Dr. Ian Burwash is a Professor of Medicine and Director of Echocardiography at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. He is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate education at the University of Ottawa and has mentored trainees in echocardiography for more than two decades. He is a dedicated educator of primary care physicians, specialists and sonographers nationally and internationally. He has served as Imaging Track Captain for the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, Program Chair for the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Echocardiography, Chair of the AFC Subcommittee in Adult Echocardiography for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and President of the Canadian Society of Echocardiography. Dr. Burwash has been the recipient of the Canadian Society of Echocardiography Annual Achievement Award and the Distinguished Teacher and Mentor Award from the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. His clinical and research interests are focused on the evaluation and management of patients with valvular heart disease.