- Yale Emergency MedicineYale New Haven Hospital20 York StreetNew Haven, CT 06510
Rachel Liu, BAO, MBBCh, FACEP, FAIUM
Emergency Medicine
Patient type treated
Child, Adult
Accepting new patients
Yes
Referral required
From patients or physicians
Board Certified in
Emergency Medicine
Titles
- Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
- Director of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Education for YSM
Education & Training
- Chief ResidentNew York Medical College / Metropolitan Hospital Center (2011)
- ResidencyNew York Medical College / Metropolitan Hospital Center (2011)
- MBBChTrinity College (2007)
- BACase Western Reserve University, Biology, Neuropsychology and Classics (2002)
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- Alvan R. Feinstein Award: (2020)
- Contribution to the Field of Clinical Ultrasound: American College of Emergency Physicians (2019)
- Distinguished Service to the Field of Clinical Ultrasound: Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Academy of Emergency Ultrasound (2019)
- Francis Gilman Blake Award: (2018)
- Charles M. Valente Distinguished Service Award: American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2018)
- Rosenkranz Award for Pedagogical Innovation: Yale Center for Teaching and Learning (2015)
- Charles W. Bohmfalk Teaching Prize: (2015)
Board Certifications
- AB of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine (2012)
Professional Service
- American College of Emergency Physicians - Ultrasound Section (2017 - Present): Chair
- Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships (2016 - Present): Board Member
- Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) - Academy of Emergency Ultrasound (AEUS) (2016 - 2017): President
- Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) - Academy of Emergency Ultrasound (AEUS) (2014 - 2015): Education Officer
- American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2011 - Present): Committee Member
Publications
- Haidar D, Peterson W, Minges P, Carnell J, Nomura J, Bailitz J, Boyd J, Leo M, Liu E, Duanmu Y, Acuña J, Kessler R, Elegante M, Nelson M, Liu R, Lewiss R, Nagdev A, Huang R. A consensus list of ultrasound competencies for graduating emergency medicine residents. AEM Education And Training 2022, 6: e10817. PMID: 36425790, PMCID: PMC9677397, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10817.
- Jarman RD, McDermott C, Colclough A, Bøtker M, Knudsen L, Harris T, Albaroudi B, Albaroudi O, Haddad M, Darke R, Berry E, Breslin T, Fitzpatrick G, Flanagan L, Olusanya O, Craver D, Omar A, Simpson T, Cherian N, Dore M, Prosen G, Kay S, Villén-Villegas T, Gargani L, Carley S, Woo M, Dupriez F, Hussain A, Via G, Connolly JA, Peck M, Melniker L, Walden A, Attard Biancardi MA, Żmijewska-Kaczor O, Lalande E, Geukens P, McLaughlin R, Olszynski P, Hoffmann B, Chin E, Muhr C, Kim DJ, Mercieca A, Shukla D, Hayward S, Smith M, Gaspari R, Smallwood N, Pes P, Tavazzi G, Corradi F, Lambert M, Morris C, Trauer M, Baker K, Bystrzycki A, Goudie A, Liu R, Rudd L, Dietrich CF, Jenssen C, Sidhu PS. EFSUMB Clinical Practice Guidelines for Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Part One (Common Heart and Pulmonary Applications) LONG VERSION. Ultraschall In Der Medizin (Stuttgart, Germany : 1980) 2022 PMID: 36228631, DOI: 10.1055/a-1882-5615.
- Jarman RD, Colclough A, McDermott C, Bøtker M, Knudsen L, Harris T, Albaroudi B, Albaroudi O, Haddad M, Darke R, Berry E, Breslin T, Fitzpatrick G, Flanagan L, Olusanya O, Craver D, Omar A, Simpson T, Cherian N, Dore M, Prosen G, Kay S, Villén-Villegas T, Gargani L, Carley S, Woo M, Dupriez F, Hussain A, Via G, Connolly JA, Peck M, Melniker L, Walden A, Attard Biancardi MA, Żmijewska-Kaczor O, Lalande E, Geukens P, McLaughlin R, Olszynski P, Hoffmann B, Chin E, Muhr C, Kim DJ, Mercieca A, Shukla D, Hayward S, Smith M, Gaspari R, Smallwood N, Pes P, Tavazzi G, Corradi F, Lambert M, Morris C, Trauer M, Baker K, Bystrzycki A, Goudie A, Liu R, Rudd L, Dietrich CF, Jenssen C, Sidhu PS. EFSUMB Clinical Practice Guidelines for Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Part One (Common Heart and Pulmonary Applications) SHORT VERSION. Ultraschall In Der Medizin (Stuttgart, Germany : 1980) 2022 PMID: 36228630, DOI: 10.1055/a-1882-6116.
- Daley J, Buckley R, Kisken KC, Barber D, Ayyagari R, Wira C, Aydin A, Latich I, Lozada JCP, Joseph D, Marino A, Mojibian H, Pollak J, Chaar CO, Bonz J, Belsky J, Coughlin R, Liu R, Sather J, Van Tonder R, Beekman R, Fults E, Johnson A, Moore C. Emergency department initiated resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) for out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest is feasible and associated with improvements in end‐tidal carbon dioxide. Journal Of The American College Of Emergency Physicians Open 2022, 3: e12791. PMID: 36176506, PMCID: PMC9463569, DOI: 10.1002/emp2.12791.
- Lanspa MJ, Fox SW, Sohn J, Dugar S, Klick JC, Diaz-Gomez J, Liu R, Panebianco N. Definitive Advantages of Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Case Series. Case 2022, 6: 293-298. PMID: 36036052, PMCID: PMC9399626, DOI: 10.1016/j.case.2022.05.008.
