Christine Butts, MD

LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

Fellowship Director, Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasound
Assistant Emergency Ultrasound Director, Faculty Ultrasound

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EDUCATION

Undergraduate: University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Residency: Louisiana State University Medical Center – Chief Resident
Fellowship: Louisiana State University Medical Center – Emergency Ultrasound

Dr. Butts graduated from the Keck School of Medicine and completed her residency and ultrasound fellowship at Louisiana State University. She then became faculty of the Department of Medicine at LSU, where she served as the emergency ultrasound director and director for the emergency ultrasound fellowship program. Her clinical interests include all things ultrasound, especially how to use ultrasound to bridge gaps in underserved and under-resourced clinical environments. Dr. Butts also writes the monthly column “The Speed of Sound” in Emergency Medicine News. Outside of work, Dr. Butts loves traveling, reading, baking, and spending time with her son.