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Annual Conference in Atlanta Meets,
Exceeds Expectations of Sonographers,
Educators, Students, Vendors
By Beth W. Orenstein
Arielle Szabo, RDMS, of Wellsville, N.Y., had
two reasons for attending the SDMS Annual
Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta
earlier this month – both of which she easily
satisfied.
Szabo, who works as a sonographer at a small
hospital near her home, will be taking her
credentialing exam in echocardiography in a few
weeks. “I thought some of the sessions in the
Cardiac Track would be good review,” she said.
She could have taken courses online, she said.
“But I’m more of an ‘in-person’ person, I need to
hear it and see it.”
Szabo also wanted to see the latest ultrasound
equipment. The only one who does
echocardiography at her hospital, Szabo thought it
would be helpful to bring some information back
to her administrators who are looking to update
their department’s ultrasound equipment.
SDMS Exhibit Hall
She found all she needed at the Exhibit Hall,
which featured a wide variety of vendors with
the most up-to-date trends, products and
services in sonography.
Szabo is just one of 1,046 who attended this
year’s SDMS Annual Conference and found it
was not only good for their careers but also their
minds and their clinical responsibilities.
In this issue
cover story: Annual Conference in Atlanta Meets, Exceeds Expectations • 5 2011 SDMS
Annual Conference brings SDMS Member Saidi Kayiranga all the way from Rwanda • 6 SDMS
Announces Appointment of New Journal Editor • 7 Liberty Mutual Quote for Hope • Grand Prize
Winner • She’ll be back! • 8 Celebrate Sonography! • 9 SDMS Product Spotlight • 10 SDMS Fellow
Spotlight • 12 Sonographer and Student Poster Competition Winners • 13 Upcoming Webinars
• 14 SDMS Foundation Drawing Winners • 15 Sonographers Around the Globe • Congratulations
to September’s $100 VISA Gift Card Winner! • 16 Thank You to the 2011 Medal Level Supporters
and Annual Conference Sponsors • 17 Call for Courses • 18 SDMS Welcomes New Members
Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography www.sdms.org

The sonographers, educators and students who
attended were not only able to listen and learn
from luminaries in their fields, they also earned CME
credits, saw old friends and made new ones. And then
there was the fun – at the annual SDMS and SDMS
Foundation Awards Dinner at the Oceans Ballroom in
the Georgia Aquarium and at the House of Rock Party
at Atlanta’s famous Tabernacle.
SDMS House of Rock Party at the Tabernacle
What a blast to see your ordinarily staid coworkers,
who came dressed as their favorite music icons,
dancing up a storm. Lady Gaga was in the house as
was Sonny and Cher – and who was that Michael
Jackson?
Keynote speaker Ron White
White was followed by
Cindy Rapp, BS, RDMS,
RDCS, FSDMS, FAUIM, of
Denver, who gave the
McLaughlin Memorial
Lecture on professionalism.
She stressed the need for
sonographers to behave
like professionals so that
they will be treated like the
professionals they are.
Friday morning, attendees
learned how to improve
their memories from
Ron White, the nation’s
number one memory
expert. His tips included
forming a picture in your
mind to help remember
patient’s names and
eating brain foods such as
blueberries.
Cindy Rapp, BS, RDMS, RDCS,
FSDMS, FAUIM
Conference-goers also heard Phillip Bendick, PhD,
RVT, FSDMS, talk about the potential for bioeffects
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from sonograms. While
no adverse effects have
been reported in humans,
Bendick said, researchers
using diagnostic medical
equipment have found
measurable effects in
laboratory animals. That’s
why, he said, sonographers
need to understand
Phillip Bendick, PhD, RVT, FSDMS
bioeffects and how to
minimize their potential. “You don’t want to be the first
sonographer to report bioeffects,” he said.
Chance to Network
Like Szabo, many of those who attended the four-day
conference said it met their expectations and more.
Ted Whitten, BA, RDMS, RVT, an advanced practice
sonographer in Manchester, NH, and newly installed
member of the SDMS Board of Directors, really
enjoyed the opportunity to network. “That’s equally as
important to me as learning,” Whitten said.
He was able to meet up in person with some
sonographers whom he had been communicating
with via email.
Marlene Arnold, BS, RDMS, and Janice Glasper, RDMS,
RVT, educators for the College of Southern Nevada in
Las Vegas, came anxious to hear about the latest in
general and cardiac sonography. “We just wanted to
hear what’s out there and make sure that our students
are getting what they need,” Arnold said.
Glasper was happy that representatives from American
Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS),
Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) and
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)
were on hand so that she was sure she was presenting
her students all their credentialing options and,

personally, to hear about the upcoming requirements
regarding recertification from ARDMS.
Kathleen Holland, RT, RDMS, RVT, of Lake View, NY,
who works as a sonographer for a vascular surgeon,
acknowledged that her main goal in attending was
to earn her CME credits. But the annual conference
always provides more, she said. “You’re learning from
the best,” she said. “That’s how I feel.”
Live Scanning a Bonus
A popular feature this year was live scanning, and
Shari Marsh, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, of Nashville, TN, who
works for a mobile company, thought the addition
was terrific. “It’s really helpful to watch and see where
they put the transducer on the patient when they’re
scanning,” she said.
This was the first year, too, that attendees were able
to sign up for a Registry Review – the course held on
Thursday provided a broad overview of the topics
those preparing for the registry exams need to know.
The topics that were presented were aligned with
major outline topics in the SDMS series of National
Certification Examination Review (NCER) books. It was
a big hit with those who attended.
“It was really informative,” said Megan Blackwood
of Midwest City, OK, who graduates in May from
the Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center. “It
helped me better understand some of the harder
concepts we learned about in class.”
Her classmates, Kendall McMurrian of Kiefer, OK,
and Lacey Lantz of Oklahoma City, who took the
physics and instrumentation review, agreed nothing
they heard was totally new to them, but they found
it helpful hearing the information from different
instructors.
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“Our teachers are great but it was just good to get
another person’s spin on it,” McMurrian said.
Also, she said, seeing that she knew most of the
material was a confidence-booster. “I think I feel
pretty confident after my classes and that review,” said
McMurrian, who wants to work in echocardiography
when she graduates.
Review Encouraging to Test Takers
Lori Labriola of Reeders, PA, who graduated from the
sonography program at Northampton Community
College in Bethlehem, PA, in August, is taking her
abdomen credentialing exam next month.
She was excited about the registry review because,
she said, “even though I’m a recent graduate, there are
still pathologies that aren’t in the front of my head. It
was good to be reminded about things that may be
on the test.”
The new Registry Review tutorial
Also, she said, she welcomed the opportunity to ask
any questions participants wanted and found the
answer the instructors gave to her inquiry about a rare
gall bladder condition very informative.
In another student group, Kelsey Davis of Norman,
OK, also felt more confident after the Registry Review
sessions she attended. She’s planning on sitting for
the physics exam in December and said, “I feel now I’m
ready to take it and get it done.”
Erica Lehr of South Lyon, MI, who will graduate from
her sonography program at Grand Valley State in
April, finds the annual conference to be very student
friendly and hopes to come back when she’s working
in the field.
Shannon Singer, RDCS, of Grove, OK, who works as a
sonographer in a physician’s office, finds “everyone
to be real friendly” and likes learning about new
products and techniques from colleagues.