- Hoppmann RA, Mladenovic J, Melniker L, Badea R, Blaivas M, Montorfano M, Abuhamad A, Noble V, Hussain A, Prosen G, Villen T, Via G, Nogue R, Goodmurphy C, Bastos M, Nace GS, Volpicelli G, Wakefield RJ, Wilson S, Bhagra A, Kim J, Bahner D, Fox C, Riley R, Steinmetz P, Nelson BP, Pellerito J, Nazarian LN, Wilson LB, Ma IWY, Amponsah D, Barron KR, Dversdal RK, Wagner M, Dean AJ, Tierney D, Tsung JW, Nocera P, Pazeli J, Liu R, Price S, Neri L, Piccirillo B, Osman A, Lee V, Naqvi N, Petrovic T, Bornemann P, Valois M, Lanctot JF, Haddad R, Govil D, Hurtado LA, Dinh VA, DePhilip RM, Hoffmann B, Lewiss RE, Parange NA, Nishisaki A, Doniger SJ, Dallas P, Bergman K, Barahona JO, Wortsman X, Smith RS, Sisson CA, Palma J, Mallin M, Ahmed L, Mustafa H. International consensus conference recommendations on ultrasound education for undergraduate medical students. The Ultrasound Journal 2022, 14: 31. PMID: 35895165, PMCID: PMC9329507, DOI: 10.1186/s13089-022-00279-1.
- Baloescu C, Parhar A, Liu R, Wanjiku GW. Effect of Point-of-Care Ultrasound on Clinical Outcomes in Low-Resource Settings: A Systematic Review. Ultrasound In Medicine & Biology 2022, 48: 1711-1719. PMID: 35786524, DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2022.04.221.
- Kim DJ, Theyyunni N, Liu RB. Ultrasound is superior to supine chest x-ray for the diagnosis of clinically relevant traumatic pneumothorax. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2022, 93: e43-e44. PMID: 35293371, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003575.
- Rosario J, Lewiss RE, Stolz LA, Del Rios M, Acuña J, Adhikari S, Amponsah D, Dessie AS, Gottlieb M, Huang RD, Jones J, Landry A, Liu RB, Ng L, Panebianco NL, Weekes AJ, Knight S. Creating a more racial-ethnic inclusive clinical ultrasound community. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 54: 208-211. PMID: 35176660, PMCID: PMC8824357, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.02.015.
- Sangal RB, Liu RB, Cole KO, Rothenberg C, Ulrich A, Rhodes D, Venkatesh AK. Implementation of an Electronic Health Record Integrated Clinical Pathway Improves Adherence to COVID-19 Hospital Care Guidelines. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2022, 37: 335-341. PMID: 35026785, PMCID: PMC9241559, DOI: 10.1097/jmq.0000000000000036.
- Nix K, Liu EL, Oh L, Duanmu Y, Fong T, Ashenburg N, Liu RB. A Distance-Learning Approach to Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training (ADAPT): A Multi-Institutional Educational Response During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Academic Medicine : Journal Of The Association Of American Medical Colleges 2021, 96: 1711-1716. PMID: 34524135, PMCID: PMC8603429, DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000004399.
- Offenbacher J, Liu R, Venitelli Z, Martin D, Fogel K, Nguyen V, Kim PK. Hemopericardium and Cardiac Tamponade After Blunt Thoracic Trauma: A Case Series and the Essential Role of Cardiac Ultrasound. The Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 61: e40-e45. PMID: 34215473, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2021.05.013.
- Dessie AS, Lewiss RE, Stolz LA, Acuña J, Adhikari S, Amponsah D, Del Rios M, Huang RD, Knight RS, Landry A, Liu RB, Gottlieb M, Ng L, Panebianco NL, Rosario J, Weekes AJ, Jones JD. The state of gender inclusion in the point-of-care ultrasound community. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 56: 283-285. PMID: 34334282, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.07.021.
- Liu R, Vryhof D. Clinical Covid-19 Lung Imaging. 2021, 41-50. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-66614-9_4.
- Tucker RV, Peterson WJ, Mink JT, Taylor LA, Leech SJ, Nagdev AD, Leo M, Liu R, Stolz LA, Kessler R, Boulger CT, Situ-LaCasse EH, Avila JO, Huang R. Defining an Ultrasound-guided Regional Anesthesia Curriculum for Emergency Medicine. AEM Education And Training 2021, 5: e10557. PMID: 34124505, PMCID: PMC8171792, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10557.
- Asch FM, Mor-Avi V, Rubenson D, Goldstein S, Saric M, Mikati I, Surette S, Chaudhry A, Poilvert N, Hong H, Horowitz R, Park D, Diaz-Gomez JL, Boesch B, Nikravan S, Liu RB, Philips C, Thomas JD, Martin RP, Lang RM. Deep Learning-Based Automated Echocardiographic Quantification of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction: A Point-of-Care Solution. Circulation. Cardiovascular Imaging 2021, 14: e012293. PMID: 34126754, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.120.012293.
- Schoeneck JH, Coughlin RF, Baloescu C, Cone DC, Liu RB, Kalam S, Medoro AK, Medoro I, Joseph D, Burns K, Bohrer-Clancy JI, Moore CL. Paramedic-performed Prehospital Point-of-care Ultrasound for Patients with Undifferentiated Dyspnea: A Pilot Study. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 22: 750-755. PMID: 34125056, PMCID: PMC8203026, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.12.49254.
