Thank you for your interest in our Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship Program at Mount Sinai Medical Center, the largest private, independent, non-profit teaching hospital in South Florida.

Fellows will undertake a yearlong curriculum based on the American College of Emergency Physicians’ recommendations to achieve expertise in emergency ultrasound. The objective of the fellowship is to provide fellows with all the skills needed to excel as leaders in the Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasound community. Fellows will have both clinical and teaching responsibilities in the department.

We hope that you will decide to join us to learn, be mentored, professionally grow, and prepare yourself for the exciting future in Emergency Medicine Ultrasound.

Robert Farrow, DO
AEMUS Fellowship Director

AEMUS Ultrasound Fellowship Program: Teaching Philosophy

The Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship at Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach is a 1-year program open to candidates who have successfully completed a 3 or 4 year Allopathic or Osteopathic Emergency Medicine Residency with board eligibility. Our mission is to train leaders to be experts in the field of Emergency Ultrasound.

A comprehensive curriculum will include the basics of emergency point-of-care ultrasound, systems and administrative responsibilities involved in leading an ultrasound division and advanced applications. Internal and external support and teaching from Cardiology, Anesthesiology, Radiology, Sports Medicine and Pediatrics will be integrated into the program.

Advanced applications include:

• Advanced Regional Anesthesia
• Advanced Echocardiography and Transesophageal Echocardiography
• Advanced Musculoskeletal Sonography
• Exposure to Elastography
• Exposure to Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound
• Pediatric Sonography

Education involving formal didactics, literature review, online resources, hands-on scanning, and advanced SIM models will be part of the curriculum.

We provide plenty of lecture opportunities nationally and internationally. Recent international lectures include Buenos Aires, Argentina and Dubrovnik, Croatia. Once a year, we hold a growing annual MSMC Ultrasound Conference in which 200 participants, including 9 residency programs.. Teaching and educational opportunities will be available.

Responsibilities

Clinical duties include attending shifts at the main campus located in Miami Beach featuring a brand-new state of the art emergency department and our two freestanding ED’s in Aventura and Hialeah, which provide a diverse experience.

• Fellow salary: 100k/ year plus benefits and CME
• Internal and external moonlighting opportunities
• Academic research requirement
• Resident and student teaching opportunities

Scan shifts: 10 hours/week scan time which will involve scan time with the ultrasound faculty and opportunities to scan

David Kinas, DO
US Division Director
Medical School: Nova Southeastern University. Class of 2014
Residency and Graduation Date: Mount Sinai Medical Center Class of 2018
Fellowship: Ultrasound Fellowship, Mount Sinai St Luke’s Class of 2019
Specialty Interest: Ultrasound, Graduate Medical Education

Robert Farrow, DO
Fellowship Director
Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences Class of 2015
Residency and Graduation Date: Mount Sinai Medical Center Class of 2018
Fellowship: Ultrasound Fellowship, Highland Hospital. Class of 2020
Specialty Interest: Ultrasound, Graduate Medical Education

Daniella Lamour, DO
Ultrasound Fellowship Core Faculty
Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Class of 2020
Residency and Graduation Date: Florida Atlantic University Class of 2023
Fellowship: Ultrasound Fellowship, Mount Sinai Class of 2024
Specialty Interest: Point of Care Ultrasound

Daniel Puebla, MD
Ultrasound Fellowship Core Faculty
Medical School: Florida International University Class of 2020
Residency and Graduation Date: Mount Sinai Medical Center Class of 2023
Fellowship: Ultrasound Fellowship, Mount Sinai Class of 2024
Specialty Interest: Point of Care Ultrasound

David Farcy, MD
Chair of Emergency Medicine
Medical School: University of Auto De Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Class of 2000
Residency and Graduation Date: Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY. Class of 2005
Fellowship: R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. Critical Care. Class of 2006
Specialty Interest: Administration, Critical Care, Disaster Medicine, EMS, Graduate Medical Education

