Board of Directors

Kaitlin is from Hartsville, SC, but has lived in Charleston since 2011. She received her Bachelors degree in Physical Education with a concentration in Health Promotion from the College of Charleston. She later received her certificate in Cardiovascular Sonography from Midlands Technical College. After finishing school she began working at MUSC, as a new graduate. Since then she advanced in MUSC’s Imaging Specialist Clinical Ladder Program in 2019, to a Sonographer III, and in 2022 moved into the Lead Sonographer position. This is her second year on the South Carolina Society of Echo Board.

Hannah Dowdy is a cardiovascular sonographer from Charleston, SC who trained at USC and the Claude W. Smith, MD School of Cardiovascular Technology at MUSC Columbia. Shortly after obtaining her credentials, she began her career in the echo lab at Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC. In 2022, she moved backed to Columbia, SC to work in her alma mater at MUSC Health as an instructor and the clinical coordinator. In her free time, Hannah enjoys traveling, exercising, and visiting her family in the Charleston area. She is grateful for the opportunity to serve as Secretary of the SCSE this year and looks forward to getting to know new faces of the field that share the same passion that she does. 

In 1992, Erin started her medical career at Bruce Hospital while attending Florence-Darlington Technical College. She moved to Columbia in 1995 and began working at Columbia Cardiology as a medical assistant while simultaneously furthering her education in echocardiography at MUSC. Erin transitioned to Lexington Medical Center in the Cardiovascular department in 2002 and eventually became the first dual registered sonographer at the hospital in 2009 and has nearly 20 years experience as a registered cardiovascular sonographer. She recently transferred to the mobile cardiovascular lab with LMC. Erin currently lives in Lexington with her husband, Bo, of three years and their blended family. She enjoys traveling, exercising, and spending time with family and friends.

Robert Smith from Camden, South Carolina is the Program Director for the Claude W. Smith, MD School of Cardiovascular Technology at MUSC Columbia. He and his wife Suzy are the proud parents of a 12 year old son named Banks. Robert received his undergraduate degree from Clemson University and a Master in Health Administration from MUSC. In addition he graduated from Midlands Tech with a certificate in cardiovascular sonography. Through his almost 20 year career he has worked in a number of capacities including Vascular Lab Manager at McLeod Regional Medical Center, Clinical Applications Specialist for Imacor, Informatics Educator at Prisma and as a Cardiovascular Sonographer at Lexington Medical Center.

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