of this initial 

meeting, sonographers and physicians from 

organizations representing medical disciplines 

involved in noninvasive vascular testing formed 

the first ICAVL board of directors and wrote the 


Essentials and Standards for Vascular Laboratory 

Accreditation. The organization was incorporated in 

1990 and, at present, many states have mandated 

reimbursement directives, accreditation of the 

vascular laboratory, or the presence of a certified 

vascular sonographer during performance of 

vascular test procedures. 

The development of duplex ultrasound techniques 

for evaluation of the abdominal vessels also 

impacted the way I practice sonography. We 

initiated our research into this procedure in the 

Vascular Studies section at Hershey in the mid- 

1980s, prior to the introduction of color flow 

imaging. Bob Martin, a vascular sonographer who 

was at that time working with Dr. Strandness at the 

University of Washington vascular lab, had been 

exploring this procedure for several months. I spent 

some time with Bob learning his techniques and 

returned to Hershey full of enthusiasm and ready 

to meet the challenge. We used mechanical sector 

transducers and began our investigations initially 

with studies on renal transplants. This research 

led to perfection of Doppler spectral pattern 

recognition for differentiation of the various causes 

of transplant dysfunction. Over the next several 

years, we gained expertise in native renal artery 

duplex evaluations, and I continue to promote this 

evaluation as the initial screening procedure to rule 

out renovascular disease. 

What changes do you predict in the immediate 

future? 

Now that 3 and 4-dimensional ultrasound are a 

reality, I expect to see much of the research and 

technology concentrated on miniaturization of 

ultrasound systems and transducers. Looking 

into the future, I predict that physicians and 

sonographers will use small, hand-held imagers 

in the lab and at remote sites for not only routine 

examinations but also for emergency evaluations. 

These units most likely will be found on trauma 

helicopters and in use by police and fire rescue 

teams. Imaging and Doppler spectral data may be 

sent to central reading stations for interpretation. 

In the future, I see Doppler crystals housed within 

body wraps that could be placed around a limb so 

that the crystals lie over an arterial bypass graft or 

native artery. Doppler spectral waveforms and/or 

images would be transmitted to the reading center 

in much the same way as pacemaker monitors 

work today. Patients could be instructed on home

use of these wraps for monitoring function of grafts 

or medical personnel could use them for collection 

of blood flow data in an emergency situation in the 

field. 

What advice would you give to students/ future 

sonographers? 

Sonographers who are entering the field of 

medical ultrasound have potential for exciting, 

challenging careers. With exceptional imaging 

tools at your command you can offer patients 

the best of noninvasive diagnostic procedures. 

Above all, a sonographer must be certain that 

they are providing the patient the highest quality 

examination possible. Continuing education 

is a window to the latest in technology and 

credentialing is confirmation that the sonographer 

has met the minimum level of competence required 

to perform a high quality examination. Study, work 

hard, be the very best that you can be. Listen and 

learn from others. Share your knowledge because 

you are stronger as a member of a team than as 

an individual. One of the greatest gifts that you 

have been given is your ability to learn and one 

of the greatest joys you will experience is sharing 

what you have learned with others. 

This year, I am sending ten deserving sonography 

students and sonographers to the SDMS Annual 

Conference simply by charging my family 

vacation to my SDMS Foundation Capital One 

Visa credit card! 

Visit http://www.sdmsfoundation.org/capitalone.aspx 

today to learn how you can help other sonographers achieve 

their dreams. 


What is your favorite part of your job? 

What I enjoy most about my current job is having 

the opportunity to share what I have learned with 

others practicing medical sonography. I have 

been blessed in so many ways over the course of 

my career. I have served as vice president of the 

SDMS, as an At-Large Director of the SDMS, as 

president of the Society for Vascular Ultrasound, 

on the Board of Directors of the ICAVL, and the 

Board of Governors of the American Institute of 

Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM). Presently, I enjoy 

providing international education and consulting 

in vascular diagnostics. Through past and present 

experiences, I have had the opportunity to interact 

and make friends with so many dedicated, talented 

sonographers and physicians. I love seeing 

sonographers and physicians working together 

as a team to accomplish a common goal; sharing 

experiences and knowledge; and continually 

promoting professionalism, standardization and 

excellence in medical sonography. These are the 

fundamentals upon which our profession was 

established and they are embodied in the mission 

statement of Vascular Diagnostic Educational 

Services, the company that I now own and direct.