- Y. I, Noble VE, Mints G, Wong T, Tonelli AC, Hussain A, Liu RB, Hergott CA, Dumoulin E, Chee A, Miller DJ, Walker B, Buchanan B, Wagner M, Arishenkoff S, Liteplo AS. On Recommending Specific Lung Ultrasound Protocols in the Assessment of Medical Inpatients with Known or Suspected Coronavirus Disease‐19 Reply. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2021, 40: 2785-2786. PMID: 33555607, PMCID: PMC8013807, DOI: 10.1002/jum.15650.
- Hussain A, Via G, Melniker L, Goffi A, Tavazzi G, Neri L, Villen T, Hoppmann R, Mojoli F, Noble V, Zieleskiewicz L, Blanco P, Ma IWY, Wahab MA, Alsaawi A, Al Salamah M, Balik M, Barca D, Bendjelid K, Bouhemad B, Bravo-Figueroa P, Breitkreutz R, Calderon J, Connolly J, Copetti R, Corradi F, Dean AJ, Denault A, Govil D, Graci C, Ha YR, Hurtado L, Kameda T, Lanspa M, Laursen CB, Lee F, Liu R, Meineri M, Montorfano M, Nazerian P, Nelson BP, Neskovic AN, Nogue R, Osman A, Pazeli J, Pereira-Junior E, Petrovic T, Pivetta E, Poelaert J, Price S, Prosen G, Rodriguez S, Rola P, Royse C, Chen YT, Wells M, Wong A, Xiaoting W, Zhen W, Arabi Y. Multi-organ point-of-care ultrasound for COVID-19 (PoCUS4COVID): international expert consensus. Critical Care 2020, 24: 702. PMID: 33357240, PMCID: PMC7759024, DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-03369-5.
- Y. I, Hussain A, Wagner M, Walker B, Chee A, Arishenkoff S, Buchanan B, Liu RB, Mints G, Wong T, Noble V, Tonelli AC, Dumoulin E, Miller DJ, Hergott CA, Liteplo AS. Canadian Internal Medicine Ultrasound (CIMUS) Expert Consensus Statement on the Use of Lung Ultrasound for the Assessment of Medical Inpatients With Known or Suspected Coronavirus Disease 2019. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2020, 40: 1879-1892. PMID: 33274782, PMCID: PMC8451849, DOI: 10.1002/jum.15571.
- McCauley M, Bailitz J, Horowitz R, Gottlieb M, Hafez N, Rogers J, Au A, Gaspari R, Noble V, Boulger C, Liu R. 31 Development of a Mastery Learning Checklist and Minimal Passing Standard for Emergency Medicine Resident EFAST Training. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 76: s12. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.09.041.
- Panebianco NL, Liu RB, Alerhand S, Au AK, Bailitz J, Chiem AT, Damewood SC, Friedman L, Gottlieb M, Lema PC, Lewiss RE, Lin J, Lin M, Liu E, Magee MA, Nelson MJ, Sajed D, Situ‐LaCasse E, Stolz L. Joint Recommendations and Resources for Clinical Ultrasound Education Amidst the COVID‐19 Era. AEM Education And Training 2020, 4: 438-442. PMID: 33150291, PMCID: PMC7592817, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10506.
- Birch MS, Marin JR, Liu RB, Hall J, Hall MK. Trends in Diagnostic Point-of-Care Ultrasonography Reimbursement for Medicare Beneficiaries Among the US Emergency Medicine Workforce, 2012 to 2016. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 76: 609-614. PMID: 32653329, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.05.024.
- Baloescu C, Toporek G, Kim S, McNamara K, Liu R, Shaw MM, McNamara RL, Raju BI, Moore CL. Automated Lung Ultrasound B-Line Assessment Using a Deep Learning Algorithm. IEEE Transactions On Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics And Frequency Control 2020, 67: 2312-2320. PMID: 32746183, DOI: 10.1109/tuffc.2020.3002249.
- Liu RB, Tayal VS, Panebianco NL, Tung‐Chen Y, Nagdev A, Shah S, Pivetta E, Henwood PC, Nelson MJ, Moore CL. Ultrasound on the Frontlines of COVID‐19: Report From an International Webinar. Academic Emergency Medicine 2020, 27: 523-526. PMID: 32348585, PMCID: PMC7267389, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14004.
- Olszynski P, Kim D, Liu R, Arntfield R. A Multidisciplinary Response to the Canadian Association of Radiologists' Point-of-Care Ultrasound Position Statement. Canadian Association Of Radiologists Journal = Journal L'Association Canadienne Des Radiologistes 2020, 71: 136-137. PMID: 32063015, DOI: 10.1177/0846537119898004.
- Daley JI, Dwyer KH, Grunwald Z, Shaw DL, Stone MB, Schick A, Vrablik M, Hall M, Hall J, Liteplo AS, Haney RM, Hun N, Liu R, Moore CL. Increased Sensitivity of Focused Cardiac Ultrasound for Pulmonary Embolism in Emergency Department Patients With Abnormal Vital Signs. Academic Emergency Medicine 2019, 26: 1211-1220. PMID: 31562679, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13774.
- Damewood SC, Leo M, Bailitz J, Gottlieb M, Liu R, Hoffmann B, Gaspari RJ. Tools for Measuring Clinical Ultrasound Competency: Recommendations From the Ultrasound Competency Work Group. AEM Education And Training 2019, 4: s106-s112. PMID: 32072114, PMCID: PMC7011402, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10368.
- Liu R, Bogucki S, Marcolini EG, Yu CY, Wira CR, Kalam S, Daley J, Moore CL, Cone D. Guiding Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation with Focused Echocardiography: A Report of Five Cases. Prehospital Emergency Care 2019, 24: 297-302. PMID: 31150302, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2019.1626955.
