About EchoMasters

Why We Built EchoMasters

EchoMasters was created to transform how clinicians and cardiac physiologists learn echocardiography.

In many training environments, echo skills develop slowly and inconsistently, through occasional exposure in busy departments, fragmented teaching, and limited supervised practice.

As a result, many clinicians struggle to build the confidence needed to use echocardiography effectively in real clinical situations.

EchoMasters was founded to change that.

Our mission is to provide structured, high-quality echocardiography education that bridges the gap between theory and real-world practice.

Consultant-Led Hands-On Training

Structured practical training in transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography.

Online Learning Pathways

Online programmes designed for progressive, structured skill development.

Case-Based Learning

Clinical cases, reporting logic and practical insights to support real-world decision-making.

Practical Resources

Educational articles, checklists and frontline resources for clinicians learning echo.

Built around one core objective

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Helping clinicians and cardiac physiologists master echocardiography with confidence.

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Our instructors are certified imaging specialists with extensive NHS and international experience. Through structured, hands-on and online training – from foundational TTE to advanced TOE – we bridge the gap between textbook theory and practical application.

We’re building a new generation of confident, capable echo users.

The EchoMasters Faculty

Meet the Team Behind EchoMasters

Led by certified cardiac imaging specialists and expert cardiac physiologists, EchoMasters combines advanced clinical expertise with a commitment to high-quality teaching.

Our faculty bring real-world NHS and international echocardiography experience across transthoracic echo, transoesophageal echo, acute care imaging, reporting, supervision and clinical education.

Expert-led training. Practical teaching. Clinical confidence.

 


 

Founder & Clinical Lead

Meet the Founder

EchoMasters was founded by Dr Mohamed Mansour, Consultant Cardiologist and Cardiac Imaging Specialist, with a mission to make high-quality echocardiography education more structured, practical and clinically relevant.

Dr Mohamed Mansour

Dr Mohamed Mansour

Founder – EchoMasters

Consultant Cardiologist & Cardiac Imaging Specialist | Clinical Lead | FUSIC Heart Mentor & Supervisor | EACVI-Certified in TTE, TOE & Cardiac MRI and Multi-Modality Imaging

Skills-building through a structured system

Dr Mansour focuses on developing practical echocardiography skills and clinical judgement through a structured training system. The emphasis is on what clinicians can do with their training, rather than exposure or certificates alone.

Dr Mansour is a Consultant Cardiologist, Cardiac Imaging Specialist, and a FUSIC Heart Mentor & Supervisor working across the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, part of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.

He leads a fully BSE-accredited echocardiography service, delivering transthoracic echocardiography, transoesophageal echocardiography, stress echo, and structured training programmes for clinicians working in cardiology, emergency medicine, and critical care.

With over twenty years of clinical and educational experience, Dr Mansour has trained and mentored hundreds of doctors and cardiac sonographers at different stages of their echocardiography journey, from clinicians performing their first focused bedside scans to those pursuing formal accreditation pathways.

Recognising the need for a structured and practical approach to echocardiography training, he founded EchoMasters to help clinicians develop real-world echo skills with clarity, confidence, and clinical judgement.

Today, EchoMasters delivers consultant-led education through hands-on courses, structured online programmes, and clinical learning resources, supporting clinicians to apply echocardiography where it matters most: at the bedside and in real clinical decision-making.

EchoMasters Teaching Team

Meet the EchoMasters Faculty

Our teaching team brings together consultant cardiac imaging specialists, expert cardiac physiologists and experienced echo educators with real-world clinical and training experience.

Each programme is designed to be practical, structured and clinically relevant – helping delegates move beyond passive learning into confident image acquisition, interpretation and decision-making.

Mr Sultan Ramzan

Mr Sultan Ramzan

Head Cardiac Physiologist

BSE Level 2 accredited in TTE and TOE

Mr Sultan Ramzan is the Head Cardiac Physiologist across Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital. With more than 40 years of experience in echocardiography.

