About

Dr. Daniela Lobo is a Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) educator and clinical leader. As a POCUS Champion (2020–2021) and POCUS Fellow (2021–2022), Dr. Lobo developed expertise in advanced ultrasound practice, educational design, and systems-level privileging and credentialing efforts.

Dr. Lobo currently serves as a POCUS Instructor in both Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) and Graduate Medical Education (GME) at Indiana University School of Medicine, focusing on enhancing clinical reasoning and hands-on ultrasound proficiency across learner levels. Additionally, Dr. Lobo is the Assistant Director for the Family Medicine Clerkship and the POCUS Lead, guiding curriculum integration and serving as the primary POCUS skills instructor for medical students.

At the institutional level, Dr. Lobo contributes to quality and credentialing standards as a member of the Indiana University Health POCUS Committee, supporting inpatient privileging and credentialing initiatives to ensure safe and consistent ultrasound practice.

Nationally, Dr. Lobo is an active leader within the primary care ultrasound community. They have served as Secretary (2023–2024) and Vice-Chair (2024–2025) of the AAFP POCUS Member Interest Group (MIG), helping shape national conversations around POCUS training and primary care adoption. In 2024, Dr. Lobo was selected as a Faculty Instructor for the inaugural STFM POCUS Educators Certificate Program, training faculty from across the country in effective POCUS teaching strategies.