About Doctor

Academic activities

1. CLINICAL IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE PROCEDURES FOR THE TREATMENT OF STRUCTURAL HEART VALVE DISEASES, IN PARTICULAR CATHETER-BASED HEART VALVE IMPLANTATION AND RECONSTRUCTION

Catheter-based aortic valve implantation (TAVI), preclinical and clinical procedure and device development as well as long-term scientific monitoring

Introduction and scientific follow-up of results of valve-in-valve procedures in aortic, mitral and tricuspid position

Preclinical development of catheter-based procedures for mitral valve replacement

Preclinical development and clinical implementation of several transapical closure systems

2. MINIMALLY INVASIVE BYPASS AND HEART VALVE SURGERY

Scientific evaluation of short- and long-term results of minimally invasive cardiac surgery procedures

Scientific comparison (controlled, randomized trials) with alternative interventional procedures

Implementation and evaluation of hybrid procedures as treatment alternatives for complex cardiac diseases

3. QUALITY ASSURANCE AND LEARNING CURVES

Online learning curves as a quality assurance tool

Limits of human capabilities in beating-heart surgery and working with telemanipulators

4. FUNCTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING IN CARDIAC SURGERY

Advanced 4D ultrasound and 4D CT techniques for dynamic measurement of the aortic root, aortic valve, and mitral valve.

Flow MRI for visualization of flow conditions after aortic valve replacement