Physician Investigator (Cl) Emergency Medicine, Mass General Research Institute

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine Harvard Medical School

Associate Physician Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital

MD New York University School of Medicine 2001

abscess; continuous positive airway pressure; critical ultrasound; dyspnea; emergency service hospital; extravascular lung water; hypotension; ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome; point-of-care systems; pulmonary edema; pulmonary pathophysiology; soft tissue infections; thoracic ultrasound; ultrasonography; videoconferencing

Dr. Liteplo's primary research interest is thoracic and critical ultrasound, specifically with identification of pulmonary pathology in dyspneic and hypotensive patients. Dr. Liteplo is also involved in research studying the education of nurses in using ultrasound, the effect on patient satisfaction of bedside ultrasound, telesonogrpahy, utility of ultrasound in international and resource-poor settings, education in ultrasound fellowships, and cost-effectiveness research. He is an elected member to the Board of Directors of the Society of Academic Emergency Ultrasound and a founder of the national SonoGames competition.