- Liu R, Theodoro D, Fields JM, Jones R, Adhikari S, Noble V, Tayal V. Regarding the article entitled “Do emergency physicians rely on point‐of‐care ultrasound for clinical decision making without additional confirmatory testing?”. Journal Of Clinical Ultrasound 2019, 47: 161-162. PMID: 30762883, DOI: 10.1002/jcu.22637.
- Moore C, McNamara K, Liu R. Challenges and Changes to the Management of Pulmonary Embolism in the Emergency Department. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2018, 39: 539-547. PMID: 30122178, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2018.04.009.
- Liu RB, Suwondo DN, Donroe JH, Encandela JA, Weisenthal KS, Moore CL. Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound: Does it Affect Scores on Standardized Assessment Tests Used Within the Preclinical Curriculum? Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2018, 38: 433-440. PMID: 30058124, DOI: 10.1002/jum.14709.
- Strony R, Marin JR, Bailitz J, Dean AJ, Blaivas M, Tayal V, Raio C, Liu R, Woods A, Zwank M, Fields M, Abo A, Wu S, Kang T, Liu T, Leo M, Smalley C, Chiricolo J, Chilstrom M, Lewiss RE. Systemwide Clinical Ultrasound Program Development: An Expert Consensus Model. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 19: 649-653. PMID: 30013699, PMCID: PMC6040893, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2018.4.37152.
- Boulger C, Liu RB, De Portu G, Theyyunni N, Lewis M, Lewiss RE, Soucy ZP, Dinh VA, Chiem A, Singhal S, Di Salvo D, Pellerito JS, Bahner D. A National Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound Competition for Medical Students. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2018, 38: 253-258. PMID: 29781170, DOI: 10.1002/jum.14670.
- Liteplo AS, Carmody K, Fields MJ, Liu RB, Lewiss RE. SonoGames: Effect of an Innovative Competitive Game on the Education, Perception, and Use of Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2018, 37: 2491-2496. PMID: 29676524, DOI: 10.1002/jum.14606.
- Moore C, Liu R. Not so FAST-let's not abandon the pediatric focused assessment with sonography in trauma yet. Journal Of Thoracic Disease 2018, 10: 1-3. PMID: 29600007, PMCID: PMC5863108, DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2017.12.37.
- Liu RB, Donroe JH, McNamara RL, Forman HP, Moore CL. The Practice and Implications of Finding Fluid During Point-of-Care Ultrasonography: A Review. JAMA Internal Medicine 2017, 177: 1818-1825. PMID: 29059269, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.5048.
- Liu R, Moore C, Tayal V. Ultrasound Equipment and Purchase. 2017, 145-176. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-63143-1_12.
- Nelson M, Abdi A, Adhikari S, Boniface M, Bramante RM, Egan DJ, Fields J, Leo MM, Liteplo AS, Liu R, Nomura JT, Pigott DC, Raio CC, Ruskis J, Strony R, Thom C, Lewiss RE. Goal‐directed Focused Ultrasound Milestones Revised: A Multiorganizational Consensus. Academic Emergency Medicine 2016, 23: 1274-1279. PMID: 27520068, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13069.
- Daley J, Grotberg J, Pare J, Medoro A, Liu R, Hall MK, Taylor A, Moore CL. Emergency physician performed tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion in the evaluation of suspected pulmonary embolism. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 35: 106-111. PMID: 27793505, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.10.018.
- Hall MK, Hall J, Gross CP, Harish NJ, Liu R, Maroongroge S, Moore CL, Raio CC, Taylor RA. Use of Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2016, 35: 2467-2474. PMID: 27698180, DOI: 10.7863/ultra.16.01041.
- Pare JR, Liu R, Moore CL, Safdar B. Corrected flow time: a noninvasive ultrasound measure to detect preload reduction by nitroglycerin. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 34: 1859-1862. PMID: 27431739, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.06.077.
- Pare JR, Liu R, Moore CL, Sherban T, Kelleher MS, Thomas S, Taylor RA. Emergency physician focused cardiac ultrasound improves diagnosis of ascending aortic dissection. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 34: 486-492. PMID: 26782795, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.12.005.
- Moore CL, Broder J, Gunn ML, Bhargavan‐Chatfield M, Cody D, Cullison K, Daniels B, Gans B, Hall M, Gaines BA, Goldman S, Heil J, Liu R, Marin JR, Melnick ER, Novelline RA, Pare J, Repplinger MD, Taylor RA, Sodickson AD. Comparative Effectiveness Research: Alternatives to “Traditional” Computed Tomography Use in the Acute Care Setting. Academic Emergency Medicine 2015, 22: 1465-1473. PMID: 26576033, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12831.
- Schott M, Kedia R, Promes SB, Swoboda T, O'Rourke K, Green W, Liu R, Stansfield B, Santen SA. Direct Observation Assessment of Milestones: Problems with Reliability. The Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 16: 871-6. PMID: 26594281, PMCID: PMC4651585, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2015.9.27270.
- Hall M, Coffey EC, Herbst M, Liu R, Pare JR, Taylor R, Thomas S, Moore CL. The “5Es” of Emergency Physician–performed Focused Cardiac Ultrasound: A Protocol for Rapid Identification of Effusion, Ejection, Equality, Exit, and Entrance. Academic Emergency Medicine 2015, 22: 583-593. PMID: 25903585, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12652.
- Taylor RA, Davis J, Liu R, Gupta V, Dziura J, Moore CL. Point-of-Care Focused Cardiac Ultrasound for Prediction of Pulmonary Embolism Adverse Outcomes. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2013, 45: 392-399. PMID: 23827166, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2013.04.014.
