Jessica Cooper

• Mentor sonographers, cardiology fellows, and clinical students through hands-on scanning, technique development, and case review.
• Support departmental training initiatives and promote adherence to echocardiography lab protocols and quality standards.
• Assist with onboarding and competency development of new sonographers.
• Collaborate with physicians and multidisciplinary teams to improve workflow and diagnostic accuracy.
• Perform comprehensive adult echocardiography including 2D, M-mode, Doppler, and color flow imaging.
• Conduct stress echocardiography and structural heart imaging including pre/post TAVR, AVR, and MVR evaluations.
• Perform advanced imaging for critically ill patients with mechanical circulatory support devices including LVAD, RVAD, Impella, IABP, VA ECMO, VV ECMO, and heart transplant patients.
• Assist with ramp studies, device weaning assessments, and depth adjustments for mechanical circulatory support devices.
• Perform vascular studies including carotid and axillary imaging for Impella placement and pre-operative assessments.
• Equipment Expertise: GE Vivid platforms, GE E95, GE Pioneer, Philips EPIQ systems.

Research Coordination

• Assist in coordinating research studies across leading hospitals such as Brigham Women's Hospital and CHOA.
• Assist with scanning in research studies related to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, cardiac amyloidosis, and heart failure patients.

• Performed 2D echocardiography to assess cardiac function and structure.
• Carotid ultrasound
• Lower extremity arterial and venous exams
• Upper extremity arterial and venous exams
• Aortic imaging

• Conducted 2D echocardiography to evaluate cardiac function and structure, aiding in diagnosis and treatment planning.
• Executed carotid ultrasound procedures to assess blood flow in neck arteries, enhancing vascular health assessments.
• Performed lower extremity arterial and venous examinations to detect vascular issues, contributing to patient management and care.
• Performed upper extremity arterial and venous examinations to diagnose vascular conditions.
• Performed aortic imaging to evaluate potential abnormalities in the aorta.