Imaging Technologists

Mrs Simoneau has joined the NeoCardioLab in July 2019. She is trained as an imaging technologist and has an expertise in medical ultrasound and echocardiography. She has practiced in the clinical context at the Montreal Children's Hospital, Hôpital de Sorel, and the CHU Sainte-Justine. She is now teaching medical imaging at College Ahuntsic. Mrs Simoneau is now working at the NeoCardioLab for expert data extraction on advanced echocardiography analysis. She has also been the team that helped develop the section on Adult Echocardiography on the NeoCardioLab. Jessica was the Personality of the Week of the NeoCardioLab on April 22, 2025.

Mme Jessica Simoneau s’est jointe au NeoCardioLab en juillet 2019. Elle est formée comme technologue en imagerie médicale et possède une expertise en échographie médicale et en échocardiographie. Elle a exercé en milieu clinique à l’Hôpital de Montréal pour enfants, à l’Hôpital de Sorel, ainsi qu’au CHU Sainte-Justine. Elle enseigne actuellement l’imagerie médicale au Collège Ahuntsic. Mme Simoneau travaille au sein du NeoCardioLab à l’extraction experte de données pour l’analyse avancée en échocardiographie. Elle a également contribué au développement de la section sur l’échocardiographie de l’adulte sur la plateforme du NeoCardioLab. Jessica a été nommée Personnalité de la semaine du NeoCardioLab le 22 avril 2025.

Manon Gagnon began her career in medical imaging after graduating in radiologic technology in 1985. She first worked as a radiology technologist at the Centre hospitalier de Verdun and the Centre hospitalier de Lachine (1985–1987), followed by the Montreal Children's Hospital from 1986 to 1991. In 1991, she specialized in cardiac ultrasound, later expanding her expertise to include fetal echocardiography in 1994. Manon became a cornerstone of the echocardiography laboratory at the Montreal Children's Hospital, serving as lead technologist from 1999 and laboratory coordinator from 2014 until her retirement in December 2020. Her influence extended beyond the clinical setting—since 2017, she has served as a consultant for Siemens Canada, supporting the use of Syngo Dynamics platforms. Manon is widely respected for her leadership, deep technical knowledge, and lasting contributions to pediatric cardiac imaging.

• Graduated in radiologic technology in 1985. 

• Worked as a technologist at the Centre hospitalier de Verdun and the Centre hospitalier de Lachine from 1985 to 1987. 

• Radiologic technologist at the Montreal Children's Hospital from 1986 to 1991. 

• Specialized in cardiac ultrasound since 1991 and in fetal echocardiography since 1994 at the Montreal Children's Hospital. 

• Head of the echocardiography laboratory from 1999 and coordinator from 2014 until retirement in December 2020. 

• Consultant for Siemens Canada for Syngo Dynamics since 2017.

Minqi Yu is a senior Cardiac Sonographer at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), with over two decades of experience in medical imaging. She completed her medical training at Shanghai No. 2 Medical University (1989–1995) and worked as an echographist at Shanghai No. 6 People’s Hospital from 1995 to 2004. After relocating to Canada, she pursued further education at Dawson College (2005–2008) and worked as an X-ray technologist at the MUHC from 2008 to 2010. Since 2010, Minqi has been a dedicated Cardiac Echocardiography Technologist at the MUHC, contributing her expertise to both clinical practice and research in cardiovascular imaging.

Minqi Yu est technologue en échocardiographie au Centre universitaire de santé McGill (CUSM), avec plus de vingt ans d’expérience en imagerie médicale. Elle a complété sa formation médicale à la Shanghai No. 2 Medical University (1989–1995), puis a travaillé comme échographiste à l’hôpital populaire No. 6 de Shanghai de 1995 à 2004. Après son arrivée au Canada, elle a poursuivi des études au Collège Dawson (2005–2008) et a exercé comme technologue en radiologie au CUSM de 2008 à 2010. Depuis 2010, Minqi occupe le poste de technologue en échocardiographie cardiaque au CUSM, où elle met son expertise au service des soins cliniques et de la recherche en imagerie cardiovasculaire.