Departments and Programs
Locations
- Yale Emergency MedicineYale New Haven Hospital20 York StreetNew Haven, CT 06510
Titles
- Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
- Director of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Education for YSM
Education & Training
- Chief ResidentNew York Medical College / Metropolitan Hospital Center (2011)
- ResidencyNew York Medical College / Metropolitan Hospital Center (2011)
- MBBChTrinity College (2007)
- BACase Western Reserve University, Biology, Neuropsychology and Classics (2002)
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- Alvan R. Feinstein Award: (2020)
- Contribution to the Field of Clinical Ultrasound: American College of Emergency Physicians (2019)
- Distinguished Service to the Field of Clinical Ultrasound: Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Academy of Emergency Ultrasound (2019)
- Francis Gilman Blake Award: (2018)
- Charles M. Valente Distinguished Service Award: American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2018)
- Rosenkranz Award for Pedagogical Innovation: Yale Center for Teaching and Learning (2015)
- Charles W. Bohmfalk Teaching Prize: (2015)
Board Certifications
- AB of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine (2012)
Professional Service
- American College of Emergency Physicians - Ultrasound Section (2017 - Present): Chair
- Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships (2016 - Present): Board Member
- Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) - Academy of Emergency Ultrasound (AEUS) (2016 - 2017): President
- Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) - Academy of Emergency Ultrasound (AEUS) (2014 - 2015): Education Officer
- American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2011 - Present): Committee Member
Publications
- Haidar D, Peterson W, Minges P, Carnell J, Nomura J, Bailitz J, Boyd J, Leo M, Liu E, Duanmu Y, Acuña J, Kessler R, Elegante M, Nelson M, Liu R, Lewiss R, Nagdev A, Huang R. A consensus list of ultrasound competencies for graduating emergency medicine residents. AEM Education And Training 2022, 6: e10817. PMID: 36425790, PMCID: PMC9677397, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10817.
- Jarman RD, McDermott C, Colclough A, Bøtker M, Knudsen L, Harris T, Albaroudi B, Albaroudi O, Haddad M, Darke R, Berry E, Breslin T, Fitzpatrick G, Flanagan L, Olusanya O, Craver D, Omar A, Simpson T, Cherian N, Dore M, Prosen G, Kay S, Villén-Villegas T, Gargani L, Carley S, Woo M, Dupriez F, Hussain A, Via G, Connolly JA, Peck M, Melniker L, Walden A, Attard Biancardi MA, Żmijewska-Kaczor O, Lalande E, Geukens P, McLaughlin R, Olszynski P, Hoffmann B, Chin E, Muhr C, Kim DJ, Mercieca A, Shukla D, Hayward S, Smith M, Gaspari R, Smallwood N, Pes P, Tavazzi G, Corradi F, Lambert M, Morris C, Trauer M, Baker K, Bystrzycki A, Goudie A, Liu R, Rudd L, Dietrich CF, Jenssen C, Sidhu PS. EFSUMB Clinical Practice Guidelines for Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Part One (Common Heart and Pulmonary Applications) LONG VERSION. Ultraschall In Der Medizin (Stuttgart, Germany : 1980) 2022 PMID: 36228631, DOI: 10.1055/a-1882-5615.
- Jarman RD, Colclough A, McDermott C, Bøtker M, Knudsen L, Harris T, Albaroudi B, Albaroudi O, Haddad M, Darke R, Berry E, Breslin T, Fitzpatrick G, Flanagan L, Olusanya O, Craver D, Omar A, Simpson T, Cherian N, Dore M, Prosen G, Kay S, Villén-Villegas T, Gargani L, Carley S, Woo M, Dupriez F, Hussain A, Via G, Connolly JA, Peck M, Melniker L, Walden A, Attard Biancardi MA, Żmijewska-Kaczor O, Lalande E, Geukens P, McLaughlin R, Olszynski P, Hoffmann B, Chin E, Muhr C, Kim DJ, Mercieca A, Shukla D, Hayward S, Smith M, Gaspari R, Smallwood N, Pes P, Tavazzi G, Corradi F, Lambert M, Morris C, Trauer M, Baker K, Bystrzycki A, Goudie A, Liu R, Rudd L, Dietrich CF, Jenssen C, Sidhu PS. EFSUMB Clinical Practice Guidelines for Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Part One (Common Heart and Pulmonary Applications) SHORT VERSION. Ultraschall In Der Medizin (Stuttgart, Germany : 1980) 2022 PMID: 36228630, DOI: 10.1055/a-1882-6116.
- Daley J, Buckley R, Kisken KC, Barber D, Ayyagari R, Wira C, Aydin A, Latich I, Lozada JCP, Joseph D, Marino A, Mojibian H, Pollak J, Chaar CO, Bonz J, Belsky J, Coughlin R, Liu R, Sather J, Van Tonder R, Beekman R, Fults E, Johnson A, Moore C. Emergency department initiated resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) for out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest is feasible and associated with improvements in end‐tidal carbon dioxide. Journal Of The American College Of Emergency Physicians Open 2022, 3: e12791. PMID: 36176506, PMCID: PMC9463569, DOI: 10.1002/emp2.12791.
- Lanspa MJ, Fox SW, Sohn J, Dugar S, Klick JC, Diaz-Gomez J, Liu R, Panebianco N. Definitive Advantages of Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Case Series. Case 2022, 6: 293-298. PMID: 36036052, PMCID: PMC9399626, DOI: 10.1016/j.case.2022.05.008.