The SDMS Webinar Series is a series of live and 

recorded CME presentations delivered via the 

Internet to SDMS members conveniently through 

their home or work computer. Using your computer 

and a phone, you have access to exciting sonography 

technologies and services presented by world-class 

sonographers. 

The SDMS Webinar Series is available 

FREE to current SDMS members. 

If you are unable to participate in these live webinars, 

visit http://www.sdms.org/members/webinars.asp 

for information on viewing a recording of the 

webinar. 

Registration: The SDMS Webinar Series is FREE to 

current SDMS members and is not available to nonmembers 

(For information on joining SDMS, visit 

http://www.sdms.org/membership/ ) 

All SDMS Webinars are tracked 

by SDMS CME Tracker. 

What did you like most about the webinar? 

“ The acquisition of knowledge of current politics 

pertaining directly to my profession. The easy 

access of participating in my own home on my 

computer. I will definately be participating in 

another webinar. Many thanks to the SDMS to 

providing such quality education and allowing 

me to earn my required CME’s so easily!” 


Upcoming 

SDMS Webinars 

Participate in live presentations or watch the recordings 

at your convenience. Then take the test for instant CME 

credit, absolutely free for SDMS members. 

Live webinars take place at 

8 PM EST/7 PM CST/6 PM MST/ 5 PM PST 

unless otherwise noted. 

July 7 Jamie Fujikawa, BS, RDMS, RDCS, FE 

Fetal Echocardiography: Exploring the Fetal 

Heart (FE) 

Aug. 18 Sheryl Goss, MS, RT(R)(S), RDMS, RDCS, RVT 

Fundamentals of Breast Sonography (BR) 

Oct. 20 Brandy Sunderberg 

Prenatal Intracranial Hemmorrhages (OB) 

Nov. 3 Deborah Hubacz, BA, RDMS, RDCS 

Denise Ambruson, RDMS 

Fetal Echocardiography - Beyond the 

4-Chamber View (FE) 

Nov. 10 Jennifer Durant, BS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT 

Understanding Lower Extremity Segmental 

Pressures (VT) 

Dec. 1 Janette Wybo, BS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT 

Abdominal Scanning Techniques - Taking the 

Mystery Out of Finding RUQ Structures (AB) 

http://www.sdms.org/members/webinars.asp

Early Bird Deadline Approaching 

for the 2011 SDMS Annual Conference! 


2011 SDMS Annual Conference • Atlanta, GA • September 22-25, 2011 

Everyone has Georgia on their mind! Make your plans to attend the 2011 SDMS Annual 

Conference, September 22 – 25, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. Don’t miss this opportunity 

to earn more than 24.5 CME credits while learning about the newest advances in the 

field of sonography. 

“A Peach of 

A Package” 

Save $75 off registration fees if you register for both a Thursday 

tutorial and the three-day conference. It’s a “Peach of a Package!” 

NEW Registry Review Tutorial! 

Go to www.sdms.org/meetings to register online 

for the 2011 SDMS Annual Conference. 

The 2011 SDMS 

Annual Conference is 

coming early this year! 

The SDMS Annual Conference will 

be held in September this year; 

make sure you register before 

July 15, 2011 

to receive early 

bird rates! 

This year we will hold the first SDMS Registry Review course. The session 

will be held on Thursday, September 22. The course will be broken into five 

90 minute sessions focusing on Physics and Instrumentation, Doppler and 

Hemodynamics, Basic Abdomen, Obstetrics followed by a question and 

answer session. The course will provide a broad overview of the topics to help 

individuals who are in the process of preparing for the registry exams. Topics 

selected for presentation are aligned with major outline topics in the SDMS 

series of National Certification Examination Review (NCER) books. While the 

attendees are not required to purchase the NCER books, they will be useful 

during the Review and as valuable take-away resources. For optimal learning 

from this course, it is expected the attendee will have a foundation in normal 

anatomy and physiology, instrumentation, and scan techniques. 

Switching in and out of this course will not be permitted.

JDMS Authors - 

Earn CME Credits and a discount 

on your SDMS Membership! 

If you have had an article published in the 

JDMS, you can submit it to SDMS within 

six (6) months of the publication date to 

apply for 10 FREE CME credits. 

Visit http://www.sdms.org/cme for more 

information 

You can also apply for a discount on your 

SDMS Membership! 

Contact slooney@sdms.org for more 

information on the membership discount. 


