Cardiovascular Sonography Council

The ASE Cardiovascular Sonography Council (SONO) is dedicated to the following objectives:

• Support cardiovascular ultrasound interest areas by communicating issues of importance to the membership;
• Provide guidance to the ASE Board of Directors regarding sonographer issues;
• Provide a forum for members with similar interests to network;
• Provide a representative (council chair) to ASE Board of Directors, as required;
• To provide educational offerings for sonographers, including guidance to Scientific Sessions Program Committee
• To provide guidance on standards of care related to cardiovascular ultrasound to the Guidelines and Standards Committee

Awards and Grants

• Sonographer Lifetime Achievement Award will be awarded in June 2026 to Ken Horton, ACS, RCS, FASE of Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City, Utah.
• Each year the ASE Foundation gives $1000 travel grants in partnership with ASE councils. The following sonographers received a grant to ASE 2026 in Aurora, CO this year.
  • Anna Lise Brinson, Duke University
  • Emily Lynch, RCS, Duke University
  • Zachary Bukowski, MS, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Congratulations to our 2026 award and grant winners!

What’s new with the Sonography Council?

Sonography in JASE
The State of Cardiac Sonography – A Fifty-Year Unique Partnership

Sonography in Echo Magazine
Using ACS to Coordinate Research
ACS Managing Specialty Care

Sonographer Resources
Sonographer Education and Training and FAQs
Industry Standards for the Prevention of Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Sonography