Colin Royse, MBBS, MD, FANZCA
Cardiothoracic Anaesthetist, Royal Melbourne Hospital; Professor and co-head of the Human Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Director of the Ultrasound Education Group, Department of Pharmacology, Melbourne University, Victoria, Australia.

Garry Donnan, MBBS, FANZCA
Staff Anaesthetist, Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia.

Alistair Royse, MBBS, MD, FRACS, FCSANZ
Cardiothoracic surgeon, Royal Melbourne and Western Hospitals, Victoria, Australia; Associate Professor co-head of the Human Cardiovascular Research Laboratory,  Director of the Ultrasound Education Group, Department of Pharmacology, Melbourne University, Victoria, Australia.

LIST OF CONTIBUTORS

David Andrews MB BS FANZCA
Staff Anaesthetist Royal Melbourne Hospital. Interests include cardiac anaesthesia, transoesophageal echocardiography and myocardial protection during cardiopulmonary bypass.

Peter Dawson MB BS FANZCA
Visiting Specialist Anaesthetist, Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Garry Donnan MB BS FANZCA
Staff Anaesthetist Royal Melbourne Hospital. Clinical interests include cardiac anaesthesia, echocardiography, medical perfusion and intradermal testing for suspected anaphylaxis

John Faris, DAvMed, FAFOM, FFOM, FANZCA, BA, PTEeXAM,  ASCeXAM
Specialist Anaesthetist, Sir Charles Gardner Hospital, Perth WA Specialist anaesthetist and occupational physician with interests in cardiothoracic anaesthesia and echocardiography, aviation medicine and information technology.

Robyn Gillies MB BS (Hons) FANZCA
Consultant Anaesthetist, Head of Malignant Hyperthermia Diagnostic Unit, Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Royal Melbourne Hospital American Board of Echocardiography Certification 2003

Colin Iatrou MS BS FANZCA
Visiting Anaesthetist, Royal Melbourne Hospital. Clinical interests include cardiac anaesthesia, echocardiography and  medical perfusion.

Ruari Orme MS BS FANZCA
Staff Anaesthetist Royal Melbourne Hospital. Interests include cardiac anaesthesia, Regional anaesthesia and analgesia and first part FANZCA training. Currently studying the Postgraduate Diploma of  Perioperative and Critical Care Echocardiography at The University of Melbourne

Alistair Royse MB BS, MD, FRACS
Alistair is a course director of the Certificate and Diploma of Clinical Ultrasound, Melbourne University.  He holds cardiothoracic surgery and general surgery fellowships.  His doctorate thesis was on composite arterial coronary artery bypass surgery.     

Colin Royse MB BS, MD, FANZCA
Colin is course director of the Certificate and Diploma of Clinical Ultrasound Group. Co-Head Human Cardiovascular Research Laboratory Department of Pharmacology, University of Melbourne. Visiting Anaesthetist, Royal Melbourne Hospital

Reny Segal MBChB, FANZCA, NBEPTEeXAM
Staff Specialist, Dept. of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Royal Melbourne Hospital Paul Soeding MBBS, BSc (Hons), FANZCA,  Consultant Anaesthetist, Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, The Royal Melbourne Hospital; Senior Fellow, Department of Pharmacology, The University of Melbourne

Gerard Stainsby MS BS FANZCA
Visiting Specialist Anaesthetist, Royal Melbourne Hospital. Special interests include cardiothoracic anaesthesia, transoesophageal echocardiography, medical physics and computers.

Joan Sutherland  MB BS FRCPC  FANZCA
Staff Anaesthetist, Royal Melbourne Hospital. Special interests include cardiac anaesthesia, perioperative echocardiography and management of diabetes mellitus.

Dr Michael Veltman MBBS, FANZCA, PTEeXAM, ASCeXAM
Staff Specialist Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Royal Perth HospitalSpecialist cardiothoracic anaesthetist with an interest in peri-operative and diagnostic echocardiography. 

Berthold Weitkamp FANZCA, FRCA 
Staff Specialist, Dept. of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, The Royal Melbourne Hospital.