- Hoppmann RA, Mladenovic J, Melniker L, Badea R, Blaivas M, Montorfano M, Abuhamad A, Noble V, Hussain A, Prosen G, Villen T, Via G, Nogue R, Goodmurphy C, Bastos M, Nace GS, Volpicelli G, Wakefield RJ, Wilson S, Bhagra A, Kim J, Bahner D, Fox C, Riley R, Steinmetz P, Nelson BP, Pellerito J, Nazarian LN, Wilson LB, Ma IWY, Amponsah D, Barron KR, Dversdal RK, Wagner M, Dean AJ, Tierney D, Tsung JW, Nocera P, Pazeli J, Liu R, Price S, Neri L, Piccirillo B, Osman A, Lee V, Naqvi N, Petrovic T, Bornemann P, Valois M, Lanctot JF, Haddad R, Govil D, Hurtado LA, Dinh VA, DePhilip RM, Hoffmann B, Lewiss RE, Parange NA, Nishisaki A, Doniger SJ, Dallas P, Bergman K, Barahona JO, Wortsman X, Smith RS, Sisson CA, Palma J, Mallin M, Ahmed L, Mustafa H. International consensus conference recommendations on ultrasound education for undergraduate medical students. The Ultrasound Journal 2022, 14: 31. PMID: 35895165, PMCID: PMC9329507, DOI: 10.1186/s13089-022-00279-1.
- Baloescu C, Parhar A, Liu R, Wanjiku GW. Effect of Point-of-Care Ultrasound on Clinical Outcomes in Low-Resource Settings: A Systematic Review. Ultrasound In Medicine & Biology 2022, 48: 1711-1719. PMID: 35786524, DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2022.04.221.
- Kim DJ, Theyyunni N, Liu RB. Ultrasound is superior to supine chest x-ray for the diagnosis of clinically relevant traumatic pneumothorax. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2022, 93: e43-e44. PMID: 35293371, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003575.
- Rosario J, Lewiss RE, Stolz LA, Del Rios M, Acuña J, Adhikari S, Amponsah D, Dessie AS, Gottlieb M, Huang RD, Jones J, Landry A, Liu RB, Ng L, Panebianco NL, Weekes AJ, Knight S. Creating a more racial-ethnic inclusive clinical ultrasound community. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 54: 208-211. PMID: 35176660, PMCID: PMC8824357, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.02.015.
- Sangal RB, Liu RB, Cole KO, Rothenberg C, Ulrich A, Rhodes D, Venkatesh AK. Implementation of an Electronic Health Record Integrated Clinical Pathway Improves Adherence to COVID-19 Hospital Care Guidelines. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2022, 37: 335-341. PMID: 35026785, PMCID: PMC9241559, DOI: 10.1097/jmq.0000000000000036.
- Nix K, Liu EL, Oh L, Duanmu Y, Fong T, Ashenburg N, Liu RB. A Distance-Learning Approach to Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training (ADAPT): A Multi-Institutional Educational Response During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Academic Medicine : Journal Of The Association Of American Medical Colleges 2021, 96: 1711-1716. PMID: 34524135, PMCID: PMC8603429, DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000004399.
- Offenbacher J, Liu R, Venitelli Z, Martin D, Fogel K, Nguyen V, Kim PK. Hemopericardium and Cardiac Tamponade After Blunt Thoracic Trauma: A Case Series and the Essential Role of Cardiac Ultrasound. The Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 61: e40-e45. PMID: 34215473, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2021.05.013.
- Dessie AS, Lewiss RE, Stolz LA, Acuña J, Adhikari S, Amponsah D, Del Rios M, Huang RD, Knight RS, Landry A, Liu RB, Gottlieb M, Ng L, Panebianco NL, Rosario J, Weekes AJ, Jones JD. The state of gender inclusion in the point-of-care ultrasound community. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 56: 283-285. PMID: 34334282, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.07.021.
- Liu R, Vryhof D. Clinical Covid-19 Lung Imaging. 2021, 41-50. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-66614-9_4.
- Tucker RV, Peterson WJ, Mink JT, Taylor LA, Leech SJ, Nagdev AD, Leo M, Liu R, Stolz LA, Kessler R, Boulger CT, Situ-LaCasse EH, Avila JO, Huang R. Defining an Ultrasound-guided Regional Anesthesia Curriculum for Emergency Medicine. AEM Education And Training 2021, 5: e10557. PMID: 34124505, PMCID: PMC8171792, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10557.
- Asch FM, Mor-Avi V, Rubenson D, Goldstein S, Saric M, Mikati I, Surette S, Chaudhry A, Poilvert N, Hong H, Horowitz R, Park D, Diaz-Gomez JL, Boesch B, Nikravan S, Liu RB, Philips C, Thomas JD, Martin RP, Lang RM. Deep Learning-Based Automated Echocardiographic Quantification of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction: A Point-of-Care Solution. Circulation. Cardiovascular Imaging 2021, 14: e012293. PMID: 34126754, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.120.012293.
- Schoeneck JH, Coughlin RF, Baloescu C, Cone DC, Liu RB, Kalam S, Medoro AK, Medoro I, Joseph D, Burns K, Bohrer-Clancy JI, Moore CL. Paramedic-performed Prehospital Point-of-care Ultrasound for Patients with Undifferentiated Dyspnea: A Pilot Study. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 22: 750-755. PMID: 34125056, PMCID: PMC8203026, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.12.49254.
