AEUS Leadership

Liang Liu, MD

President

Emory University

Liang Liu, MD, is an associate professor of emergency medicine and ultrasound fellowship director at Emory University.

Dr. Liu earned her medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. Additionally, she completed her emergency medicine residency, fellowships in emergency ultrasound, emergency disaster, and global health at the University of Texas Southwestern/Parkland Health & Hospital System.

Her work focuses on graduate medical education, mainly focusing on ultrasound education, educational innovation, and the development of emergency medicine globally. She is actively involved in teaching and mentoring medical students, residents, and fellows.

Dr. Liu is an active leader in the ultrasound community. She serves on the executive committee of the Academy of Emergency Ultrasound (AEUS) as director-at-large. She also serves on the executive committee of the Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships (SCUF) as the didactic lead for the conference planning committee. Dr. Liu has held prior leadership roles with the American College of Emergency Physicians Emergency Ultrasound Section and the SonoGames executive committee.

Jason Arthur, MD, MPH

President-Elect

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Jason Arthur, MD, MPH, is an assistant professor of emergency medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Dr. Arthur earned his medical degree and Master of Public Health from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He completed his emergency medicine residency at the University of Florida College of Medicine–Jacksonville. Dr Arthur returned to UAMS to complete a fellowship in emergency ultrasound and joined the faculty in the Division of Emergency Ultrasound.

His academic interests include medical education, advanced echocardiography and resuscitative transesophageal echocardiography, ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia, airway management, and clinical research in emergency medicine.

Dr. Arthur is active in the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM). He has held leadership roles within the Academy of Emergency Ultrasound (AEUS), including webmaster, education officer, and SonoGames organizing committee chair.

Tobias Kummer, MD

Treasurer

Mayo Clinic

Tobias Kummer, MD, is an associate professor of emergency medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and director of emergency ultrasound at the Mayo Clinic. 

Dr. Kummer earned his medical degree from the University of Hamburg, Germany. He then completed his emergency medicine residency and emergency ultrasound fellowship at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

His work focuses on clinical, educational, and research programs in point-of-care and contrast-enhanced ultrasound. He has developed residency and fellowship curricula, advanced enterprise ultrasound governance, and led multicenter and industry-collaborative studies.

Dr. Kummer’s academic interests include contrast-enhanced ultrasound in trauma and critical care, resuscitative echocardiography, ultrasound-guided procedures, and innovative training methods. He has received honors including the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Presidential Recognition Award and Mayo Clinic Teacher of the Year. Dr. Kummer also serves in leadership roles within national ultrasound organizations, including the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.

Zachary Boivin, MD

Secretary

Yale School of Medicine

Dr. Boivin is an instructor of emergency medicine at Yale University School of Medicine and a resident physician at Yale New Haven Hospital. He earned his medical degree from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and completed his residency in emergency medicine there as well. 

Dr. Boivin's professional interests include point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), ultrasound simulation, and medical education. He has co-authored several peer-reviewed articles on ultrasound applications in emergency medicine. 

Meera Muruganandan, MD

Immediate Past President

Boston Medical Center

Meera Muruganandan, MD, is an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Boston Medical Center and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. She also serves as medical director at Boston Medical Center.

Dr. Muruganandan earned her medical degree from Saba University School of Medicine. Additionally, she completed her emergency medicine residency fellowships in emergency ultrasound and in global health at Brown University.

Her work focuses on advancing point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in clinical practice and education. She has held leadership roles in ultrasound education, including residency education, medical student clerkship director, and fellowship director in advanced emergency medicine ultrasonography.

Dr. Muruganandan has a strong interest in the use of ultrasound in resource-limited settings and has developed training programs for physicians, residents, and midwives. Her work has impacted countries such as Sierra Leone, Uganda, Haiti, and Rwanda.

Cristiana Baloescu, MD, MPH

Research Officer

Yale University School of Medicine

Cristiana Baloescu, MD, MPH, is an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Yale, where she serves as director of ultrasound research in the Section of Emergency Ultrasound. She is also director of the Yale Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship.

Dr. Baloescu earned her medical degree from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Additionally, she completed her emergency medicine residency and a two-year fellowship in emergency ultrasound at Yale. Moreover, she also earned a Master of Public Health from the Yale School of Public Health. Continuing, Dr. Baloescu holds a focused practice designation in advanced emergency ultrasound.

Her research focuses on the use of machine learning in point-of-care ultrasound, with applications in cardiac and lung imaging, detection of left ventricular hypertrophy, and ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia. She has received research support from industry partners, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Dr. Baloescu is active in the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM). She has contributed to the Research and Faculty Development Committees and served as a reviewer for SAEMMIES and conference abstracts. She has received recognition for her work, including the AEUS Research Award and SAEMMIES publication awards.

Robert Stenberg, MD

Education Officer

Cleveland Clinic Akron General

Robert Stenberg, MD, is emergency ultrasound director at Cleveland Clinic Akron General, where he also serves as fellowship director for the Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship.

Dr. Stenberg earned his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public. He completed his emergency medicine residency at the University of North Carolina Hospitals. Additionally, he subsequently completed a fellowship in emergency ultrasound at Virginia Commonwealth University.

His work focuses on medical education and clinical practice in emergency ultrasound. His additional interests are procedural education, critical care, and regional anesthesia. He holds academic appointments at Northeast Ohio Medical University and Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Dr. Stenberg is active in national organizations such as the American College of Emergency Physicians. He is a co-chair in  the Ultrasound Section Critical Care Subcommittee and has participated in SonoGames as a station lead.

Lindsay Michelle Davis, MD

Member-at-Large

Boston Medical Center

Lindsay Davis, MD, FAEMUS, is an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Boston Medical Center, where she serves as director of the Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship.

Dr. Davis earned her medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine and completed her emergency medicine residency at Temple University. She completed a fellowship in emergency ultrasound at NYU Langone Health/Bellevue Medical Center. Dr. Davis previously served as director of resident ultrasound education and later fellowship director at New York University.

Her work focuses on emergency ultrasound education and faculty development, Additional interests are critical care point-of-care ultrasound and innovative educational design.

Dr. Davis is active in national ultrasound organizations. She is part of the American College of Emergency Physicians Emergency Ultrasound Section and the Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships (SCUF). She also serves as a reviewer for WestJEM and Clinical Practice. Additionally, she contributes cases to Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine (CPC-EM) and has participated in SonoGames.

Trent She, MD

Member-at-Large

Hartford Hospital/University of Connecticut

Trent She, MD is the emergency ultrasound director at Hartford Hospital. He is also the fellowship director for the clinical ultrasound fellowship at the University of Connecticut/Hartford Hospital program. 

Dr. She earned his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and completed his emergency medicine residency at Mount Sinai Beth Israel. Dr. She then completed a clinical ultrasound fellowship at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s West. 

Andrew Giles, DO

Resident Member

Cleveland Clinic Akron General

Andrew Giles, DO, is a second-year emergency medicine resident at Cleveland Clinic Akron General.

Dr. Giles earned his medical degree from the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine. His academic interests include health disparities and emergency ultrasound.

During residency, Dr. Giles has presented his research on health disparities at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Annual Meeting. Also, he has received institutional recognition for both oral presentation and manuscript work in this area.