Meet the faculty.

Paul Braum BS, RDCS, RCS, RVT, RVS, ACS, FASE
Program Director and Instructor

Paul received an AS degree in Cardiovascular Technology in both invasive and non-invasive testing from Santa Fe College in Gainesville Florida. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Administration with a minor in premedical sciences from The University of Pittsburgh. He has been a cardiac sonographer for more than 40 years, and worked in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at the University of Florida (Shands Teaching Hospital) during the clinical trials of thrombolytics and angioplasty. He was the chief echocardiographer at the University of Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital during the initiation of both heart and liver transplants, and was involved in the care team of the first double organ transplant performed in history.

Paul has owned and operated his own diagnostic imaging company and has been involved in the education of Cardiovascular Technologists for over 40 years. Paul has built many Non-Invasive Echo and Vascular labs and is recognized for his passion in innovative techniques. Paul founded Northside Hospital’s current program in cardiovascular technology in 2014 and has been involved in its curriculum and operation since. The program is nationally recognized with a 95% employment success rate and 95% pass rate on the national credentialing exams. He is currently the System Coordinator for both Echocardiography and Vascular Ultrasound at Northside Hospital.

Paul is nationally recognized as a Fellow of American Society of Echocardiography (FASE). He was among the first in the U.S. to achieve certification as an Advanced Cardiac Sonographer (ACS). He is also a longtime member of the Society of Vascular Ultrasound (SVU), Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (SDMS) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC). He has served on several committees in the ASE including serving as a co-chairman.

• Research Committee – Co-chair
• Industry Relations Committee
• Membership Committee
• Item Writer ASE – Updated Standards and Guidelines for Peripheral Vascular Access

Paul is a nationally recognized and highly sought-after speaker and educator, and serves on several Speaker Bureaus for the industry as well as their advisory committee.

Paul has numerous publications in the field of both Echocardiography and Peripheral Vascular Ultrasound having been published in the Journals of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JDMS), Society of Vascular Ultrasound (JSVU) American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) Journal of Cardiology Research and Cardiovascular Medicine. Paul is co-Author of Chapter 32 on Ultrasound Enhancing Agents in the textbook Basic to Advanced Clinical Echocardiography.