Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences 2020 Graduates: Cardiac Sonography — Advanced Cardiovascular Sonography — Rochester & Arizona

Program update

The program was developed to create a career track for sonographers who practice at an advanced level in the echocardiography laboratory.

In 2019, the program appointed a new medical director, S. Allen Luis, MBBS. He replaces former medical director Rekha Mankad, MD.

The program continues a strong track record of graduate employment in the profession. Of the 11 graduates to date, nine work in the Mayo Clinic Midwest or Arizona Echocardiography laboratories; one works at an external echocardiography laboratory.

Class notes & employment

Classes of 2017-2019
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Joshua Fosland, RDCS, ACS
Rebecca Gascho, RDCS, ACS
Regina Harper, RDCS, ACS
Charles Luoma, RDCS, ACS
Kara Thurmond, RDCS, ACS
Mayo Clinic in Arizona
Lisa S. Brown, ACS
Christopher Kendall, RDCS
David Pacheco, RDCS
Mayo Clinic Health System — La Crosse, Wisconsin
Angela K. Burns, ACS
June Lesher, RDCS
Other
Tamara McIrvin, ACS
Ali A. Askari, M.D.
Phoenix Arizona