Adam Langley

Adam Langley is Chief Cardiac Physiologist at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust and an experienced Echocardiographer with 17 years experience as a cardiac physiologist, including over a decade as a British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) accredited practitioner. Throughout his career, he has developed specialist expertise in valvular heart disease, physiologist-led valve clinics, and exercise stress echocardiography.

Alongside his clinical role, Adam is currently leading the development and implementation of a novel fast-track aortic stenosis pathway across the East of England, aimed at improving the identification, assessment and timely treatment of patients with severe aortic valve disease. He has a particular interest in service innovation, pathway redesign, and expanding the role of cardiac physiologists to improve patient outcomes and access to specialist cardiovascular care’

Alison White

Alison White BSc MSc DMU (cardiac) AMS AFASA FASE SFHEA.

Alison began her career in the health industry working in 1999 as an accredited medical sonographer, progressing over 20 years to senior managing scientist and national clinical examiner for the DMU. Her clinical expertise has been recognised at both national (Australian Sonographer of the Year, ASUM, 2012; Fellow of the Australasian Sonographers Association, 2026) and international levels (Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography, 2017). She joined Griffith University in 2012 as a Senior Lecturer and Program Director. Alison’s area of research includes the exploration of curriculum design that supports career development learning at a program-wide level. Her contributions to the education of clinical physiologists have gained institutional and national recognition, through the Griffith Award for Excellence in Teaching (Employability in the Curriculum) 2016, National Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (2017) and as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) (2018).

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Dr Merri Bremer

Merri L. Bremer, Ed.D., RN, ACS, RDCS, FASE, AACC is an Education and Quality Coordinator and Advanced Cardiovascular Sonography (ACS) Program Director at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, where she holds an academic appointment as Assistant Professor of Medicine. Dr. Bremer is an active member of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and is currently the Council Representative of the American Society of Echocardiography Board of Directors.

Desiree Lerma

Desiree Lerma, MSHL, ACS, RCS, RVS, FASE, is an Advanced Cardiac Sonographer and clinical educator with more than 12 years of experience in cardiovascular ultrasound, including advanced heart failure, structural heart disease, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy within high-acuity tertiary care settings. She holds the Advanced Cardiac Sonographer (ACS) credential and is a Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography (FASE). Her clinical practice includes advanced echocardiographic quantification, complex hemodynamic assessment, and preliminary interpretive reporting for physician review. She is also actively involved in practice-based education, protocol standardization, competency development, and quality improvement to strengthen clinical reasoning and technical performance in echocardiography.

Desiree earned her Master of Science in Healthcare Leadership with a concentration in Teaching from Oregon Institute of Technology. Her scholarly and professional interests focus on cardiac sonographer clinical readiness, workforce development, professional development, mentorship, and career sustainability. She is actively involved in professional service through the American Society of Echocardiography, including committee participation, mentorship, educational resource review, and initiatives supporting the advancement of the cardiac sonography profession.

Paula Kinnane

Paula Kinnane is a sonographer with 30 years of experience spanning clinical practice, academia, research, and professional advocacy.

Paula has a particular interest in professional development and policy reform. In 2025, she was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to investigate international models of sonographer reporting in the UK, Norway, and New Zealand, with the aim of improving healthcare access in Australia, especially in rural and remote communities.

Now working with the Australasian Sonographers Association (ASA), Paula leads the development of clinical guidelines, professional frameworks, and education resources, while advocating for the evolving role of sonographers in multidisciplinary care.

Dr Donna Oomens

Donna Oomens, PhD, AMS, DMU(Vasc), FAS

Donna is a highly regarded specialist vascular sonographer, with decades of experience in complex vascular ultrasound imaging. Donna’s experience covers a broad range of vascular assessments, with a special interest in arterio-venous fistula imaging.

Donna is passionate about sonographer training and professional development. Donna has received multiple professional awards including an Australian Sonographers Association Fellowship, Sonographer of the Year (NSW) and Tutor of the Year. Donna has served on multiple professional committees and undertaken professional outreach to both Pakistan and Fiji.

Donna has published multiple articles on sonographer development, sonographer resilience, communicating with the elderly and the role of emotion in the learning environment as part of her PhD thesis. Donna was also on the ASA committee which published the ASA Chronic Venous insufficiency Imaging Guidelines.