Call for Papers! 

Journal of Diagnostic Medical 

Sonography (JDMS) 

Now is the time to build your resume. You have the 

opportunity to publish your interesting case studies, 

original research and literature review in the JDMS. 

Here are a few ideas to help get you started: 

• Increased accuracy in the use of 3D echocardiography 

• Literature reviews on emerging techniques using 

sonography 

• Use of sonoelastography 

• Practical approaches in abdominal vascular imaging 

• Use of sonography during invasive procedures 

• Sonographic appearances of typical and atypical 

neoplasms 

• Updates in musculoskeletal imaging 

• Use of ultrasound in nerve block, line placement 

• Abdominal fusion applications 

• Veterinary medicine 

Visit http://www.sdms.org/jdms/authors.asp 

for more information on how to publish today! 

Congratulations to June’s $100 VISA gift card Winner! 

Congratulations to Janet Jungbauer of Saint Paul, MN. Janet is the June 

winner for our 2011 Membership Renewal Campaign! Her name was picked 

randomly from all May members that renewed their membership online 

between May 1 and 31. 

Each month in 2011, any member that 

renews their membership within 30 days 

of receiving their FIRST renewal email 

notice will be automatically entered into a 

drawing to win a $100 VISA gift card. 

• Drawings will occur on the first of 

each month 

• Promotion valid Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2011

Trisha Abbey, RDMS 

Lynne Adams, RDMS 

Shazad Ahmad, RDCS 

Tomoko Akazawa, RDMS 

Salima Akbari, RDMS 

Temille Alvarado, RDMS 

Amy Amore, RDCS 

Elizabeth Anderson, BS, RDMS 

Jessica Anderson, BS, RDMS, RVT 

Amy Antoine, RDMS 

Sandee Armstrong 

Alyssa Aschoff 

Guy Azzinaro, RDMS, RDCS, RVT 

Carrie Babcock 

Caroline Baggett, RDMS 

Margaret Baker, RT(R), RDMS 

Marlyn Banks, RDMS 

Shelly Bansal, MS 

Delanie Barefoot, RDMS 

Tiva Barrett, RT(R), RCS 

Courtney Bateman, RDMS 

Brooke Beasley, RVS 

Sara Becker, RDMS 

Linsey Beeman, RDMS 

Doris Bell, RT(R), RVT 

Lashonda Bell, RVT 

Darcy Bentler 

Sherry Bergeron, RDCS 

Neelima Bhavsar, RDCS 

Diane Bianco, RDCS 

Lisa Bishop 

Shannon Boast, BS, RDMS 

Timothy Bolden, RT(R), RDMS, RDCS, RVT 

Shaunmesha Bonner, BS, RT(R), RDMS 

Tammy Bordelon, RVS 

Kristina Bosi 

Bradly Boulan, RVT 

Daniel Bourque, RCS 

Russ Bowen 

Michael Brabender, BS 

Sharon Braddock, RDCS 

Alisha Braun 

Sherri Bremer, RT(R), RDMS 

Jacob Brown 

Lucille Brown, RVT 

Melissa Brown, RDMS 

William Brown, RVT 

Laura Bruce, RDMS 

Nicole Brumenschenkel, RVT 

Tina Bugbee, RDMS 

Rebecca Bullock, RT(R)(M), RDMS 

Brandy Burgess, RDMS 

Nichole Burks 

Khara Burton, RDMS 

Karen Bustos, RDMS 

Pamela Butler, MS, RT(R), RDMS 

Amy Butterworth, BS 

Vicki Bynum, RDMS, RDCS, RVT 

Silvana Byrne, RDMS, RVT 

Alisha Cale, RDMS 

Nicole Carboni, BA, RDCS 

Amber Carl, RT(R), RDMS 

Annette Carter, RT(R), RDMS, RVT 

John Carter, RDCS, RVT 

Leah Cascioli, RT(R) 

Karen Casey, BS, RDMS, RDCS 

Denise Chalifoux, BS, RDSM 

Linda Chapman, RDCS 

Kari Chau, RDMS, RVT 

Katsiaryna Chekhava, RDMS, RVT 

Vanessa Clay, BS, RDMS 

Jennifer Cole, BS, RT(R), RDMS 

Linda Compton, RT(R), RDMS 

Jennifer Condran 

Adam Cooper, RDMS 

Molly Cooper, RDMS 

Maurizio Corona 

Tiffany Cossean, RT(S) 

