National Board of Echocardiography

Congratulations to NBE President-Elect Allan L. Klein, MD, AHA! He is the recipient of the 2024 AHA Laennec Clinician/Educator Lecture award, recognizing his leadership in the field of clinical cardiology and echocardiography, and his exceptional commitment to clinical cardiology, research and education. A Canadian by birth, Dr. Klein earned his medical degree from McGill University in Montreal. He completed his clinical training at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto and the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. After completing a cardiology residency at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute in Ontario and a research fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, he was appointed to Cleveland Clinic in 1989, where he continues to practice today. He is currently a professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western University, Director of the Center for the Diagnosis and Treatment of PericardiaI Diseases, and a staff cardiologist in the Section of Cardiovascular Imaging Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart Vascular and Thoracic Institute. He directed cardiovascular imaging research for 20 years at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Klein is best known for his work in pericardial diseases, diastolic function and TEE-guided cardioversion. He is the author or co-author of more than 460 peer-reviewed articles in professional journals, co-author of more than 50 chapters in medical textbooks, and has published over 550 abstracts. He has published seminal clinical trials in the New England Journal of Medicine using TEE-guided cardioversion in atrial fibrillation, which revolutionized the approach to cardioversion. He also has studied the role of interleukin 1 inhibitor in recurrent pericarditis, which resulted in a paradigm shift in treatment of that disease. He recently chaired the consensus statement “Pericardial Diseases: International Position Statement on New Concepts and Advances in Multimodality Cardiac Imaging” published in JACC Cardiovascular Imaging. He is co-editor of two books, “Diastology: Clinical Approach to Diastolic Heart Failure” and “Clinical Echocardiography Review: A Self-Assessment Tool.” He is actively involved in the American Society of Echocardiography where he served as president from 2016 to 2017. He received the ASE mentorship award in 2023. He is also the president-elect on the board of directors of the National Board of Echocardiography. He has been the director of the Cleveland Clinic’s Valve Disease, Structural Interventions and Imaging Summit courses for the last 26 years. He was a recipient of the European Society of Cardiology Life Achievement Award from the Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases. Dr. Klein is as an avid sportsman, playing ice hockey, cycling, hiking, golfing and playing pickle ball. Speaking French and English has been useful during his worldly travels with his wife and their three children.

The NBE staff are at the I.C.E. Exchange this week, engaging in professional development and connecting with experts across the testing industry! Institute for Credentialing Excellence #EXG2024

?Estas atendiendo el evento "WSE" en Guadalajara? Pasa por nuestro booth (mesa ?) y conoce mas sobre los exámenes que ofrecemos para medicos y ecocardiografos. @ANCAM_MEXICO #cardiotwitter #CNCXXI #cardiology

NBE staff are exhibiting this week at the World Summit of Echocardiography in Guadalajara, Mexico! We look forward to meeting physicians from all over the globe and sharing all the countries where NBE exams are administered. @ANCAM_MEXICO #cardiotwitter #CNCXXI #cardiology

Planning on taking the CCEeXAM in January? Register in your existing or new NBE account before the November 5th Early Bird Deadline! Fees increase by $200 after that date. #CCEeXAM #criticalcare #echocardiography #boardcertified Society of Critical Care Medicine https://bit.ly/3BcOj4b:

We are grateful to our subject matter expert physician volunteers for their invaluable expertise and dedication in developing our NBE exams. A big thank you also to our partners at Professional Testing for collaborating with all of our Writing Committees. Your combined efforts ensure the highest standards in examination quality! #certification #boardcertified #echocardiography

NBE Testamurs and Diplomates at the Anesthesiology Annual Meeting, have you stopped by booth 15076 to pick up a name badge ribbon? And learn about MOCE? #ANES24 @asalifeline #Echocardiography #anesthesiology #boardcertified #cardiacanesthesiology

We may not have puppies, but we have MOCE information at booth 15076! #ANES24 attendees come learn about the new exam-free recertification process for Testamurs and Diplomates. #Echocardiography #anesthesiology @ASALifeline #cardiacanesthesiology

NBE Board of Director Dr Nick Skubas of Cleveland Clinic met some medical students while at booth 15076 at the Anesthesiology Annual Meeting! #Echocardiography #ANES24 @ASALifeline #anesthesiology @clevelandclinic

Anesthesiology Annual Meeting attendees, stop by NBE booth 15076 to pick up a reusable water bottle for the Stay Hydrated & Go Green focus. We also have Testamur and Diplomate badge ribbons and MOCE information. #ANES24 #anesthesiology @ASALifeline #echocardiography