Dr. Jeffrey Astbury: Presenter, Panelist, and Collaborator for the Council on Perioperative Echocardiography and the American Society of Echocardiography in 2020

Jeffrey Astbury, MD, FASE, FACC, FASA, MSBE, MSEE, Vice-Chairman for Cardiovascular Services, Department of Anesthesiology, Butler Health System was a panelist for the Council on Perioperative Echocardiography (COPE) at the virtual 31st American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) Scientific Sessions in August 2020. Dr. Astbury spoke about how to excel as an intraoperative echocardiographer while maintaining a busy clinical practice with other professionals in the field. The ASE Sessions focuses on cardiovascular ultrasound in clinical patient care. Experts come together to discuss innovations and advancements that set the standards and guidelines within the field.

In November 2020 Dr. Astbury was asked to host an online forum called “Ask the Expert” for the Council on Perioperative Echocardiography of the American Society of Echocardiography. During the session, he fielded questions from physicians regarding miniature TEE used in the ICU, complexities of transthoracic echocardiography use in the perioperative period, and echocardiographic techniques used to guide atrial transseptal puncture.

In December, Dr. Astbury participated in a Panel Discussion for the Steering Committee of the Council of Perioperative Echocardiography with Dr. Alina Nicoara, Ms. Natalya Read, Dr. Richard Shue, Dr. Daniel Drake, Dr. Sheela Pai Cole, Dr. Kimberly Howard-Quijano, Dr. Sam Bhatt, and Dr. Alan Findley. They focused on planning educational initiatives for 2020-2021. Dr. Astbury was requested to write an article for the “Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography” (JASE) titled “Achieving Excellence in Perioperative Echocardiography for Non-Academic Practices”.

Dr. Jeffrey Astbury: Presenter, Panelist, and Collaborator for the Council on Perioperative Echocardiography and the American Society of Echocardiography in 2020

In addition to working with the Council on Perioperative Echocardiography and the American Society of Echocardiography, Dr. Astbury also accepted an invitation to be a Case Reviewer for the journal titled “Cardiovascular Imaging Case Reports” where he reviewed two articles: “Cardiac Echinococcosis Associated Other Organ Involvement” and “Successful MitraClip Implantation in a Barlow’s Valve”.

In November 2020, he virtually met with the Future Women in Healthcare Club to speak about preparing for success, how to excel academically, and finding your career path.

In 2021, Dr. Astbury plans to continue to improve the echocardiography services at Butler Health System, as well as remaining active with the American Society of Echocardiography, the American College of Cardiology, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, and the American Heart Association.

Dr. Jeffrey Astbury, MD, FASA, FACC, FASE, MSBE, MSEE