Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Perinatal Quality Foundation
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Jean Lea Spitz was a research assistant to Dr. Henry Thiede in 1972. When Dr. Thiede became interested in ultrasound, he asked Jean to do a literature review which he used to try to convince the Dpt. of Radiology at the institution to purchase equipment. When radiology expressed no interest, Dr. Thiede bought equipment and Jean went to the Univ. of Colorado for short-term training. That was the beginning of her 50 year career as a sonographer. Jean worked in obstetrical ultrasound at the University of Rochester with Chuck Hohler, then accepted a role as founding program director of the baccalaureate sonography program at the University of Oklahoma (OU). She served as sonography program director, then chairman within the Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences for 30 years. After retirement from OU she accepted employment with the Perinatal Quality Foundation where she has served as Executive Director and CEO since 2007. Jean served as president of the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers twice, was editor of the Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography twice, and has served as a board member and executive vice-president of the American Institutee of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM). She is the recipient of several awards including the Outstanding Sonographer Award from the AIUM. Her publications relate to obstetrical sonography, professional issues, and the history of ultrasound development in the USA.
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Tuesday, February 7, 2023
2:00 PM – 5:30 PM