Singer was personally interested in more information
on appropriate use criteria and was given resources
where she might find what she’s looking for.
The Atlanta conference was the second that Tracie
Runyon, RDMS, of South Point, Ohio, had attended.
“The first time I came, I came as a student,” she said.
“Now I’m an educator so I’ve been on both sides.”
Runyon was impressed with the quality of the sessions
she attended – especially the Ob/Gyn and Vascular.
“They were very informative,” she said. “I’m going to
bring some of the information I gathered back to my
students.”
Laura McIntyre, RDMS, who came with colleagues
from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, said that most of what
she heard was review. But that was good, she said,
“because after a while you start to go on auto pilot
and so it’s nice to be reminded why we do things the
way we do.”
Also, she said, it’s always reaffirming to hear that the
educators in Canada face the same challenges that
those in the United States do.
Vendors Happy Too
Vendors also welcomed the opportunity to meet with
sonographers who are in the trenches.
Molly Ciliberti, RN, is marketing manager of Hokanson
of Bellevue, WA. Long-time exhibitors, Hokanson was
promoting its equipment that makes a difference
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in the lives of vascular sonographers who perform
venous reflux testing, she said.
Those who stopped by their booth and learned about
Hokanson’s rapid cuff inflator “were going to go back
and tell their doctors how great it is,” Ciliberti said.
As the events ended on Sunday, many left hoping to
attend next year’s annual conference Sept. 20-23 at
Washington State Convention and Trade Center in
Seattle and see how SDMS can possibly top this year’s
– somehow it always does, they said.
Beth W. Orenstein is a writer for SDMS.
Awards Dinner attendees enjoyed fantastic views of sharks, beluga whales, rays and fish at the Georgia Aquarium.

By Beth W. Orenstein
Among the 1,046 attendees at the 2011 SDMS annual
conference in Atlanta was Saidi Kayiranga, one of two
sonographers in all of Rwanda.
Kayiranga attended courtesy of the SDMS Foundation
and the efforts of Leif Penrose, BA, RDMS, RVT, RDCS,
RT (R)(CT), of Rome, GA.
Penrose, director of ultrasound programs at Georgia
Northwestern Technical College in Rome, had met
Kayiranga in 2008 while fulfilling a lifelong dream to
work overseas.
Kayiranga worked as a radiographer and CT
technologist at King Faisil Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda,
where Penrose had gone in May and June of that year
to teach sonography.
“Saidi had a very strong interest in learning to do
sonography,” Penrose recalls. What little sonography
was done in Rwanda was done by physicians and was
limited exams.
Kayiranga and Penrose quickly became friends.
Rwanda has no sonographers and no programs to
learn sonography. Because it was too expensive and
almost impossible with all the red tape to bring an
African to America to study sonography, Penrose
helped Kayiranga enroll in a sonography program
associated with Thomas Jefferson University in
Philadelphia in neighboring Uganda – The Ernest
Cook Ultra Sound Research and Education Institute
(ECUREI).
“Saidi was sponsored by me and my wife, our school in
Georgia, and our students,” Penrose said.
For a good part of his two-year training, Kayiranga
would work a 40-hour weekend shift at King Faisil
and then board a bus for a 10-hour ride to ECUREI in
Kampala. He’d reverse his steps after class on Fridays
so he was home in time to go to work at the hospital.
For the last six months of his training, he was able
to stay in Kampala - courtesy of Penrose and his
supporters.
After earning a bachelor’s degree in sonography,
Kayiranga returned to Kigali, where he worked at King
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2011 SDMS Annual Conference Brings SDMS
Member Saidi Kayiranga All the Way From Rwanda
Saidi Kayiranga and Leif Penrose, BA, RDMS, RVT, RDCS, RT (R)(CT)
Faisal performing abdominal, vascular, small parts and
ob/gyn sonograms.
Rwanda has but two cardiologists and no one who
does echocardiography. The cardiologists wanted to
know if Kayiranga could learn.
Unable to find a school that taught echocardiography
on the African continent, Kayiranga was able to
come to America in August and study at Georgia
Northwestern. “Because the credits he earned don’t
transfer and because of other immigration issues, he
can’t be a regular full-time student so he’s a guest
student auditing didactic classes at our college and
attending clinical courses,” Penrose said.
Kayiranga takes echocardiography classes on Mondays
with seniors and on Tuesdays and Thursdays with
juniors; Wednesdays he does clinicals at Floyd Medical
Center in Rome and on Fridays at Memorial Hospital in
Chattanooga, Tenn. Kayiranga lives with the Penroses
and commutes with Penrose – who travels 65 miles to
work in Rome and 35 miles to Chattanooga.
“Saidi is here until December and hopefully will be
able to take his ARDMS boards before he leaves,”
Penrose says.
The SDMS Foundation provided an Annual Conference
scholarship, SDMS membership, and National