Carmen Costello, BS 

Marc Couturier, RDCS 

Paula Covelli, RDMS 

Nancy Crampton, RDMS 

Cynthia Creamer, RT(R)(M), RDMS 

Kristen Croll, RDMS 

Martha Curry, RDMS 

Stefani Dahl 

Melanie Dailey 

Daniel Danaiata, RVT, RPVI 

Richard d’Arbelles, RDMS 

Erik Davenport, RCS 

Rachel David, BS, RDMS, RDCS 

Beverly Davidson, RT(S), RDMS, RVT 

Elyse Davidson 

Peggy Davidson, RT(R)(M)(CT), RDMS 

Lacey Davis, RVT 

Jennifer Deal 

Brittany Demou, BS, RDMS 

Renee DePuy, MA, RDCS 

Ken DeRoche 

Nicole Desherow, RDMS 

Valerie Desrivieres 

Lindita Dhamo, BA, RDMS 

Melody Diehl, RDMS 

Allison Dietrich 

Anita DiLanzo, RT(R), RDMS 

Karen Discher, RDCS 

Amanda Dobroc, RDCS 

Kimberly Dombrowski, RDMS 

Richard Dougherty 

Marilyn Dries, RDMS 

Sopalla Dul, RT(R) 

Kaylene Dunn, RDMS 

Loan Duong, RDMS, RVT 

Ingrid Durcova, RDMS, RDCS, RVT 

Deanna Eastman 

Patricia Eckert, RT(R), RDMS 

Jacklyn Eddings, RDMS 

Sue Eichelberger, RDCS 

Lori Elkey-Brown, RT(R), RDMS 

Kim Elliott, RDMS 

Shannon Ellis, RT(R), RDMS 

Kathryn Eltzroth, RT(R), RDMS, RVT 

Jennifer Engel, RDMS 


SDMS Welcomes New Members 

May 2011 

Marina Epshtein 

Suzana Espinosa 

Laura Evans, BS, RDCS 

Natalie Fahrmann, RDMS 

Eric Faunce 

Nina Fejes, RDCS 

Marcia Felder 

Stacy Fellows, RT(R), RDMS 

Penny Fender, RT(R), RDMS 

Debbie Ferrer-Lawson, RDMS 

Donna Fischer, RDMS 

Kelly Fitzgerald, RCS 

Kayla Flick, RVT 

Flore Fonmi 

Carol Foster, RT(R), RDMS 

Carly Fowler 

Chelsea Fowler 

Lisa Franco, RT(R), RDMS 

Robin Free, RDMS 

Meredith Fresquez, BS, RDMS 

Kim Friend, RT(R), RDMS 

Yesayi Gabrielyan 

Anna Gaines, RT(R), RDMS, RVT 

Kara Gaitor 

Pietro Gangone, RDMS 

Nita Ganshani, BS, RVT 

Bonnie Garcia, RDMS 

Debra Garner, RDCS 

Meagan Garner 

Karine Garsevanyan, RDMS 

Sonya Gary, RDMS 

Nicole Gaspard, BS, RDMS, RVT 

Dan Gaston 

Julie Giardina, RDMS 

Deborah Gibian, BS, RT(R), RDMS 

Sandra Gillespie, BS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT 

Kacey Gillis 

Jennifer Giordano, RCS 

Vincenzo Giuliano, RPVI 

Paula Glackin, RDMS 

Joan Glass, RT(R), RDMS

Sonnette Glick, RDCS, CCT 

Lauren Godby, RT(R), RDMS, RVT 

Salud Gonatice, RCS 

Karen Gonzales, RDMS 

Rachel Gonzalez, RDMS 

Christina Gordon, RDMS, RVT 

Jennifer Graham, RDMS 

Makeshia Grant, RDMS 

Vilija Griciute, RDMS 

Kelly Griffin, RT(R), RDMS, RVT 

Todd Griffin, RT(S), RDMS 

Ruben Grigoryants, MD 

Danielle Groothousen, RDMS, RVT 

Hector Gutierrez, RDCS 

Karen Haier, RT(R), RDMS 

Georgiana Hall 

Makenzie Hall, RDMS 

K Sue Halterman, RT(R), RDMS, RDCS, RVT 

Julie Hannan, RDMS 

Craig Hansen 

