Meet our faculty
Our faculty represents a distinguished group of leaders in musculoskeletal ultrasonography, recognized nationally and internationally for their contributions to clinical care, education, and research. Together, they have trained thousands of healthcare professionals, published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, and continue to advance the field through innovation and scholarship.
This group includes founders of major ultrasound organizations, past and current leaders in national training initiatives, and authors of widely used textbooks that have helped define how musculoskeletal ultrasound is taught and practiced today. Their work has played a central role in shaping modern standards for rheumatologic ultrasound education and clinical application.
Every faculty member has contributed directly to the development of the USSONAR online curriculum and serves as a dedicated mentor throughout the training program. Participants benefit not only from their expertise, but from direct guidance by clinicians and educators who have helped build the very framework of the specialty.
Jonathan Samuels
MD, RHMSUS
Anthony M. Reginato
MD, PHD, RHMSUS
Catherine Bakewell
MD, RHMSUS
Ralf G. Thiele
MD, RHMSUS
Minna Kohler
MD, RHMSUS
Midori Jane Nishio
MD, RHMSUS
Philip Chu
MD, RHMSUS
Erin Chew
MD, RHMSUS
Samar Aboulenain
MBBCH, FRCPC, RHMSUS
Jemima Albayda
MD, RHMSUS
Ali Ali
MD, RHMSUS
Barkha Amlani
MD, MPH, RHMSUS
Zineb Aouhab
MD, RHMSUS
Eric Anderson
MD, RHMSUS
Jon Arnason
MD, RHMSUS
Shilpa Arora
MD, RHMSUS
Fawad Aslam
MBBS, MSC, CCD, FACP, RMSK, RHMSUS
Sarah Baluta
MD, RHMSUS
Pankaj Bansal
MBBS, MD, RHMSUS, CCD, FACP, FACR
Melissa Band
DO, RHMSUS
Alexis Barbut
MD
Ann Cameron Barr
MD, RHMSUS
Chesca Barrios
MD, RHMSUS
Amrita Kaur Bath
MBBS, RHMSUS
Luigino Bernabela
MD, RHMSUS
Narandra Bethina
MD
Hulya Bukulmez
MD
Amy Cannella
MD, MS, RHMSUS
R. Krishna Chaganti
MD, MPH
Chen Chao
MD, MBA, FACR, RHMSUS
Haseeb Chaudhary
MD, FACP, FACR, RHMSUS
Ann Chodara
MD, RHMSUS
Ian Cooley
MD, MS, RHMSUS
Anna Costello
MD, MSHP, RHMSUS
Emily Datyner
MD, RHMSUS
Deirdre De Ranieri
MD, RHMSUS
Berk Degirmenci
MD, RHMSUS
Paul J DeMarco
MD, FACP, FACR, RHMSUS
Dana DiRenzo
MD, MHS, RHMSUS
Ysabella Esteban
MD, MS, RHMSUS
Amy Evangelisto
MD, RHMSUS
Robert Fairchild
MD, PHD, RHMSUS
Mario Garcia Pompermayer
MD, MSUS
Aaron C. Garza Romero
MD, RHMSUS
Michelene Hearth-Holmes
MD, MED, RHMSUS
Ilya Ivyanskiy
MD, RHMSUS
Lily Kao
MD, RHMSUS
Prashant Kaushik
MD
David Kellner
MD, MS, RHMSUS
Gene Kissin
MD, RHMSUS
Clara Lin
MD, RHMSUS
Norman Madsen
MD, MSC, RHMSUS, FACR
Daniel Malone
MD, RMSK, FACR
Arthur Mandelin
MD, PHD, RMSK, RHMSUS
Michael Matt
MD, MSC, RHMSUS
Mark Matza
MD, MBA, RHMSUS
Jennifer Medlin
MD, RHMSUS
Arash Mollaeian
MD, RHMSUS
Quynh Giao Nguyen
DO, MS, RHMSUS
Ruoning (Lemon) Ni
MD, RHMSUS
Jena Nimri
MD
Joshua Novack
MD, RHMSUS
Edward Oberle
MD, RHMSUS
Deborah Parks
MD, RMSK, MACR
Christine Parsons
MD, RHMSUS
Megan Perron
MD, RHMSUS
Maria Powell
MD, MSC, CIP, FRCPC, RHMSUS
Charles Pritchard
MD, RHMSUS
Elizabeth Russell
MD, RHMSUS
Binita Sapkota
MD, RHMSUS
Kamini Shah
MD, RHMSUS
Veronika Sharp
MD, RHMSUS
Saurav Suman
MD, RHMSUS
Suraj Timilsina
MD, RHMSUS
Alex Tinianow
MD, RHMSUS
James Topilow
MD, RHMSUS
Seth VanDerVeer
DO, RHMSUS, CSCS, CSPS, TSAC-F
Patricia Vega-Fernandez
MD, MSC, RHMSUS
Devanshu Verma
MD, MBA, RHMSUS
Hung Vo
MD, RHMSUS
Pablo Weilg
MD, RHMSUS
Howard Yang
MD, RHMSUS
Roger Yang
MD