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Ultrasound

Victoria V. Alderman, MA, RDMS
Articles on OBGYN.net by Victoria Alderman

Office Phone: (713) 798-7903

Email: Victoria.Alderman@obgyn.net

Education:

Austin Community College, Austin, TX, 1991-92
Diagnostic Medical Sonography, CAAHEP Accredited Program
SDMS Scholarship Award 1991
ARDMS registry #032194 in OB/GYN and Abdomen-1992

U.T Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Dallas, TX, 1987-89
Master of Arts: Biomedical Communications
Course Work Including:
First year medical school courses: Gross Anatomy, Cell Biology, Pathology
Biomedical Communications courses: Writing for Biomedical Media, Computer Uses for Health Professions, Educational Media Development, Medical Illustration

The University of Texas, Austin, TX, 1982-86
Bachelor of Arts: Major: Art Minor: Biology
Honors: Graduated Summa Cum Laude

Ultrasound Experience:

Austin Regional Clinic, Central Texas Ob/Gyn Associates, Austin, TX, 1992-96, May 1998-present.
Sonographer - 10 physician primary care group; performed general ob/gyn exams and reproductive assistence studies 

Outpatient Ultrasound Program, Supervisor
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, September 1997-April 1998
Supervise staff of seven sonographers; manage four ultrasound sites in community health clinics; perform obstetrical sudies on population of research patients; data management and analysis for fetal growth studies

Baylor Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Houston, TX, April - September 1997
Sonographer - High risk obstetrical referral center; performed diagnostic ultrasound and procedures including amniocentesis, CVS, PUBS, and other interventional procedures.

The Methodist Hospital (Baylor A.R.T. Program), Houston, TX, 1996-97
Sonographer - Reproductive assistance program; performed gynecological studies; also general abdominal, ob/gyn in large out-patient facility.

Professional Experience:

Medical-Legal Illustrations, Inc. Marietta, GA, 1989-91
Production Manager- 1990-91. Supervisor, researcher and designer of medical-legal exhibits; supervised staff of five medical illustrators and 8 production assistants; performed extensive written, verbal and graphic communication with medical and legal professionals under tight production deadlines.

Medical Illustrator- 1989-91. Designed and produced medical-legal exhibits; selected as member of research and development team for interactive anatomical software package, contributed to development of an innovative and award-winning product.

Publications:

DuBose, Terry, ed., Fetal Sonography , W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1995.
Created all illustrations for textbook /atlas of normal fetal anatomy.

Reynolds,Terry, Introduction to Carotid Duplex Scanning, Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, AZ, 1988.
Created and produced educational slide series and manual.

U.T. Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Dallas, TX, 1988-89
Master’s Thesis: "Pictorial Depth Perception: A Literature Review"

Professional Memberships:

Society of Diagnostic Sonographers
Texas Gulf Coast Ultrasound Society

(Prior to 1994, worked under maiden name; Victoria Vescovo)