Elena Hanson, RDMS, RVT 

Candace Harkreader, RT(R), RDMS 

Shelley Harman, RT(R), RDCS 

Amalia Harmon, RDCS 

Arnessia Harris, BS, RT(R), RDMS 

Margaret Harshbarger, RDMS 

Eloise Hartsuiker 

Corey Havens, RDCS, RCS 

Gillian Hay 

Elise Hayes, RDMS 

Heather Hayhurst, RDMS 

Debra Heath, RDMS, RDCS, RVT 

Jeannie Helmstead, RDCS 

Diane Helsel, BS, RDCS, RVS, RCS 

Kevin Henderson, RDMS, CNMT 

Toni Henderson, RDMS, RVT 

Sydni Hennemann, RDCS 

Janelle Henner, RDMS 

Jeffrey Hensel, RT(R), RDMS, RVT 

Julie Herl, RDMS 

Katrinia Herp 

Jennifer Hesch, RDMS 

Jon Hillegas, MD, RVT 

Brenda Hiraoka, RDMS, RDCS, RVT 

Sabrina Hoang, BS, RT(R), RDMS, RVS 

Robert Hofman, RDMS, RVT 

Rebecca Hogaboam 

Lulyn Howard, RDMS 

Nancy Hoxie, RT(R)(M) 

Winston Ikeda, BS, RDMS, RVT 

Shelley Iler 

Samina Iqbal 

Chelsea James 

Maria Jampolsky, RDMS 

Karen Jarman, RT(R)(M), RDMS 

Desiree Johnson 

Elizabeth Johnston, RVT 

Dawna Jones, RT(R), RDMS 

Wesley Jones, BS 

Davida Jones-Mann, RT(R), RDMS, RVT 

Suzellen Kaelber, RDMS 

Donna Kapes, RN, RT(R), RVS 

Peter Kaufman, RDMS 

Joyce Kearney, RDMS, RVT 

Irina Kechker, RDMS, RVT 

Henry Keim, RDMS, RDCS, RVT 

Michael Mellissa Keim, BS 

Leilani Kekuewa 

Veronica Kelly, RDMS 

Irina Khvalkovskaya, RDMS, RVT 

Randall Killam, RT(R), RDMS 

Hannah Killpack 

Katrina Kincade 

William Kinney, BS, RDMS, RVT 

Daniele Kitchen, RT(R), RDMS 

Amy Kleppe, BS, RDMS, RVT 

Brandy Klouse, RDMS 

Shelly Knight, RT(R), RDMS 

Sara Knutson, RDCS 

Loulia Koewing, RDMS 

Megan Kolb, BS, RDMS, RVT 

Julie Kopp, RT(R), RDMS 

Patricia Kopp, RT(R), RDMS, RVT 

Nicole Kosmopoulas 

Ella Kravets, RDCS 

Sharon Kruep, RDMS 

Lori Kuehn, RDMS, RDCS, RVT 

Reanette LaJaune, RT(R), RDMS 

Julie Langston, RT(R), RDMS 

Melissa Laurie, RDMS 

Myriam Lauture, RDMS 

Vera Lawrence 

Allan Lawson, RT(R), RDMS 

Hye Lee 

Michael Lee, RDMS 

Rose Lee, RDMS 

Jennifer Leigey, RDMS 

Edward Leonard 

Victoria Leonichev, MD, RDCS 

Evgeniya Lepcheuko 

Amanda Lester, RDMS 

Adrienne Lewis 

Jessica Locatelli 

Sara Logan, RDMS 

Kevin Loken 

Susan Lombardi, RT(R), RDMS 

Rondell London 

Samantha Long, RDMS, RVT 

Rebecca Looney, RDCS 

Karen Lovely, RT(R), RDMS 

Susan Lucas, RDMS 

Melissa Mabry, RT(R), RDMS, RVT 

Erika Macaluso 

Susan MacGrath, RT(R), RDMS 

Jodi Macip, RT(R), RDMS 

Emily Mack, RT(R), RDMS 

Mary Magee, RDCS, RVT 

Syed Mahmood, RDMS, RVT 

Zaira Mahmud, RDMS 

Joy Malone, RT(R), RDMS, RVT 

Risa Maloy 

Mikhael Malta-Reed 

Julie Ann Mancuso, RDMS, RVT 

Manmohan Mangat, BS, RDMS, RVT 

Rommel Manuel, RDCS 

Taryn Marancik, RT(R), RDMS 

Maliah Marie, RT(R) 

