Allyson Hansen, DO
University of South Florida "Cardiac Position Using Real-time TTE to Identify Ideal Area of Max Compression"
Biography
Allyson Hansen, DO, is an assistant professor and residency ultrasound director in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of South Florida.
Dr. Hansen earned her medical degree from Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her emergency medicine residency at Hackensack University Medical Center. She completed a fellowship in advanced emergency ultrasound at the University of South Florida.
She teaches residents in clinical emergency medicine and emergency ultrasound. Also, she contributes to related research. Her academic interests include point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), resuscitative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), digital scholarship, and medical education.
Her research focuses on resuscitative echocardiography, including transthoracic and transesophageal approaches, regional anesthesia in the emergency department for pain, and gastric ultrasound for aspiration risk assessment. She also serves on the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Residency Ultrasound Education Subcommittee.
