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Diagnostic Innovations w. Resa Lewiss MD
What if you could see inside a patient's body instantly, without moving them from their bed in the emergency department?
Dr. Resa Lewiss spent 25 years in emergency medicine, pioneering the integration of point-of-care ultrasound into clinical practice. As the founding head of ultrasound at Mount Sinai St. Luke's Roosevelt, she built education curricula, established quality improvement processes, and trained the next generation of emergency physicians to use this life-saving technology at the bedside.
Her work helped transform ultrasound from a specialty radiologist's tool into a standard part of emergency medicine training—so much so that no emergency medicine resident can now graduate without being deemed competent in bedside ultrasound.
In this conversation, Resa reveals how ultrasound changed emergency procedures from blind needle sticks to guided visualization, why she thinks emergency doctors are like assembly line cooks, and how she's democratizing medical education through free, open-access platforms. Plus, she shares a decades-later validation of a life-saving diagnosis that she thought no one had witnessed.
TIME STAMPS:
00:00 Introduction to Emergency Medicine and Guest Speaker
00:40 Meet Dr. Risa Lewiss: Career Highlights and Achievements
02:05 Dr. Lewiss' Journey into Medicine
05:16 Choosing Emergency Medicine
08:10 The Reality of Emergency Medicine
10:41 Founding an Ultrasound Program
13:33 The Importance of Point of Care Ultrasound
17:06 Challenges and Future of Ultrasound in Emergency Medicine
22:39 Balancing Administrative and Clinical Roles
23:43 The Role of Ultrasound in Trauma Care
27:14 Challenges and Misuses of Ultrasound
30:07 Med Tech Innovations and Middleware
36:10 The Future of Medical Education
39:44 Rapid Fire Questions and Personal Insights
42:09 Concluding Thoughts and Reflections
Follow Shannon and Resa:
Connect with Shannon:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonlantzy
Website: https://www.shannonlantzy.com/
Connect with Resa:
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/resa-Lewisss-md
Website: https://www.resaLewiss.com/
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By Shannon LantzyWhat if you could see inside a patient's body instantly, without moving them from their bed in the emergency department?
Dr. Resa Lewiss spent 25 years in emergency medicine, pioneering the integration of point-of-care ultrasound into clinical practice. As the founding head of ultrasound at Mount Sinai St. Luke's Roosevelt, she built education curricula, established quality improvement processes, and trained the next generation of emergency physicians to use this life-saving technology at the bedside.
Her work helped transform ultrasound from a specialty radiologist's tool into a standard part of emergency medicine training—so much so that no emergency medicine resident can now graduate without being deemed competent in bedside ultrasound.
In this conversation, Resa reveals how ultrasound changed emergency procedures from blind needle sticks to guided visualization, why she thinks emergency doctors are like assembly line cooks, and how she's democratizing medical education through free, open-access platforms. Plus, she shares a decades-later validation of a life-saving diagnosis that she thought no one had witnessed.
TIME STAMPS:
00:00 Introduction to Emergency Medicine and Guest Speaker
00:40 Meet Dr. Risa Lewiss: Career Highlights and Achievements
02:05 Dr. Lewiss' Journey into Medicine
05:16 Choosing Emergency Medicine
08:10 The Reality of Emergency Medicine
10:41 Founding an Ultrasound Program
13:33 The Importance of Point of Care Ultrasound
17:06 Challenges and Future of Ultrasound in Emergency Medicine
22:39 Balancing Administrative and Clinical Roles
23:43 The Role of Ultrasound in Trauma Care
27:14 Challenges and Misuses of Ultrasound
30:07 Med Tech Innovations and Middleware
36:10 The Future of Medical Education
39:44 Rapid Fire Questions and Personal Insights
42:09 Concluding Thoughts and Reflections
Follow Shannon and Resa:
Connect with Shannon:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonlantzy
Website: https://www.shannonlantzy.com/
Connect with Resa:
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/resa-Lewisss-md
Website: https://www.resaLewiss.com/