SESSIONS: Thoracic Ultrasonography for the Pulmonary Consultant on Tuesday, Echocardiography for Rapid Assessment of Hemodynamic Failure on Tuesday and Wednesday, Rapid Fire Ultrasound on Wednesday

Please summarize your session in a tweet: Ultrasound!

How did you develop a passion for pulmonology/sleep medicine/critical care? Rotating in the ICU at Grady Memorial Hospital as an intern with Marc Moss as my attending.

What’s your best method for preparing for your presentation? Find interesting cases.

Who has had the biggest impact on your professional life and why? Too many to list here! David Schulman, my fellowship director and a master educator. Pierre Kory getting me hooked on ultrasound. Micah Fisher and Tim Williamson teaching me pulmonary hypertension.

What do you hope to see while you’re visiting San Antonio? Armadillo Boulders climbing gym. I love to visit climbing gyms in different cities.

Your most indispensible tool in San Antonio: Phased array ultrasound probe

Most memorable career moment: Hasn’t happened yet….

Number of steps you think you’ll take at CHEST 2018: 12,000 daily