Andrea Nicole Nicol
Clinical Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Imaging
Andrea Nicole Nicol
Clinical Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Imaging
Andrea Nicol is a Clinical Assitant Professor of Diagnostic Imaging at Quinnipiac University. She teaches courses within the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program. Andrea earned her Bachelor's Degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography from Quinnipiac University in 2017 before going on and obtaining her Master's Degree in Health Sciences and cardiac ultrasound license in 2019. She is currently pursuing her doctorates in health science with a focus in educational leadership and research.
Andrea is a licensed sonographer in abdomen, obstetrics and gynecology, breast, vascular, adult cardiac and musculoskeletal ultrasound. She has been practicing these specialties by working clinically in the field of ultrasound for over eight years. Aside from her clinical practice, Andrea also is an active member in research and global health organizations.
She practices these specialties at a variety of hospitals and clinical settings throughout Connecticut. She spends most of her time either as a cardiac sonographer at Yale New Haven Hospital or as a diagnostic medical sonographer at Waterbury Hospital working closely with students, nurses, physicians, and other medical personnel.
She is a member of the research organization ITEACH where she participates in research projects and most recently traveled to Indonesia to screen for rheumatic heart disease in children and Colombia, South America, to study the effects of pulmonary hypertension in high altitudes. She has participated in a plethora of POCUS workshops as well as given presentations on a variety of educational and research topics within the ultrasound profession both domestically and internationally. Andrea is a fellow of the American Society of Echocardiology and active volunteer for ARDMS and NESE.
Andrea is a licensed sonographer in abdomen, obstetrics and gynecology, breast, vascular, adult cardiac and musculoskeletal ultrasound. She has been practicing these specialties by working clinically in the field of ultrasound for over eight years. Aside from her clinical practice, Andrea also is an active member in research and global health organizations.
She practices these specialties at a variety of hospitals and clinical settings throughout Connecticut. She spends most of her time either as a cardiac sonographer at Yale New Haven Hospital or as a diagnostic medical sonographer at Waterbury Hospital working closely with students, nurses, physicians, and other medical personnel.
She is a member of the research organization ITEACH where she participates in research projects and most recently traveled to Indonesia to screen for rheumatic heart disease in children and Colombia, South America, to study the effects of pulmonary hypertension in high altitudes. She has participated in a plethora of POCUS workshops as well as given presentations on a variety of educational and research topics within the ultrasound profession both domestically and internationally. Andrea is a fellow of the American Society of Echocardiology and active volunteer for ARDMS and NESE.
Education
- BS, Quinnipiac University
- MS, Quinnipiac University
Organization
- Diagnostic Imaging
Mail Drop
- NH-HSC
Courses
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DMS 101 Introduction to Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Spring 2026 -
DMS 101L Sonography Laboratory Practicum I
Spring 2026 -
DMS 210L Abdominal and Small Parts Sonography Lab Practicum
Fall 2025 -
DMS 297L Methods of Patient Care Lab
Fall 2025 -
DMS 330L OB/GYN Sonography Lab Practicum
Fall 2025 -
DMS 350 Musculoskeletal Sonography
Spring 2026 -
DMS 350L MSK Sonography Lab Practicum
Spring 2026
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Selected Publications
Invited Speaker
Introduction to FOCUS: Echo Exam
Nicol, A., Calabrese, C
Certified Nurse Anesthesia Continuing Education Event, Denver, Colorado (2025)
Conference Presentation
LUS and FAST- Clinical Applications of Standard POCUS Exams
Nicol, A.
Point of Care Ultrasound Course, Santiago, Chile, Hospital Mutual de Seguridad (2025)
Faculty Workshop
Clinical Applications of Standard POCUS Exams
Nicol, A., Crandall, I., Gerardi, G., Brooks, A., Ortero, J., McNamara, R.L., Lombo, B.
Point of Care Ultrasound Course, Santiago, Chile (2025)
Parametric 18F-flutemetamol PET Imaging for ATTR Cardiac Amyloidosis Patients.
Liu, Q., Shi, T., Gravel, P., Sharma, A., De Freitas, C., Fazzone-Chettiar, R., Van Laere, K., Baldick, A., Kattan, C., Guo, X., Guo, L., Xie, H., Chen, X., Zhou, B., Liu, Y., Carson, R., Liu, C., Miller, E.
New Orleans, Louisiana , SNMMIJune (2025)
Peer Reviewed Poster
Prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in Bali, Indonesia: A school-based echocardiographic screening.
Suastika, O. L., Wibhuti, I. B. R., Sari, M. A. W., Barber, D., Mankbadi, M., Rose, A., Libera, T., Baldick, A., Otero, J., McNamara, R., Sugeng, L., & Lombo, B.
American Society of Echocardiology Annual Conference 2025, Nashville, Tennessee, American Society of Echocardiology (ASE) (2025)
Screening for Chagas Cardiomyopathy in a Community in Northern Argentia
Mubarak, E., Venencia, R., Byler, R., Crandall, I., Nicol, A., Gerardi, G., Brooks, A., Salomone, O.A., Amuchástegui, M., Amuchástegui, T., Sanchez, A., McNamara, R.L., Lombo, B.
Abstracts from the American Heart Association's 2025 Scientific Sessions and the American Heart Association's 2025 Resuscitation Science Symposium Dallas, TexasNovember (2025)
Conference Presentation
The Important Role of Echocardiography Strain and 3D Imaging in Cardio-Oncology Patients.
Nicol, A.
7th Symposium of Advances in Cardiology, Bogota, Colombia, South America, Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá (2024)
Faculty Workshop
Nicol, A., Crandall, I., Gerardi, G., Libera, T., Ortero, J., McNamara, R.L., Lombo, B
Fundamentals of Point -of-Care-Ultrasound (POCUS), Cartagena, Colombia (2024)
Research Monograph
Parametric 18F-flutemetamol PET Imaging for ATTR Cardiac Amyloidosis Patients
Liu, Q., Shi, T., Gravel, P., Sharma, A., De Freitas, C., Fazzone-Chettiar, R., Van Laere, K., Baldick, A., Kattan, C., Guo, X., Guo, L., Xie, H., Chen, X., Zhou, B., Liu, Y., Carson, R., Liu, C., Miller, E.
National Library of Medicine November (2024)
Invited Speaker
Lung Ultrasound in Heart Failure Patients Predicting Readmissions
Nicol, A., Barber, D
Yale Research Meeting, New Haven, Connecticut, Yale University (2024)
Academic Awards, Fellowships and Grants
Fellow of American Society of Echocardiogram (FASE)
Fellowship | 2024-2025
Fellows of the American Society of Echocardiography exemplify excellence in the field of cardiovascular ultrasound through education, research, leadership, and volunteerism. They are ambassadors for ASE and recognized experts in their field.