Meet Our Board of Directors
The P2 Network is guided by a dedicated team of visionary leaders and experts in pediatric point-of-care ultrasound. Their commitment ensures our network remains at the forefront of innovation, education, and research, continuously enhancing pediatric care worldwide.
Kate Deanehan
President
Johns Hopkins Children's Center
Johns Hopkins Children's Center
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Children's Center
- Medical Director and Director of Emergency Ultrasound, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Medical degree from University of Maryland School of Medicine
- Pediatric residency, PEM fellowship, and POCUS fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital
- Associate Editor for Pediatric Emergency Care, Ultrasound Section lead
- POCUS in Pediatrics (PIP) special interest group through the AAP
Zachary Binder
President Elect
Lorraine Ng
Immediate Past President
New York - Presbyterian | Columbia
New York - Presbyterian | Columbia
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine) at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
- Assistant Director of Emergency Ultrasound and Director of Pediatric Emergency Ultrasound at NewYork-Presbyterian|Columbia
- Medical degree from Warren Alpert Medicine School of Brown University
- Pediatrics residency at NYP Weill Cornell Medical Center
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Children's Hospital at Montefiore
- EM Ultrasound Fellowship at Mt Sinai St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center
- National leadership positions, including elected councilor on the Board of Directors for the Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships (SCUF)
- Co-Chair of the Pediatric Emergency Ultrasound Subcommittee for the American College of Emergency Physicians
Joni Rabiner
Secretary
New York - Presbyterian | Columbia
New York - Presbyterian | Columbia
- Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine) at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
- Director of the Pediatric Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia
- Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow Ultrasound Education at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia
- Medical degree and Pediatrics residency at NYU School of Medicine
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship at Children's Hospital at Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Executive boards of both P2 Network and Society for Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships (SCUF)
Amanda Toney
Treasurer
Denver Health
Denver Health
- Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at University of Colorado School of Medicine
- Pediatric emergency physician at Denver Health
- Pediatric Emergency Ultrasound Director and Fellowship Director
- Medical degree from McGill University
- Pediatric Residency at Children's Hospital Boston and Boston Medical Center
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship at Children's Hospital Colorado
- Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship training at Denver Health
- Academic interests: pediatric and prehospital point-of-care ultrasound education and research
Henry Chicaiza
Education Co-chair
Connecticut Children's
Connecticut Children's
- Associate Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at University of Connecticut School of Medicine
- Medical Director of Emergency Medical Services and Transport Medicine at Connecticut Children's in Hartford, CT
- Emergency Ultrasound role in Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Connecticut Children's for 10 years
- Medical degree from Rutgers Medical School in 2008
- Pediatric residency completed in 2011 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship at Connecticut Children's in 2014
- Establishment of the Point of Care Ultrasound program at Connecticut Children's in 2015
- Founder of the Pediatric Emergency Point-of-Care Ultrasound Educational Collaborative (PEPEC) in 2020, now including over 50 academic institutions globally
Yamini Jadcherla
Education Co-chair
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Nationwide Children's Hospital
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine) at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, OH
- Director of Clinical Ultrasound at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
- Assistant Program Director for the POCUS Fellowship at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
- Medical degree from University of Toledo College of Medicine
- Pediatrics residency at Children's Hospital of Michigan
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship at Nationwide Children's Hospital
- EM Ultrasound Fellowship at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Kathryn Pade
Research Co-chair
Rady Children's Hospital San Diego
Rady Children's Hospital San Diego
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician at Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, University of California San Diego
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship director
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine Emergency Ultrasound fellowship associate director
- Medical degree from University of Missouri
- Pediatric residency and Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship at Children's Hospital Los Angeles
- Emergency Medicine Ultrasound fellowship at Stanford University
- Research executive committee chair for the last six years
- Co-founder of the P2 Research Oversight Committee
Munaza Rizvi
Research Co-chair
New York - Presbyterian | Columbia
New York - Presbyterian | Columbia
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine) at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
- Director of Ultrasound Education and Co-Director of the Ultrasound Advanced Practice Track for NYP Columbia–Cornell Emergency Medicine Residency
- Co-Director of Ultrasound Education for the Pediatric Residency Program at Columbia University
- Medical degree from Dow Medical College, Pakistan
- Pediatrics residency at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Children's Hospital at Montefiore
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
- Newsletter Editor for the Pediatric Ultrasound Subcommittee of the American College of Emergency Physicians
- Ultrasound Editor for the Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine
Marla Levine
Global Health Co-chair
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) program lead at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
- Medical degree from Sackler School of Medicine/NY State American program in Tel Aviv, Israel
- First year Pediatrics residency at Hasbro Children's Hospital at Brown University
- Pediatrics residency at Golisano Children's Hospital at Rochester University
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship at Children's National Medical Center in Washington DC
- Emergency Ultrasound fellowship at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY
- Communications Director of P2 from 2016-2018
- Currently Global Health Co-chair, supporting P2's mission to expand high-quality POCUS education worldwide
Antonio Riera
Global Health Co-chair
Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine) at Yale School of Medicine
- Director of Pediatric Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
- Medical degree from Boston University
- Pediatrics residency at NYP Weill Cornell Medical Center
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship at Yale
- Academic focus: pediatric POCUS education, research, and clinical integration
- Interests: health equity and global health ultrasound initiatives
- Previously PEM POCUS Fellowship Director at Yale
- Current leadership positions within P2 Network and other multidisciplinary ultrasound organizations
Julia Brant
Conference Co-chair
Children's Hospital Colorado
Children's Hospital Colorado
- Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Section of Emergency Medicine at Children's Hospital Colorado
- Co-director of emergency ultrasound at Children's Hospital Colorado
- Medical degree from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
- Pediatrics residency and Emergency Medicine fellowship at University of Colorado/Children's Hospital Colorado
- Emergency Ultrasound fellowship in 2019
- Annual national POCUS course at Children's Hospital Colorado in association with the NICU and PICU
- Hospital-wide leader in POCUS
Matthew Kusulas
Conference Co-chair
Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
- Graduate of Cornell University (BS), Drexel University (MD), and Hofstra University (MSEd)
- Pediatrics residency and chief resident at Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM)
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship at Nemours/AI duPont Hospital for Children
- Emergency Ultrasound fellowship at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York/Columbia University Medical Center
- Previously faculty at Cohen Children's Medical Center
- Associate fellowship director for the PEM fellowship
- Fellowship director for the ultrasound fellowship
- Coordinator of fellow simulation education and fellow ultrasound education
Ee Tay
Conference Co-chair
NYU Langone Health
NYU Langone Health
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician and leader in point-of-care ultrasound
- Clinical Site Chief of Pediatric Emergency Services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
- Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Director of Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Scholarly Activities at NYU
- Medical training at University of Florida
- Pediatric residency and Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship at Children's Hospital at Montefiore
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine Ultrasound fellowship at Mount Sinai
- Core faculty member of the AEMUS FPD Exam Review Course since 2023
- Pediatric and soft tissue ultrasound education focus
- Leadership roles with AAP's POCUS in Pediatrics, P2 Network, and AAP Women in Medicine