German Heart Center Munich
Munich, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Peter Ewert
Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Defect
Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Defect at the German Heart Center Munich provides care for infants, children, and adolescents with congenital heart defects and acquired cardiovascular diseases. The department offers the highest level of medical care on both an inpatient and outpatient basis. The department has an extraordinary medical team full of specialist pediatricians, pediatric cardiologists and cardiologists to ensure patients are getting optimal care. The department is one of the top facilities of its kind in Germany and Europe. The department is fully equipped with the latest state-of-the-art equipment for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. It also offers social and psychological support for their patients.
Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Med. Peter Ewert, the department performs about 800 diagnostic and 300 therapeutic catheter interventions annually. The department also treats over 2,000 inpatients and 6,000 outpatients every year. The department is in close cooperation with other departments of the German Heart Center Munich such as Departments of Cardiology and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. The department takes pride in its Intensive Care Unit as it’s the largest pediatric cardiac intensive care unit in Germany with its 16 specialized and fully-equipped beds.
The Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Defect at the German Heart Center Munich is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:
• Aortic valve stenosis
• Coarctation of the aorta
• Ebstein's anomaly
• Patent ductus arteriosus
• Pulmonary valve stenosis
• Atrial septal defects
• Ventricular septal defects
• Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
• Tricuspid atresia
• Tetralogy of Fallot
• Truncus arteriosus
Education
- 1983 - 1984 Education at the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg.
- 1984 - 1989 Study of Medicine at the Georg-August University of Goettingen.
Practice
- 1986 Department of Pediatrics, Granollers Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
- 1987 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cadiz, Spain.
- 1988 - 1989 Internal Medicine and Surgery, Pediatrics in Oldenburg Hospital.
- 03.05.1990 Surgery, University of Alicante, within the Erasmus Program.
Clinical and Scientific Activities
- 1990 - 1991 Assistant Physician, Department of Pediatrics, Lübeck Medical School.
- 1992 - 1993 Assistant Physician, Department of Pediatrics, Lübeck Medical School.
- 1994 - 2000 Assistant Physician in the Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Defect Treatment at the German Heart Center Berlin.
- Since 2000 Senior Physician in the Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Defect Treatment at the German Heart Center Berlin.
- Since 2002 Leading Senior Physician in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory of the Department of Pediatric Cardiology and
- Congenital Heart Defect Treatment at the German Heart Center in Berlin.
- Since 2008, Deputy Head of the Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Defect Treatment at the German Heart Center Berlin.
- Since 2012 Head of the Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Defect Treatment at the German Heart Center Munich.
Diplomas and Certificates
- 1986 Pre-admission to medical practice.
- 1992 Admission to medical practice.
- 1992 American State Examination (TOEFL and ECFMG).
- 1992 Doctoral Degree. Subject: "Echocardiographic volume measurement of the right and left ventricle in healthy children and children with atrial septal defect".
- 1996 Board certification in Pediatrics.
- 1996 Board certification in Pediatric Cardiology.
- 2001 Advanced training in Special Pediatric Resuscitation.
- 2003 Doctoral thesis defense. Subject: "Interventional closure of atrial defects: special indications and new therapeutic strategies".
- 2009 Additional qualification "Adults with congenital heart defects".
Clinical Focuses
- Pediatric cardiology.
- Transcatheter operations for the treatment of congenital heart defects.
- Special pediatric resuscitation.
