Prof. Michael A. Borger, Ph.D.

cardiac surgery

User Score	Experience	Rating	Price Range	Publications	Media Files	Online Consultations
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Overview

Country, City

Germany, Leipzig

Health facility

University Hospital Leipzig

Medical unit

Department of cardiac surgery

About the doctor

Prof. Michael A. Borger, Ph. D. , is an accomplished cardiac surgeon with over 32 years of experience. He currently serves as the Director of the Department of Cardiac Surgery at the University Hospital Leipzig in Germany. With a specialization in cardiac surgery, Prof. Borger has established himself as a leading expert in the field. Throughout his career, Prof. Borger has made significant contributions to cardiac surgery research and has an impressive list of over 750 scientific publications. His research focuses on a wide range of topics, including infective endocarditis, aortic valve repair, and minimally invasive cardiac surgery. Prof. Borger's extensive experience and expertise have earned him numerous awards and recognitions. He has received awards for excellence in resident research, served as an editorial board member for prestigious medical journals, and held leadership positions in various professional organizations. His commitment to advancing the field of cardiac surgery is evident in his active involvement in guidelines writing committees, educational committees, and professional societies. Prof. Borger is dedicated to providing the highest quality of care to his patients and staying at the forefront of advancements in cardiac surgery. Overall, Prof. Michael A. Borger's impressive career, extensive research contributions, and commitment to excellence in cardiac surgery make him highly regarded in his field. His expertise and dedication to advancing the field of cardiac surgery make him a sought-after specialist for patients seeking the best possible care.

Skills & Expertise

Gallery

VIHBA 2012_ New Prosthetic Devices

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360-degree video of a heart valve operation at the Leipzig Heart Center

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The Current State of the Treatment of Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Disease

Dr Michael Borger about LifeTec Group Passive Heart Platform

ESC TV at ACC.19 - PARTNER 3

Resume

CV (Curriculum Vitae)

Education

1985-1991 Studied human medicine at the University of Alberta
Obtaining a license for medical practice
1991-2001 Fellow in cardiac surgery of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons at the University of Toronto
1993-1994 Independent practice medical license in the province of Alberta
1996-1998 Research Fellow from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
1996-2001 Defense of the dissertation at the Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto: "Cerebral protection during cardiac surgery"
1996-2001 Certificate from the University of Toronto (Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada): "Clinician investigator program"
2001 Fellow in cardiac surgery of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Canada
2001-2006 Independent practice medical license from the province of Ontario
2002 Detweiler Travelling Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons
2002 Fellowship at the Leipzig Heart Center
2003-2006 Resident in cardiac surgery and Fellow at the University of Toronto
2004-2006 Resident in cardiac surgery and Wet Lab Instructor at the University of Toronto
2006-2014 Medical license from the state of Saxony
2014 Independent practice medical license in cardiac surgery from the province of Ontario
2014 Board certificate in cardiac surgery
Habilitation and a teaching license
2014 Medicine and surgery license of the state of New York
2014-2015 Master's degree in minimally invasive cardiac surgery course at the University of Pisa
2015-2016 Resident in cardiac surgery of the wet lab at the Columbia University
2017 Medical license of the state of Saxony

Experience

1991-1992 Rotating internship at the Gray Nun's Hospital of the University of Alberta
2002-2006 Assistant Professor of the Department of surgery at the University of Toronto
2002-2006 Staff Cardiac Surgeon at the Toronto General Hospital
2005-2006 Associate Faculty at the Institute of Medical Science of the University of Toronto
2006 Associate Professor of the Department of surgery at the University of Toronto
2006-2014 Staff Surgeon of the Department of cardiac surgery at the University Hospital Leipzig
2008-2014 Adjunct Professor at the University of Leipzig
2009-2014 Assistant Director of the Department of cardiac surgery at the University Hospital Leipzig
2010-2014 Final State Examiner at the University of Leipzig
2014-2015 Assistant Professor at Columbia University in New York
2014-2017 Attending Surgeon at the Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York
2015 George H. Humphries Professor of Surgery at the Columbia University
2015-2017 Co-Director of the aortic center and Cardiovascular Institute at the Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York
2015-2017 Professor of surgery at Columbia University in New York
2017 Director of the Department of cardiac surgery at the University Hospital Leipzig
2017 Professor of сardiac surgery at the University of Leipzig

Awards & Memberships

1992 T.R. Clarke Award for obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Alberta
1998 Resident Research Award from the Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation
1999 Student Award for clinical research of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society
1999 Award for excellence in resident research of the medical research council of Canada
1999 First Prize of the Terrence Donnelly Canadian cardiac surgery resident research day
1999 J.C. Laidlaw Award of excellence from the Institute of Medical Sciences of the University of Toronto
2000 Wilfred G. Bigelow Book Prize
2001 First Prize of the Gallie research day at the University of Toronto
2004 Roscoe Reid Graham Award from the Department of surgery at the University of Toronto
2006 Dr. Subhash C. Verma Award in heart and stroke from the Richard Lewar centre of excellence
2006 Editorial Board Member of the "Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery"
2006 Editorial Board Member of the "Canadian Journal of Cardiology"
2008-2014 Member of the nucleus committee of the working group on cardiovascular surgery from the European Society of Cardiology
2009-2015 Councilor of the executive council of the Society of Heart Valve Disease
2010-2012 Member of the guidelines writing committee for the management of acute myocardial infarction-STEMI from the European Society of Cardiology
2010-2012 Subsection Editor of the guidelines writing committee for the management of valvular from the European Society of Cardiology and European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
2011-2014 Chair of the Biennial meeting program committee from the Society of Heart Valve Disease
2011-2014 Member of the TechnoCollege organizing committee from the European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery
2012 Principal Guest Editor of the "Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery", transapical aortic valve implantation edition
2012-2014 Vice-Chairman of the nucleus committee of the working group for cardiovascular surgery from the European Society of Cardiology
2012-2014 Member of the vascular domain from the European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery
2012-2014 Member of the guidelines writing committee for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy from the European Society of Cardiology
2013-2015 Member of the guidelines writing committee on acute coronary syndrome/NSTEMI from the European Society of Cardiology
2014 Editorial Board Member of the "AORTA Journal"
2014-2015 President of the Heart Valve Society
2014-2018 Program Committee Member of the Heart Valve Society
2015-2017 Chairman of the writing committee for the consensus statement on bicuspid aortic valve aortopathy from the American Association for Thoracic Surgery
2015-2017 Expert Adviser of the writing committee for the consensus guidelines on infective endocarditis from the American Association for Thoracic Surgery
2015-2018 Member of the surgeons' section leadership council from the American College of Cardiology
2015-2018 Past-President of the Heart Valve Society
2015-2018 Associate Editor of the thoracic aorta section from the "European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery"
2016-2017 Member of the education subcommittee from the Columbia University
2017-2019 Associate Editor of the "Journal of the Heart Team"
2019 Steering Committee Member of the Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network
2019 Member of the education committee American Association of Thoracic Surgery
2019 Member of the cardiac scholarship committee at the annual program planning committee from the American Association for Thoracic Surgery
Member of the German Society of Thorax, Heart, and Vascular Surgery
Member of the German Society of Cardiology
Member of the European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons
Member of the Association for Academic Surgery
Member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Member of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society
Member of the American Heart Association
Member of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation