Penn Center for Quantitative Echocardiology

Penn Center for Quantitative Echocardiography is a state of the art facility dedicated to the efficient and accurate acquisition and quantitation of echocardiographic images and Doppler velocity signals for single- and multi-center clinical trials nationally and internationally. The lab's experience in quantiative echocardiography began in 1979 and our experience as a core lab for large, multi-center clinical trials has resulted in guideline-changing practice in heart failure pharmacologic and device therapy. The Center offers state of the art quantitative analyses of 2D and 3D echocardiograms, including detailed measures of cardiac mechanics, remodeling, and function.

Section Leadership

• Bonnie Ky, MD, MSCE
  Scientific Director, Cardio-Oncology Program
  Director, Penn Center for Quantitative Echocardiography
  Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology
  • Joanna Acosta
    Assistant to Bonnie Ky, MD, MSCE

Section Faculty and Staff

• Frank Silvestry, MD
  Associate Chief for Education Cardiovascular Division
  Director, Penn Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
  Associate Professor C-E
  • Keanna Williams
    Assistant to Frank Silvestry, MD

• Amanda M. Smith, BA, MS
  Project Manager
• Virginia Englefield
  Senior Sonographer
• Jade Chung
  Sonographer
• Peggy Harrigan
  Technical Director
  peggy.harrigan@uphs.upenn.edu
• Brenda Rynn
  Director of Fiscal Operations for Research
  brenda.rynn@uphs.upenn.edu
• Xiaoshuang He
  Grants Manager
  xiaoshuang.he@uphs.upenn.edu