Coastal Surgery Specialists Ultrasound Laboratories

Vascular Laboratory

General Ultrasound Laboratory

 

Coastal Surgery Specialists Ultrasound laboratories are comprised of the General Ultrasound Laboratory and the Vascular Laboratory. Our Vascular laboratory is accredited by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL). The Ultrasound Laboratory is also accredited in Abdominal/General ultrasound by the American Institute of Ultrasound Medicine (AIUM) and is accredited in breast ultrasound by the American Society of Breast Surgeons and the American College of Physicians.

Sonographers

Our staff consists of four credentialed sonographers who bring a total of over seventy years experience to the practice. We are also recognized by the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography as a credentialed sonographer workplace.

Susan Wallis, BSVT, RDMS, RVT

Susan is the Technical Director of the Ultrasound Laboratories at Coastal Surgery Specialists. She attended Pitt Community College in Greenville, NC, where she received her Associates Degree in Applied Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography, and Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls, OR, where she received her Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Vascular Ultrasound Technology with minor concentrations in Business and Healthcare Management. Susan is a Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, and a Registered Vascular Technologist with proficiencies in abdominal, vascular, obstetrics/gynecology and breast. Susan brings over 10 years of experience to Coastal Surgery Specialists’ vascular and general ultrasound laboratories. In the past, she has served on the CFCC Ultrasound Advisory Council, NHRMC Radiology Mentorship committee, and held various committee positions within the local, state, and national ultrasound societies in an effort to promote awareness of the sonography profession. She is affiliated with the AIUM, SDMS, SVU, NCUS, NCVT, and the National Scholars Honors Society.

Dana Bartholomew, RT, RDMS, RVT

Dana attended Bronson Methodist Hospital School of Radiology in Michigan for the education of Radiologic Technology, and also Florida Institute of Ultrasound for Diagnostic Sonography and Vascular Technology. Dana is registered with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, and American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. She is affiliated with SDMS, NCUS, AIUM, and SVT. She has had extensive experience in her 18 years of performing sonographic imaging of invasive liver, renal, breast biopsies; paracentesis and thoracentesis; intraoperative; general body; breast; and vascular studies. Dana has also in the past instructed ultrasonography students at their clinical sites.

Sue Miller, RT, RDMS, RVT

Sue completed her training at the Advanced Radiology Technician School, Naval School of Health Sciences, in Portsmouth, Virginia. She has had additional training in ultrasound studies at Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Wake Forest, NC. Sue is proficient in abdominal, breast, general body, neonatal, invasive, and vascular ultrasound and has served as a clinical instructor to diagnostic sonography students in the past. She has been performing radiology/ultrasound studies since 1989 and brings over 19 years of experience to the laboratory.

Alicia Saintsing-Vawter, BS, RT, RDMS, RVT

Alicia attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to obtain her Bachelor’s Degree in Radiologic Science.  Alicia also acquired further ultrasound education at the Advanced Health Education Center in Houston, TX.  She brings over 16 years of experience to the laboratory. Alicia is registered with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, and the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers.  She has extensive experience in abdominal, obstetrics/gynecology, breast, thyroid, and vascular ultrasound and has practiced in the field of radiology and ultrasound since 1992. Alicia also provides ultrasound training via didactic and clinical instruction to physicians in an emergency ultrasound course, which is a two day introductory course that covers all the primary applications of emergency ultrasound.

All test results are interpreted by the surgeons of Coastal Surgery Specialists. Our surgeons have many years of training and experience in the use of ultrasound for the diagnosis of vascular diseases. Also, our surgeons meet continuing education requirements as required by ICAVL, AIUM, and the American College of Physicians. More importantly, coupling this technology with a close patient-doctor relationship affords our surgeons a unique clinical perspective. In short, we feel our patients benefit.