Rainer Moosdorf, M.D., Ph.D.
Background
35 years in cardiovascular surgery. Since 1990 full professor for cardiovascular surgery and since 1994 full professor and chairman of the department for cardiovascular surgery at the University Hospital Marburg/Germany.
2 research sabaticals at the Heinemann Research Institute, Carolinas Heart Center, Charlotte NC in 1989 and 1990, electrophysiology and arrhythmia laser surgery
Member of the DGTHG (German Society for Thorax, Heart and Vascular Surgery) DIVI ( German Society for Interdisciplinary Intensive Care Medicine), STS, AHA, AAAS
Other Interests
Endovascular Surgery, TAVI, Advanced Coronary Surgery, Arrhythmia Surgery, Pericardial Diseases
Research
Myocardial Protection, Psychological (Placebo) Effects in Cardiac Surgery, Endstage Coronary Revascularization - Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization
Additional Educational Information
1970 - 1978 Dentistry (Universities Marburg and Giessen)
1970 - 1976 Medicine (University Marburg)
1976 MD
1978 - 1990 Resident and since 1983 senior staff member (Oberarzt) at the department for cardiovascular surgery at the University Hospital Giessen
1989 Habilitation - associate professor University Hospital Giessen
1989 and 1990 Research sabaticals at the Heinemann Research Institute, Carolinas Heart Institute, Charlotte NC
Printer-friendly [2] Practice Areas
- Cardiac
- Vascular
- Critical Care
- Professional Affairs
- Endocarditis
- Vascular
- Heart failure
- Mechanical circulatory assistance
- Pericardium
- Valve disease
- Tricuspid valve disease
- Electrophysiology/arrhythmia
- Coronary disease
- Great vessels