Director, Point of Care Ultrasound and Associate Program Director of Residency
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Sara Nikravan, MD, FASE
Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine
Director of Point of Care Ultrasound
Associate Program Director, Residency
Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
University of Washington
Dr. Nikravan trained in Anesthesiology at Washington University in Saint Louis, serving as Chief in her final year. She completed her Critical Care Medicine and Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology fellowship training at Stanford University, where she subsequently served as faculty. While at Stanford, she directed the Critical Care Ultrasound (CCUS) training program, helping to build both online, simulation, and bedside training curriculum.
She now has the great pleasure of serving as the Director of Point of Care Ultrasound and Associate Program Director of the Residency program in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University of Washington.
Dr. Nikravan is the past president and chairperson for the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) ultrasound committee and Critical Care Ultrasound (CCUS) course. She is one of three editors for the Critical Care Ultrasound textbook 2nd edition, and she is currently serving as Chairperson for the SCCM CCUS Board Review course. She has lectured both nationally and internationally at the SCCM, ATS, ASE, IARS, SCA echo week, and SOAP over the last decade and has had a number of publications related to CT Anesthesiology, CCM, and POCUS. She has been awarded teacher of the year in the past and loves to learn and grow with her trainees.
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Monday, April 18, 2022
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM US CST