Alexis Salerno, MD
- Academic Title: Associate Professor
- Primary Appointment: Emergency Medicine
- Administrative Title: Director of the Division of Ultrasound
Education and Training
Mount St Mary's University, BS, Biochemistry, 2011
University of Maryland School of Medicine, MD, 2015
University of Maryland Medical Center, Emergency Medicine Residency, 2018
University of Maryland Emergency Medicine Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship, 2019
Biosketch
Dr Salerno is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Her long-term goal is to develop a career as an educator and physician-scientist focusing on point-of-care ultrasound in the emergency department. After medical school, she entered an Emergency Medicine residency and was drawn to the fast-paced environment and spectrum of diverse pathophysiology. During this time, she realized the importance of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in the diagnosis and management of patients in the emergency department. After residency, she pursued an Emergency Ultrasound fellowship at the University of Maryland. After completion she has worked to improve the emergency ultrasound training locally at the University of Maryland as well as nationally. Currently, she is the Director of the Emergency Ultrasound Division and the Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography Fellowship Director.
Research/Clinical Keywords
point-of-care-ultrasound, emergency medicine, medical education
Highlighted Publications
Salerno, A, Euerle, BD, Witting MK. Transesophageal Echocardiography Training of Emergency Physicians Through a Combined E-Learning and Simulation Course. Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2020 Jun;58(6):947-952. PMID: 32362376
Salerno A. Point of Care Ultrasonography. In: Donahoe M and Gladwin MT, editors. Critical Care and Hospitalist Medicine Made Ridiculously Simple, 3rd Edition. Miami, FL: MedMaster; 2024.
Salerno A, King, SA, and Wang, E. Obstetrical Clinical Ultrasound. In: Gottlieb, M and Panebianco, N, editors. Advanced Clinical Ultrasound: A Comprehensive Review Guide. Springer Nature Switzerland AG; 2024.
Additional Publications
Guest Editor: Salerno A, Gottlieb M. Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department: Past, Present, and Future. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2024 Nov;42(4)
Awards and Affiliations
2022 American Board of Emergency Medicine Focused Practice Designation in Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography (AEMUS-FPD)
2022 Outstanding Teaching Award, UMMC Department of Emergency Medicine
2023 Future Leader in Education Award, ACEP Emergency Ultrasound Section
2024 Outstanding Service Award for Teaching, University of Maryland Department of Emergency Medicine
2025 Young Educator Award, AAEM
2025 Mercy Medical Center Teaching Award, University of Maryland Department of Emergency Medicine