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Our Expert Team
Leading the Way in Critical Care Echocardiography Education
Jonathan Aron
Founding faculty and medical director of SLICE
EDEC Expert committee member
Head of Examinations for EDEC
LSICM Echocardiography Training report author
Previously FUSIC committee member and co-author of FUSIC HD accreditation
Jonathan is a St George's Consultant in General and Cardiac Critical Care and Anaesthesia. He undertook a cardiac ICU and echocardiography fellowship in 2014 and has been practicing and teaching echocardiography ever since. Previously a member of the FUSIC committee and an author of the FUSIC HD program, he now focuses on the European Diploma of Echocardiography (EDEC), holding a position on the expert committee and the role of Head of Examinations. Additionally he set up the St Georges echocardiography education program, critical care echocardiography service and supervises the fellows and ICU trainees during their SSY placements. Together with Richard Fisher, they have recently conducted a review of echocardiography provision and education in ICU for London School for Intensive Care Medicine and have made a series of policy recommendations to formalise training in this area.
His other interests include cardiogenic shock management, haemodynamic monitoring, cardiac intensive care and medical education.
Having set up SLICE with his colleagues, his main focus is on effective education, enabling clinicians to learn a crucial skill efficiently and effectively, whilst helping them integrate this into their existing extensive knowledge base. The final aim should be better, more timely clinical decision-making for all patients, no matter when and where they present. He is passionate about enabling Doctors to achieve this for their own practice as well as for the system as a whole.
EDEC Expert committee member
Head of Examinations for EDEC
LSICM Echocardiography Training report author
Previously FUSIC committee member and co-author of FUSIC HD accreditation
Jonathan is a St George's Consultant in General and Cardiac Critical Care and Anaesthesia. He undertook a cardiac ICU and echocardiography fellowship in 2014 and has been practicing and teaching echocardiography ever since. Previously a member of the FUSIC committee and an author of the FUSIC HD program, he now focuses on the European Diploma of Echocardiography (EDEC), holding a position on the expert committee and the role of Head of Examinations. Additionally he set up the St Georges echocardiography education program, critical care echocardiography service and supervises the fellows and ICU trainees during their SSY placements. Together with Richard Fisher, they have recently conducted a review of echocardiography provision and education in ICU for London School for Intensive Care Medicine and have made a series of policy recommendations to formalise training in this area.
His other interests include cardiogenic shock management, haemodynamic monitoring, cardiac intensive care and medical education.
Having set up SLICE with his colleagues, his main focus is on effective education, enabling clinicians to learn a crucial skill efficiently and effectively, whilst helping them integrate this into their existing extensive knowledge base. The final aim should be better, more timely clinical decision-making for all patients, no matter when and where they present. He is passionate about enabling Doctors to achieve this for their own practice as well as for the system as a whole.
Jonah Powel-Tuck
Founding Faculty SLICE
Critical Care Ultrasound Lead at Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Trust
Jonah co-founded SLICE and is a Consultant in Critical Care at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals. Jonah is a FUSIC Mentor and Supervisor having completed a Critical Care Echo fellowship at St Thomas'. He has a postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Ultrasound with the University of Melbourne and is Critical Care Echo and Undergraduate Education Lead at Guys and St Thomas' Hospitals.
Critical Care Ultrasound Lead at Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Trust
Jonah co-founded SLICE and is a Consultant in Critical Care at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals. Jonah is a FUSIC Mentor and Supervisor having completed a Critical Care Echo fellowship at St Thomas'. He has a postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Ultrasound with the University of Melbourne and is Critical Care Echo and Undergraduate Education Lead at Guys and St Thomas' Hospitals.
Richard Fisher
Founding Faculty
Critical Care Echocardiography Lead at King's Collage Hospital.
Holds the EACVI accreditations in TTE and TOE.
Richard undertook a post-CCT fellowship in peri-operative and critical care echocardiography at the Royal Brompton Hospital. He is the current British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) Lead for the BSE Level 1 accreditation, and was previously a member of the BSE education committee. He was awarded an honorary Fellowship of the BSE for services to education. He is the current HEE London School of Intensive Care Medicine echocardiography training lead.
Critical Care Echocardiography Lead at King's Collage Hospital.
Holds the EACVI accreditations in TTE and TOE.
Richard undertook a post-CCT fellowship in peri-operative and critical care echocardiography at the Royal Brompton Hospital. He is the current British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) Lead for the BSE Level 1 accreditation, and was previously a member of the BSE education committee. He was awarded an honorary Fellowship of the BSE for services to education. He is the current HEE London School of Intensive Care Medicine echocardiography training lead.
Gabor Zilahi
Founding Faculty
A Consultant in Intensive Care at St James’s Hospital, Dublin. Gabor worked in London as a consultant in St George’s University Hospital’s Cardiothoracic and General Intensive Care Unit, for five years before he joined St James’s Hospital in 2022. He took post-CCT fellowship in TOE and Cardiac Anaesthesia followed by a TTE fellowship in ICU at the Mater Hospital in Dublin. He holds the European Society of Cardiology accreditation in both TTE and TOE. He is an EDEC and FUSIC mentor and supervisor.
