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30 Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Cases

In tandem with the Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Course requirement, trainees are required to perform 30 Focused Cardiac Ultrasound cases and have them evaluated as satisfactory by an approved Assessor. Please see the Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Case Form below:

Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Case Form

Please note:

  • Assessment can be retrospective.
  • At least two cases each of severe left ventricular dysfunction, severe right ventricular dysfunction, pericardial effusion and gross hypovolaemia should be included.
  • Before completing unsupervised and/or remote assessments, trainees must perform and report two Focused Cardiac Ultrasound examinations directly supervised by an approved Assessor at a satisfactory competence level.
  • This requirement must be completed before the trainee enters their Transition Year.

These cases should ideally commence within one year from when the Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Course was attended. Trainees are to submit an individual form for each case to the College or on a logbook approved at the College’s discretion via the Members Portal (under the Online Learning tab). Alternatively, the collation of all 30 scans in a single PDF can be submitted by clicking the button below.

Submit Forms

Please ensure each form is filled out correctly (the result is circled, the Assessor name is written in full, and both the Assessor and trainee’s signatures are included). Forms missing all information will not be assessed.

For further information on the Focused Cardiac Ultrasound requirement, please see the Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Course webpage or T-35 Focused Cardiac Ultrasound In Intensive Care.

  • For Assessors
  • Find an Assessor

The role of an Assessor is to validate each cardiac ultrasound scan that a trainee performs in line with the College curriculum. A trainee can work with multiple Assessors, however individual mentorship is encouraged.

To be an approved Assessor, an advanced level of experience is required. A basic qualification (such as the Certificate in Clinician Performed Ultrasound (CCPU) from ASUM) is not considered suitable.

Advanced qualifications accepted include:

  • Diploma in Diagnostic Ultrasound (DDU) Critical Care or Cardiology - Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM)
  • Cardiology specialist qualification (FRACP / FCSANZ)
  • American Echo Board Exam (ASCeXAM)
  • Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Echo (GCCritCareEcho), University of Queensland
  • Diploma in Clinical Ultrasound, University of Melbourne

It is recognised that many qualifications have only been recently established, and that Intensive Care specialists with extensive experience in echocardiography may not have a formal qualification, or they may have a qualification from other credentialing bodies not mentioned above. These situations will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. If an Intensive Care specialist has no formal qualifications, an additional letter of recommendation from an accredited assessor may be required.

If you are interested in applying to be an assessor, please use the below form:

Application Form

Find an Assessor

Please find below a list of Assessors who have been approved by the College. Paediatric assessors are indicated.

ACT – Australian Capital Territory

Assessor

Hospital

Jason Chapman

Canberra Hospital

Ruwan Suwandaranthe

Canberra Hospital

Hemanth Veerendra

Canberra Hospital

Oliver Walsh

North Canberra Hospital

David Gale North Canberra Hospital
NSW – New South Wales
Assessor Hospital

David Clancy

Albury Base Hospital

Heather Welch

Albury Base Hospital

Victoria Ying

Blacktown Hospital

David Law (non-Fellow) 

Coffs Harbour Health Campus 

Mark Kol 

Concord Repatriation Hospital 

Asim Shah 

Concord Repatriation Hospital 

Atul Wagh 

Concord Repatriation Hospital 

Hapauchchige Tilak Sirisena 

Dubbo Base Hospital 

Timothy Stanley 

Dubbo Base Hospital 

Nada Azar 

Fairfield Hospital 

Kavitha Shetty 

Fairfield Hospital 

Atul Gaur

Gosford Hospital

Jorge Brieva

John Hunter Hospital

Vijeth Bhat

John Hunter Hospital

Kenneth Havill 

John Hunter Hospital 

Rakshit Panwar 

John Hunter Hospital 

Martina Zib 

John Hunter Hospital 

Dan De Wit

John Hunter Hospital

Deshani Walisundara

John Hunter Hospital

Danielle Austin

Liverpool Hospital

Ramanathan Lakshmanan (Cardiac)  

