Andrea Nicol is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Diagnostic Imaging Department at Quinnipiac University. 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 will begin perusing her doctorates in health science in 2025.
Andrea is 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 seven 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.
FASE (fellow of American society of echocardiogram)
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.
