Yosefa Pessin, DHSc, RDMS, RDCS, RVT

Yosefa Pessin is the Program Chair and Director of the Diagnostic Medical Imaging Program.  A former Downstate graduate, she has a BS in Diagnostic Medical Imaging, an MS from University at Albany in curriculum development and educational technology, and a doctoral degree in health science from ATSU.  She has been a sonographer for over twenty five years and holds registry certifications in abdomen, ob-gyn, adult echocardiography and vascular technology.  Yosefa has worked clinically at world renown hospitals, as well as in outpatient and private practice settings.  She brings much clinical experience into the classroom and is a Senior member of the AIUM. A recipient of the Distinguished Educator’s Award, her passion for ultrasound education is well known. Dr. Pessin is involved in all aspects of the DMI program’s sonography curriculum, incorporating current trends and research, as well as clinical skills and didactic content into the ultrasound program.  She is a two-time recipient of the Kenneth Gottesfeld research award, and received the Distinguished Educators award from the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography in 2022.  Dr. Pessin is actively involved in College service and serves on many committees. Her research areas of interest focus on infection control prevention, educational technology, and simulation.

Recent Publications

Pessin YJ. Scope of Practice of Sonographers Across the United States: A Survey Study. Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography. 2023;0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/87564793231153650 

Pessin YJ & Matthews EP. Glow Powder: See the Germs? An Innovative Teaching Technique in a Student Sonography Laboratory. Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography. 2019;35 (5): 363-372. https://doi.org/10.1177/8756479319855006

Pessin YJ & Tang-Simmons J. Sonography Simulators: Use and Opportunities in CAAHEP-Accredited Programs. Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography. 2018; 34(6): 435–444. https://doi.org/10.1177/8756479318799347

Pessin YJ & Tang-Simmons J. Testicular Phantom Use in Sonography Education: Bridging the Classroom and Clinical Experience. Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography. 2017; 33(4):261 – 266. https://doi.org/10.1177/8756479317691247

 

Abstracts

• Glow Powder: An Innovative Teaching Technique for Infection Control Prevention (2020 AIUM Official Proceedings). Yosefa Pessin, DHSc, RDMS, RDCS, RVT
• Various Ejection Fraction Measurements Utilizing Echocardiography Simulation In An Educational Setting (2020 AIUM Official Proceedings). Douglas Dunstatter, MS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, Yosefa Pessin, DHSc, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, Diana Heisler, BS, RDMS, Oksana Ozhekhovskyy, BS, RDCS, Sunah Byun, BS, RDCS, RVT
• Investigating Sonographers' Scope of Practice, Sound Words, (2020 AIUM Official Proceedings). Yosefa Pessin, DHSc, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, Carolyn Ho, BS, Marcella Martino, BS, Sarah Rothstein, BS
• The IOTA Tool: A Retrospective Report On Its Significance in Detecting Ovarian Malignancy At One Institution When Applied by the Novice (2019 AIUM Convention). Jonathan Abramov, BS, RDCS, Geeta Alie, BS, RDCS, RDMS, Toupelle Goodman, BS, RDCS, RDMS, Yosefa Pessin, DHSc (c), RDMS, RDCS, RVT
• Early Detection of Left Ventricular Failure: A Comparative Assessment of Strain and Speckle Echocardiography (2018 AIUM Convention). Douglas C. Dunstatter, MS, RDCS, RDMS, RVT, Haroon Kamran, MD, Yosefa Pessin, MS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, Mark Stewart, MD, PhD, Jason Lazar, MD, MPH, Ashley Boutehsaz, BS, RDCS, RDMS, Milana Pinchasov, BS, RDMS, RVT, Shavanna Dudley, BS
• Focused Cardiac Ultrasound: What do Cardiologists and Emergency Physicians Have to Say (2018 AIUM Convention). Yosefa Pessin, MS, RDCS, RDCMS, RVT, Douglas C. Dunstatter, MS, RDCS, RDMS, RVT, Yanlu Li, BS, RDMS, Zhanna Ershova, BS, RDCS, Iana Asenova, BS, RDMS, RDCS
• Utilization Rate of the 3-Vessel Tracheal View in Second-Trimester Obstetric Sonograms in New York City (2017 AIUM Convention). Douglas C. Dunstatter, MS, RDCS, RDMS, RVT, Yosefa Pessin, MS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, Terry-Ann Hodges, BS, RDMS, Oumou Barry, BS, RDMS, RDCS, Laila Guled, BS
• Collaborative Peer to Peer Learning for Shoulder Ultrasound and Anatomy (2018 AIUM Convention). Iryna Struk, BS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, Yosefa Pessin, MS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, Farhad Haeri, PT, DPT, MTC, OCS, Rivka Hellmann, MS, RDMS, RDCS, Diamond Diaz, BS, RDMS , Gabrielle Senft, BS, RDMS, Roberta Calderon, BS