Levon N. Nazarian, MD, FAIUM, FACR, FSRU

Current Professional Affiliation
Professor and Vice Chairman for Education
Department of Radiology
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
On faculty from 1992-present

Participation in AIUM Committee Work
Chair and Founding Member, Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Section (2002-2005)
Member, Regional Course Committee and Annual Convention Committee (2003-2009)
Member, Membership Committee (2003-2005)
Hands-on Categorical Course Chair (2004-2006)
Member, Nominating Committee (2007-2009)
Member, CME Committee (2008-2009)
Moderator, Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Section of the AIUM Ultrasound Practice Forum, National Harbor, MD, Nov. 10 (2008)

Elective Offices
Fellow (2005-present)
Member, Board of Governors (2007-2010)
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (2011-present)
Treasurer (2017-present)

Contributions as a Faculty Member at AIUM Meetings
Course Director, AIUM Regional Course: “Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: A Practical, Hands-On Approach”, New York, NY (2005)
Categorical Course Faculty (2000-2017)
Faculty, AIUM Postgraduate Course: Hands-on Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: Diagnostic and Interventional Techniques, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (2007-2014)
Faculty and Co-Chair, Hands-on Diagnostic and Interventional MSK Ultrasound, Andrews Institute, Pensacola, FL (2016-2017)

Primary Area(s) of Ultrasound Experience
Musculoskeletal

Publications
107 peer reviewed articles, of which the vast majority are related to sonography.

Affiliations and Positions with Other Professional Societies
Advisory Editorial Board, Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (2008-present)
Consultant to the Editor, Radiology (2009-present)

What are your Goals for the AIUM?
The AIUM should continue to grow its unique multidisciplinary membership, and be the standard bearer for ultrasound education, guidelines, and accreditation.