Team of the Department of Cardiac Surgery

Our dedicated and highly qualified team at the Department of Cardiac Surgery at the University Hospital Zurich specializes in the surgical treatment of congenital and acquired heart defects in adult patients. Our experts are at your disposal with their specialist knowledge and offer you individual, patient-centered care and treatment.

Departments

Management

Brian Wirth

Department Manager, Clinic for Cardiac Surgery (Allianz Herzchirurgie Zürich)

Tel. +41 44 255 19 31

Omer Dzemali, Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c.

Director of Department, Clinic for Cardiac Surgery (Allianz Herzchirurgie Zürich)

Tel. +41 44 255 47 29
Specialties: Minimally invasive surgery , Mitral valve surgery , Reconstructive surgery

Senior Physicians

Achim Häussler, Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Vice Director of Department, Clinic for Cardiac Surgery (Allianz Herzchirurgie Zürich)

Tel. +41 43 253 32 28
Specialties: Heart valve surgery

Dragan Odavic, Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Clinic for Cardiac Surgery (Allianz Herzchirurgie Zürich)

Nestoras Papadopoulos, Prof. Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Clinic for Cardiac Surgery (Allianz Herzchirurgie Zürich)

Tel. +41 43 253 29 53

Petar Risteski, Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Clinic for Cardiac Surgery (Allianz Herzchirurgie Zürich)

Tel. +41 43 253 70 00
Specialties: Minimally invasive surgery of the thoracic aorta, Minimally invasive multi-valve surgery, Complex cardiac surgery

Igor Tudorache, Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Clinic for Cardiac Surgery (Allianz Herzchirurgie Zürich)

Tel. +41 43 253 43 74
Specialties: Transplant surgery (heart/lung), Heart failure and mechanical circulatory support, Reconstructive minimally invasive valve surgery

Senior Attending Physicians

Achim Häussler, Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Vice Director of Department, Clinic for Cardiac Surgery (Allianz Herzchirurgie Zürich)

Tel. +41 43 253 32 28
Specialties: Heart valve surgery

Dragan Odavic, Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Clinic for Cardiac Surgery (Allianz Herzchirurgie Zürich)

Nestoras Papadopoulos, Prof. Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Clinic for Cardiac Surgery (Allianz Herzchirurgie Zürich)

Tel. +41 43 253 29 53

Petar Risteski, Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Clinic for Cardiac Surgery (Allianz Herzchirurgie Zürich)

Tel. +41 43 253 70 00
Specialties: Minimally invasive surgery of the thoracic aorta, Minimally invasive multi-valve surgery, Complex cardiac surgery

Igor Tudorache, Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Clinic for Cardiac Surgery (Allianz Herzchirurgie Zürich)

Tel. +41 43 253 43 74
Specialties: Transplant surgery (heart/lung), Heart failure and mechanical circulatory support, Reconstructive minimally invasive valve surgery

Attending Physicians

Michal Gruszczynski

Attending Physician, Clinic for Cardiac Surgery (Allianz Herzchirurgie Zürich)

Juri Sromicki, Dr. med.

Attending Physician, Clinic for Cardiac Surgery (Allianz Herzchirurgie Zürich)

Mathias Van Hemelrijck Meneses

Attending Physician, Clinic for Cardiac Surgery (Allianz Herzchirurgie Zürich)