Certification Exam Review (NCER) support so that
Kayiranga could attend the SDMS Annual Conference
with Penrose, a regular attendee. Kayiranga, 35, who
is soft-spoken said everyone has been so nice and
welcoming and he appreciates all that the SDMS
Foundation and the sonography community has done
for him.
He was overwhelmed by all he saw in the Exhibit Hall
and heard in the different tutorials, he said.
Kayiranga has been on a whirlwind since meeting
Penrose, but is excited to be able to learn sonography
and soon to go back to his country and start doing
echocardiography. “When I return, I will be the first
SDMS Announces Appointment
of New Journal Editor
The Society of
Diagnostic Medical
Sonography (SDMS) is
pleased to announce
the appointment
of Phillip Bendick,
Ph.D., RVT, FSDMS
as the Editor for
the association’s
journal, the Journal
of Diagnostic Medical
Sonography (JDMS).
Dr. Bendick will officially assume the JDMS Editorship
January 1, 2012. Dr. Bendick is the Director of
Surgical Research and Director of the Peripheral
Vascular Diagnostic Center at Beaumont Health
Systems in Royal Oak, Michigan. Professor Bendick
is also affiliated with the Oakland University William
Beaumont School of Medicine.
Dr. Bendick holds Bachelor and Master of Science
degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, and completed his doctoral degree
at Stanford University. During a thirty-five+ year
career in research and clinical medicine Dr. Bendick
has authored, or co-authored, over 150 scientific
publications and articles, and served as the
Principal Investigator on research grants in excess of
$1,000,000. Dr. Bendick has been a frequent presenter
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cardiac sonographer in a country of almost 12 million
people,” he said.
Kayiranga said Rwanda, where the average life
expectancy is 56.8 years, has a growing need for echo
cardiographers who can do screening and diagnostic
exams. While Rwanda has only two cardiologists, Team
Heart, a team of cardiologists, echocardiographers and
nurses from Boston, visit regularly to assist them in
open heart surgery operations three times a year.
If you wish to help support Kayiranga, visit
http://www.gntcrwanda.org and learn how. You can
also read more about Penrose’s trip to Rwanda and
Kayiranga at Penrose’s blog:
http://kigalisonography.blogspot.com.
and keynote speaker at conferences involving many
of the medical imaging professional associations,
and has received numerous professional awards and
acknowledgments for his work in sonography and
ultrasound-related research.
When asked to comment on his appointment as
the next Editor for the JDMS Dr. Bendick said; “I look
forward to being able to serve the SDMS membership
as the journal’s Editor. The JDMS is one of the world’s
premier journals for sonographers and we hope
to capitalize on the advancements in 21st century
medical imaging for the benefit of our association
members and the patients we serve. Medical imaging
modalities are no longer stand-alone technologies,
ultrasound will continue to be integrated with
technology advances to create more timely and
accurate diagnosis that will ultimately lead to better
patient management. I hope to continue the excellent
work reflected in the journal and insure that we
remain a cutting edge source of knowledge and
information for sonographers throughout the world.”
Dr. Bendick further offered his view on the need to
support SDMS members with Continuing Medical
Education (CME); “My objective is for the JDMS to
be the primary CME resource for SDMS members
throughout their career. We will be the source for
state-of-the-art ultrasound clinical updates and
applications.”

SDMS is proud to announce that Liberty
Mutual has partnered with the Susan G. Komen
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As a SDMS member, you are eligible to
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campaign. Simply get a quote on auto, home
or renters insurance from Liberty Mutual by
November 30, 2011 and we’ll donate $5 to Susan
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Grand Prize Winner
Congratulations to Wendy Routsis, RDMS from
Sparta, NJ! Wendy was the lucky winner of the
2011 SDMS Annual Conference Grand Prize - a
fabulous vacation for two people! The Grand
Prize was sponsored by ARDMS.
She’ll be back!
Congratulations to Roxanne Koenen from
St. Paul Minnesota! Roxanne was the lucky
winner of the 2012 SDMS Annual Conference
registration during the Friday morning opening
session. See you in Seattle!

LAST CHANCE!
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Sonography!
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This black coffee mug is “green” at heart! It features
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SDMS Fellow
Spotlight
Terrence Tye, MS, RDMS,
RDCS, FSDMS
Current Position: Contract
sonographer for Northern
Inyo Hospital in Bishop, CA
Awarded fellow status:
2008
What inspired you to make
a career of sonography?
I entered the profession through the back door. I
had wanted to attend medical school and that didn’t
work out. After a number of years working for myself
in a small business, I got interested in looking into
sonography. I actually spent a day with a woman at a
children’s hospital who was doing echocardiography.
At that time, about the only scanning they were doing
was M-mode. At the end of the day, I remember a
doctor bringing in this newborn who was blue and
asking this woman, whose name was Rose, if she
could tell him what was wrong with the newborn’s
heart. She did this very brief M-mode scan and told
the doctor that the child had a tetralogy of fallot, a
congenital heart defect. The doctor said, “If that’s what
you’re telling me is wrong, that’s good enough for me,”
and took the newborn to surgery. I thought that was
pretty impressive.
After spending the day with her, I started making
phone calls, and one of the first calls I made was to
the SDMS office. They gave me information about
some educational programs. I already had a bachelor’s
and masters at that time. They put me in contact with
Andrea Skelly at Seattle University. I went to Seattle
and visited her. I got into the program there and
got my second bachelor’s degree. I did my clinical
internships at the University of Washington with Dale
Cyr. Then I went to Stanford and did my internship in
echocardiography where I worked with Dr. Richard
Popp. When I finished my internship at Stanford, I
was employed there. I spent 10 years working there
with Dr. Popp. Then I moved onto the Palo Alto
Medical Foundation, where I spent the next 15 years.
A year ago July, I left Palo Alto to move to where I am
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This is a continuing series of interviews of
our distinguished SDMS Fellow members.
now, a small town out in the California mountains.
I have developed a business here doing contract
echocardiograms for a small hospital, and now I’m
working part-time.
Did you have a memorable role model/teacher?
Who was it?
Andrea Skelly was a wonderful role model for me while
I was a student at Seattle University. Dale Cyr was my
clinical instructor while I was doing my OB internship
at the University of Washington and was very
inspirational. Dr. Popp at Stanford, medical director
of the echo lab, taught me everything there was to
know about echocardiography. I think of Joan Baker
and her husband, Don, as very inspirational people.
Her husband taught one of my courses at Seattle U.
I have a lot of admiration for Don Haydon, the SDMS
CEO, and what he has done and is doing at SDMS.
And all the others I’ve met along the way. There have
been so many people who contributed personally to
my career, including all the people I met while serving
on the boards of the ARDMS and SDMS. They’re all
role models. For about 10 years now, I served on the
Government Relations Committee for SDMS – from
2006-2008 as chair – and I believe the members of this
committee do really important things and the people
on the committee deserve recognition.
What was the most significant advance in
technology that you directly experienced?
That’s a tough question because so much has
happened in echocardiography in the last 26 years.
But probably the single most significant advance that
I witnessed as a greenhorn in the business was the
researching and then the widespread use of spectral
Doppler and then after that came color Doppler. And
then there were big movements forward with the
miniaturization of transducers. Most recently, some of
the most remarkable advances are what they’re doing
with transducers and beam formation and harmonics
to selectively receive portions of the returning signal.
Were there any memorable developments, cases
or events that changed the way you practice
sonography?

