Jeffrey Hill

Jeffrey Hill, MSc, ACS, FASE, AACC

Assistant Professor, Echocardiography Programs

School

School of Medical Imaging and Therapeutics

Department

School of Medical Imaging and Therapeutics

Office Location

10 Lincoln 205C

Worcester

About

Jeffrey C. Hill is an advanced cardiac sonographer and educator specializing in noninvasive cardiovascular imaging. He trained at Massachusetts General Hospital and later worked at UMass Medical Center, where he conducted clinical and research imaging in pediatric and adult populations.

He has led NIH-funded international research initiatives and co-developed a patent-pending algorithm for advanced cardiovascular function analysis. Jeff has authored more than 95 peer-reviewed publications and is a Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography and an Associate of the American College of Cardiology.

Education

  • PhD Candidate in Clinical Research
  • MS in Clinical Research
  • BS in Business Administration/Management
  • AS in Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Research Interests

  • Tele-operative ultrasound for lung imaging
  • Myocardial mechanics, including cardiac strain imaging
  • In-silico/computational models for cardiovascular assessment

Featured Affiliations

American College of Cardiology

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American Society of Echocardiography

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Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography

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Education

  • PhD Candidate in Clinical Research
  • MS in Clinical Research
  • BS in Business Administration/Management
  • AS in Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Research Interests

  • Tele-operative ultrasound for lung imaging
  • Myocardial mechanics, including cardiac strain imaging
  • In-silico/computational models for cardiovascular assessment

Awards and Honors

MCPHS Faculty Research Showcase
Award: 1st Place – Scholarship of Discovery and Creative Work
Article Title: Guiding the Last Centimeter: Novel Anatomy-Aware Probe Servoing for Standardized Imaging Plane Navigation in Robotic Lung Ultrasound, 2025
Year: 2025

American Society of Echocardiography, Scientific Sessions, Portland, OR
Honor: Finalist, Brian Haluska Research Competition
Abstract Title: Novel Noninvasive Pressure-Strain for a New Index of Myocardial Work.
Year: 2024

MCPHS Faculty Scholarship
Award: 1st Place – Scholarship of Application
Article Title: A Vision for the Future of Quality in Echocardiographic Reporting: The American Society of Echocardiography Image-Guide-Echo Registry, Current and Future States. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 2023
Year: 2024

MCPHS Faculty Research Showcase
Award 1st Place – Scholarship of Discovery and Creative Work
Poster Title: Novel Noninvasive Pressure-Strain for the Application of a New Index of Myocardial Work
Year: 2024

Alpha Eta, National Allied Health Honor Society
Honor: National Scholastic Honor Society for Allied Health Professionals
Year: 2019

Lambda Nu National Honor Society
Honor: Massachusetts Rho Sigma Chapter National Honor Society for the Radiologic and Imaging Sciences
Year: 2018

Journal of Diagnostic Medical Society, Dallas, TX
Award: Kenneth R. Gottesfeld Award for Excellence in Publishing. Article of the Year
Title: A Comprehensive Assessment of Diastolic Function
Year: 2012