Sierra Erickson

Sierra Erickson graduated in 2021 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Radiologic Science from North Dakota State University and earned an echocardiography certificate from the Sanford Medical Center Fargo Sonography program in 2021. She currently works as a cardiac sonographer at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Her time is spent rotating between the outpatient and inpatient transthoracic echo labs, as well as the integrated stress center. Sierra is a clinical instructor, working with cardiac sonography students and cardiology fellows. She has presented at multiple conferences within and outside of Mayo Clinic and is happy to join this faculty. 

Dr Elizabeth Krupinski

Dr. Krupinski is Professor and Vice-Chair of Research at Emory University in the Departments of Radiology, Psychology and Bioinformatics. She received her BA from Cornell, MA from Montclair State and PhD from Temple, all in Experimental Psychology. Her interests are in medical image perception, observer performance,decision making, human factors, and the interface between humans and computers and how that impacts clinical decision-making efficacy and efficiency. She is Past Chair of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine, Past President of the American Telemedicine Association, Past Chair of the SPIE Medical Imaging Symposium, President of the Society for Education and the Advancement of Connected Health, and President of the Medical Image Perception Society. She is Editor of the Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine and Telemedicine Reports.

Dr Melanie Barlow

Dr Melanie Barlow, RN, PhD is an Associate Professor at Australian Catholic University and National Academic Lead for Simulation across the Faculty of Health Sciences. An intensive care nurse by background, she brings deep clinical experience to her work as a healthcare educator, researcher, and leader.

Melanie is the Founder and Managing Director of Reframing Conversations, delivering communication programs across healthcare and other high-risk industries. A former Clinical Nurse Educator and Director of Simulation, and an award-winning researcher, she is known for translating evidence into practical, relatable strategies that strengthen teamwork, communication, and patient safety. She is also the creator of the Reframing Conversations Podcast.

Passionate about improving patient outcomes through collaboration and experiential learning, Melanie’s work focuses on equipping clinicians with the skills they need to work effectively together in complex environments.

Ashlee Davis

Ashlee is currently the Chief Technologist of the Cardiac Diagnostic Unit at Duke University, Durham, NC where she has worked as a Cardiac Sonographer since 2008. She has been active in the American Society of Echocardiography serving on multiple committees, writing groups, and was honored to be part of the first inaugural class of the ASE Leadership Academy. I addition to ASE, she is involved in the CCI ACS writing committee, SDMS, and local echo societies giving talks and participating in annual meetings. 

Ashlee received her Bachelor's Degree in Medical Imaging from the University of Oklahoma. She is proud to hold both ACS and RDCS registries. Through the connections she has made in the small world of Echocardiography, Ashlee has been able to travel all over the U.S. and internationally, teaching others about echo. Ashlee has spoken at national conferences, worked with Dr. Joe Kisslo teaching people to “Think in 3D”, been invited to contribute to publications in Journals and textbooks, traveled to Rwanda to help patients with rheumatic heart disease, and had the opportunity to participate in many echo research projects. Ashlee is excited to be involved in the future of echocardiography.

Cody Frye

Cody Frye BA, ACS, RDCS, FASE is the Education and Quality Manager at Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute at Atrium Health. Cody is the President Elect of the North Carolina Ultrasound Society and serves on several committees within the American Society of Echo. She regularly presents on a state and national level and is honored to be in the 3rd cohort of ASE's Leadership Academy.

Dr Joy Guthrie

Joy Guthrie, PhD., ACS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, FSDMS,FASE

Joy Guthrie currently works as an Advanced Practice Sonographer at Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, CA. Joy has over 35 years of clinical experience in all modalities of ultrasound. She serves as the IAC Technical Director of the Pediatric/Fetal Echo and Vascular laboratory. She also is the Program Director of the CRMC Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program and Advanced Cardiovascular Sonography Program with 25 years of consecutive teaching experience in CAAHEP accredited programs. Dr. Guthrie is actively involved in sonographer-led research.

