Professor Simon Ray was appointed consultant cardiologist at the University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Trust in 1995, prior to its merger which formed Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust in 2017. He was appointed Honorary Professor of Cardiology at the University of Manchester in 2011. He has served as the president of the British Society of Echocardiography, vice president for clinical standards of the British Cardiovascular Society, and president of the British Heart Valve Society. He is a past president of the British Cardiovascular Society and a member of the board of trustees of the British Heart Foundation.
