Prof. Dr. med. Volkmar Falk
cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery
cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery
Overview
Country, City
Germany, Berlin
Health facility
University Hospital Charite Berlin
Medical unit
Department of cardiovascular surgery
About the doctor
Skills & Expertise
valve
surgery
coronary
heart
aortic valve
artery
minimally invasive
coronary artery
mitral valve
artery bypass
coronary artery bypass
valve implantation
valve replacement
cardiac surgery
aortic valve implantation
heart failure
ventricular assist device
aortic valve replacement
stenosis
revascularization
regurgitation
mitral valve repair
cardiovascular
vascular
mitral valve surgery
thoracic
stent
angiography
cardiology
cardiothoracic
echocardiography
heart transplantation
annuloplasty
minithoracotomy
sternotomy
tavr
transcatheter mitral valve
ablation
Resume
CV (Curriculum Vitae)
Education
- 1986-1992 Degree in human medicine at the University of Bonn
- Ph.D. at the University of Bonn
- 1998 Specialist in cardiac surgery
Experience
- 1999-2000 Postdoctoral research fellow, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, USA
- 2003-2006 Senior doctor and head of the Heart Surgery Clinic at the University Hospital in Leipzig
- 2009-2014 Director of the Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic at the University Hospital Zurich and professor of cardiac surgery at the University of Zurich
- Since 2014 Medical Director of the German Heart Institute Berlin
- Since 2014 Director of the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
- Since 2014 Professor at the Department of Vascular Surgery at the Charite
Awards & Memberships
- Member of the German Society for Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery
- Member of the European Society for Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery
- Member of the European Society for Cardiology
- Member of the International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Member of the American Association of Thoracic Surgery
Languages
English
German
Publications
Location
Charitépl., 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
FAQ
Where does the doctor practice?
What is the specialization of Prof. Dr. med. Volkmar Falk?
The primary specialization of the doctor is cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery.
What is the experience of the specialist?
Prof. Dr. med. Volkmar Falk has been practicing for more than 32 years.
Prof. Dr. med. Volkmar Falk
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