Again, the list is so long. There are literally hundreds
of patients and cases that I saw that shaped the
way I view the profession and my role in it. Some
of the most significant in my personal history and
development as an echocardiographer were my
participation as an item writer, a board member and
the treasurer for ARDMS for 11-plus years and the 20
or more years that I participated in committee work,
liaison work and serving as a board member with
SDMS. What makes those experiences particularly
memorable is that Andrea Skelly nominated me to
be a board member at ARDMS only a year or so after
I entered the profession. I quickly saw that what I was
deriving as a professional came from the hard work
of the people that came before me to try to increase
the acceptance of people doing sonography as
health-care professionals and not just technologists.
I was very impressed by that because these people
dedicated a lot of their time and I decided I was going
to do the same thing, and, so for probably 22 out of
the 26 years I’ve been in echocardiography, I have
done volunteer work with ARDMS and the SDMS.
What changes do you predict in the immediate
future?
I think it’s pretty well understood that technology is
marching forward and, with the miniaturization of
computers, that’s going to play a big role with what
happens with sonography and the profession. Instead
of pushing around 500 pound machines, some people
are walking around with laptops that have transducers
attached to them and doing ultrasound imaging. One
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thing I think will have a huge impact on the profession
is the passage of something like the CARE Bill that
will create a federal mandate for all sonographers to
become credentialed. When that happens, it’s really
going to change the profession because there are
a lot of people who have been in the profession 10,
20, 30 years and never taken the time to become
credentialed. If the bill becomes law and you don’t
have credentials you won’t get hired. No one will
hire you because they won’t be reimbursed for the
work you do. I do believe that will happen in the next
couple years.
What advice would you give to students/ future
sonographers?
My advice to people who want to get into the
profession is to study hard. Work hard. Be determined,
and absolutely dedicate yourself to the idea of
patient care and taking care of each individual patient
that comes before you. I also would encourage all
sonographers to consider volunteering with ARDMS
and SDMS and to get involved and become part of the
professional societies because they’re what move the
profession forward.
What’s your favorite part of your job?
Without any question, my favorite part is and has
always been working with patients. Second on the list
is I have a real passion for teaching new sonographers
the hands-on aspect of sonography. I think that’s why I
was selected to receive the Fellow award.
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Sonographer and Student Poster Competition Winners
SDMS is proud to sponsor two competitions in which sonographers and sonography students can enter original
sonographer poster and student poster presentations. The following winners were recognized during the
SDMS and SDMS Foundation Awards Dinner at the Georgia Aquarium during the SDMS Annual Conference.
Congratulations!
Student Poster Competition
First Place
Christine Fahy
Utilizing Multi-Sonographic
Measures in the Detection of
Clinically Diagnosed Carpal Tunnel
Syndrome, Compared to Nerve
Conduction Studies: A Pilot Study
Ohio State University – DMS
Sonographer Poster Competition
First Place
Kevin Evans
Investigating Ultrasound Contrast
to Enhance Perineural Vascular
Flow Within the Median Nerve in an
Animal Model
Gahanna, Ohio
Student Poster Competition
Second Place
Hannah Palmer
MRgUS Ablation of Fibroids: How
Do MRI and Ultrasound Come
Together to Treat Fibroids?
University of Oklahoma Health
Sciences Center
Sonographer Poster Competition
Second Place
Dax Godkin and Soo Hyun Kim
The Utility of Vascular Ultrasound
in the Diagnosis and Monitoring of
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
Cleveland, Ohio
Student Poster Competition
Third Place
Nicole LaFrance, Meghan
Connolly, and Michaela DeRoche
Departmental Ergonomic Survey
Part I: Pain & Positioning
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
Center – DMS
Sonographer Poster Competition
Third Place
Kevin Volz
Comparison of Cross-Sectional Area
Measurements of the Median Nerve
Utilizing Both Sonography and MRI,
in an Animal Model
Huron, Ohio

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?
Upcoming
SDMS Webinars
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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.
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)
“ 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!”
http://www.sdms.org/members/webinars.asp

SDMS News Wave September 2011 14
SDMS Foundation Drawing Winners
The SDMS Foundation drawings were held throughout the SDMS Annual Conference at the SDMS Foundation
booth. Thank you to all of the donating companies, and congratulations to all the lucky winners!
Apple ® iPad ®
donated by
Support
Cushions
donated by
Congratulations to
Nadejda Barkovskaia RDMS
(AB BR) RVT (VT)
from Kew Gardens, NY
Congratulations to
Nancy Taylor, RCS
from Arlington, TX
(3) $100
Gift Cards
donated by
SEAC, Inc.
Congratulations to
Emma Colquitt RDCS, MBA
from Grand Prairie, TX
Nicole Parker, BS, RDCS
from Amarillo, TX
Bin Yu, RDMS, RDCS
from Fort Lee, NJ
(2) $100
Gift Cards
donated by
Apple TV ®
donated by
Congratulations to
Michelle Yuhasz RT(R),RDMS,RDCS,RVT
from Lorain, OH
Congratulations to
Brittany DeJonge
from Zeeland, MI
Eileen Khazamipour,
RDMS
from Sewell, NJ
$100 Gift
Card
donated by
Congratulations to
Judy Bubnis
from
Lewisburg, PA

