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Romolo Gaspari, MD, MSc, PhD	Dr Gaspari is the Executive Vice Chair of Academic Affairs and a Professor in Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School. He previously served as the Ultrasound Division Director along with other Departmental leadership roles. He is active in Bedside Ultrasound Research and has published a number of clinical trials exploring ultrasound in soft tissue infection, echocardiography in cardiac arrest, and doppler in resuscitation. Dr. Gaspari is the primary investigator for the research group REASON, responsible for the largest clinical trials in ultrasound for cardiac arrest. He co-founded the Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships, the largest POCUS fellowship society in the United States. He founded EUFAC, the national accrediting body for Advanced Emergency Ultrasound Fellowships. Dr Gaspari's lab was funded for research in neurophysiology exploring the link between organophosphate poisoning and respiratory failure.
Timothy Gleeson, MD	Dr. Gleeson is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and the Emergency Ultrasound Division Director. He manages ultrasound education and clinical ultrasound activities at each of the five UMass EM campuses. His interests are ultrasound education and research in local and international settings. Outside of work, he spends time with his family.
Monica Kapoor, MD	Dr. Kapoor is a clinical Associate Professor and joined UMass two years ago after being in New York for many years. Currently, she is leading the ED Ultrasound Workflow project and also the Medical Student Clerkship in Emergency Ultrasound. Her interests include medical student teaching, Diversity Equity and Inclusion in the medical field and Ultrasound workflow. Outside of work she loves to travel and spend time with her family.
Robert Lindsay, MD	Dr. Lindsay is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and the Fellowship Director of Emergency Ultrasound. His academic interests include ultrasound-guided resuscitation, cardiac ultrasound, procedural ultrasound, and medical education. Dr. Lindsay is a regular instructor at regional ultrasound courses such as the Massachusetts College of Emergency Physicians (MACEP) Ultrasound Course and is on the board of directors at the Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships (SCUF). He was awarded the Hidden Figures Award by SCUF in 2020 for his contributions to the organization.
Michael Hill, MD	Dr. Hill is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and member of the Emergency Ultrasound Division. He completed his fellowship in Emergency Ultrasound at UMass and since joining the faculty has been active in medical student and resident ultrasound education and research.
Ari Nalbandian, MD	Dr. Nalbandian is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and member of the Emergency Ultrasound Division. He completed his fellowship in Emergency Ultrasound at UMass and since joining the faculty has been active in medical student and resident ultrasound education and research. He is the Ultrasound site director at the Marlboro campus.
David Polan, MD	Dr. Polan is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and fellowship-trained in Emergency Ultrasound. Within the division he is an integral component of resident and fellowship education, quality assurance, and ongoing research. He is the Ultrasound site director at the Memorial campus. He prides himself on individualized hands-on instruction at the bedside tailored to the user's specific needs and ability. Additional interests include Wilderness Medicine, and outside of the hospital he can be found challenging mind and body climbing, skiing, and cycling year-round.
Zachary Binder, MD	Dr. Binder is a pediatric emergency medicine physician and the Director of pediatric ultrasound. He completed a pediatric residency at NYU/Bellevue, pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at Boston Medical Center, and ultrasound fellowship at Brown. His primary areas of research include ultrasound-guided nerve blocks, resident education, and advanced cardiac ultrasound.

Current Fellows

Peter DeCosta, MD

Dr. DeCosta

Adjunctive Faculty

David Blehar, MD

Dr. Blehar

Vincent Kan, MD

Dr. Kan

Alexandra Nordberg, MD

Dr. Nordberg

Fellowship Alumni
2021-2022	Keyon Shokraneh Kenari, DO, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA Carolina Vega, MD, Boston Medical Center Pediatric Emergency Medicine
2020-2021	Andrew Dowd, MD, St. Vincent's Hospital, Worcester, MA
2019-2020	Christopher DiCroce, MD, Elliot Hospital, Manchester, NH Justin Harvey, MD, Indian Health Service, Browning, MT Michael Hill, MD, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA Ari Nalbandian, MD, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA
2018-2019	Robert Lindsay, MD, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA Alexandra Nordberg, MD, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA
2017-2018	Vincent Kan, MD, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA
2016-2017	Timothy Gleeson, MD, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA
2015-2016	Rachna Subramony, MD, UCSD, San Diego, CA Khatija Zahirruddin, DO, Wellspan Health, York, PA
2014-2015	Rachna Subramony, MD, UCSD, San Diego, CA
2013-2014	Christopher Clingan, MD Samuel Licciardo, MD, Milford Hospital, Milford, MA
2012-2013	Benjamin Chin, DO, Lahey Hospital, Burlington, MA Mark Gallagher, MD
2011-2012	Gregg Helland, MD, Emory Hospital, Atlanta, GA
2010-2011	Justin Briones, MD, South Shore Health, South Weymouth, MD Matthew Dayno, MD, Elliot Hospital, Manchester, NH
2009-2010	Dana Resop, MD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
2008-2009	Michelle Mendoza, MD, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL Cynthia Moon, MD, SSM Health, Bridgeton, MO
2007-2008	Tarina Kang, MD, Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA
2006-2007	Anthony Montoya, MD, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
2005-2006	David Blehar, MD, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA