Dr. Megan Leo is the Medical Director of Quality and Patient Safety for the Emergency Department at Boston Medical Center. She is the former Director of Emergency Ultrasound at Boston Medical Center where she was responsible for training and credentialing of attending and resident physicians within the Department of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Leo has held several national leadership positions including past president of the Academy of Emergency Ultrasound (AEUS), past secretary of the Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships (SCUF), past chair of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) international ultrasound interest group, and has been on the SonoGames organizing committee since 2016. Dr. Leo has an academic interest in point-of-care ultrasound education research and the development of artificial intelligence to aid in point-of-care ultrasound interpretation.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility
I have a strong interest in serving a patient population who come from low-income and vulnerable situations, both here at Boston Medical Center and internationally in resource-limited settings.
I am actively involved in resident and faculty recruitment, and seek out those candidates who demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. In my clinical practice I strive to improve health equity and strive to not only address the medical needs of my patients but also the social factors that interplay with their healthcare access.
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Pare JR, Gjesteby LA, Tonelli M, Leo MM, Muruganandan KM, Choudhary G, Brattain LJ. Transfer Learning-Based B-Line Assessment of Lung Ultrasound for Acute Heart Failure. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2024 Jun; 50(6):825-832.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38423896
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Adhikari S, Leo M, Liu R, Johnston M, Keehbauch J, Barton M, Kendall J. The 2023 Core Content of advanced emergency medicine ultrasonography. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2023 Aug; 4(4):e13015. PMID: 37564703; PMCID: PMC10411060; DOI: 10.1002/emp2.13015;
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Leo MM, Potter IY, Zahiri M, Vaziri A, Jung CF, Feldman JA. Using Deep Learning to Detect the Presence and Location of Hemoperitoneum on the Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) Examination in Adults. J Digit Imaging. 2023 Oct; 36(5):2035-2050.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37286904; PMCID: PMC10501965; DOI: 10.1007/s10278-023-00845-6;
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Haidar DA, Peterson WJ, Minges PG, Carnell J, Nomura JT, Bailitz J, Boyd JS, Leo MM, Liu EL, Duanmu Y, Acuña J, Kessler R, Elegante MF, Nelson M, Liu RB, Lewiss RE, Nagdev A, Huang RD. A consensus list of ultrasound competencies for graduating emergency medicine residents. AEM Educ Train. 2022 Dec; 6(6):e10817. PMID: 36425790; PMCID: PMC9677397; DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10817;
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Dhanani M, Pfeiffer KV, Rogers J, Leo MM, Sheng AY, Jung CF. Outcomes of a resident-led ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheter placement training program and validation of a procedural training checklist. Intern Emerg Med. 2022 Sep; 17(6):1837-1841.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35796866; PMCID: PMC9261234; DOI: 10.1007/s11739-022-03031-8;
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Pare JR, Gjesteby LA, Telfer BA, Tonelli MM, Leo MM, Billatos E, Scalera J, Brattain LJ. Transfer Learning for Automated COVID-19 B-Line Classification in Lung Ultrasound. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2022 Jul; 2022:1675-1681.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36086232
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Canelli R, Leo M, Ortega R. Use of eFAST in Patients with Injury to the Thorax or Abdomen. Reply. N Engl J Med. 2022 05 19; 386(20):1964.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35584174
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Canelli R, Leo M, Mizelle J, Shrestha GS, Patel N, Ortega R. Use of eFAST in Patients with Injury to the Thorax or Abdomen. N Engl J Med. 2022 03 10; 386(10):e23.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35263521
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Leo M. Potential for Point-of-Care Ultrasonography to Improve Patient Care in Diagnosis of Dyspnea. Ann Intern Med. 2021 07; 174(7):1016-1017. PMID: 33900799
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Tucker RV, Peterson WJ, Mink JT, Taylor LA, Leech SJ, Nagdev AD, Leo M, Liu R, Stolz LA, Kessler R, Boulger CT, Situ-LaCasse EH, Avila JO, Huang R. Defining an Ultrasound-guided Regional Anesthesia Curriculum for Emergency Medicine. AEM Educ Train. 2021 Jul; 5(3):e10557. PMID: 34124505; PMCID: PMC8171792; DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10557;
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Pare JR, Camelo I, Mayo KC, Leo MM, Dugas JN, Nelson KP, Baker WE, Shareef F, Mitchell PM, Schechter-Perkins EM. Point-of-care Lung Ultrasound Is More Sensitive than Chest Radiograph for Evaluation of COVID-19. West J Emerg Med. 2020 Jun 19; 21(4):771-778.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32726240; PMCID: PMC7390587; DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.5.47743;
