Dr. Arsène J. Basmadjian has been a cardiologist and echocardiographer at the Montreal Heart Institute since 1999, as well as a supervisor to residents and fellows studying echocardiography. He is Professor of Medicine at Université de Montréal and has been a member of the Montreal Heart Institute Heart Valve Team since its inception in 2005. Imaging and treatment of valvular heart disease and Echocardiography for guidance of Transcatheter procedures are main areas of interest and research for Dr. Basmadjian.Dr. Basmadjian served as Chief of Echocardiography and non-invasive cardiology at the Montreal Heart Institute from 2006 to 2014. In 2013, he founded the Université de Montréal “Area of Focused Competency in Adult Echocardiography” program and, was its director until 2017. He was a member of the Canadian Society of Echocardiography executive board from 2010 to 2017. He has been a Fellow of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (FCCS) since 2016. He was the Quebec Governor of the American College of Cardiology from 2018 to 2020. He was President of the Association of Cardiologists of the Province of Quebec from 2017 to 2023. He is currently a member of the board of directors of the Federation of Medical Specialists of the Province of Quebec (FMSQ).Dr. Arsene J. Basmadjian received the 2019 Annual Achievement Award by the Canadian Society of Echocardiography (CSE). The Canadian Society of Echocardiography Annual Achievement Award recognizes Canadian cardiologists who have made significant contributions to echocardiography in terms of leadership, teaching or research.