Best Doctors for Valve Replacement in Germany

Prof. Dr. Volkmar Falk

Cardiac Surgeon

Berlin, Germany

26+ years of experience

Director

Works At: Charite University Hospital

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Prof. Dr. Volkmar Falk is one of the finest Cardiac Surgeons in Berlin, Germany with the experience of 22+ years in the field.
He is a member of both the German and the European Society for Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery (DGTHG/EACTS), the European Society for Cardiology (ESC), International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (ISMICS), the American Association of Thoracic Surgery (AATS) and numerous other associations and societies.
He was also a co-founder of the Innovation Center for Computer-Assisted Surgery (ICCAS) at the University of Leipzig, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
Falk studied human medicine at the Univerity of Bonn in 1986 and received his doctorate there in 1993.
Later, he did his surgical training at the University of Göttingen and completed his specialist training at the Clinic for Cardiac Surgery at the Leipzig Heart Center.
In 2000, he was awarded the Ulrich Karsten Prize of the German Society for Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery for his habilitation thesis.
Dr. Chiran's area of interest, apart from routine surgeries includes Mitral Valve Repairs, Surgery for Heart Failure, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, ASD, VSD, Left Ventricular Aneurysm Surgery, Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy, etc.
He has authored or co-authored over 500 scientific publications and is the co-editor of the European Heart Journal.

Prof. Dr. Volkmar Falk is one of the finest Cardiac Surgeons in Berlin, Germany with the experience of 22+ years in the field.
He is a member of both the German and the European Society for Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery (DGTHG/EACTS), the European Society for Cardiology (ESC), International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (ISMICS), the American Association of Thoracic Surgery (AATS) and numerous other associations and societies.
He was also a co-founder of the Innovation Center for Computer-Assisted Surgery (ICCAS) at the University of Leipzig, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
Falk studied human medicine at the Univerity of Bonn in 1986 and received his doctorate there in 1993.
Later, he did his surgical training at the University of Göttingen and completed his specialist training at the Clinic for Cardiac Surgery at the Leipzig Heart Center.
In 2000, he was awarded the Ulrich Karsten Prize of the German Society for Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery for his habilitation thesis.
Dr. Chiran's area of interest, apart from routine surgeries includes Mitral Valve Repairs, Surgery for Heart Failure, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, ASD, VSD, Left Ventricular Aneurysm Surgery, Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy, etc.
He has authored or co-authored over 500 scientific publications and is the co-editor of the European Heart Journal.

Dr. med. Stephan Geidel

Cardiac Surgeon

Hamburg, Germany

32+ years of experience

Senior Consultant

Works At: Asklepios St. Georg Hospital

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Dr. med. Stephan Geidel is a well-known Cardiac Surgeon with 28 years of experience in the field.
He is a member of the German Cardiac Society and the European Society of Cardiology.
After completing his studies in human medicine at the University of Hamburg Medical School, Germany (1985-92), he did his MD at the University of Giessen, Germany, Medical School in 1989.
Later, he did his Basic Research at Max-Planck-Institute, Dept. Exp. Cardiology, Bad Nauheim, Germany from 1987-1991.
He also has pursued multiple training sessions at New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center New York, USA; Groupe Hospitalier Pitie-Salpetriere Paris, France; Universite de Paris - Hospital European Georges Pompidou, France; Universiteit Maastricht, The Netherlands, and OLV Clinic Aalst, Belgium.
Dr. Geidel's area of interest includes Atrial Fibrillation, Ablation Surgery, Tricuspid Valve Disease/Repair, Arterial Revascularisation/T-graft TechniqueHeart transplantation, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, ASD, VSD, Left Ventricular Aneurysm Surgery, Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy, etc.
He has written several scientific publications and articles in national and international journals.

Dr. med. Stephan Geidel is a well-known Cardiac Surgeon with 28 years of experience in the field.
He is a member of the German Cardiac Society and the European Society of Cardiology.
After completing his studies in human medicine at the University of Hamburg Medical School, Germany (1985-92), he did his MD at the University of Giessen, Germany, Medical School in 1989.
Later, he did his Basic Research at Max-Planck-Institute, Dept. Exp. Cardiology, Bad Nauheim, Germany from 1987-1991.
He also has pursued multiple training sessions at New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center New York, USA; Groupe Hospitalier Pitie-Salpetriere Paris, France; Universite de Paris - Hospital European Georges Pompidou, France; Universiteit Maastricht, The Netherlands, and OLV Clinic Aalst, Belgium.
Dr. Geidel's area of interest includes Atrial Fibrillation, Ablation Surgery, Tricuspid Valve Disease/Repair, Arterial Revascularisation/T-graft TechniqueHeart transplantation, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, ASD, VSD, Left Ventricular Aneurysm Surgery, Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy, etc.
He has written several scientific publications and articles in national and international journals.