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Baez J, Powell E, Leo M, Stolz U, Stolz L. Derivation of a procedural performance checklist for ultrasound-guided femoral arterial line placement using the modified Delphi method. J Vasc Access. 2020 Sep; 21(5):715-722. PMID: 32033520; DOI: 10.1177/1129729820904872;
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Damewood SC, Leo M, Bailitz J, Gottlieb M, Liu R, Hoffmann B, Gaspari RJ. Tools for Measuring Clinical Ultrasound Competency: Recommendations From the Ultrasound Competency Work Group. AEM Educ Train. 2020 Feb; 4(Suppl 1):S106-S112. PMID: 32072114; PMCID: PMC7011402; DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10368;
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Pare JR, Pollock SE, Liu JH, Leo MM, Nelson KP. Central venous catheter placement after ultrasound guided peripheral IV placement for difficult vascular access patients. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 02; 37(2):317-320.View Related Profiles. PMID: 30471933
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Strony R, Marin JR, Bailitz J, Dean AJ, Blaivas M, Tayal V, Raio C, Liu R, Woods A, Zwank M, Fields M, Abo A, Wu S, Kang T, Liu T, Leo M, Smalley C, Chiricolo J, Chilstrom M, Lewiss RE. Erratum: This Article Corrects: "Systemwide Clinical Ultrasound Program Development: An Expert Consensus Model". West J Emerg Med. 2018 09; 19(5):901. PMID: 30202505; PMCID: PMC6123081; DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2018.7.39886;
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Strony R, Marin JR, Bailitz J, Dean AJ, Blaivas M, Tayal V, Raio C, Liu R, Woods A, Zwank M, Fields M, Abo A, Wu S, Kang T, Liu T, Leo M, Smalley C, Chiricolo J, Chilstrom M, Lewiss RE. Systemwide Clinical Ultrasound Program Development: An Expert Consensus Model. West J Emerg Med. 2018 Jul; 19(4):649-653. PMID: 30013699; PMCID: PMC6040893; DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2018.4.37152;
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Henwood PC, Mackenzie DC, Liteplo AS, Rempell JS, Murray AF, Leo MM, Dukundane D, Dean AJ, Rulisa S, Noble VE. Point-of-Care Ultrasound Use, Accuracy, and Impact on Clinical Decision Making in Rwanda Hospitals. J Ultrasound Med. 2017 Jun; 36(6):1189-1194.View Related Profiles. PMID: 28258591; DOI: 10.7863/ultra.16.05073;
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Nelson M, Abdi A, Adhikari S, Boniface M, Bramante RM, Egan DJ, Matthew Fields J, Leo MM, Liteplo AS, Liu R, Nomura JT, Pigott DC, Raio CC, Ruskis J, Strony R, Thom C, Lewiss RE. Goal-directed Focused Ultrasound Milestones Revised: A Multiorganizational Consensus. Acad Emerg Med. 2016 Nov; 23(11):1274-1279. PMID: 27520068; DOI: 10.1111/acem.13069;
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Henwood PC, Mackenzie DC, Rempell JS, Douglass E, Dukundane D, Liteplo AS, Leo MM, Murray AF, Vaillancourt S, Dean AJ, Lewiss RE, Rulisa S, Krebs E, Raja Rao AK, Rudakemwa E, Rusanganwa V, Kyanmanywa P, Noble VE. Intensive point-of-care ultrasound training with long-term follow-up in a cohort of Rwandan physicians. Trop Med Int Health. 2016 Dec; 21(12):1531-1538.View Related Profiles. PMID: 27758005; DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12780;
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Sjogren AR, Leo MM, Feldman J, Gwin JT. Image Segmentation and Machine Learning for Detection of Abdominal Free Fluid in Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma Examinations: A Pilot Study. J Ultrasound Med. 2016 Nov; 35(11):2501-2509.View Related Profiles. PMID: 27738293; PMCID: PMC7929643; DOI: 10.7863/ultra.15.11017;
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Jung CF, Breaud AH, Sheng AY, Byrne MW, Muruganandan KM, Dhanani M, Leo MM. Delphi method validation of a procedural performance checklist for insertion of an ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheter. Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Nov; 34(11):2227-2230.View Related Profiles. PMID: 27645813; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.08.006;
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Henwood PC, Mackenzie DC, Rempell JS, Murray AF, Leo MM, Dean AJ, Liteplo AS, Noble VE. A practical guide to self-sustaining point-of-care ultrasound education programs in resource-limited settings. Ann Emerg Med. 2014 Sep; 64(3):277-285.e2.View Related Profiles. PMID: 24875894; DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.04.013;
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Dresden S, Mitchell P, Rahimi L, Leo M, Rubin-Smith J, Bibi S, White L, Langlois B, Sullivan A, Carmody K. Right ventricular dilatation on bedside echocardiography performed by emergency physicians aids in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. Ann Emerg Med. 2014 Jan; 63(1):16-24.View Related Profiles. PMID: 24075286; DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.08.016;
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This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown,
or last author.
| Year | Publications |
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| 2008 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 |
2022 Academy of Emergency Ultrasound, SAEM:
Distinguished Service Award
2015 American College of Emergency Physicians:
Best Presentation by a Young Investigator Award
2010 Boston Medical Center:
Resident Teaching Award
2005 American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene:
Benjamin H. Kean Traveling Fellowship Award, American Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene