Stories That Inspire Global Impact

Dr. Marcela Preto-Zamperlini is a staff physician and POCUS Program Director within the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine in Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo, Brazil. Dr. Preto-Zamperlini is a Brazilian pediatrician who completed fellowships in pediatric emergency medicine and point-of-care ultrasound at Sickkids Hospital, Toronto, Canada. She is passionate about teaching ultrasound, and…

Dr. Robinson Ferre is an emergency physician and point of care ultrasound (POCUS) enthusiast. He currently serves as the POCUS Program Director for Indiana University School of Medicine where he leads a team of world-class educators that oversee POCUS education for 1,400 medical students scattered across 9 regional campuses. He is also the Division Chief…

Dr. James Wachira is pursuing his residency in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Nairobi, Kenya. He is passionate about POCUS, especially obstetrics POCUS, as it helps in timely decision making which ultimately improves maternal and neonatal outcomes. As a GUSI instructor, he has served in the Butterfly and GUSI Kenya 500 probe project,…

Duncan Matheka is a medical doctor currently finalizing his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Nairobi, Kenya. He has a passion for POCUS having received training as part of his residency, several workshops by Kenya obstetrical and gynecological society (KOGS) and Mindray Ultrasound Systems. In partnership with Global Ultrasound Institute (GUSI), he…

Dr. Angel Sosa Fleitas is a Radiologist in Venezuela at Los Andes Autonomous University Hospital Institute since 2019. He completed medical school at the University of the Andes in 2014. His ultrasound experience began in 2015 with musculoskeletal US. He completed his residency in Radiology in 2019 and obtained the Specialization in Radiology and Diagnostic…

Bruno Vargas is originally from Mexico City. He first trained as an Emergency Medical Technician at la Universidad Panamericana (UP) before starting medical school at la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) in Mexico City. Later he did his social service year in the Sierra Madre of Chiapas with Partners in Health Mexico/Compañeros en Salud…

Dr. Temesgen Beyene (MD) is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Consultant in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the College of Health Sciences, Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, and Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. He is an international fellow at Institute for Healthcare Improvement focused on Quality, Process Improvement,…

Dr. Nathan Cutshall is a current Primary Care Sports Medicine fellow at Oregon Health & Sciences University (OHSU). Originally from Maine, he completed his undergraduate degree in medical anthropology at the University of Washington. This was followed by medical school at the University of Colorado, and family medicine residency at the Mountain Area Health Education…

Dr. Hayley Winninghoff is currently a sports medicine fellow at Oregon Health & Science University. Originally from Seattle, Washington, she completed undergraduate training at Pomona College, medical school at the University of Washington, and family medicine residency at Kaiser Permanente Napa Solano. She is excited to be incorporating ultrasound into her daily clinical practice in…