Prof. Dr. med. Thorsten Wahlers

general and vascular surgery, cardiac and thoracic surgery, and transplantation

User Score	Experience	Rating	Price Range	Publications	Online Consultations
90%	41 years	9.7/10	$$$$	678	No

Overview

Country, City

Germany, Cologne

Health facility

University Hospital Cologne

Medical unit

Department of cardiac and thoracic surgery

About the doctor

Prof. Dr. med. Thorsten Wahlers is an experienced and highly accomplished doctor specializing in general and vascular surgery, cardiac and thoracic surgery, and transplantation. With over 40 years of experience and 109 scientific publications, he is a leading expert in his field. Currently working at the Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery at the University Hospital Cologne, Prof. Wahlers has held various prestigious positions. His career highlights include being a Senior Consultant at the Department of Thoracic, Cardiac, and Vascular Surgery at the Hannover Medical School, as well as a C4 Professor and Director of the Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena. He has also been recognized with numerous awards and honors for his contributions to the field. Prof. Wahlers' research focuses on a wide range of topics, including organ protection in heart-lung transplantation, cardiac allograft rejection, and the treatment of complex coronary heart disease. His expertise and dedication have made him a respected figure in the medical community, and his extensive experience and groundbreaking research make him highly regarded in his profession.

Skills & Expertise

Resume

CV (Curriculum Vitae)

Education

1977-1983 Studied human medicine at the Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms University of Bonn, Heinrich Heine University of Duesseldorf, and University of Cologne
Obtaining a license for a medical practice at the University of Cologne
1983 Defense of the dissertation at the University of Cologne: "Influence of Oxyfedrin on bradycardiac cardiac arrhythmias in humans"
1983 Scientific Assistant at the Department of surgery of the Hannover Medical School
1986-1987 Harefield Hospital in London
Surgical training at the Department of surgery of the Hannover Medical School
1989 Obtaining specialization in general surgery by the Lower Saxony State Medical Association
1991 Received additional qualifications in the field of cardiac, vascular, and thoracic surgery by the Lower Saxony State Medical Association
1992 Habilitation and a teaching license at the Hannover Medical School: "Animal experiment on organ protection in heart-lung transplantation"
1994 Additional qualification in rescue medicine by the State Medical Association Niedersachsen
2000 Fellow of the European board for thoracic and cardiovascular surgeons
2000 Loder scholarship of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena for doctoral students
2005-2018 Further training authorizations from the State Medical Association of North Rhine
2006 Certificate in transplantation from the German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac, and Vascular Surgery
2014 Certificate of catheter-based valve therapy by the German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac, and Vascular Surgery
2015 Re-certificate in transplantation by the German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac, and Vascular Surgery

Experience

1990 Senior Physician at the Department of thoracic, cardiac, and vascular surgery of the Hannover Medical School
1995 Senior Consultant at the Department of thoracic, cardiac, and vascular surgery of the Hannover Medical School
1996-1999 Adjunct Professor and Head at the Department of thoracic, cardiac, and vascular surgery of the Hannover Medical School
1999-2005 C4 Professor of the Department of cardiac, thoracic, and vascular surgery at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena
2003 Elected Director of the Department of cardiac, thoracic, and vascular surgery at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena
2005 Full Professor for cardiac surgery, cardiac surgical intensive care medicine, and thoracic surgery at the University Hospital Cologne
2007 Department of cardiac and thoracic surgery at the University Hospital Cologne
2012 Director of the Department of cardiac and thoracic surgery at the University Hospital Cologne

Awards & Memberships

1984 Member of the German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac, and Vascular Surgery
1985 Member of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
1986-2002 Member of the German Society for Surgery
1989 Presidents Award from the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
1990 Member of the European Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
1992 Ethicon Prize of the German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac, and Vascular Surgery
1993 Koehler Prize of the German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac, and Vascular Surgery
1994-2022 Various National Prizes for working groups of Prof. Wahlers
1995 Member of the European Society for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
1995-1999 Member of the heart and lung allocation committee as the Representative of the German Transplant Centers at the Eurotransplant Leiden
1996-1998 Member of the organ procurement committee at the Eurotransplant Leiden
1996-1999 Chairman of the organ transplant working group
1997 Member of the German Cardiology Society
1997 Member of the German Transplant Society
1998 Young Talent Award of the German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac, and Vascular Surgery
1998 Examiner of the Lower Saxony State Medical Association for vascular surgery
1999 Young Talent Award of the German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac, and Vascular Surgery
2000 Scientific Advisory Board Member for the German Heart Foundation
2000 Scientific Advisory Board Member for the German Transplantation Society
2000-2005 Member of the Thuringian Society for Surgery
2001 Lecture Award of the German Cardiac Society for the second-best lecture
2001 Hancock Prize of the German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac, and Vascular Surgery
2002 Board Member of the directors of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2003 Scientific Advisory Board Member for the Association of German Organ Transplants
2004 Elected for the 2nd term of office to the board of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2005 Lecture Award of the German Society for Thoracic Surgery for the second-best poster presentation
2005-2013 Board Member of the Heart Center Cologne Association
2006-2010 Member of the presidium of the Association of German Surgeons
2007 Deputy spokesman for the heart center at Cologne University Hospital
2007 Member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons
2009 Spokesman for the experimental advisory board of the Center for experimental medicine at the University Hospital Cologne
2009-2012 Spokesman for the heart center at the University Hospital Cologne
2009-2014 Speaker of the Ordinary Convention of cardiac surgeons in Germany
2009-2018 Spokesman for the advisory board for animal research at the University of Cologne
2011 Member of the American Association of Thoracic Surgery
2016 Member of the ethics committee at the University Hospital Cologne
2018 Spokesman for the heart center of the University Hospital Cologne
2018 Research Award from the German Society for Thoracic Surgery
2019 St. Jude Prize of the German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac, and Vascular Surgery
Member of the Federal Ministry of Health
Member of the German Research Foundation
Member of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Included in the FOCUS physician top list for cardiac surgery