Michael Rosselli, MD
Clinical Ultrasound Faculty
Medical School: Memorial University of Newfoundland Fac of Medicine, St. Johns, Newfoundland
Residency and Graduation Date: St. Luke’s/Rossevelt Hospital Medical- Columbia University NY. Class of 2009
Fellowship: Sports Medicine. North Shore University Hospital- New York University, Manhasset, NY. Class of 2010
Specialty Interest: Graduate Medical Education, Sports Medicine

Stephanie Fernandez, MD
Clinical Ultrasound Faculty
Medical School: Florida International University Class of 2018
Residency and Graduation Date: Mount Sinai Medical Center Class of 2021
Fellowship: Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship. Mount Sinai Medical Center, Class of 2022
Specialty Interest: Point of Care Ultrasound

Melissa Smith, MD
Clinical Ultrasound Faculty
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine, Class of 2018
Residency and Graduation Date: University of Connecticut, Class of 2022
Fellowship: Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship. Mount Sinai Medical Center, Class of 2023
Specialty Interest: Point of Care Ultrasound

Alumni Faculty

Michael Shalaby, MD
University of Pennsylvania

PGY – 4

Veronica Abello, DO
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
Medical School: Nova Southeastern University

Jessenia Cabrera, MD
Residency: Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
Medical School: Florida State University

Simon Londono, MD
Residency: Memorial Hospital, Pembroke Pines, FL
Medical School: St George’s University – Grenada

Alumni

Recent Graduates

CLASS OF 2026

Mark McKenna, MD
Mount Sinai Medical Center Miami Beach, FL

CLASS OF 2025

Danielle Glaze, DO
Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, FL

Neha Gupta, MD
Houston Methodist, Houston, TX

Andreea Popa, MD
Mount Sinai Medical Center Miami Beach, FL

CLASS OF 2024

Daniella Lamour, DO
Mount Sinai Medical Center Miami Beach, FL

Daniel Puebla, MD
Mount Sinai Medical Center Miami Beach, FL

Brian Torres Gonzalez, MD
University of Missouri – Columbia

CLASS OF 2023

Melissa Smith, MD
Mount Sinai Medical Center Miami Beach, FL & Advent Health, Kissimmee, FL

Lam Tran, DO
HCA Lawnwood Hospital Fort Pierce, FL

CLASS OF 2022

Stephanie Fernandez, MD
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL

Michael Shalaby, MD
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL

Publications and Presentations

Journal Publications

Popliteal Artery Aneurysm Thrombosis Diagnosed with Point-of-Care Ultrasound. Gonedes, A.; Kohen, B.; Diallo, A.; McKenna, M.; Farrow, R.; and Boccio, E. Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 10(3): 419–420. August 2026.

Pocket ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia meat model. Mirsch, D.; Lin, J.; Farrow, R.; Goldsmith, A.; Brown, J.; and Nagdev, A. BMJ Innovations,bmjinnov–2025–001480. August 2026.

Accuracy of Emergency Physicians in Grading Diastolic Dysfunction Using Visual Estimation of Waveforms. Puebla, D. L.; Lopez, E.; Kheradia, T.; Zitek, T.; Catapano, A.; Farrow, R. A.; and Kinas, D. H. The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 27(2): 381–386. February 2026.

Defining Ultrasound‐Guided Nerve Block Competency for Emergency Medicine: A Delphi‐Method Consensus Statement. Brown, J. R.; Le, N.; De Schutter, A.; Miller, D.; Riscinti, M.; Bailitz, J.; Borad, N.; Carnell, J.; Diller, D.; Dreyfus, A.; Duggan, N.; Farrow, R.; Goldsmith, A.; Haidar, D.; Huang, R.; Hurley, M.; Kessler, R.; Lin, J.; Macias, M.; Manson, W.; Mirsch, D.; Nagdev, A.; Pawa, A.; Ramachandran, A.; Riddell, J.; Stone, A.; Stroud, H.; Sungar, W. G.; Vlasica, K.; Zeccola, D.; and Tucker, R. AEM Education and Training, 10(3): e70207. June 2026.

RAPTIR and Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Blocks. Farrow II, R. A. In CorePendium. EM:RAP, August 2025.

