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Specialist fields (in extracts)

  • Minimal-invasive aortic valve repair/replacement (partial sternotomy)
  • Endoscopic Minimal-invasive mitral valve repair/replacement (right lateral mini-thoracotomy)
  • Transfemoral and transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TF-TAVI; TA-TAVI)
  • Total arterial myocardial revascularization with bilateral mammary artery (CABG, OPCAB, MIDCAB)
  • Aortic aneurysm surgery including aortic valve sparing operations (DAVID, YACOUB)
  • Endoscopic Minimal invasive tricuspid valve repair/replacement (right lateral mini-thoracotomy)
  • Implantation of left ventricular or bi-ventricular assist devices (LVAD, Bi-VAD) as Destination Therapy

Curriculum vitae (in extracts)

01/91 – 06/93 — Postgraduate (01/91-/06/92) and research associate (07/92 06/93), Dept. Cardiothoracic Surgery University of Cologne (E.R. de Vivie, MD, PhD)
10/92 — Doctoral Thesis: «Colloid-osmotic pressure and extravascular fluid in lungs post surgery with coronary artery approach with colloidal or crystalloid coat of heart-lung apparatus»
07/93 – 07/95 — Fellowship of the German Scientific and Research Association at the University of Texas – Houston Medical School (S.J. Allen, MD, PhD)
07/97 – 12/95 — Research Fellowat the Center for microvascular and lymphatic research at the UT - Houston Medical School sponsored by UT
01/96 – 05/98 — Residentat the Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Cologne (E.R. de Vivie, MD, PhD)
10/96 — USMLE, part I
08/97 — USMLE, part II
3/98 — TOEFL test
08/98 — Staff Surgeon at the Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Cologne University (E.R. de Vivie, MD, PhD)
01/99 — PhD Thesis: «Continuous coronary perfusion with normothermic blood and β-blocking with esmolol for myocardium defense during the surgery with coronary approach. - Experimental studies and clinical use»
06/99 — Vice-Chair of the Dept. Cardiothoracic Surgery of Cologne University
04/01 — University Professor (C3) for Cardiac Surgery, Dept. Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Cologne
02/03 — Member of the board of the German society of cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery (repeat election 02/05 till 02/07)
11/04 — Member (by invitation) of «Program committee of European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)»
02/05 — Vice-chairman of the working committee «Extracorporal circulation mechanical circulatory support» of the German society of cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery
05/05 — Honored with the degree Doctor Honoris Causa (Dr. h.c.) by Rostov-on-Don State Medical University, Russian Federation
11/05 — Officer (by invitation) of Michael E. DeBakey Institute for Comparative Cardiovascular Science and Biomedical Devices of Texas University, Texas, USA
01/06 — Participant (by invitation) of «Commission for international affairs» of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), USA
03/06 — Secretary of «Commission for new staff training, further education and advanced training as well» of the German society of cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery
08/06 — Acknowledgement of facultative advanced training in specific cardiosurgical intensive therapy
05/07 — Honorary member of the Russian Surgical Society
06/07 — Staff Surgeon, Dept. Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Mainz (C.-F. Vahl, MD, PhD)
03/11 – 02/15 — Vice Chair Dept. Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Mainz (C.-F. Vahl, MD, PhD)

Certification

«Ernst Derra Award» of the German society of cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery: «Improved myocardial protection by use of continuous coronary perfusion with normothermic blood and β-blocking with esmolol».
2003 — «Hans Jürgen Bretschneider Award» (second place) of the German society of cardiology, heart and blood circulation research (GSC) at the 27th conference in Munster: «Changes in display of gene activity during cardioplegic arrest depend on cardioplegic solution type» (Authors; W. Fisher, K. Kox, S. Allen, G. Leine, A.Antonyan, W. Bloch, U. Mehlhorn; Cologne-Houston)
2004 — «Franz Köhler Award» of the German society of cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery: «Optimized myocardial protection by ROS inhibition using antioxidants during reperfusion of free radicals originating after cardioplegic arrest»

Academic activities

01/04 — «Device and methods of liquids control in extracorporal devices for assisted circulation» (German patent service CE02A31/P-DE)

Contributions

Reviews in peer-reviewed Journals
American Journal of Physiology
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Inflammation Research
Journal of Applied Physiology
Microcirculation
Pharmacological Research
Shock
Journal for Cardiology

Memberships

German society of thoracic, cardiac and vascular surgery (GSTCVS)
German Research Society (GRS)
American Physiological Society (APS)
European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)
German Society of Cardiology, Heart and Blood circulation Research (GSC)
Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)
International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (ISMICS)
European Society for Cardiology (ESC)
German – Greek Academy of Biological and Medical Research
German Society for Quality (GSQ)

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