Liverpool Hospital 

Robin Butterfield 

Liverpool Hospital 

Patrick Liston 

Liverpool Hospital 

Peter McCanny 

Liverpool Hospital 

William O’Regan 

Liverpool Hospital 

Hesham Adbelwashed 

Maitland Hospital

Nada Azar 

Nepean Hospital 

Emma Bowcock 

Nepean Hospital 

Marek Nalos 

Nepean Hospital 

Sam Orde 

Nepean Hospital 

Arvind Rajamani 

Nepean Hospital 

Behnoosh Samadi 

Nepean Hospital 

Ian Seppelt 

Nepean Hospital 

Kavitha Shetty 

Nepean Hospital 

Anne-Marie Welsh 

Nepean Hospital 

Anthony McLean (Cardiac) 

Nepean Hospital 

Louise Smith (non-Fellow, Cardiac) 

Nepean Hospital 

Louise Cole 

Nepean Hospital 

Vishal Gupta 

Nepean Hospital 

Deshani Walisundara 

Nepean Hospital 

Rishi Sarangi 

Nepean Hospital 

Hae Won Jo Tamworth Hospital

Maté Rudas 

Northern Beaches Hospital 

Konstantin Yastrebov (Cardiac) 

Prince of Wales Hospital 

Andrew Cluer (non-Fellow) 

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 

Sanjay Tarvade 

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 

Máté Rudas 

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 

Elliott Worku 

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 

Sara Bassin 

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 

Chathuri Dissanayake 

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 

Michael Pittard

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 

Kogulan Sriranjan

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 

Louise Morris (non-Fellow) 

Royal North Shore Hospital 

David Gale 

Royal North Shore Hospital 

Wade Stedman 

Royal North Shore Hospital 

Laura Wylie (non-Fellow) 

Royal North Shore Hospital 

Alun Ellis 

Royal North Shore Hospital 

Andy Chang (non-Fellow) 

Royal North Shore Hospital 

Frank Van Haren 

St George Hospital 

Maziar Razavian 

St George Hospital 

Peter Brunker (non-Fellow) 

St George Hospital 

Jonathan Ball 

St George Hospital 

Pauline Reilly (Non-Fellow) 

St George Hospital 

Chris Duncan 

St George Hospital 

Mohamed Kamal

St George Hospital 

Shweta Priyadarshini (Cardiac) 

St Vincent's Hospital 

Suzanne Bradley (non-Fellow) 

St Vincent's Hospital 

Robert Grealy 

St Vincent's Hospital 

Manivannan Gopalakrishnan 

St Vincent's Hospital 

Anas Naeem 

Sutherland Hospital 

Alun Ellis 

Sydney Adventist Hospital 

Ganesh Gnanappa (non-Fellow, paediatric) 

Sydney Children's Hospital (Westmead)  

Muhame Rugambwa 

Sydney Children's Hospital (Westmead) 

Greg Kelly Sydney Children's Hospital (Westmead)

John Award

Sydney Children's Hospital

Alex Eng Gooi (Non-Fellow)

Sydney Children's Hospital

Iain Johnston

The Tweed Valley Hospital

Andrew Miller

The Tweed Valley Hospital

Franco Martinese

The Tweed Valley Hospital

Amit Vaidya

Westmead Hospital

Hemal Vaccharajani

Westmead Hospital

Mohammad Hamidi 

Westmead Hospital

Lohith Karigowda 

Westmead Hospital

Hatem Elkady 

Westmead Hospital

Prakkash Parangi Ananthan

Westmead Hospital

Cartan Costello

Wollongong Hospital

QLD – Queensland
Assessor Hospital

Phillip Marshall (non-Fellow) 

Cairns Hospital 

Thomas Doyle 

Cairns Hospital 

Alison Main 

Cairns Hospital 

Sebastiaan Blank 

Cairns Hospital 

Gregory Comadira 

Gold Coast Hospital 

Martin McNamara 

Gold Coast Hospital 

Jonathon Field (paediatric) 

Gold Coast University Hospital 

Angelly Martinez (paediatric) 

Gold Coast University Hospital 

Franco Martinese (paediatric) 

Gold Coast University Hospital 

Michaela Cartner (paediatric) 

Gold Coast University Hospital 

Ronan McKeague 

Gold Coast University Hospital 

Ravi Mistry 

Gold Coast University Hospital 

Sean Newell 

Gold Coast University Hospital 

Jeremy Smith

Gold Coast University Hospital 

Robert Barnett

Holy Spirit Northside Hospital

Prashan Maan

Hervey Bay Hospital

Neeraj Bhadange

Ipswich Hospital

Safaraz Rahiman (paediatric) 