Unconventional Manifestations of Pediatric Pneumonia: Clinical Insights into an Atypical Case. Rutherford, J.; Moussa, M.; Lamour, D.; Santana, A.; Javed, Z.; and Alvarez, I. January 2025.

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound. DiRenzo, D.; and Farrow, R. In Gottlieb, M.; and Panebianco, N., editor(s), Advanced Point-of-Care Ultrasound, pages 387–415. Springer Nature Switzerland, Cham, 2025.

The Supra-Short Ultrasound Protocol for Rotator Cuff Tears in the Emergency Department: A Pilot Study. Zitek, T.; Farrow II, R. A.; Shalaby, M.; Puebla, D.; Sanoja, A.; Lopez, E.; McShannic, J.; Lee, Y.; Warren, N.; and Lamour, D. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health. 2025.

The Supra-Short Ultrasound Protocol for Rotator Cuff Tears in the Emergency Department: A Pilot Study. Zitek, T.; Farrow II, R. A.; Shalaby, M.; Puebla, D.; Sanoja, A.; Lopez, E.; McShannic, J.; Lee, Y.; Warren, N.; Lamour, D.; Perez, J.; and Rosselli, M. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, 0(0). September 2025.

Ultrasound-guided flexor tendon sheath (FTS) block for digital analgesia in the emergency department: A case report. Popa, A.; Camargo, A.; Catapano, A.; Abello, V.; and Farrow II, R. A. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2025.

POCUS for Detection of Esophageal and Gastric Foreign Bodies. Lamour, D.; Jean-Gilles, J.; Kinas, D.; Lopez, E.; and Farrow, R. A. POCUS journal, 10(2): 71–74. November 2025.

Exogenous Peptide Injection Causing Medical Thigh Compartment Syndrome. Lamour, D.; Bruno, T. W.; Shih, R. D.; Solano, J. J.; and Alter, S. M. The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 66(4): e526–e529. April 2024.

Modified PECS II Block for Axillary Hidradenitis Suppurativa. Shalaby, M.; Sahni, R.; Puebla, D.; and Fernandez, S. The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 66(6): e701–e703. June 2024.

469 An Analysis of Common Errors in Biliary Point-of-Care Ultrasound. Tran, L.; Farrow, R.; Kinas, D.; Shalaby, M.; Farcy, D.; and Zitek, T. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 84(4): S209. 2024.

476 The Supra-Short Ultrasound Protocol to Assess for Rotator Cuff Tears in the Emergency Department: A Pilot Trial. Zitek, T.; Farrow, R.; Kinas, D.; Shalaby, M.; Puebla, D.; McShannic, J.; Sanoja, A.; Lopez, E.; Lee, Y.; and Zaldivar, A. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 84(4): S212. 2024.

An Assessment of the Presence of Clostridium tetani in the Soil and on Other Surfaces. Shalaby, M.; Catenazzi, A.; Smith, M. F.; Farrow Ii, R. A.; Farcy, D.; Mechanic, O.; and Zitek, T. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 25(6): 890. 2024.

Diagnosis of cutaneous larva migrans using point of care ultrasound. Lamour, D.; Farrow, R. A.; Pierre, J.; Puebla, D.; and Khalil, P. POCUS journal, 9(1): 33. 2024.

Implementation of an ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia program in the emergency department of a community teaching hospital. Farrow II, R. A.; Shalaby, M.; Newberry, M. A.; De Oca, R. M.; Kinas, D.; Farcy, D. A.; and Zitek, T. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 83(6): 509–518. 2024.

Ultrasound-Guided, Mid-Forearm Median Nerve Block for Relief of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Pain in the Emergency Department: A Case Report. Puebla, D. L.; Luchitsky, I.; De Oca, R. M.; Shalaby, M.; and Farrow, R. A. Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 8(1): 68. 2024.

Cerebellar Infarction from a Vertebral Artery Dissection after Blunt Chest Injury: A Case Report. Lamour, D.; Solano, J. J.; Rutherford, J.; and Alter, S. M. Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 7(4). October 2023.

157 An Assessment of the Prevalence of Clostridium Tetani in the Environment. Shalaby, M.; Catenazzi, A.; Smith, M.; Farrow, R.; and Farcy, D. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 82(4): S68. 2023.