Prof. Dr. med. Johannes Bodner

Cardiac Surgeon

Munich, Germany

17+ years of experience

Head of Department

Works At: Academic Hospital Bogenhausen, Munich

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Prof. Dr. med. Johannes Bodner is a Munich-based Thoracic surgeon with +13 years of experience in performing small interventions to complex tumour removal operations.
Dr. Bodner completed his medical studies from the University of Innsbruck, the Albert Ludwig Univeristy, Freiburg. He has also acquired Master's degree in Valeology.
Dr. Bodner is a specialist surgeon at treating lung disorders such as performing biopsies and tumours, lung metastases, myasthenias gravis and thymomas. He also performs robotic surgery and oncological surgery of the mediastinum, pleura and lungs.
He has authored several papers for reputed publications.

Prof. Dr. med. Johannes Bodner is a Munich-based Thoracic surgeon with +13 years of experience in performing small interventions to complex tumour removal operations.
Dr. Bodner completed his medical studies from the University of Innsbruck, the Albert Ludwig Univeristy, Freiburg. He has also acquired Master's degree in Valeology.
Dr. Bodner is a specialist surgeon at treating lung disorders such as performing biopsies and tumours, lung metastases, myasthenias gravis and thymomas. He also performs robotic surgery and oncological surgery of the mediastinum, pleura and lungs.
He has authored several papers for reputed publications.

Prof. Dr. med. Andre Ruffer

Cardiac Surgeon

Hamburg, Germany

29+ years of experience

Head of Department

Works At: University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg

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Prof. Dr. med. André Rüffer is a pediatric cardiac surgeon with 25+ years of experience.
His areas of expertise include pediatric cardiac surgery, surgery for congenital cardiac and thoracic vascular diseases.
He has more than 114 publications under his name in several journals.
Dr. Rüffer is a member of the German Cardiac Society.
He completed graduation from the University of Duisburg-Essen.
He did a fellowship in pediatric cardiac surgery at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg.

Prof. Dr. med. André Rüffer is a pediatric cardiac surgeon with 25+ years of experience.
His areas of expertise include pediatric cardiac surgery, surgery for congenital cardiac and thoracic vascular diseases.
He has more than 114 publications under his name in several journals.
Dr. Rüffer is a member of the German Cardiac Society.
He completed graduation from the University of Duisburg-Essen.
He did a fellowship in pediatric cardiac surgery at Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg.

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Prof. Dr. med. Robert Cesnjevar

Cardiac Surgeon

Erlangen, Germany

26+ years of experience

Head of Department

Works At: University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen

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Prof. Dr. med. Robert Cesnjevar is a pediatric cardiac surgeon with 22+ years of experience.
His forte includes correction of atrial septal defects, treatment of Tetralogy of Fallot, correction of double outlet right ventricle, Ross procedure, Fontan procedure and correction of the atrioventricular canal defect.
He is a member of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
Dr. Cesnjevar completed graduation from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.
He has a comparable number of publications in the World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery.

Prof. Dr. med. Robert Cesnjevar is a pediatric cardiac surgeon with 22+ years of experience.
His forte includes correction of atrial septal defects, treatment of Tetralogy of Fallot, correction of double outlet right ventricle, Ross procedure, Fontan procedure and correction of the atrioventricular canal defect.
He is a member of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
Dr. Cesnjevar completed graduation from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.
He has a comparable number of publications in the World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery.

Prof. Dr. Med. Martin Kostelka

Cardiac Surgeon

Leipzig, Germany

36+ years of experience

Senior Consultant

Works At: Helios Park Hospital, Leipzig

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Prof. Dr. Med. Martin Kostelka is a pediatric cardiac surgeon with 32+ years of experience.
His clinical interest includes Atrial Septal Defects, Ventricular septal defects, Sinus venosus defects, transposition of large vessels, Fallot's tetralogy, Complete and partial AVSD (Atrioventricular Septal Defect).
He is a member of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Herz,- Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie (DGHTG), Cardiothoracic Surgery Network (CTS Net), International Bicuspid Aortic Valve Registry (iBAR), International Aortic Arch Study Group (IAASG) and The International Aortic Arch Surgery Study Group (IAASSG).
After graduation from Medical School University of Hamburg, Hamburg, he did post-graduation from the esteemed college of Germany and Ph.D.
He completed training in cardiac surgery under renowned doctors.
He has many publications to his credit in international journals.

Prof. Dr. Med. Martin Kostelka is a pediatric cardiac surgeon with 32+ years of experience.
His clinical interest includes Atrial Septal Defects, Ventricular septal defects, Sinus venosus defects, transposition of large vessels, Fallot's tetralogy, Complete and partial AVSD (Atrioventricular Septal Defect).
He is a member of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Herz,- Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie (DGHTG), Cardiothoracic Surgery Network (CTS Net), International Bicuspid Aortic Valve Registry (iBAR), International Aortic Arch Study Group (IAASG) and The International Aortic Arch Surgery Study Group (IAASSG).
After graduation from Medical School University of Hamburg, Hamburg, he did post-graduation from the esteemed college of Germany and Ph.D.
He completed training in cardiac surgery under renowned doctors.
He has many publications to his credit in international journals.