Queensland Children's Hospital 

Sunil Sane 

Logan Hospital 

Dr Stephen Luke  

Mackay Base Hospital 

Eamon Raith

Mackay Base Hospital

Robert Carmichael

Mater Hospital Brisbane

Andras Nyikovics

Mater Health Services

Amod Karnik 

Mater Health Services 

David Sturgess 

Mater Health Services 

Loki Johnk 

Mater Health Services 

Sadie Callahan 

Mater Health Services 

Fiona Stanley (non-Fellow) (paediatric) 

Mater Children's Public Hospital 

Chris Joyce 

Princess Alexandra Hospital 

Robyn Moss 

Princess Alexandra Hospital 

Anand Krishnan 

Princess Alexandra Hospital 

Benjamin Cerutti 

Princess Alexandra Hospital 

Adam Suliman 

Princess Alexandra Hospital 

Alex Nesbitt 

Princess Alexandra Hospital 

Lachlan Quick 

Princess Alexandra Hospital 

Timothy Warhurst 

Redcliffe Hospital 

Hamish Pollock 

Redcliffe Hospital 

Ramsy D’Souza 

Redcliffe Hospital 

Benjamin White

Rockhampton Hospital

Rajeev Hedge 

Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital 

George Pang 

Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital 

Dougal Carlisle 

Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital 

Jason Pincus 

Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital 

Anne-Marie Welsh 

Sunshine Coast University Hospital 

Vikram Masurkar 

Sunshine Coast University Hospital 

Lyndal Russell 

The Prince Charles Hospital 

Maithri Siriwardena 

The Prince Charles Hospital 

Franco Martinese 

The Tweed Hospital 

Ben Cheung 

Toowoomba Hospital 

Manimozhi Vellaichamy 

Toowoomba Hospital 

Vasanth Mariappa 

Toowoomba Hospital 

Arjun Chavan 

Townsville University Hospital 

Geoff Gordon 

Townsville University Hospital 

Sutrisno Gunawan 

Townsville University Hospital 

Florian Pracher 

Townsville University Hospital 

Perrin Buchanan 

Townsville University Hospital 

Joanna Longley 

Townsville University Hospital 

SA - South Australia
Assessor Hospital

Simon Hockley 

Calvary Wakefield Hospital 

Shailesh Bihari 

Flinders Medical Centre 

Steve Galluccio 

Flinders Medical Centre 

Russell Laver 

Flinders Medical Centre 

Shivesh Prakash 

Flinders Medical Centre 

Ubbo Wiersma 

Flinders Medical Centre 

Khurram Khan 

Flinders Medical Centre 

Clayton Sibbin 

Flinders Medical Centre 

Brett Sampson  

Flinders Medical Centre 

Mitul Chavda 

Flinders Medical Centre 

Sebastien Haiart 

Flinders Medical Centre

Lisa-Marie Pereira

Flinders Medical Centre

Josephine Gard

Flinders Medical Centre

Lewis Mullens

Flinders Medical Centre

Simon Tan

Flinders Medical Centre

Mrudula Kanhere

Lyell McEwin Hospital

Richard Strickland 

Royal Adelaide Hospital  

Michael Farquharson 

Royal Adelaide Hospital 

Michael Davies 

Royal Adelaide Hospital 

Christopher Smith

Royal Adelaide Hospital

Michael Yung (paediatric) 

Women’s and Children’s Hospital 

Anil Gautam 

Women’s and Children’s Hospital 

VIC – Victoria
Assessor Hospital

Aidan Burrell

Alfred Hospital

Stephen Burke

Alfred Hospital 

Trent Hartshorne 

Alfred Hospital 

Matthew Hung 

Alfred Hospital 

Josh Ihle 

Alfred Hospital 

Richard Lin 

Alfred Hospital 

Lewis McLean 

Alfred Hospital 

Deidre Murphy 

Alfred Hospital 

Vinodh Nanjayya 

Alfred Hospital 

Judit Orosz 

Alfred Hospital 

Lloyd Roberts 

Alfred Hospital 

Yat Tim Leong 

Alfred Hospital 

Ciaran Van Den Berg (non-fellow) 

