Lesley Sleeman
Rochester,MI
Summary
Advanced cardiac sonographer with 8+ years of experience in echocardiography imaging, intra-procedural imaging, and structural heart procedures. Strong background in valvular heart disease, 3D TEE, and complex inpatient care. Additionally, exercise physiologist for 3.5 years. Committed to high-quality imaging, efficient workflows, and team education.
Overview
1
1
Certification
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Cardiac Sonographer
Corewell Health
Royal Oak, Michigan
11.2018 - Current
- Perform comprehensive adult transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiograms in a level 1 trauma center and university teaching hospital with extensive exposure to complex cardiovascular pathology and critically ill patients
- Structural heart team member, providing advanced echocardiography imaging for transcatheter structural heart procedures
- Provide intra-procedural imaging support for TAVR, LAAO, mitral TEER, tricuspid TEER, and TMVR procedures
- Perform TEE for complex pre-procedural, intra-procedural, and post procedural imaging
- Acquire and optimize 3D TEE and multiplanar reconstruction imaging
- Provide echocardiography imaging across structural heart and valve clinics, heart failure clinics, stress echocardiography and hemodynamic stress, and complex inpatient populations
- Collaborate closely with cardiologists, structural heart physicians, fellows, anesthesiology teams, nurses and other members of multidisciplinary procedural teams
- Train and mentor cardiology fellows and cardiac sonography students in advanced echocardiography techniques, image acquisition and clinical application
- Acted as department Epic superuser during implementation of a new Epic platform, supporting workflow transition, troubleshooting, and adoption of new clinical workflows
Clinical Exercise Physiologist
Corewell Health
Grosse Pointe, Michigan
02.2015 - 11.2018
- Conducted inpatient exercise stress testing and facilitated outpatient testing and cardiac rehabilitation to enhance patient recovery and health management.
- Expertise in cardiovascular physiology, exercise physiology, hemodynamic response, and patient monitoring in acute and outpatient settings to optimize patient outcomes.
- Worked collaboratively with physicians and multidisciplinary cardiovascular teams during exercise testing and patient evaluation
- Educated patients on exercise strategies for cardiovascular health and safe progression of physical activity to promote long-term wellness.
Education
Cardiovascular Technologist - Cardiac Sonography
Carnegie Institute
Troy09-2017
Master of Science - Exercise Science
Oakland University
Rochester, MI05-2016
Bachelor of Science - Health Science, Exercise Science Concententration
Oakland University
Rochester, MI05-2013
Skills
- Echocardiography imaging
- Structural heart imaging
- Intra-procedural imaging
- 3D reconstruction
- Valvular Heart Disease
- Complex cardiovascular physiology
- Clinical research
- Epic system management
- Physician/fellow education
Certification
- Advanced Cardiac Sonographer- CCI, received 2026
- Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer- ARDMS, received 2018
- BLS Provider- American Heart Association
- ACLS Provider- American Heart Association
Professional Service and Additional Training
Edwards Lifesciences TMTT Sonographer Training
- Nominated by one of the advanced cardiac imagers to attend and train at Edwards Lifesciences for their 2026 program at the headquarters in Irvine, CA
Great Ape Heart Project- Volunteer Cardiac Sonographer
- Provide echocardiography imaging as part of cardiovascular research contributing to understanding cardiovascular health and disease risk. This includes high imaging quality for strain
- Personally have performed high quality exams on gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans
- Review echocardiography exams from zoo's around the country on a PACS system for completeness, accuracy of protocol and measurements for quality assurance and determining if they are of high enough quality to be submitted for research, providing comments for the cardiology reviewer
Corewell Student Heart Check Program
- Perform quick look high quality echocardiography on students ages 13-18 years old to detect heart conditions that can cause sudden cardiac death and evaluate for any other benign congenital abnormalities
Awards and Recognition
Oakland University Top 10 within 10 Young Alumni Award
- Recognized as a graduate who has achieved exceptional professional or community impact within 10 years of graduation for my work in organizing The Detroit POTS Walk and raising over $80k to benefit Dysautonomia International's medical research fund as well as my impact in my field of work as it related to my personal health struggles and journey. This highlighted my overcoming barriers in my education at Oakland University and how it propelled my career path
Timeline
Senior Cardiac Sonographer
Corewell Health
11.2018 - Current
Clinical Exercise Physiologist
Corewell Health
02.2015 - 11.2018
Cardiovascular Technologist - Cardiac Sonography
Carnegie Institute
Master of Science - Exercise Science
Oakland University
Bachelor of Science - Health Science, Exercise Science Concententration
Oakland University