Iran, Belgium, Mali, and Peru are just a few of the countries
SDMS members call home. In all, forty-two 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.
Dr. Lubna Khalid, MBBS, RDMS (Pakistan)
Sonographers
Around the Globe
Dr. Khalid works as a sonographer consultant in a clinic
connected to the pre eminent South City Hospital in
Karachi, Pakistan. Their patients are usually referrals
but include some walk-ins as well. Additionally Dr.
Khalid is on-call for hospital emergency scans round
the clock, 24/7.
The most popular exams she performs are obstetric,
including antenatal scans, nuchal and anomaly scans
for multiple and high risk pregnancies, Doppler scans,
neonatal brain scans, and trans-vaginal scans for
viability, pelvic masses, and follicular monitoring. She
also carries out breast, abdominal, and thyroid scans
and performs ultrasound guided amniocentesis and
amnioreduction as well.
Dr. Khalid studied sonography at King’s College
Hospital in London. She was a doctor who had always
been interested in radiology. When her two young
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children came along, she wanted to change things
up a bit and decided on ultrasound, and it was
just the fit! She greatly enjoys being able to “see”
inside the body and what that means diagnostically
for her patients. Her favorite part of her job is the
overwhelming response of a couple seeing their baby
via sonogram for the first time.
When asked about significant advances she has
witnessed in the field of sonography, she responded,
“The digital multi-functions of box zoom, rotatory
zoom, post-processing, high resolution, and
tissue harmonics are amazing.” As for changes
she anticipates in the field of sonography in the
immediate future, she is excited that 4D scanning
may become as fast as live B-mode scanning but with
less cost.
Dr. Khalid joined SDMS in order to obtain CME
credits needed before the end of her triennium but
regrets not doing so earlier. She enjoys the variety of
specialties covered through the CME activities offered
as well as the fact that CME credits are sent directly to
ARDMS via the SDMS CME Tracker.
SDMS wishes to express its sincere thanks to Dr. Khalid
for sharing a bit about her career in Pakistan. It was our
privilege to learn about your experience, Dr. Khalid!
Congratulations to September’s $100 VISA Gift Card Winner!
Congratulations to Molly Hutson, RT(R), RDMS of Thayer, Illinois!
Molly is the September winner for our 2011
Membership Renewal Campaign! Her name was picked
randomly from all August members that renewed their
membership online between August 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

Thank You!
The SDMS and SDMS Foundation wish to thank the following supporters and sponsors.
Their support enables the SDMS and SDMS Foundation to continue to offer attendees
exceptional educational and special event programming.
2011 Medal
Level Supporters
Platinum Supporter Level
($30,000 or more)
Parker Laboratories, Inc.
Samsung Medison America, Inc.
Gold Supporter Level
($20,000 - $29,999)
American Registry for Diagnostic
Medical Sonography (ARDMS)
Parks Medical Electronics, Inc.
Silver Supporter Level
($10,000 - $19,999)
Biodex Medical Systems
CIVCO Medical Solutions
Davies Publishing, Inc.
ESP Ultrasound, Inc.
Philips Healthcare
Proscan Imaging
Siemens Healthcare
Bronze Supporter Level
($5,000 - $9,999)
American Registry of Radiologic
Technologists (ARRT)
The Burwin Institute
Cadmet, Inc.
Cardiovascular Credentialing
International (CCI)
Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences
Heritage Medical Products, Inc.
Pegasus Lectures, Inc.
Sonography Education Accreditation
Consulting, Inc. (SEAC)
Trajecsys Report System
Unetixs Vascular, Inc.
2011 Annual
Conference Sponsors
SEAC, Inc.
Sonography Education Accreditation Consulting
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2012 SDMS Annual Conference
Call for Course and
Faculty Proposals
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The SDMS Conference Management Committee (CMC) will begin planning the 2012 SDMS Annual Conference
in the next couple of months. To assist the CMC in its continuing efforts to provide a conference that meets your
needs and exceeds your expectations, you are encouraged to submit course and faculty proposals for the 2012
SDMS Annual Conference in Seattle, WA. All proposals will be considered by the CMC during the 2012 SDMS
Annual Conference planning meetings.
Course proposals should contain
the following:
• Course Category (Abdomen, Cardiac, Educators,
Ob/Gyn, Students, or Vascular)
• Course Title (limit 8 words)
• Course Learning Objectives (3)
• Brief Course Description
• Suggested Faculty Names and Contact Information
• Course Format (90-minute tutorial course with live
scanning or 50-minute track course)
The CMC reviews all proposals and may:
• Accept the proposal as submitted
• Accept the proposal as submitted but choose a
different speaker to present the course
• Modify the proposal
• Not select the proposed course
The CMC will consider many factors when
reviewing the proposals. For example:
• Needs assessment data
PROPOSALS DUE BY OCTOBER 21, 2011
• Appropriateness of the course
• Attendees’ evaluation of previous courses and
faculty
• Number of courses allotted in each educational
track
• Availability of faculty in geographic proximity to the
2012 SDMS Annual Conference in Seattle
• Ability of faculty to present several courses
• Budgetary restraints or concerns
By January 31, 2012, you can expect a letter
from the CMC regarding the action taken on
your proposal(s). The CMC will carefully consider
each submitted proposal. It is important to
understand that the faculty you recommend will not
automatically be chosen if your course proposal is
accepted. However, if the CMC selects the faculty
you recommend, that person will be contacted by
one of the committee members with an invitation to
present the course.
To submit a proposal:
Please email your proposal to meetings@sdms.org
or mail it to:
SDMS
Attn: Meetings
2745 N Dallas Pkwy Ste 350
Plano, TX 75093-8730
2012 SDMS Annual Conference
Washington State Convention and Trade Center • Seattle, WA
Sept. 20 - 23, 2012