Alfred Hospital

Paul Nixon

Alfred Hospital

Arne Diehl

Alfred Hospital

Larisa Douglas

Alfred Hospital

Jack D’Arcy

Austin Hospital 

Dharshi Karalapillai;

Austin Hospital;

Chirstopher Guy;

Austin and Alfred Hospitals;

Andrew Casamento ;

Austin and Northern Hospitals;

Mark Kubicki 

Ballarat Health Services 

Mark Nolan 

Bendigo Health 

Victor Liew 

Bendigo Health

Teresa Wong

Bendigo Health

Michael Patterson

Bendigo Health

Vijayanand Palaniswamy

Bendigo Health

Nikolas Jin Wang

Barwon Health  

Joe McAffrey

Barwon Health

David Dupuche (non-Fellow) 

Boxhill Hospital 

Nicholas Ryan Boxhill Hospital

John Lau (non-Fellow) 

Cabrini Hospital 

Subhash Arora 

Dandenong Hospital 

Michael Toolis 

Dandenong Hospital 

George Lukas 

Dandenong Hospital 

Kyle Brooks 

Epworth Hospital 

Karen Scholz (non-Fellow) 

Epworth Hospital 

Li Tan 

Epworth Hospital 

Niall Kennedy Eastern Health Melbourne

Sachin Gupta  

Frankston Hospital 

Kavi Haji  

Frankston Hospital 

David Green 

Geelong Hospital 

Scott Simpson

Geelong Hospital

Victor Liew

Grampians Health

Lindsay Bridgford (non-Fellow)

Maroondah Hospital

Wisam Al-Bassam 

Monash Medical Centre 

Anthony Wald (non-Fellow) 

Monash Medical Centre 

Mark Golod 

Monash Medical Centre 

Ari Horton (non-Fellow) 

Monash Medical Centre 

Adrian Pakavakis 

Monash Medical Centre 

Michael Patterson

Monash Medical Centre

Damien Noll Monash Medical Centre

Leah Wollin Glies

Monash Hospital Melbourne

Sanjay Porwal

Monash Health, Casey Hospital

Siew Wai Wong

Monash Medical Centre

Jenny Fong (non-fellow)

Monash Medical Centre

Katherine Ortiz (non-fellow)

Monash Medical Centre

Zeyad Aljeboori

Northern Hospital

Rohit Paliwal

Northern Hospital

Muhammad Manzoor

Northeast Health Wangaratta

Patrick Ross

Peninsula University Hospital

Georgia Brown

Royal Children’s Hospital

Thomas Rozen

Royal Children’s Hospital

Bennett Sheridan (paediatric)

Royal Children’s Hospital

Padmavathy Venkatasubbu

Royal Children’s Hospital

James Anstey 

Royal Melbourne Hospital 

Shyamala Sriram 

Royal Melbourne Hospital 

Matthew Durie 

Royal Melbourne Hospital 

Padmavathy Venkatasubbu

Royal Melbourne Hospital

Tracey Wraight 

Royal Melbourne Hospital 

Sophie Fincher
Royal Melbourne Hospital

Timothy Haydon 

St Vincent’s Hospital 

Antony Tobin 

St Vincent’s Hospital 

Juan Carlos Mora 

St Vincent's Hospital 

Robert Short-Burchell 

St Vincent's Hospital 

Hooi Hooi Koay 

Werribee Mercy 

Zeyad Aljeboori 

Werribee Mercy 

Marc Oreto 

Western Health 

Yang Yang 

Western Health 

Fritz Patrick Jahns 

Western Health 

Joanna Chow 

Western Health 

TAS – Tasmania
Assessor Hospital

Vikram Patil 

Launceston Hospital

Matthew Brain 

Launceston Hospital 

Michael Ashbolt 

Royal Hobart Hospital 

Jonathon Buckmaster 

Royal Hobart Hospital 

Verity Gordon

Royal Hobart Hospital

Ashley Mattson (non CICM Fellow) 

Royal Hobart Hospital 

Bianca Coelho (non-CICM Fellow) 

Royal Hobart Hospital 

NT – Northern Territory
Assessor Hospital

Htun Aung 

Alice Springs Hospital 

Sheena Foskett (non-Fellow) 

Alice Springs Hospital 

Sarah Jones (adult and paeds) 