Aimee Marino, BS, RDMS 

Mary Marks, RT(R)(N), RDMS 

Hope Martin, RDMS, RVT 

Margaret Martin 

Hannah Martinez, RT(R) 

Liana Martir, RDMS, RVT 

Amanda Matthews, RDMS 

Katherine McCook 

Amber McCraw, RDMS, RVT 

Samuel McCready 

Dawn McCreight, RDCS, RVS 


Christine McDowell 

Mitzi McGee, BS, RDMS 

Heather McGloflin, RT(R), RDMS 

Carol McIntyre, MD 

Gricelda Melchor, BS 

Hans Meyer-Bertheau, MA, RDMS 

Joseph Milano, BS 

Jeri Miller, BS, RVT 

Paula Miller, RDCS 

Roxanne Miller, RT(R)(M), RDMS, RVT 

Carlos Mims, RCS 

Toni Ann Minerva, BS 

Vincent Miranda 

Kimberly Missimer, RT(R), RDMS, RVT 

Julie Mnuk, RDCS 

Danielle Moen 

Carl Molle 

Patricia Healey Montenegro, RDMS 

Brenda Moore, RDCS 

Viviana Moreno, RDMS 

Angela Morris, RT(R), RDCS 

Reginia Mouton, RT(R), RVT 

Claire Mueller, RT(R), RDMS, RVT 

Krystine Mumma 

Melissa Murillo 

Michael Naiman 

Whitney Nazzarine 

Scott Neerings, RDCS 

Phi-Hung Nguyen 

Lisa Nichols, RN, RVT 

Tasha Niles, RDMS 

Allyson Norman, RDMS 

Christina Norris, RT(R)(M), RDMS, RVT 

Jordan O’Neall, BS, RT(R), RVT 

Donna O’Neill, BS, RN, RDMS 

Patti Orrick, BS, RT(R), RDMS 

Cassidy Orton, RT(R), RDMS 

Ashley Osborne, RDMS, RVT 

Teresa Oswald, RDCS 

Rodney Otjen, BS, RDMS 

Gregory Painter, RT(R), RDMS 

Jessica Pan, RDMS 

Denise Papageorge, RDMS 

Sandra Papageorge, RDMS 

Mindy Parson, RT(R), RDMS, RVT 

Megan Pashalek-Gomez, BS, RDMS

Jalpaben Patel 

Mona Patel 

DeAnne Paul, RDCS 

Amber Payton, RT(R), RDMS, RVT 

Angela Pennell, RDMS 

Lourdes Perez, RDCS 

Tamara Permyakova, RDMS 

Stephanie Perry, RDMS, RDCS 

Ann Peterson, BS, RVT 

Tanya Peterson, RDMS 

Francine Pethtel, RVT, CMA 

Aliza Peyser, BS, RDMS, RDCS 

Brian Pfenninger, BS, RDCS 

Caro Pierceall, RN, RDCS 

Karegin Piliposyan 

Lisa Pisani 

Eliz Polit 

Michelle Pouria, RDMS 

Kelin Powell 

Keri Powell, BS, RDMS 

Tiffany Price, RT(R), RVT 

Christian Pugsley, BS, RDCS 

Shamin Punja, RDMS 

Lidia Puscas, RDMS, RDCS 

Maria Radke, RDMS, RVT 

Jason Ramirez 

Karna Raper, RDMS 

Deborah Redenius, RDCS 

Matthew Redford, BS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT 

Penny Reed, RT(R)(M), RDMS 

Chenel Reid 

Katheryn Reid, BS, RDMS, RVT 

Mellisa Rimular 

Alfonso Rincon, MD, RDMS, RVT 

Crystal Ring, RDMS, RVT 

Kara Rivera, RDMS 

Deborah Rizzo, RDMS, RVT 

Jason Roa, RDMS 

Heather Roberson, RT(R), RDMS 

Vicki Robinson, RDMS 

Melissa Rodgers, RT(R)(M), RDMS, RVT 

Barbara Rodriguez 

Yeluz Roman, RVT 

Rachel Rousselle, RT(R), RDMS, RVT 

Lisa Rudolph, RCS 

Srikanth Sadhu, MD, RPVI 

Robyn Sadowski, RT(R) 

