Paul H. Bornemann

Paul H. Bornemann, MD

Associate Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia; Director of Primary Care Ultrasound, Ultrasound Institute, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia; Program Director, Palmetto Health Family Medicine Residency Program, Columbia, South Carolina

Dr. Bornemann is board certified in family medicine.

He is a military veteran who has eight years of experience working as a family physician in the U.S. Army, including a combat deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

His military awards include the Combat Medical Badge for providing medical care under direct fire.

He has had interest in point-of-care ultrasound since first learning of its benefits during a combat deployment in 2010.

He currently has certification from the Alliance for Physician Certification & Advancement (APCA) in musculoskeletal (RMSK) and vascular (RPVI) ultrasound.

He has worked with the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and was the founding chair of the AAFP Point-of-Care Ultrasound Member Interest Group, in 2015.

He has experience introducing point-of-care ultrasound curricula in several family medicine residency programs and teaches ultrasound frequently both nationally and internationally.

He has published multiple journal articles on point-of-care ultrasound and edited the textbook, Ultrasound for Primary Care (Wolters Kluwer 2020), the first book on this topic.