Nadezhda Abraamyan, RDMS
David Adair
Nathalie Adingni
Jeffrey Agonias
Roland Aguilera, RDMS
Natalie Alburtus
Tiffany Alexander, RT(R), RDMS
Alida Ali
Christi Allee, RDCS, RVT
Jill Allen
Alma Almanza
Jesus Alvarez, RDMS
Dawn Anderson, RDMS
Cristin Anderson-Hicks
Carol Andrews, BS, RVS
Shannon Andrews, BS, RDCS
Dawn Applin-Fagan
Cindy Arenz, RDMS
Mary Grace Armento, BS, RDMS
Susan Atkinson
Tonya Aultman
Amanda Ayoub
Deborah Backo, RT(R), RDMS, RDCS
Derek Baker
Charmaine Banks, BS, RT(R)(M), RDMS, RVT
Jill Bayles, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Larry Beavers, RVT
Anca Bejenaru, RDMS
Beverly Belsheim, MD
Lisa Berju, RDMS
Megan Betsworth, RT(R), RDMS
Ja Vaughna Bevel, RDMS
Jennifer Bigler, RDMS
Patrice Birch-Forbes, RDMS
Pamela Bishop, RDMS
Amanda Blanchett, RDMS
Teresa Bleck, BS, RDCS
Mary Boddiford
Jennifer Bond
Jessica Borden Elfner, RDMS
Jeffrey Bradley, RDMS
Virginia Brewer, RT(R)(M), RDMS
Gayle Brick, RDMS
Kati Brightman
Lori Brigner
Kelly Brimhall, RDMS
Katelyn Brinsfield
Victoria Brooks
Michele Brosius
Angela Brown
Martha Brown, RDMS, RVT
Peggy Brown, RVT
Diane Buchanan, RDMS
Thanhtuyen Bui
Linda Bull, RDMS, RVT
Sarah Burns, RDCS
Michelle Bursing, RDCS
Tevana Butcher, RDMS
Gina Buysman, BS
Carla Cabrera
Kim Callens, BS, RDMS
Hillary Carden
Tara Carpenter
Guadalupe Carrero
Anna Carroll, BS, RDMS
Karen Carter, RDMS
Sonia Carter, RDCS
Justine Caruana, BS, RDMS
Joan Casaletto, RDMS, RDCS
Julie Casaletto
Theresa Case
Lori Cavus, RDMS
Amber Chaney, RDMS
Jose Chang, RDCS
Miguel Chang-Hung, BS, RDCS, RVT
Amy Chappel, RDMS
Lauren Chaurette, RDMS
Bertha Chavarria
Marietta Chee, RT(R)
Susan Chon
Sarah Chrystie, BS
Kathleen Cipolla, RT(R)(M), RDMS, RVT
Debra Clarey, BS
Jolie Clark
Karrie Clarke
Anthony Claycomb, RDMS
Tracy Colburn, RDMS
Elaine Collins, BS, RDMS
Elizabeth Concepcion
Cecilia Conger, RDMS
Stacey Corley, RDMS, RVT
Bailey Cottrill
Chris Craeton, RT(R), RDMS
Pamela Craig, RCS, RVS
Kim Crawford, RT(R), RDMS
Karin Creech, RDCS
Kathryn Cullen, RDMS
Scott Cummins, BS, RDMS, RVT
Gladys Cunningham, RDMS
Mark Curry, BS, RDMS
Katherine Dahlgren, BS
Angela Daloisio, RDCS
Mindy Davenport, MS
Cynthia David, RDMS
Deborah Davis, RT(R)(M), RDMS
Lisa Debes
Brian Decker, BS
Sherry Deel
Carrie Deitrich
Jennifer Dekleine, RDMS
Joy Ann Dela Cruz, RT(R), RDMS
Cathy Desha, RDMS
Maria Desorcie, RDCS
Raynaldo Diaz, RDCS
Shanda Dierenfeldt, RDMS, RVT
Linda Dipiazza, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Petra Divito, RDMS, RVT
Renee Dixon, RT(R), RDMS
Ashley Dobos, BS, RDMS
Krystle Doherty, RT(R)
Sue Dohy, RT(R)(M), RDMS
Maureen Donovan, RDMS
Amy Dorsey, RT(S), RDMS, RVT
Katrina Doster, RDMS, RVT
Lisa Downey, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Sheila Driskill, RDMS
Hung Duong, BA, RVT
Jennifer Ellering, RDMS
Kerry Elliott, RCS
Janet Ellis, RDMS, RVT
Shelby Ellsworth
Emily Elsasser
Carolyn Emory, BS, RVS
Sarai Encarnacion
Mitchell Enfield, RDCS
Robert Epstein, MD
Ann Esak, RDMS
Ashley Esmacher, RDMS
Tanya Estrada, RDMS
Sonja Ewing, RT(R)
Arianna Faurot
George Fernaine, MD, RPVI
Pam Field, RT(R)(M), RDMS
Jacqueline Fielding, BS, RDMS
Lacey Fischer, RT(R)
Brett Fitzgerald, RDCS, RVT
Kelly Fitzgerald
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SDMS Welcomes New Members
August 2011
Lynn Fitzgerald, RDMS, RVT
Christina Flores, RDMS
Elisa Floyd, RT(R), RDMS
Ameena Forbes, RDMS
Edith Ford, BS, RN, RVT
Joann Foren, RDMS
Contasha Foster, RDCS
Michelle Fowler, RDMS
Geraldine Frank, RDMS
Paula Frank, MBA, RDMS, RVT
Diane Fratus, RDMS
Angie Fredell, RDMS
Maggie Frey, RDCS, RVT
Riley Frieden, BS, RDCS
Marcia Fritz, RDMS, RVT
Wendy Fritz, RDCS, RCS
Doreene Gaff, RT(R), RDMS
Larry Gage, BS
Angelica Gallardo
Gabrielle Garcia
Nydia Garcia, RDMS
Stephanie Garcia, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
DaShaunda Gates
Roseanne Gerringer, RDCS
Ashley Geyer, RT(R)
Lindsey Gibb
Celia Gibbs, RVT
Sonja Giedraitis, RDMS
Michelle Gies, BS
Artis Gilbert, AS, RDMS
Patricia Gilmette, RDCS
Patricia Gilpin, RDMS
Maria Susana Gonzales
Linda Gonzalez, RDMS
Siomara Gonzalez
Pamela Goodman
Alla Gornik-Gilgurd, RDMS
Kimberly Gorzynski, RDMS
Gene Gotbaum, BS, RT(R), RDCS
Sungee Grangent, RDMS
Kristin Gray, RDMS
Karen Gregory
Dawn Griffith, RDMS, RVT
Rivka Grumet
Theresa Guarino, RDMS
Stephanie Guevara
James Guidry, BS, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Teresa Guigou, RDMS
Angela Guillen