He has previously served as a BSE accreditation assessor and contributed to the TOE examination question-setting committee, supporting the development of future echocardiographers. Over his career, he has trained hundreds of doctors and cardiac physiologists in echocardiography practice.

Dr Boyang Liu

Dr Boyang Liu

Consultant Cardiologist & Cardiac Imaging Specialist

Multimodality cardiac imaging

Dr Boyang Liu is a Consultant Cardiologist specialising in echocardiography and advanced cardiac imaging, with extensive NHS experience in managing complex cardiovascular disease and delivering high-quality diagnostic imaging.

A multimodality imaging consultant, he has advanced expertise in all echo modalities, cardiac CT and cardiac MRI.

Alongside his clinical work, Dr Liu is a dedicated educator focused on practical echocardiography training, helping clinicians develop hands-on skills and apply echo with confidence in real-world clinical settings.

Mrs Veronica Morris

Mrs Veronica Morris

Senior Cardiac Physiologist

BSE Level 2 accredited in TTE and TOE

Veronica is a Senior Cardiac Physiologist at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, based at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital. She works within a BSE-accredited echo lab delivering advanced imaging in TTE, TOE, Stress Echo, and echo training.

She plays a key role in practical echo training, helping learners develop hands-on skills and build confidence through structured teaching grounded in real-world NHS experience.

Mr Stephen Jordan

Mr Stephen Jordan

Cardiac Clinical Scientist

BSE Level 2 accredited in TTE

Stephen is a Cardiac Clinical Scientist and experienced Cardiac Physiologist at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, based at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital. He works within a BSE-accredited echo lab delivering advanced imaging in TTE, TOE, Stress Echo, and echo training.

He plays a key role in practical echo training, helping learners build real-world confidence through structured teaching and hands-on supervision.

Dr Tarek Mahdy

Dr Tarek Mahdy

Specialty Registrar in Cardiology

BSE Level 2 TTE · FUSIC Heart Supervisor

Dr Mahdy is a passionate Cardiology Registrar at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, based at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital. He practises in a BSE-accredited echo lab and is a recognised FUSIC Heart Supervisor (ICS) with Level 2 BSE accreditation in TTE.

He plays a pivotal role in delivering structured teaching and clinical supervision for junior doctors and trainees. He is known for tailoring his teaching to individual learner needs, helping them build clarity, confidence, and strong bedside echo skills.

Mrs Michelle Ashford

Mrs Michelle Ashford

Head of Echocardiography

BSE Level 2 accredited in TTE · BSE accredited in stress echocardiography

Michelle is a highly experienced Cardiac Physiologist and Head of Echocardiography across Birmingham Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospitals, part of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. She works within BSE-accredited labs across TTE, TOE and stress echocardiography, with a strong focus on clinical excellence and training.

She plays a key role in training doctors and cardiac physiologists within real-world NHS settings, helping learners build practical skills, confidence, and safe decision-making in echocardiography.

Mrs Leah Cooper

Mrs Leah Cooper

Cardiac Clinical Scientist & Cardiac Physiologist

BSE Level 2 accredited in TTE

Leah is a Cardiac Clinical Scientist and experienced Cardiac Physiologist at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, working within a fully BSE-accredited echocardiography laboratory.

She supports practical echocardiography training for junior doctors and cardiac physiologists, helping learners develop scanning skills and confidence through structured teaching and hands-on supervision.

Dr Mohamed Mansour

Dr Mohamed Mansour

Consultant Cardiologist & Cardiac Imaging Specialist

Founder & Clinical Lead, EchoMasters

Dr Mansour is a Consultant Cardiologist and Cardiac Imaging Specialist at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, with extensive experience in advanced echocardiography and multimodality imaging. He leads a fully BSE-accredited echocardiography service, delivering TTE, TOE, stress echo, and structured training.

Founder of EchoMasters, Dr Mansour is dedicated to helping clinicians develop practical echo skills, strengthen clinical judgement, and apply echocardiography with confidence in real-world patient care.

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