Beta Clinic Bonn

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 Prof. Dr. Jörg Otto Schwab

Head of the Department

Prof. Dr. Jörg Otto Schwab

Department of Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology

Department of Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology at Beta clinic Bonn provides care for patients with diseases of the cardiovascular system. One of the main focuses of the department is the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. The department is equipped with the cutting-edge diagnostics and therapeutics such as remote monitoring, catheter-based treatment, and pacemaker implantation and works in close cooperation with the Department of Cardiology, Angiology, and Pneumology to provide the patient with best treatment plan based on their individual case.
The department has a medical team of specialists that work under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Med. Jörg Otto Schwab in the field of cardiac circulatory disorders and offer cardiac catheterization for the treatment of coronary artery stenosis and work towards the prevention of heart attacks and cardiac infarctions. The department is also certified by the Red Cross as a Chest Pain Center and treats patients on both an outpatient clinic and inpatient basis.

The Department of Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology at Beta clinic Bonn is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:

  • Coronary heart disease
  • Arrhythmia
  • Heart failure
  • Hypertension

  • 1989 - 1995 Study of Medicine at the Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany.
  • 1996 - 2001 Assistant Physician, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Giessen, Germany; since 10/2001 Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Bonn, Germany.
  • Since 03/2003, Senior Physician.
  • Since 03/2010, Assistant Director.
  • 09/2002 Board certification, Internal Medicine.
  • 08/2000 Doctoral dissertation.
  • 04/2004 Habilitation, Internal Medicine.
  • Since 08/2009, W2 Professor in Interventional Cardiology/Intensive Medical Care.

Research focuses

  • Sudden cardiac death.
  • Cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat).
  • Electrophysiology.
  • ICD therapy and CRT.
  • Remote patient monitoring.

Memberships

  • German Society of Cardiology.
  • Since 2002, the North American Society for Pacing.
  • European Heart Rhythm.
  • Since 06/2005, Association and European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
  • Since 09/2006, Fellow of ESC.
  • Since 08/2010, Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS).
  • Speaker of AG33 Telemonitoring, since 04/2013 of the German Society of Cardiology.