RPNI Credential Certificate

Anyone who has passed the Neurosonology Exam (physics as well as carotid and/or TCD) and whose certification is in good standing may now use the RPNI letters after their name (E.g., Jane Doe, MD, RPNI).

The ASN Board of Directors took up this consideration at the request of members and leaders in the community and recognize that the ASN Neurosonology credentials for physicians and now sonographers, which represent a high-level of expertise in the field and grant clinical laboratory privileges in the United States and Internationally, may go under- or unrecognized by credentialing bodies without an easily verifiable, lettered credential at the end of the specialist’s name. A similar credential exists for interpreters in vascular ultrasound; it is called Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI) and it’s recognized by accrediting bodies as demonstration of proficiency to interpret ultrasound studies and serve as a medical director of an ultrasound laboratory. Our neurosonology credential has also been recognized in a similar way, but until this decision we did not have a formal acronym. RPNI follows the accepted format by our vascular ultrasound colleagues.

Beginning March 2020, those who have passed the Neurosonology Examination will receive a certificate with the new RPNI credential included. If you took, and passed, the Neurosonology examination prior to March 2020, please review the steps below at obtaining a new certificate with the RPNI credential.

Steps to order a new RPNI Certificate

Please complete the order request form.

There is an administration fee of $25 for ASN members/$75 for non-ASN members, with a slight discount if you order multiple copies.

Please be aware that international orders will be responsible for postage.

If you have any questions please contact the Executive Office at info@asnweb.org.