A Consultant in Intensive Care at St James’s Hospital, Dublin. Gabor worked in London as a consultant in St George’s University Hospital’s Cardiothoracic and General Intensive Care Unit, for five years before he joined St James’s Hospital in 2022. He took post-CCT fellowship in TOE and Cardiac Anaesthesia followed by a TTE fellowship in ICU at the Mater Hospital in Dublin. He holds the European Society of Cardiology accreditation in both TTE and TOE. He is an EDEC and FUSIC mentor and supervisor.
Sarah Morton
Founding Faculty
Dual ST7 ICM & Anaesthesia Trainee
Sarah Morton is a dual anaesthetics and ICM ST7 London trainee who has been involved in SLICE since its inception. Sarah is involved in a lot of the administration behind the courses, and you may well receive emails from her. She was amongst the first to gain FUSIC heart accreditation with the St George's echo program and has progressed to become a member of the teaching faculty. She has presented on echo education at variety of conferences.
Dual ST7 ICM & Anaesthesia Trainee
Sarah Morton is a dual anaesthetics and ICM ST7 London trainee who has been involved in SLICE since its inception. Sarah is involved in a lot of the administration behind the courses, and you may well receive emails from her. She was amongst the first to gain FUSIC heart accreditation with the St George's echo program and has progressed to become a member of the teaching faculty. She has presented on echo education at variety of conferences.
Charlie Cox
Faculty
A cardiothoracic intensive care consultant with a strong focus on echocardiography. After earning his EDEC diploma in 2024, he became a supervisor for both EDEC and FUSIC. As a passionate educator, Charlie has contributed to numerous basic and advanced echo and haemodynamic courses for SLICE, EDEC, and ESICM. He frequently delivers lectures on advanced echocardiography topics, including his most recent presentation on the impact of echo in ICU outcomes at ESICM.
Currently serving as the education co-lead for echocardiography at St. George's Hospital, Charlie is dedicated to advancing the field of echo education. His leadership has extended beyond the hospital, where he has actively worked on regional initiatives aimed at improving equitable access to echo training for trainees.
A cardiothoracic intensive care consultant with a strong focus on echocardiography. After earning his EDEC diploma in 2024, he became a supervisor for both EDEC and FUSIC. As a passionate educator, Charlie has contributed to numerous basic and advanced echo and haemodynamic courses for SLICE, EDEC, and ESICM. He frequently delivers lectures on advanced echocardiography topics, including his most recent presentation on the impact of echo in ICU outcomes at ESICM.
Currently serving as the education co-lead for echocardiography at St. George's Hospital, Charlie is dedicated to advancing the field of echo education. His leadership has extended beyond the hospital, where he has actively worked on regional initiatives aimed at improving equitable access to echo training for trainees.
Adam Blackstock
Founding Faculty
Adam is an ICU and echocardiography fellow who has been involved in the organisation and running of SLICE since 2017. He has taught on multiple FUSIC courses and helped with the development of the advanced echocardiography course.
Adam is an ICU and echocardiography fellow who has been involved in the organisation and running of SLICE since 2017. He has taught on multiple FUSIC courses and helped with the development of the advanced echocardiography course.
Chris Duncan
Faculty
Chris is an Intensive Care ST7 trainee in London, UK. He has completed fellowships in critical care echocardiography at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and Nepean Hospital Sydney, and holds the BSE proficiency accreditation in TTE (L2 - ACCE) and TOE. He co-edited the textbook ‘Ultrasound for the Generalist - A Guide to Point of Care Imaging’ with Cambridge University Press and has developed general ultrasound resources for SLICE. Chris volunteers for a humanitarian NGO and utilises POCUS as an integral diagnostic tool on 6 monthly expeditions.
Chris is an Intensive Care ST7 trainee in London, UK. He has completed fellowships in critical care echocardiography at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and Nepean Hospital Sydney, and holds the BSE proficiency accreditation in TTE (L2 - ACCE) and TOE. He co-edited the textbook ‘Ultrasound for the Generalist - A Guide to Point of Care Imaging’ with Cambridge University Press and has developed general ultrasound resources for SLICE. Chris volunteers for a humanitarian NGO and utilises POCUS as an integral diagnostic tool on 6 monthly expeditions.
James Powys-Lybbe
Faculty
EDEC, Critical Care Consultant at St. George's NHS Foundation Trust
EDEC, Critical Care Consultant at St. George's NHS Foundation Trust
Adam Woodman-Bailey
Faculty
Echocardiography Fellow at Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Trust
Adam is a single specialty ICM ST7 trainee, he has completed a 2 year fellowship at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in ECMO and Echocardiography, and is currently finishing his EDEC diploma. Adam has completed all of his formal training in echocardiography through SLICE from FUSIC Heart through to the EDEC accredited Advanced Echocardiography Course. He was the first recipient of the SLICE Educational Bursary that has helped support him through his echocardiography training.
Echocardiography Fellow at Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Trust
Adam is a single specialty ICM ST7 trainee, he has completed a 2 year fellowship at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in ECMO and Echocardiography, and is currently finishing his EDEC diploma. Adam has completed all of his formal training in echocardiography through SLICE from FUSIC Heart through to the EDEC accredited Advanced Echocardiography Course. He was the first recipient of the SLICE Educational Bursary that has helped support him through his echocardiography training.
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