- Y. I, Noble VE, Mints G, Wong T, Tonelli AC, Hussain A, Liu RB, Hergott CA, Dumoulin E, Chee A, Miller DJ, Walker B, Buchanan B, Wagner M, Arishenkoff S, Liteplo AS. On Recommending Specific Lung Ultrasound Protocols in the Assessment of Medical Inpatients with Known or Suspected Coronavirus Disease‐19 Reply. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2021, 40: 2785-2786. PMID: 33555607, PMCID: PMC8013807, DOI: 10.1002/jum.15650.
- Hussain A, Via G, Melniker L, Goffi A, Tavazzi G, Neri L, Villen T, Hoppmann R, Mojoli F, Noble V, Zieleskiewicz L, Blanco P, Ma IWY, Wahab MA, Alsaawi A, Al Salamah M, Balik M, Barca D, Bendjelid K, Bouhemad B, Bravo-Figueroa P, Breitkreutz R, Calderon J, Connolly J, Copetti R, Corradi F, Dean AJ, Denault A, Govil D, Graci C, Ha YR, Hurtado L, Kameda T, Lanspa M, Laursen CB, Lee F, Liu R, Meineri M, Montorfano M, Nazerian P, Nelson BP, Neskovic AN, Nogue R, Osman A, Pazeli J, Pereira-Junior E, Petrovic T, Pivetta E, Poelaert J, Price S, Prosen G, Rodriguez S, Rola P, Royse C, Chen YT, Wells M, Wong A, Xiaoting W, Zhen W, Arabi Y. Multi-organ point-of-care ultrasound for COVID-19 (PoCUS4COVID): international expert consensus. Critical Care 2020, 24: 702. PMID: 33357240, PMCID: PMC7759024, DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-03369-5.
- Y. I, Hussain A, Wagner M, Walker B, Chee A, Arishenkoff S, Buchanan B, Liu RB, Mints G, Wong T, Noble V, Tonelli AC, Dumoulin E, Miller DJ, Hergott CA, Liteplo AS. Canadian Internal Medicine Ultrasound (CIMUS) Expert Consensus Statement on the Use of Lung Ultrasound for the Assessment of Medical Inpatients With Known or Suspected Coronavirus Disease 2019. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2020, 40: 1879-1892. PMID: 33274782, PMCID: PMC8451849, DOI: 10.1002/jum.15571.
- McCauley M, Bailitz J, Horowitz R, Gottlieb M, Hafez N, Rogers J, Au A, Gaspari R, Noble V, Boulger C, Liu R. 31 Development of a Mastery Learning Checklist and Minimal Passing Standard for Emergency Medicine Resident EFAST Training. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 76: s12. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.09.041.
- Panebianco NL, Liu RB, Alerhand S, Au AK, Bailitz J, Chiem AT, Damewood SC, Friedman L, Gottlieb M, Lema PC, Lewiss RE, Lin J, Lin M, Liu E, Magee MA, Nelson MJ, Sajed D, Situ‐LaCasse E, Stolz L. Joint Recommendations and Resources for Clinical Ultrasound Education Amidst the COVID‐19 Era. AEM Education And Training 2020, 4: 438-442. PMID: 33150291, PMCID: PMC7592817, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10506.
- Birch MS, Marin JR, Liu RB, Hall J, Hall MK. Trends in Diagnostic Point-of-Care Ultrasonography Reimbursement for Medicare Beneficiaries Among the US Emergency Medicine Workforce, 2012 to 2016. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 76: 609-614. PMID: 32653329, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.05.024.
- Baloescu C, Toporek G, Kim S, McNamara K, Liu R, Shaw MM, McNamara RL, Raju BI, Moore CL. Automated Lung Ultrasound B-Line Assessment Using a Deep Learning Algorithm. IEEE Transactions On Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics And Frequency Control 2020, 67: 2312-2320. PMID: 32746183, DOI: 10.1109/tuffc.2020.3002249.
- Liu RB, Tayal VS, Panebianco NL, Tung‐Chen Y, Nagdev A, Shah S, Pivetta E, Henwood PC, Nelson MJ, Moore CL. Ultrasound on the Frontlines of COVID‐19: Report From an International Webinar. Academic Emergency Medicine 2020, 27: 523-526. PMID: 32348585, PMCID: PMC7267389, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14004.
- Olszynski P, Kim D, Liu R, Arntfield R. A Multidisciplinary Response to the Canadian Association of Radiologists' Point-of-Care Ultrasound Position Statement. Canadian Association Of Radiologists Journal = Journal L'Association Canadienne Des Radiologistes 2020, 71: 136-137. PMID: 32063015, DOI: 10.1177/0846537119898004.
- Daley JI, Dwyer KH, Grunwald Z, Shaw DL, Stone MB, Schick A, Vrablik M, Hall M, Hall J, Liteplo AS, Haney RM, Hun N, Liu R, Moore CL. Increased Sensitivity of Focused Cardiac Ultrasound for Pulmonary Embolism in Emergency Department Patients With Abnormal Vital Signs. Academic Emergency Medicine 2019, 26: 1211-1220. PMID: 31562679, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13774.
- Damewood SC, Leo M, Bailitz J, Gottlieb M, Liu R, Hoffmann B, Gaspari RJ. Tools for Measuring Clinical Ultrasound Competency: Recommendations From the Ultrasound Competency Work Group. AEM Education And Training 2019, 4: s106-s112. PMID: 32072114, PMCID: PMC7011402, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10368.
- Liu R, Bogucki S, Marcolini EG, Yu CY, Wira CR, Kalam S, Daley J, Moore CL, Cone D. Guiding Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation with Focused Echocardiography: A Report of Five Cases. Prehospital Emergency Care 2019, 24: 297-302. PMID: 31150302, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2019.1626955.
