About Resa
Dr. Resa Lewiss is an emergency physician and globally recognized pioneer in Point-of-Care Ultrasonography (POCUS). POCUS is a disruptive technology that allows doctors to use portable ultrasound machines right at a patient’s bedside to quickly answer medical questions and improve care. Resa currently serves as a Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She continues her mission to integrate POCUS into every physician’s skills, advocating for its use from emergency rooms across the U.S. to medical providers in countries worldwide, including Brazil, India, and Sweden. A prolific academic leader, Resa has championed POCUS through research, education, and policy. She is also the host of The Visible Voices podcast, where she discusses the intersection of medicine, leadership, and personal well-being. Building on her work in medicine and leadership, she is the author of the book MicroSkills: Small Actions, Big Impact, which offers practical advice for navigating the complex modern workplace. Known for her dynamic energy, Resa embraces a life lived “like a vector—with velocity and direction.” Her innovative spirit and dedication to making advanced medical tools accessible have fundamentally changed emergency medicine and patient care globally.