Ultrasound‐Guided Trigger Point Injections for the Treatment of Neck and Back Pain in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Trial. Farrow, R. A.; Newberry, M.; Zitek, T.; Farrow, J.; Mechanic, O. J.; and Rosselli, M. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 42(5): 1023–1032. May 2023.

Utility of Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block for Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: Could It Be Useful?. Shalaby, M.; Smith, M.; Tran, L.; and Farrow, R. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 24(4): 793. 2023.

The use of additional imaging studies after biliary point-of-care ultrasound in the emergency department. Zitek, T.; Fernandez, S.; Newberry, M. A.; De Oca, R. M.; Kinas, D.; Kheradia, T.; and Farcy, D. A. Emergency Radiology, 30(1): 19–26. October 2022.

Young Patient After Drowning. Lamour, D.; Turchiaro, M. L.; Clayton, L. M.; and Solano, J. J. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 79(6): 570–578. June 2022.

311 Ultrasound-Guided Trigger Point Injections for the Treatment of Neck and Back Pain in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Trial. Farrow, R.; Newberry, M.; Zitek, T.; Farrow, J.; Mechanic, O.; and Rosselli, M. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 80(4): S133. 2022.

Point of care ultrasound needle guidance to assist diagnosis of acute gluteal compartment syndrome. Puebla, D. L.; Apicella, M.; Mechanic, O. J.; and Farrow II, R. A. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 62: 147–e5. 2022.

Ultrasound-guided retroclavicular approach to the infraclavicular region (RAPTIR) brachial plexus block for anterior shoulder reduction. Yu, M.; Shalaby, M.; Luftig, J.; Cooper, M.; and Farrow, R. The Journal of emergency medicine, 63(1): 83–87. 2022.

Indirect signs of aortic dissection on POC-TTE despite an ADD-RS of 0 and D-dimer\textless 500 ng/mL. Hill, A.; Farrow II, R.; Rusoja, E.; and Nagdev, A. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 50: 813–e1. 2021.

Ultrasound-guided arthrocentesis. Puebla, D. L.; and Farrow, R. A. . 2021.

Scientific Abstract Presentations

Lamour D, Lopez E, Jean-Giles J, Kinas D, Farrow RA. Is there a FB in the GI tract? Poster presented by EM ultrasound fellow Lamour at FLAAEM’s scientific assembly in Miami Beach, FL in May 2024. (Regional conference).

Shalaby M, Zitek T, Smith M, Farrow RA, Farcy D. An Assessment of the Prevalence of Clostridium Tetani in the Environment.  Presented by EM attending Shalaby at ACEP’s scientific assembly in Philadelphia, PA in October 2023. (National conference).

AIUM Annual Integrative Ultrasound Meeting 2022: RAPTIR for Anterior Shoulder Reduction – Micahel Shalaby, Stephanie Fernandez, Rob Farrow

Point of Care Ultrasound Evaluation of Rhabdomyolysis in the Acute and Recovery Phase
May 2022
FLAAEM Poster Abstract – David Kinas

Quality training of emergency ultrasound at Florida emergency medicine residency programs: A pilot Study
December 2021
SAEM Abstract – David Kinas

Three positions are offered at Mount Sinai Medical Center’s Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship Program

Applications are accepted through the Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowship (SCUF) process and matched through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). Interviews are granted upon receipt and review of the applications. The application requires a Curriculum Vitae (CV), a cover letter, and 3 letters of recommendation. For more information, or to apply for the Ultrasound Fellowship, please see contact:

Robert Farrow, DO
Fellowship Director
Ra.farrow2@gmail.com

David Kinas, DO
US Division Director
Davidkinasdo@gmail.com

Daniella Lamaour, DO
Ultrasound Fellowship Core
FacultyDaniellalamour@gmail.com

Daniel Puebla, MD
Ultrasound Fellowship Core Faculty
Danielluispuebla@gmail.com

Cassandre Jones
Program Coordinator
Cassandre.Jones@msmc.com
305-535-7953