Alex Anzaldua, RDCS
Cardiac Sonographer
San Diego,CA
Summary
Exceptional Cardiac Sonographer offering more 8 years' working with physicians to diagnose and treat cardiac disease. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
15
15
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cardiac Sonographer
SCRIPPS CLINIC/ MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
San Diego, California
02.2019 - Current
- Participated in continuing education courses to stay current on industry advancements and best practices. Maintained 25+ CME credits per year for past 3 years.
- Sonographer Mentor - Providing mentoring, guidance, education, performing regular QA assessments on 11 sonographers underneath me.
- Trained on ICE, helping interventionalists navigate throughout the heart during procedural cases.
- Led and collaborated on projects with echo labs educator and cardiologists. These included developing protocols and equipment optimization, contributing significantly to our lab. Updated multiple lab protocols, created new educational and instructional documents such as: Cazmyos Bike Stress echo protocol, Impella and Mechanical Assist Device protocol, 3D LV and LA volume and Mitral valve quantification on Philips Epiq. Additionally, I independently created guides on performing 3D full volume and left ventricle quantification for GE ultrasound machine. VExUS (venous excess ultrasound) imaging guide.
- Represented sonographers of La Jolla/Memorial campus during RIE (Rapid Improvement Project) process, a collabrotive process spanning nurses, doctors, and administrative staff, focused on pinpointing specific areas from the moment an echo was ordered until it was finalized by a cardiologist. Looked for ways to improve processes, with the ultimate goal of enhancing patient discharge times. Leadership saw me as a perfect addition to this RIE group because I brought key insights from a sonographer’s perspective. Through this RIE process we shortened the lab's throughput times, from when an echo is ordered till finalized, by 9 hours.
- Responsible for 3D LV competency for Philips and GE across all sites with 60+ sonographers, developed educational documents and provided detailed and personalized feedback on many those sonographer's echocardiograms to bring them up to competency.
- Actively part of 4 different research trials: V-wave, Encircle, Triluminate and Clasp ll.
- Neonatal Echo- Performed neonatal echocardiograms with precision and care. Trained multiple adult sonographers to successfully transition into neonatal scanning, enhancing team capabilities and patient care.
Cardiac Sonographer
SHARP HEALTHCARE
San Diego, California
8 2015 - 08.2019
- Memorial, Grossmont, Coronado, and Chula Vista Hospitals
- Participated in continuing education courses to stay current on industry advancements and best practices.
- Improved diagnostic accuracy by maintaining up-to-date knowledge on cardiac sonography techniques and best practices.
- Expedited report turnaround time by promptly analyzing scan results and providing detailed reports to referring physicians.
Cardiac Sonographer
SAN DIEGO CARDIAC CENTER
San Diego, California
02.2017 - 02.2019
- Achieved greater diagnostic accuracy through close attention to detail when capturing precise measurements during echocardiograms.
- Assisted in diagnosis and treatment of conditions such as unstable angina, cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease, transplant, valvular heart disease and cardiac arrhythmia.
- Provided outstanding patient care by addressing questions or concerns regarding ultrasound procedures before exams took place.
Education
Associate in Science - Cardiovascular Technology Degree
Grossmont College
La Mesa, CA 05.2001 - 05.2016
Skills
Transthoracic Echo
Transesophageal Echo
Intracardiac echocardiography
Pediatric/Neonatal Echo
TriClip, MitraClip, Watchman, Encirle, Evoque, ASDPFO closure, TAVR
Proficient use of Phillips EPIQ 7 and GE Vivid E9 US
Effectively triage patient load
Measure and assess cardiovascular hemodynamics
Assist Cardiologist in Transesophageal Echocardiogram procedures
Protocol development
Stress testing experience
3D Echocardiography
Teamwork and Collaboration
BLS Certification
Professional References
- Hayley Engstrom, Sonographer Educator, Scripps Clinic/Memorial Hospital - Engstrom.Hayley@scrippshealth.org
- Kristen Billick, Manager of Echocardiology, Scripps Clinic/Memorial Hospital - Billick.Kristen@scrippshealth.org
- Dr. Steven Romero, Structural Imaging Specialist, Scripps- Romero.Steven@scrippshealth.org
Certification
RDCS
Timeline
Cardiac Sonographer
SCRIPPS CLINIC/ MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
02.2019 - Current
Cardiac Sonographer
SAN DIEGO CARDIAC CENTER
02.2017 - 02.2019
Associate in Science - Cardiovascular Technology Degree
Grossmont College
05.2001 - 05.2016
RDCS
Cardiac Sonographer
SHARP HEALTHCARE
8 2015 - 08.2019
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