Certificates / Procedures / Skills

Procedures and skills:

  1. Lines / Access
    1. Arterial line (radial, axillary, femoral)
    2. Central line (IJ, subclavian, femoral)
    3. Intraosseous (IO) Access
    4. Ultrasound-guided Access
    5. Hemodialysis access / Tri-Dialysis Access (IJ, femoral)
    6. Midline
    7. PICC placement
    8. Aquapheresis Access
    9. Swan Ganz catheter /Pulmonary Artery Catheter / Right Heart Catheterization:
  2. Critical Care
    1. Ventilator Management
    2. Presser Management
    3. Sedation Management
  3. Thoracic and Pulmonary
    1. Large bore Chest tube placement
    2. Pigtail chest tube placement
    3. Thoracentesis
    4. Bedside tracheostomy
    5. Bronchoscopy
    6. Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS)
  4. Gastroenterology
    1. Paracentesis
    1. EGD
    2. Colonoscopy
    3. Capsule Endoscopy
    4. Percutaneous Endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) placement
    5. Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunotomy (PEJ) Placement
  5. Neurology
    1. Lumbar puncture
  6. Surgical
    1. Incision and Drainage
    2. Sacral Ulcer Debridement
    3. Bone Biopsy
  7. Ultrasound
    1. Point of care
    2. Abdominal
    3. Trauma / FAST
    4. Right upper Quadrant

Certifications

  • IRB certified at Maimonides, CSMC, UCLA, and UC Davis
  • BLS certified (2/5/2008 – Present)
  • ACLS (7/1/2013 – Present)
  • ATLS (7/1/2015 – Present)
  • PALS (7/1/2016 – 7/1/2018)
  • Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery – 7/1/2015
  • Capsule endoscopy certified – 1/24/2017