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Prof. Dr. med. Tienush Rassaf
internal medicine, cardiology, angiology, and emergency medicine
internal medicine, cardiology, angiology, and emergency medicine
Overview
Country, City
Germany, Essen
Health facility
University Hospital Essen
Medical unit
Department of cardiology and angiology
About the doctor
Skills & Expertise
heart
valve
artery
aortic valve
heart failure
myocardial infarction
infarction
cardiology
coronary artery
mitral valve
chest
cardiotoxicity
chest pain
valve repair
injury
covid19
valve implantation
cardioprotection
valve replacement
dietary
cardiooncology
myoglobin
endothelial dysfunction
fibrillation
amyloidosis
stenosis
atrial fibrillation
peripheral artery
ejection fraction
ventricular assist device
angiology
cardiomyopathy
regurgitation
mitraclip
ischemiareperfusion injury
ischemic preconditioning
epicardial adipose
vascular function
internal medicine
acute coronary syndrome
vascular medicine
valve repair mitraclip
myocardial ischemiareperfusion injury
extracorporeal life support
myocarditis
emergency medicine
ischemia
acute respiratory distress
myocardium
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Resume
CV (Curriculum Vitae)
Education
- 1994-2000 Studied human medicine at the University of Duesseldorf and the University of Texas
- Obtaining a license for medical practice
- 2001 Defense of the dissertation at the Department of cardiology, pulmonary diseases, and vascular medicine, Heinrich Heine University of Duesseldorf: "Possibility of simultaneous determination of nitric oxide and superoxide anion radicals considering their interaction"
- 2001-2002 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of molecular and cellular physiology at the Louisiana State University of Shreveport of the German Research Foundation
- 2002-2003 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of cardiovascular physiology at the Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf of the German Cardiac Society
- 2003-2005 Resident of the Department of cardiology, pulmonary diseases, and vascular medicine at the Heinrich Heine University of Duesseldorf
- 2005-2009 Resident, Department of cardiology, pulmonary diseases, vascular medicine and intensive care medicine at the Rhine-Westphalia University of Technology Aachen
- 2006-2007 Research scholarship of the medical faculty at the Rhine-Westphalia University of Technology Aachen
- 2008 Habilitation and a teaching license in internal medicine: "Transport, metabolism, and function of nitric oxide and nitrite in the cardiovascular system"
- 2008 Obtaining specialization in internal medicine
- 2009 Heisenberg scholarship of the German Research Foundation
- 2009 Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology
- 2009-2015 Attending the Department of cardiology, pulmonary diseases, and vascular medicine at the Heinrich Heine University of Duesseldorf
- 2010 Received additional qualifications in the field of cardiology
- 2011 Obtaining further specialization in angiology and emergency medicine
- 2018 Fellow of the American College of Cardiology
Experience
- 2000-2001 Intern, Department of cardiology, pulmonology, and angiology at the University Hospital Duesseldorf
- 2008-2009 Senior Physician, Department of cardiology, pulmonology, and angiology at the University Hospital Aachen and Managing Senior Physician in general intensive care
- 2009 Senior Physician in the Department of cardiology, pulmonology, and angiology at the University Hospital Duesseldorf
- 2010-2015 Professor W2 for internal medicine and myocardial infarction at the German Research Foundation
- at the Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf
- 2012 Senior Personal Physician of the medical management team, Leading Senior Physician in the intensive care unit, Leading Senior Physician in the cardiac catheterization laboratory at the Heinrich Heine University of Duesseldorf
- 2013-2015 Vice-Director of the Department of cardiology, pulmonary diseases, and vascular medicine at the Heinrich Heine University of Duesseldorf
- 2015 Director, Department of cardiology and angiology at the University Hospital Essen
- 2015 Full Professor W3 for internal medicine and cardiology and Director of the Department of cardiology at the West German Heart and Vascular Center Essen, University Duisburg-Essen
- 2016 Medical Director of the West German Heart and Vascular Center Essen, University Duisburg-Essen
- 2017 Director of the Department of cardiology and vascular medicine at the West German Heart and Vascular Center Essen, University Duisburg-Essen
- 2020 Vice Dean for research, medical faculty at the University of Duisburg-Essen
Awards & Memberships
- 2005-2008 Leader of the CardioBioTech research group of the Department of cardiology at the University Hospital Aachen
- 2006 Hans and Gertie Fisher Research Award
- 2009 Ernest-Solvay-Research Award for medicine and pharmacy
- 2011 Editor of the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
- 2012-2015 Deputy Chairman of the research committee of the medical faculty at the Heinrich Heine University of Duesseldorf
- 2013 Editor of the Basic Research in Cardiology
- 2014 Chairman of the working group “Coronary blood flow and myocardial perfusion” from the German Research Foundation
- 2016 Section Editor of the European Journal of Medical Research
- 2016 Chief Editor of the Health management portal
- 2018 Founding Member and Chairman of the working group on cardio-oncology of the German Cardiac Society
- 2019 Editor of the Scientific Reports
- 2019 Chief Editor of the Cardio News
- 2020 Section Editor of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences
- 2021 Founding Member and Vice President of the International Society of Cardio-Oncology
Languages
English
German
Publications
Virtual reality-assisted distraction during transcatheter aortic valve implantation under local anaesthesia: A randomised study.
15 September, 2023
Extracorporeal Life Support in Infarct-Related Cardiogenic Shock.
26 August, 2023
PET/CT-identified atrial hypermetabolism is an index of atrial inflammation in patients with atrial fibrillation.
17 August, 2023
Location
Hufelandstraße, 55, 45147 Essen, Germany
FAQ
Where does the doctor practice?
What is the specialization of Prof. Dr. med. Tienush Rassaf?
The primary specialization of the doctor is internal medicine, cardiology, angiology, and emergency medicine.
What is the experience of the specialist?
Prof. Dr. med. Tienush Rassaf has been practicing for more than 24 years.
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