Alice Springs Hospital 

Alison Main 

Royal Darwin Hospital 

Florian Pracher (adult and paeds) 

Royal Darwin Hospital 

Jason Chapman (cardiac assessor) 

Royal Darwin Hospital 

Lewis Campbell 

Royal Darwin Hospital 

Sidharth Agarwal (cardiac assessor) 

Royal Darwin Hospital 

Sebastiaan Blank (cardiac assessor) 

Royal Darwin Hospital 

Robert Short-Burchell (cardiac assessor) 

Royal Darwin Hospital 

WA – Western Australia
Assessor Hospital

Samantha Burgoyne (non-Fellow) 

Bunbury Regional Hospital 

John Evans

Bunbury Regional Hospital

Godfrey Lo 

Fiona Stanley Hospital 

Cyrus Edibam 

Fiona Stanley Hospital 

Christopher Allen 

Fiona Stanley Hospital 

Edward Briggs 

Joondalup Health Campus 

Justin Teng (non-Fellow) 

Mount Hospital 

Belinda Gowen (paediatrics) 

Perth Children’s Hospital 

Simon Erickson (paediatric) 

Perth Children’s Hospital 

Dr Ravikiran Sonawane 

Rockingham General Hospital 

John Lewis 

Royal Perth Hospital 

Soumya Ray 

Royal Perth Hospital 

Peter Allen Royal Perth Hospital

Luke Torre 

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital 

Matthew Anstey 

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital 

Sebastian Knudsen 

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital 

Stephen Richards 

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital 

Bradley Wibrow (cardiac) 

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital 

Ebrahim Ebid St John of God Midland Hospital
New Zealand
Assessor Hospital

Michael Gillham 

Auckland City Hospital 

Sara Allen 

Auckland City Hospital 

Andrew McKee 

Auckland City Hospital 

Bevan Vickery 

Auckland City Hospital 

Kirsten Bond

Auckland City Hospital

Jonathan Gunther

Auckland City Hospital

Ivor Popovich

Auckland Regional Hospital

Christina Chan

Christchurch Hospital

Jay Ritzema-Carter 

Christchurch Hospital 

Thomas Clendon (non-Fellow) 

Christchurch Hospital 

Paul Bridgman (non-Fellow) 

Christchurch Hospital 

Markus Renner (non-Fellow) 

Dunedin Hospital 

David Silverman 

Dunedin Hospital 

Myles Smith

Dunedin Hospital

Lesley Maher 

Hawkes Bay Hospital 

Patrick Thorburn

Hawkes Bay Hospital 

Carl Horsley 

Middlemore Hospital 

Joanne Ritchie 

Middlemore Hospital 

Owen Doran 

Middlemore Hospital 

Charly Gibson 

North Shore Hospital 

Alexander Hussey (paediatrics) 

Starship Children’s Hospital 

David Buckley (paediatric) 

Starship Children’s Hospital 

Fiona Perelini (paediatric)

Starship Children's Hospital

Pranesh Jogia

Waikato Hospital

Stephen Lo

Waikato Hospital

Matthew Musker 

Waikato Hospital 

Jonathan Ball 

Waikato Hospital 

Coralie Christie 

Waikato Hospital 

James Moore 

Wellington Hospital 

Laurence Walker 

Wellington Hospital 

Paul Young 

Wellington Hospital 

Ryan Salter

Wellington Hospital

Sherif Elbadrawy

Wellington Hospital

Hong Kong
Assessor Hospital

Kai Man Chan 

Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital/North District Hospital 

Gordon Choi 

Prince of Wales Hospital 

Eunise Ho 

Prince of Wales Hospital 

Yu-Yeung Yip 

Prince of Wales Hospital 

Shek Yin Au 

Queen Elizabeth Hospital 

Wing You (George) Ng 

Queen Elizabeth Hospital 

Singapore
Assessor Hospital

Yeng Teo 

Mount Elizabeth Hospital 

Kollengode Ramanathan 

National University Hospital 

Chia Yew Woon 

Tan Tock Seng Hospital 

Ireland
Assessor Hospital

Andrew Neill 

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital 

United Kingdom
Assessor Hospital

Gary Offer 

Glenfield Hospital, Leicester 

Hakeem Yusuff 

Glenfield Hospital, Leicester 

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