About the doctor
Profile
Comprehensive cardiological diagnostics, Management of ischemic heart disease, Catheter ablation for arrhythmias, Coronary artery stenting (PCI), Atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries, Heart failure therapy, Myocarditis treatment, Aortic valve stenosis management, Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI/TAVR), Minimally invasive catheter-based interventions
Work experience
25 years
Scientific activity
Author of more than 1000 scientific publications
2001: Outstanding Fellows in Cardiology – Special Recognition Award, Forum on Advances in Cardiology, Anaheim, California (USA)
2003: Brauckmann-Wittenberg Prize, Hannover Medical School
2005: Jan-Broda Award, Hannover Medical School
2012: Georg Friedrich Götz Prize – official award of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich
Editor, European Heart Journal
We harbor more bacteria than human cells in our body. Many of these microbes actively support our health. We are investigating their beneficial effects to harness the microbiome for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
Community
German Cardiac Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kardiologie, DGK)
European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
American College of Cardiology (ACC)
European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) – a sub-association of ESC