Dr Nicholas Spetko

Nicholas Spetko, MD, MSc, is a general cardiologist and echocardiographer at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). He received his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine and completed Internal Medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at BIDMC, where he also served as Chief Medical Resident. He subsequently completed a T32 postdoctoral research fellowship at the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research under the mentorship of Dr. Jordan B. Strom, MD, MSc. He holds a Master of Science in Epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Spetko's research focuses on how cardiovascular imaging shapes care delivery and patient outcomes. He has developed expertise in large administrative datasets as a tool for studyingclinical outcomes. He is presently supported by the American Society of Echocardiography Pamela S. Douglas Research Scholar Award to assemble a novel dataset linking sonographer workforce credentialing data, state-level employment characteristics, and administrative claims to investigate the extent to which cardiac sonographer shortages limit access to echocardiography.

Triston Thompson

Triston Thompson is an Advanced Cardiac Sonographer at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center and the Texas Heart Institute - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, where he supports initiatives aimed at sonographer education and quality improvement. He has been a sonographer for almost 15 years and has served in leadership positions as Lead Cardiac Sonographer and Imaging Manager for Non-invasive cardiology for most of these years.

Triston is very involved with the American Society of Echocardiography, where he has served on the planning committee, on the DIY committee, and as faculty at the annual scientific sessions. He is also a part of the guidelines writing group and has been awarded the FASE designation. He was named Sonographer volunteer of the month November of 2022 by the ASE. He is also a committee member in the Greater Houston Society of Echo and Vascular (GHSEV), which is the local echo society in Houston, Texas.

Triston serves as a clinical education specialist for Lantheus Medical Imaging and as a member of the exam writing committee for Cardiovascular Credentialing International.

Triston earned a master’s degree in health administration at the Texas Tech University of Health Professions, a bachelor’s degree in Echocardiography at the Oregon Institute of Technology, and certification as an Echocardiogram Technician at the Cardiotech Ultrasound School. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Education (EdD) in the applied learning sciences at the University of Miami.

Jennifer Bevel

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Neha Soni-Patel

Neha Soni-Patel, MEd, BSME, RDCS, RCCS, FASE, is an Education Work Leader and pediatric cardiac sonographer at Cleveland Clinic Children’s, where she has spent her career combining her passion for echocardiography with her love of teaching and professional development.

With more than 15 years of experience in cardiovascular sonography, Neha specializes in pediatric and congenital heart disease imaging and is passionate about helping sonographers understand not just how to perform an echocardiogram, but why we do what we do. In her role as an educator and trainer, she works with sonographers, fellows, and students to develop technical skills, clinical reasoning, leadership, and confidence. She also serves as an adjunct instructor of pediatric echocardiography at Cuyahoga Community College.

Neha holds a Master of Education in Health Professions Education from Cleveland State University and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University. Her unique combination of engineering, cardiovascular imaging, and education has shaped her approach to problem-solving, quality improvement, and professional growth. She is actively involved in the sonography community at the local, national, and international levels and has a particular interest in creating opportunities for sonographers to grow as clinicians, educators, and leaders.

At the heart of Neha’s work is a simple belief: a strong profession is built by sharing knowledge, investing in people, and helping others recognize their own potential.

Tristan Reddan

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Carlie Brewer

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A/Prof Rebecca Perry

A/Prof Rebecca Perry is the stream coordinator for the Cardiac Sonography program at the University of South Australia and a post-doctoral researcher in echocardiography at Flinders Medical Centre. She has been a cardiac sonographer since 1998 and has been involved in research and advanced echocardiographic techniques since 2003. She has extensive experience in advanced echocardiographic techniques such as strain and 3-D echocardiography. She completed her PhD in 2013 and her Post-Doctoral Fellowship with the Heart Foundation through Flinders University in 2018. She is passionate about education and excellence in echocardiography and advanced imaging techniques.'

Emma Savill

Emma is a Senior Cardiac Physiologist at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital and has over 18 years experience in adult echocardiography. She is passionate about teaching and training our future workforce in the field of echocardiography. Emma loves the art of echo and providing high-quality health care services for patients.

Emma is currently a clinical lead for the training and development of student sonographers and Cardiology advanced trainees in echo on the Sunshine Coast. Her special interest areas are hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and quality improvement in the echo lab.