About the doctor
Profile
Surgical treatment of congenital heart defects in neonates, infants, and children, aortic valve stenosis repair and valvuloplasty, coarctation of the aorta correction (including extended end-to-end anastomosis and patch techniques), surgery for mediastinal and tracheal disorders in children (e.g., tracheal stenosis, vascular rings), implantation of pacemakers and central vascular procedures in pediatric patients, multidisciplinary prenatal counseling in collaboration with the Department of Pediatric Cardiology and the Prenatal Medicine Unit of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, atrial septal defect (ASD) closure, tetralogy of Fallot repair, staged surgical palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS)
Work experience
27 years
Scientific activity
Research focus: Myocardial protection strategies and cerebral perfusion monitoring during surgical correction of congenital aortic arch anomalies
Published on minimizing cardiopulmonary bypass time and reducing perioperative blood loss
Author of more than 130 scientific publications
Achieving optimal surgical outcomes with minimal use of mechanical ventilation and reduced intraoperative blood loss has become the cornerstone of my clinical philosophy.
Data
Listed among Germany’s Top 100 Physicians by FOCUS magazine
2018 Franz Köhler Award for research on reducing operative risks in pediatric cardiac surgery
Community
German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery (DGTHG)
German Society of Pediatric Cardiology (GPK)
European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)
German Society of Cardiology (DGK)
International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (ISMICS)
Certificates
Certified in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and Congenital Heart Defect Surgery by the German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery (DGTHG)