Elisa Saenz 

Mariko Saito, BS, RDMS 

Pamela Sanford, RVT 

Cynthia Sanks, RT(R)(M), RDMS 

Delane Sarkey, RCS 

Maricela Saucedo, RDCS, RVT 

Stacy Saul, RDMS, RVS 

Mike Savage, BS, RVS, RCS 

Aksana Sazanovich 

Colleen Schulte, BS 

Shanda Schwantes, RDCS 

Elizabeth Scott, BS, RDMS 

Joy Scott-Killam, RT(R), RDMS, RVT 

Janie Seaver, RT(R), RDMS 

Nooshin Shahabi, RDCS 

Craig Shephard, MS, RT(R), RDMS 

Bela Shukla, RDCS 

Lori Skustad, RDMS, RVT 

Taylor Slate, BS, RDCS 

Sonja Slavuljica, RDCS 

Laura Smicker 

Pamela Smith, RDMS 

Rosemary Smith, RDCS 

Shandra Smith, BS, RDMS 

Judy Songvilay, RDMS, RVT 

Aisha Souders, RT(R), RDMS, RVT 

Christopher Spears, RDMS, RVT 

Michelle Spencer, BS, RDMS 

Jennifer St Aubin 

Nancy Steinwender, RDMS, RVT, RVS 

Dianna Stephens, RVS 

Gary Stephens, RDMS, RDCS 

Jamie Steuer, RDMS 

Lisa Stewart, BS, RDMS 

Christine Stout, BS, RDCS, RVT 

Diana Strickland, BS, RDMS, RDCS 

Rebecca Stringer, RDMS 

Shelly Stump, RDMS, RDCS, RVT 

Xiaowen Su, RDMS 

Sonia Suda, BS, RDCS 

Katherine Sugi, RDCS 

Bernadette Superville, RT(R), RDMS, RVS 

Christopher Swan, RT(R) 

Diane Swoszowski, RT(R), RDMS, RVT 

Michelle Szabo 

Jill Tally, RDMS 

Julie Taylor, RDCS 

Latrice Terrell, RDMS 

Marla Terry, RDMS 

Claudia Thach, BS, RDCS 

MariaSanta Thibodeaux, RCS 

Rosa Thomas, BS, RN, RDCS 

Jennifer Thompson, RT(R)(M), RDMS 

Stacie Thompson 

Tempie Thornton, RT(R), RDMS, RVT 

Ashley Thurgood, RDMS, RVT 

Kimberly Tippin, RT(R), RDMS 

Elena Tkachenko, RDMS 

Amy Tobin 

Barbara Tria, BS, RDCS 

Lauren Tucker, BS 

Shirla Underwood, BS, RDCS, RVT 

Lisa Unten 

Regina Untereiner 

Jo-El Valenti, RT(R)(M), RDMS, RVT 

Ellen Vane 

Angela Varade, RT(R), RDMS 

Karen Vickers 

Anne Volante, RDMS, RVT 

Frank Wagner, RDMS 

Sandra Wagner, RDMS 

Lynette Wahl, RDMS 

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Yi Chong Wang, RDMS, RVT 

Yuhong Wang, RDMS, RVT 

BaoShow Wang Hwang, BS, RVT 

Lou Ann Ward, RT(R)(CT), RDMS, RDCS, RVT 

Marlyss Warner, RT(R), RDMS, RVT 

Laura Washburn, RDMS, RDCS, RVT 

Zareen Wasim, RDCS, RCS 

Liana Watson, RT(R)(M)(S)(BS), RDMS, RVT 

Adrielyn Watts, BS, RDMS 

Kara Weaver, RDMS, RVT 

Sharra Weaver, RCS 

Christina Welp 

Christy West 

Ray Westafer, RDMS, RDCS 

Savanna Whittenburg 

Naomi Wiesel 

Gabriel Williams, RDMS, RVT 

Heather Williams 

Jessica Williams, BS, RT(R), RDMS 

Rebecca Williams, BS, RDMS 

Pamela Wilson, RT(R), RDMS 

Dionne Winter, RDMS 

Suzanne Witzen, RT(R)(CT), RDMS 

Stephanie Wong, BS, RDMS, RVT 

Jonathan Wood, RT(R), RDMS 

Stephanie Woodson, BS, RDMS, RVT 

Melika Wright, RDMS 

Lalita Wroten 

Diana Wulczyn, RDMS 

Erin Yarbrough, RDMS, RVT 

Kachatur Yegiazaryan 

Ronald Young, BS, PA, RDMS 

Maureen Zelenak, RDMS, RVT 

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