Bret P. Nelson

Bret Nelson is Professor of Emergency Medicine and the Chief of the Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Division at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He is chief editor of the ultrasound education website, www.SinaiEM.us. He has authored several books, including the Manual of Emergency and Critical Care Ultrasound, Emergency Medicine Oral Board Review Illustrated, the Atlas of Handheld Ultrasound, and the Acute Care Casebook. He served on the Board of Directors of the World Interactive Network Focused on Critical Ultrasound (WINFOCUS) and was Chair of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine’s Point of Care Community of Practice. He is on the board of directors of the Society for Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships. He is active in the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)'s Ultrasound Section and is among the authors of ACEP's Emergency Ultrasound Guidelines. Dr Nelson has lectured throughout the world on the use of point-of-care ultrasound to aid medical decision-making and improve patient safety. His research interests include ultrasound and medical education.