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Dora DiGiacinto, M.Ed., RDMS, RDCS, FSDMS

Dora DiGiacinto, MEd, RDMS, RDCS, FSDMS

  • Presidential Professor
  • Vice-Chair, Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences
  • Program Director, Sonography

AHB 3042

(405) 271-6477, ext. 41160

Dora-DiGiacinto@ou.edu

Education:

  • M.Ed., Educational Psychology; Instructional Design, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 2005
  • B.S., Radiologic Technology, Emphasis: Sonography, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1997 

Teaching:

Sonography Program:

  • MIRS 3834: Obstetric Sonography
  • MIRS 3860: Principles of Sonography
  • MIRS 4272: Correlative Imaging
  • MIRS 4842: Cardiac Sonography II
  • MIRS 4831: Advanced Obstetric Sonography

Radiation Sciences Program:

  • MIRS 3493: Instrumentation and Safety
  • MIRS 4272: Correlative Imaging
  • MIRS 4412: Standards and Accreditation

Clinical/Research Interests:

The OU sonography program manages an interprofessional sonography laboratory that offers ultrasound machines available for use during research studies and can also provide sonographers to help with scanning when needed.

Additional information can be found on the Interprofessional Sonography Laboratory webpage.

Service:

Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, OU Health Sciences Center

  • 2008 - present Curriculum Committee | '09 - present Chair
  • 2008 - present Outcomes Committee
  • 2008 - present  MIRS Academic Progress Committee | '21 - present Chair
  • 2005 - present Professional Practice Plan | '14 - present Chair
  • 2000 - 2012 Clinical Education Committee | ’03-‘09 Chair
  • 2001 - 2009 Adjunct Faculty Committee | ’04-‘06 Chair

College of Allied Health, OU Health Sciences Center

  • 2009 - present Curriculum Review Committee | '10-'23 Chair
  • 2000 - 2012 College Clinical Education Committee
  • 2002 - 2007 Faculty Board

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

  • 2013 - present Provost’s Advisory Council of General Education Oversight
  • 2011 - 2014 Presidential Professorship Selection Committee
  • 2012 - 2013 Ed Tech Taskforce
  • 2003 - present Faculty Leadership Program Faculty | '03 Gradudate
  • 2009 - 2012 Council on Faculty Awards and Honors

Professional Service

  • 2013-present Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography Section Editor
  • 2024 - 2026 Nominating Committee
  • 2021 - 2023 Finance Committee
  • 2011 - 2015 Membership Committee
  • 2012 - 2015 Scientific Presentation Judge
  • 2009 - 2011 Education Committee Member, SDMS

Select Publications:

  • DiGiacinto D, Wagner J. Introduction to Echocardiography. ScholarRX. 2025; October. (book chapter)  https://exchange.scholarrx.com/brick/jry510y3l9e3 
  • DiGiacinto D*, Gilmore J, Sharp K. Iliofemoral Deep Vein Thrombosis with Central Venous Catheter. J Diagn Med Sonography. 2025:41(1). DOI 10.1177/87564793241268378
  • Fiztpatrick A, DiGiacinto D. Comparison of Transabdominal and Transvaginal Sonograms in Evaluation of Cervical Length During Pregnancy. J Diagn Med Sonography. 2021:37(5): DOI 10.1177/87564793211012612
  • DiGiacinto D. The importance of the internal review board for approving proposed research. J Diagn Med Sonography, 2019:35(2) 85-86. DOI 10.1177/8756479318817220
  • Stafford M, Bagley J, DiGiacinto D. Comparison of Transthoracic Echocardiography, Transesophageal Echocardiography, and Transcranial Doppler in the Detection of Patent Foramen Ovale as the Etiology for Cryptogenic Stroke. J Diagn Med Sonography, 2019;35(2):127-133. DOI 10.1177/8756479318816983
  • DiGiacinto D*, Bagley J, Gildon, B, Cantrell G. Postpartum pseudoaneurysm after cesarean delivery. J Diagn Med Sonography, 2019;35(2):136-140. DOI: 10.1177/8756479318816985
  • Bagley J, Paul DE, Halferty S, DiGiacinto D.  The use of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography for the characterization of focal liver lesions. J Diagn Med Sonography, 2018;5(3):120-134. DOI: 10.1177/8756479317729672           
  • Bagley J, Paul DE, Halferty S, DiGiacinto D.  The use of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography for the characterization of focal liver lesions. J Diagn Med Sonography, 2017;33(6):500-511. DOI: 10.1177/8756479317729672 (Kenneth R Gottesfeld Award Winner)
  • Bagley JE, Barnett J, Baldwin J, DiGiacinto D, Anderson MP.  On-the-job-pain and injury related to adaptive ergonomic equipment in the sonographers’s workspace and area.  J Diagn Med Sonography. 2017;33(1):15-21.
  • DiGiacinto D, Gildon B, Keenan L, Patton M. Review of patient satisfaction research to improve patient surveys in medical imaging departments. Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Jul/Aug 2016;32(4):203-206.
  • DiGiacinto D, Bagley J, Goldsbury A. The value of sonography in the assessment of skin cancers and their metastases. J Diagn Med Sonography. May/June 2016;32(3):140-146. doi:10.1177/8756479316643959 (Designated a CE article)
  • Bagley J, Savage R, DiGiacinto D.  Transrectal elastographic biopsy and contrast-enhanced transrectal biopsy may offer improvements over the current transrectal systemic biopsy technique.  J Diagn Med Sonography. 2016;32(2):61-71. doi:10.1177/8756479316632189 (Designated a CE article)
  • DiGiacinto D, Bagley J, Cooke S. The use of a reference tool to help sonographers improve their monitoring of mechanical and thermal indices in obstetric sonography examinations. J Diagn Med Sonography. May/June 2015:.DOI: 10.1177/8756479314567308
  • DiGiacinto D, Gildon B, Stamile E, Aubrey J. Weight biased health professionals and the effects on overweight patients. J Diagn Med Sonography. 2015:31(2):132-135. DOI 10.1177/8756479314557278.
  • Bagley J, Berry J, DiGiacinto D, Stamile E. Case Report: median arcuate ligament syndrome diagnosed by computed tomography and Doppler ultrasonography. Radiology Technology. 2015;86(3):238-245.
  • Bagley J, DiGiacinto D, Lawyer J, Anderson M. Frequently updating facebook statuses may put students at risk for violating HIPAA: A pilot study. J Diagn Med Sonography. 2014;30(3):114–120. DOI 10.1177/8756479314530509. (Designated a CE article)
  • DiGiacinto D, Bagley J, Garrison M. Comparison of endobronchial ultrasound and computed tomography with fluoroscopy in guidance of lung cancer biopsies: A literature review. J Diagn Med Sonography. 2012;28(5). DOI 10.1177/8756479312455860. (Designated a CE article)