D.E. Strandness, Jr., MD

Dr. Strandness pioneered the development of duplex ultrasonography, served as Professor and Chair of the Department of Vascular Surgery at the University of Washington, lectured throughout the world, and authored dozens of major books and hundreds of original articles before his recent death.

Claudia Rumwell, RN, RVT, FSVU

Claudia Rumwell lectures on registry preparation, provides consulting services, and continues to write. She is a past member of the board of the Society for Vascular Ultrasound, is a recipient of the SVU Distinguished Service Award, and has been honored with the status of SVU Fellow. She previously served in the following roles for the […]

Cindy A. Owen, RVT, RDMS, FSDMS

Cindy Owen is the author of Ultrasound Physics Review, ScoreCards for Vascular Technology, and the forthcoming Ultrasound Physics: An Illustrated Review. A former ARDMS and ICAVL board member, Cindy is Clinical Director of Ultrasound at Memphis Health Center and lectures throughout the world. Cindy Lives with her family in Memphis, where she bases her ultrasound […]

Carol Mitchell, PhD, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, RT(R), ACS, FASE, FSDMS

Carol Mitchell is Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Her primary research interests are in the evaluation of plaque characteristics and composition to assess the extent of flow limitations and to evaluate for patients’ vulnerability to plaque—with the goal of identifying patients who may benefit […]

Bridgett Willey, MS, RDMS, RVT, RDCS, RT(R)

Bridgett Willey is the founder and director of HOPE—the Health Occupations and Professions Exploration program—which pairs high school students with a mentor and other resources to prepare them to enter the health care professions, and Program Director of the University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics (UWHC) School of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS). Bridgett has a […]

Bradley W. Robinson MD, FACC

Dr. Bradley W. Robinson is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, and pediatric cardiologist at Nemours Cardiac Center at A. I. DuPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware. A Fellow of both the American College of Cardiology and the American Academy of Pediatrics, he is the author of numerous original articles, […]

Barton A. Bean RVT, FSVU

Barton Bean, founding president of the Society of Vascular Technology and seminal figure in the history of the field, is editor emeritus of the highly acclaimed ARDMS registry mock examination, Vascular Technology Review. Bart lectures and consults peers and students of the vascular field throughout the country.