Experience

Dr. Hamid Shokoohi is one of the leading international figures in the scientific study of emergency and critical care ultrasound. His extensive career has led him to practice as an attending physician in the Emergency Department of the Massachusetts General Hospital and to be in charge of the direction of the Emergency Ultrasound study areas and the Ultrasound department of this same first level health space. 

With more than 150 publications in high impact journals, Shokoohi has become one of the most prestigious specialists in clinical ultrasound. His presence at national and international congresses raises the level of competence of the rest of the attending professionals and attracts numerous experts in his field.  

As a result of his excellent research work, he has been recognized by organizations such as the AEUS, which has awarded him the Titan in Research Award or the Teaching Excellence Award for his academic and research contribution. In addition, he directs the MGH Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Program, which was also awarded the Stellar Clinical Ultrasound Fellowship Program Award. 

The clinical use of ultrasound in the care of patients with shock and respiratory distress, the safety and efficacy of ultrasound-guided procedures are some of the fields in which he has set his study. At the same time, his interest in innovation has led him to seek innovative applications for ultrasound or the use of AI in these devices. 

Likewise, in his professional career, high-level education has been part of his daily life. In this regard, Hamid Shokoohi is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard University and GWU. This superb professional encourages the creation of specific training for physicians to improve their diagnostic skills and abilities.  

  • Attending physician in the Emergency Department at Massachusetts General Hospital 
  • Attending Physician Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center at GWU 
  • Attending Physician in Emergency Medicine at GWU 
  • Director of the Harvard Emergency Fellowship (Ultrasound Fellowship at MGB) 
  • Director of Emergency Ultrasound Research at Massachusetts General Hospital 
  • Director of International Clinical Ultrasound at Massachusetts General Hospital 
  • Associate Director, Division of Ultrasound Ultrasound at Massachusetts General Hospital 
  • Councilor of the Executive Board of the Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships (SCUF) 
  • Chair of the SAEM Academic Professional Development Task Force. 

Member of:  

  • SCUF Education Committee Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships 
  • American College of Emergency Physicians 
  • American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine 
  • American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
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