Prof. Dr. med. Tsvetomir Loukanov

Cardiac Surgeon

Heidelberg, Germany

26+ years of experience

Head of Department

Works At: University Hospital Heidelberg

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Prof. Dr. med. Tsvetomir Loukanov is a pediatric cardiac surgeon with 22+ years of experience.
His forte is cardiac surgery using the hybrid procedure, beating heart surgery, vascular compression syndromes of the intrathoracic trachea, valve reconstruction, univentricular heart, aortic arch and tracheal surgery and congenital heart defects.
He has 60+ publications under his name in peer-reviewed journals.
He got certification for pediatric cardiac surgery from the German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery.
Dr. Loukanov did a congenital heart surgery training course at Harvard Medical University, Boston.
He is a member of the European Association for Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery EACTS, German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery DGTHG, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and European Union for Surgical Oncology ESSO.
He did graduation from the Medical University of Pleven, Bulgaria and PhD from Rupprecht – Karls Universität Heidelberg.

Prof. Dr. med. Tsvetomir Loukanov is a pediatric cardiac surgeon with 22+ years of experience.
His forte is cardiac surgery using the hybrid procedure, beating heart surgery, vascular compression syndromes of the intrathoracic trachea, valve reconstruction, univentricular heart, aortic arch and tracheal surgery and congenital heart defects.
He has 60+ publications under his name in peer-reviewed journals.
He got certification for pediatric cardiac surgery from the German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery.
Dr. Loukanov did a congenital heart surgery training course at Harvard Medical University, Boston.
He is a member of the European Association for Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery EACTS, German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery DGTHG, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and European Union for Surgical Oncology ESSO.
He did graduation from the Medical University of Pleven, Bulgaria and PhD from Rupprecht – Karls Universität Heidelberg.

Prof. Dr. Med. Nikolaus Haas

Cardiac Surgeon

Munich, Germany

24+ years of experience

Chief

Works At: Ludwig Maximilian University Hospital, Munich

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Prof. Dr. Med. Nikolaus Haas is a reputed Pediatric Cardiologist and has been treating children with congenital heart defects and cardiovascular disorders for +20 years.
During 1984-90, he completed his medical studies at the University of Heidelberg. Till 1996, he worked as Resident doctor at the pediatric cardiology departments of the universities of Heidelberg, German Heart Center, Berlin and also served as a medical faculty at Mannheim.
He is an expert at performing surgeries pertaining to congenital heart defects including hybrid interventions, ventricular septal defect closure, patent ductus arteriosus closure, atrial septal defect closure, embolisation in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and treatment of aortic coarctation (including stent implantation).
He has contributed research papers to various journals.

Prof. Dr. Med. Nikolaus Haas is a reputed Pediatric Cardiologist and has been treating children with congenital heart defects and cardiovascular disorders for +20 years.
During 1984-90, he completed his medical studies at the University of Heidelberg. Till 1996, he worked as Resident doctor at the pediatric cardiology departments of the universities of Heidelberg, German Heart Center, Berlin and also served as a medical faculty at Mannheim.
He is an expert at performing surgeries pertaining to congenital heart defects including hybrid interventions, ventricular septal defect closure, patent ductus arteriosus closure, atrial septal defect closure, embolisation in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and treatment of aortic coarctation (including stent implantation).
He has contributed research papers to various journals.

Dr. Christian Sebening

Cardiac Surgeon

Heidelberg, Germany

34+ years of experience

Senior Consultant

Works At: University Hospital Heidelberg

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Dr. Christian Sebening is a Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon with the experience of 30+ years in the field.
He completed his medical studies from the University of Strasbourg and also accomplished General Surgery training in University Clinic Mannheim Germany.
He has a Certificate for pediatric heart surgery from the German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac, and Vascular Surgery, a Diploma for General Surgery (1991), and a Diploma for Heart Surgery (2003).
Along with his practice, he has been a lecturer in pediatric cardiac surgery at the European School for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery in Bergamo of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS).
Dr. Sebening's area of interest includes the entire spectrum of congenital cardiac surgery, Mitral Valve Repairs, Surgery for Heart Failure, ASD, VSD, Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy, etc.
He has authored several well-researched articles in national and international journals.

Dr. Christian Sebening is a Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon with the experience of 30+ years in the field.
He completed his medical studies from the University of Strasbourg and also accomplished General Surgery training in University Clinic Mannheim Germany.
He has a Certificate for pediatric heart surgery from the German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac, and Vascular Surgery, a Diploma for General Surgery (1991), and a Diploma for Heart Surgery (2003).
Along with his practice, he has been a lecturer in pediatric cardiac surgery at the European School for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery in Bergamo of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS).
Dr. Sebening's area of interest includes the entire spectrum of congenital cardiac surgery, Mitral Valve Repairs, Surgery for Heart Failure, ASD, VSD, Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy, etc.
He has authored several well-researched articles in national and international journals.