Danette Guzman
Tiffany Haas, RT(R), RDMS
Katherine Haberman, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Jennifer Hacking, BS, RDMS
Dana Hakes, RT(R), RDMS
David Hall, RDMS
Leanne Hall, RDMS
Steve Hamilton, RCS
Dana Hamilton-Bloyer, RDMS, RVT
Kim Hannah, BS, RDCS, RVT
Amy Hansen, RDMS, RDCS
Summer Harris
Tarramatie Harrynanan, RDMS
Katherine Hart, RT(R)(M), RDMS, RVT
Cathy Hartigan, RDMS
Lauren Hartley, RT(R)
Betsy Hartzell, RDMS
Jennifer Hawk, RT(R), RDMS
Nancy Hawley, RT(R), RDMS
Jacqueline Hayrapetian
Nancy Head, RDMS
Dee Headman, RDMS
Penny Heavilon, RT(R)(M), RVT
Kimberly Heck, RT(R)(M), RDMS
Alisa Herlache, RT(R), RDMS
Lisa Hernandez
Tammy Hillery, RDMS
Jennifer Hoerchler, RT(R), RDMS
Patricia Hogan, BS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Ginger Hollister, RDMS
Gretchen Houston, RDMS, RVT
Vincent Houyoux
Laura Howell
Lori Howell, RT(R), RDMS
Melissa Huartson, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Rayna Hubbard
Diane Hueser, RT(R)(MR)
Sheila Hunt, RDMS
Naseem Ahmed Hussain, RDMS
Beatrice Iancu, BS
Judy Ilgen, RDCS, RVS
Terri Irving, RT(R), RDMS
Cynthia Jablonski, RDMS
Erin Jabs, RT(R), RDMS
Christina Jackson
Coretha Johnson, BS, RT(R), RDMS
Darrell Johnson
Katherine Johnson, RDMS
Lauren Jones, RT(R)
Taylor Kanode, BA
Kimberly Kapise
Gayna Kavanagh, RDMS
Mary Keefer, BS, RDCS, RVT
Sheri Kempfer, RT(R)(CT), RDMS, RVT
Suzanne Kennedy, RT(R), RDMS
Amina Kettani, RDMS
Sadia Khichi, BS, RDMS
Taraneh Khoshbakhti, RT(R), RDMS
Ashley Kim, BS, RVT
Kenneth Kimitsuka, RT(R), RDMS
Alvin King, RCS
Bonnie King, RDMS
Tracey King, RVS
Kuljit Klar, RDMS, RVT
Susan Kneitz
Patricia Konopacki, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Kelly Krasopoulos
Danielle Kruger
Shannon Kuehl, RDCS
Jennifer Kuper, RDMS
Glenda Kussman, BS, RVT
Julie Ladd
Leanne LaFosse
Eva Lamas
Deborah Lambert-Nelson, BS, RDMS, CCT
Tina Langlois, RT(R), RDMS
Martha Lao, RDMS
Rachel Lau, BS
Colleen Lauck, BS, RDMS
Cheryl Law, RT(R), RDMS
Rocio Lazar, RT(R), RDMS
Tam Le, RDCS
Tonya Leigh, RDMS
Mary Lerret, RDMS, RDCS
Karen Letizia, RDMS, RVT
Stephanie Lewis, RT(R)
Xiang Qun Li, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Andreia Lima
Sami Lincoln, RDMS
Sammantha Litaker, BS
Shane Lokken
Ernie Long
Julie Lonjak, BS, RDCS
Kristina Lowe, BS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Christopher Lucas, BS, RT(R), RDMS
Amanda Ludwig, RDMS
Audri Luebbers
Natalie Luna Beltran
Sara Lyle, RDCS
Nancy Lynn, RDMS
Corinne Machado, RDMS
Brenda Majors, RDMS, CNMT
Neha Makhijani, RVT
Leslie Malkin-Gosdin
Mary Ellen Manderson, RT(R), RDMS
Linda Marotto, RT(R)(M), RDMS
Magaly Marrero
Joanna Marroquin, BS, RDMS
Jill Marsh
Aixa Martinez, BS
Jaime Martinez, BS, RDCS
Nancy Martinez, RT(R), RDMS
Rachel Martinez, RDMS, RVT
Emily Martino-Sebura, RT(R), RDMS
Christi Mashburn, RT(R)(M), RDMS
Marie Mathers, RDMS
Denise Matheson, RDCS
Tanir Mathson, RDMS
Elaine Matles-Cole, RDMS
Sheri Mauck
Ali Maurice, RVT
Cherie Maurice
Lisa McCaleb, RDMS
Suzette McCaslin, AA, RDMS
Stephanie McCormick
Lori McGlocklin
Sheila McGowen, RT(R), RDMS
Marsha McHan, RDMS, RVT
Cathy McHaney, BS, RDMS, RDCS
Julie McLaughlin, RT(R), RDMS
Paul McLoughlin, RDCS
Kelly Megyesi, RDMS
Minah Mehendale
Marco Mejia, MD
Sheila Melson-Alsip, BS, RDCS, RVT
Tara Menard, RT(R), RDMS
Rosario Mercado-Young, RDCS
April Mezardjian
Heather Michalski
Garnik Mikayelyan
Rosalind Mikell, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Angela Miller, RT(R)
Debbie Miller, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Elizabeth Miller, RDMS
Scarla Mims, RT(R), RDMS
Katayoun Mirabedi, BS
Amy Mitamura
Yolanda Mitchell, RDMS, RVT
George Mitsogiorgakis, RDCS
Tal Modlinger
Kimberly Monasterio
Debra Monastra, BS, RDMS, RVT
Nancy Mondor, RDMS
Ashley Monroe
Heather Moore, BS, RDCS
Sharon Moosman, RT(R)(M)(CT)(QM)(VS), RDMS
Sandra Morales, BS, RDMS
Hector Moran Rodriguez, RVT
Ruby Morgan, RT(R), RDMS, RVT, RCS
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Dana Morin, BS
Ashley Morse
Guinevere Morse, BS, RDMS, RVT
Richard Murphy, BS, RVT
Charles Mury
Angela Myers, BS
Ashley Nally, RDMS, RVT
Garth Nanni, BS, RDMS, RVT
Lori Naremore, RDMS
Francine Nelson, RDMS
Kristen Neumiller, BS, RT(R)
Kim Nguyen
Kim Nguyen
Elaine Nichols, RVT
Christina Nickolas, RT(R), RDMS
Van Fonda Nixon, RT(R), RDMS
Nicole Norwick
Alicia Novak, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Robin Noyes-Lyons, BS, RDMS
Sharonda Nunn
Kari Oakman
Vicki Odell, BS, RDMS
Kelly Olmer, BS, RT(R)
Angelika Olschewski
Amber Olstad, RT(R), RDMS
Sekinot Oseni
Kimberly Osterhus
Lisa Osthoff, RDMS
Cynthia Palmer, RDCS
Stacy Parcher, RDMS
Craig Parein, DC, RVT
Sangita Parikh, BS, RDMS, RVT
Guy Parker, BS, RDMS, RVT
Kathy Patages Miller
Susan Patrick, RT(R)(M), RDMS
Karen Pekola, RT(R)(M)(CT), RDMS
Michelle Pentz, BS, RDMS
Rachel Perez, RDMS, RVT
Suzanne Perez-Gonzalez
Cassie Petito
Jenny Pham, RDMS
Sarah Phillips
Kristal Pickron, RDMS
Jacqueline Pithart
Susan Platz, BS, RDMS
Heidi Pollard, BS, RDCS
Tetiana Pomerantseva, RDMS
Wendi Poole
Travis Powe
Shelley Poweleit, RDMS, RVT
Jenny Power, BS
Kimberly Prestis, RT(R), RDMS, RVT
Cynthia Preston, BS, RT(R)(M)(CT), RDMS,

RVT
Melissa Price, BS
Lee Pyle, BBA, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Mylene Quiza, BS
Remya Radhakrishnan
Voncile Radley, RCS
Alina Radovsky, RDMS
Laila Rahyab, RDMS
Surrender Raina, MD
Daniel Rangey, RDMS
Dara Rappaport
Tiffany Rauls, BS, RVS, RCS
Sue Rauner, RT(R)(M), RDMS, RVT
Linda Ravert, RT(R)
Kasey Reber, BS
Roshni Reddy
Melanie Reed, BS, RDMS, RVT
Oscar Reed, RDMS
Guadalupe Regalado, RDMS
Jeannine Reynoso, RDCS
Katina Rhodes, RT(R)(M), RDMS
Megan Rhodes, BS, RT(R), RDMS
Janett Ricciardi
Chasidy Rice, RDMS
Samantha Riemer
Pamela Riley, RT(R)(M), RVT
Guilda Riniker, RDMS
Holly Riordan, RDMS
Chrissa Risenhoover
Renee Ritchie, RT(R), RDMS, RDCS
Ashley Robbins, BS
Danielle Roberie, BS
Amanda Roberts, MS
Sharon Roberts
Stacey Robertson
Lindsay Robinson
Ricky Rodriguez, RVS, RCS
Douglas Rogan, RDCS, RVT, RCS
Sara Romano
Chiaki Rothwell
Ellen Roytikh, MD, RDMS
Henny Rudansky, RDMS, RDCS
Felicia Russo, RDCS
Mara Ryan
Michele Rymill, RDMS, RVT
Theparat Saicheur
Kasey Sakellaris
Tera Salcido, RVT
Laura Salinas
Lisa Salinas
Lee Salmon
Elise Sanders
Evelyn Sanford
Dale Santistevan, RDCS, RVS
Jessica Sarooie
Cecile Savage, RT(R), RDMS
Kimberly Savage, BS
Shannon Scarbrough
David Schmit, BS, RT(R), RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Lauren Schreck
Wendy Schultz
Carole Scimemi, RDMS
Sandy Selander-Patino, BS, RDMS
Abby Self
Joseph Semo
Amanda Sentz, RDMS, RVT
Rita Seward
Rachel Shaddinger
Jenna Shaffer
Autumn Sharp
Gerald Shawler, RDMS, RVT
Cynthia Shelton, RDMS
Michael Shields, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Hueh Siew
Dalmir Silva
Rene Simmons, RT(M), RDMS, RVT
Sheelar Simon, RDCS
Tasha Sims
Pat Sipes, RT(R)(N), RVT, CNMT
Lori Slodic, RDMS, RVT
Jamie Smith, RDMS
Jana Smith
Mary Smith
Susan Smith, RDMS, RVT
Tracey Smith, BS, RDMS
Shellie Snow-Oney, RT(R), RDMS
Rachel Sobieray
Rajesh Somani, RDMS, RVT
Denise Spadaccini
Melissa Sparks, RDMS
Jacinda Sprout
Allison Stafford, RT(R)
Danielle Standridge, RT(R)
Tammy Stanley, RDCS
Janet Stapp, RVT
Erica Starland
Margaret Stende, RT(R)(M), RDMS
Shahna Stewart-Airoldi, RDMS
Marilyn Stout, RVT
Kendall Strong
Allison Strongosky, RDMS
Victoria Strubel, RT(R)
Jessica Sulser
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