- Liu R, Theodoro D, Fields JM, Jones R, Adhikari S, Noble V, Tayal V. Regarding the article entitled “Do emergency physicians rely on point‐of‐care ultrasound for clinical decision making without additional confirmatory testing?”. Journal Of Clinical Ultrasound 2019, 47: 161-162. PMID: 30762883, DOI: 10.1002/jcu.22637.
- Moore C, McNamara K, Liu R. Challenges and Changes to the Management of Pulmonary Embolism in the Emergency Department. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2018, 39: 539-547. PMID: 30122178, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2018.04.009.
- Liu RB, Suwondo DN, Donroe JH, Encandela JA, Weisenthal KS, Moore CL. Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound: Does it Affect Scores on Standardized Assessment Tests Used Within the Preclinical Curriculum? Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2018, 38: 433-440. PMID: 30058124, DOI: 10.1002/jum.14709.
- Strony R, Marin JR, Bailitz J, Dean AJ, Blaivas M, Tayal V, Raio C, Liu R, Woods A, Zwank M, Fields M, Abo A, Wu S, Kang T, Liu T, Leo M, Smalley C, Chiricolo J, Chilstrom M, Lewiss RE. Systemwide Clinical Ultrasound Program Development: An Expert Consensus Model. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 19: 649-653. PMID: 30013699, PMCID: PMC6040893, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2018.4.37152.
- Boulger C, Liu RB, De Portu G, Theyyunni N, Lewis M, Lewiss RE, Soucy ZP, Dinh VA, Chiem A, Singhal S, Di Salvo D, Pellerito JS, Bahner D. A National Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound Competition for Medical Students. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2018, 38: 253-258. PMID: 29781170, DOI: 10.1002/jum.14670.
- Liteplo AS, Carmody K, Fields MJ, Liu RB, Lewiss RE. SonoGames: Effect of an Innovative Competitive Game on the Education, Perception, and Use of Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2018, 37: 2491-2496. PMID: 29676524, DOI: 10.1002/jum.14606.
- Moore C, Liu R. Not so FAST-let's not abandon the pediatric focused assessment with sonography in trauma yet. Journal Of Thoracic Disease 2018, 10: 1-3. PMID: 29600007, PMCID: PMC5863108, DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2017.12.37.
- Liu RB, Donroe JH, McNamara RL, Forman HP, Moore CL. The Practice and Implications of Finding Fluid During Point-of-Care Ultrasonography: A Review. JAMA Internal Medicine 2017, 177: 1818-1825. PMID: 29059269, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.5048.
- Liu R, Moore C, Tayal V. Ultrasound Equipment and Purchase. 2017, 145-176. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-63143-1_12.
- Nelson M, Abdi A, Adhikari S, Boniface M, Bramante RM, Egan DJ, Fields J, Leo MM, Liteplo AS, Liu R, Nomura JT, Pigott DC, Raio CC, Ruskis J, Strony R, Thom C, Lewiss RE. Goal‐directed Focused Ultrasound Milestones Revised: A Multiorganizational Consensus. Academic Emergency Medicine 2016, 23: 1274-1279. PMID: 27520068, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13069.
- Daley J, Grotberg J, Pare J, Medoro A, Liu R, Hall MK, Taylor A, Moore CL. Emergency physician performed tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion in the evaluation of suspected pulmonary embolism. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 35: 106-111. PMID: 27793505, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.10.018.
- Hall MK, Hall J, Gross CP, Harish NJ, Liu R, Maroongroge S, Moore CL, Raio CC, Taylor RA. Use of Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2016, 35: 2467-2474. PMID: 27698180, DOI: 10.7863/ultra.16.01041.
- Pare JR, Liu R, Moore CL, Safdar B. Corrected flow time: a noninvasive ultrasound measure to detect preload reduction by nitroglycerin. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 34: 1859-1862. PMID: 27431739, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.06.077.
- Pare JR, Liu R, Moore CL, Sherban T, Kelleher MS, Thomas S, Taylor RA. Emergency physician focused cardiac ultrasound improves diagnosis of ascending aortic dissection. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 34: 486-492. PMID: 26782795, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.12.005.
- Moore CL, Broder J, Gunn ML, Bhargavan‐Chatfield M, Cody D, Cullison K, Daniels B, Gans B, Hall M, Gaines BA, Goldman S, Heil J, Liu R, Marin JR, Melnick ER, Novelline RA, Pare J, Repplinger MD, Taylor RA, Sodickson AD. Comparative Effectiveness Research: Alternatives to “Traditional” Computed Tomography Use in the Acute Care Setting. Academic Emergency Medicine 2015, 22: 1465-1473. PMID: 26576033, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12831.
- Schott M, Kedia R, Promes SB, Swoboda T, O'Rourke K, Green W, Liu R, Stansfield B, Santen SA. Direct Observation Assessment of Milestones: Problems with Reliability. The Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 16: 871-6. PMID: 26594281, PMCID: PMC4651585, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2015.9.27270.
- Hall M, Coffey EC, Herbst M, Liu R, Pare JR, Taylor R, Thomas S, Moore CL. The “5Es” of Emergency Physician–performed Focused Cardiac Ultrasound: A Protocol for Rapid Identification of Effusion, Ejection, Equality, Exit, and Entrance. Academic Emergency Medicine 2015, 22: 583-593. PMID: 25903585, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12652.
- Taylor RA, Davis J, Liu R, Gupta V, Dziura J, Moore CL. Point-of-Care Focused Cardiac Ultrasound for Prediction of Pulmonary Embolism Adverse Outcomes. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2013, 45: 392-399. PMID: 23827166, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2013.04.014.
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