Other competencies
- Total arterial OPCAB revascularization
- Reconstruction of the aortic valve
- Reconstruction of the mitral valve
- Endocarditis surgery
- Reoperations (aorta, valves, coronary)
Career
| Since 12/2022 | Senior Attending, Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Zurich |
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| 2021-2022 | Deputy Chief Physician, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Helios Klinikum Siegburg, Germany |
| 2021 | Head of the Acquired Heart Defect Surgery Section |
| 2020 | Attending Physician, Head of Aortic Surgery, Department of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany |
| 2016-2020 | Attending Physician, Head of Aortic Surgery, Department of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany |
| 2014 | Fellow of European Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (FETCS) |
| 2013-2014 | Senior consultant Department of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany |
| 2012-2013 | Specialist in cardiac surgery Department of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany |
| 2003-2012 | Resident in training to become a specialist in cardiac surgery Department of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany |
Most important memberships
- European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Swiss Society for Cardiac and Thoracic Vascular Surgery
- German Society for Thoracic, Cardiovascular and Vascular Surgery
Research focus
- Organ protection and aortic surgery
- Frozen Elephant Trunk
- Minimally invasive heart valve surgery
- Reconstructive heart valve surgery