Education
Our faculty are nationally-recognized experts in point-of-care ultrasound that lead innovative educational programs for medical students, residents, fellows, and practicing clinicians.
Section of Point-of-care Ultrasound
UT Health San Antonio has been a leading institution worldwide in advancing the field of point-of-care ultrasound. From innovative educational programs to cutting-edge research, a diverse array of point-of-care ultrasound activities take place around campus on a daily basis. Healthcare professionals from all disciplines are engaged in point-of-care ultrasound at our institution, and we invite you to explore the wealth of unique activities happening on our campus.
Research
Led by our expert physicians, our active research program includes ultrasound projects funded by federal, private, and industry grants, as well as collaborative translational and clinical research integrating point-of-care ultrasound into patient care.
Facilities
UT Health San Antonio has state-of-the-art facilities for point-of-care ultrasound education, and it is one of the few institutions that has integrated point-of-care ultrasound use into routine clinical care to provide the highest quality, most efficient care to its patients.
Meet Our Faculty & Staff
Our point-of-care ultrasound faculty are some of the best clinicians and educators in the world. They are passionate educators, caring clinicians, and intelligent researchers. Their wealth of knowledge and experience of our faculty has made UT Health San Antonio a world leader in point-of-care ultrasound.
Recent Publications
| Year | Publications | Pubmed Link |
| 2025 | Jones BE, Ramirez JA, Oren E, Soni NJ, Sullivan LR, Restrepo MI, Musher DM, Erstad BL, Pickens C, Vaughn VM, Helgeson SA, Crothers K, Metlay JP, Bissell B, Cao B, Chalmers JD, Dela Cruz CS, Gendlina I, Hojat LS, Laguio-Vila M, Liang SY, Waterer GW, Paine M, Hawkins C, Wilson K. Diagnosis and Management of Community-acquired Pneumonia. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Jul 18. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202507-1692ST. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40679934. | Link |
| 2025 | Manoharan MS, Lee GC, Harper N, Meunier JA, Restrepo MI, Jimenez F, Karekatt S, Branum AP, Gaitan AA, Andampour K, Smith AM, Mader M, Noronha M, Tripathy D, Zhang N, Moreira AG, Pandranki L; South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS) COVID‐19 Clinical team; STVHCS COVID‐19 Vaccine team; STVHCS COVID‐19 Convalescent care team; STVHCS Center for Personalized Medicine; Sanchez-Reilly S, Trinh HD, Barnett C, Angel L, Segal LN, Nicholson S, Clark RA, He W, Okulicz JF, Ahuja SK. The 15-Year Survival Advantage: Immune Resilience as a Salutogenic Force in Healthy Aging. Aging Cell. 2025 Jul;24(7):e70063. doi: 10.1111/acel.70063. Epub 2025 Apr 23. PMID: 40264357; PMCID: PMC12266754. | Link |
| 2025 | Shankar N, Kuo L, Krugliak Cleveland N, Galen B, Samel NS, Perez-Sanchez A, Nathanson R, Coss E, Echavarria J, Rubin DT, Soni NJ. Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2025 Jul;23(8):1277-1290. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2024.09.040. Epub 2025 Jan 8. PMID: 39793722. | Link |
| 2025 | LoPresti CM, Murray KJ, Dancel R, Baston C, Boesch B, Brennan D, Dallas AP, Dversdal R, Flynn T, Sadud RAF, Jensen TP, Mathews BK, Soni NJ, Zhang K, Tierney DM. Internal Medicine Residency Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Consensus Recommendations for Core Indications and Applications. Am J Med. 2025 Jun 10:S0002-9343(25)00345-6. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2025.05.033. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40505711. | Link |
| 2025 | Resop DM, Bales B, Theophanous RG, Koehler J, Boyd JS, Mader MJ, Williams JP, Nathanson R, Basrai Z, Haro EK, Khosla R, Wetherbee E, Sauthoff H, Soni NJ, Schott CK. Multispecialty comparison of point-of-care-ultrasound use, training, and barriers: a national survey of VA medical centers. Ultrasound J. 2025 May 21;17(1):25. doi: 10.1186/s13089-024-00398-x. PMID: 40397326; PMCID: PMC12095105. | Link |
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