Helios Heart Surgery Clinic Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Uwe Mehlhorn
Department of Cardiac Surgery
Department of Cardiac Surgery at HELIOS Heart Surgery Clinic Karlsruhe is certified by the German Cardiac Society to provide surgical care for patients with heart defects, arrhythmias, and acquired diseases. The department is divided into smaller specialized units to offer Transcatheter Aortic Implantation, Aortic Surgery, Heart Valve Replacement, Heart Rhythm Surgery, Bypass Surgery, and Artificial Heart Implantation. The department has cutting-edge equipment allowing for the execution of minimally invasive surgical techniques such as TAVI in the hybrid operating room. The general wards of 96 beds, as well as the five operating rooms run under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Med. Uwe Mehlhorn, one of the pioneering surgeons who are nationally and internationally recognized in Germany. The medical team performs the highest number of TAVI interventions, over 3,000 such operations in the last 12 years. The facility works in cooperation with the cardiologists at the Municipal Hospital Karlsruhe and Vidia Christian Clinics Karlsruhe to treat over 2,000 inpatients every year.
The Department of Cardiac Surgery at HELIOS Heart Surgery Clinic Karlsruhe is specialized in the surgical treatment of:
- Valve stenosis
- Valve insufficiency
- Aortic aneurysm
- Atrial septal defect
- Cardiac tumors
- Cardiac arrhythmias
- Aortic dissection
- Coronary heart diseases
Education and Professional Experience
- Study of Medicine, University of Göttingen.
- 01/1991 - 06/1992 Postgraduate Education, Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Cologne.
- 07/1992 - 06/1993 Research Associate, Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Cologne.
- 10/1992 Doctoral thesis defense.
- 07/1993 - 07/1995 Fellowship of the German Research Foundation at the Houston Medical School, University of Texas.
- 07/1997 - 12/1995 Fellow at the Center for Microvascular and Lymphatic Research at the University of Texas, Houston Medical School with financial support from the University of Texas.
- 01/1996 - 05/1998 Intern at the Department of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Cologne.
- 10/1996 USMLE, part I.
- 08/1997 USMLE, part II.
- 08/1998 Surgeon at the Department of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Cologne.
- 01/1999 Doctoral thesis defense.
- 06/1999 Deputy Head of the Department of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Cologne.
- 04/2001 University Professor (C3) for Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Cologne.
- 02/2003 Board Member of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (repeat election 02/2005 till 02/2007).
- 11/2004 Member (by invitation) of the Program Committee of the European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS).
- 02/2005 Deputy Chairman of the working committee "Extracorporeal circulation mechanical (circulatory support" of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
- 05/2005 Honored with the degree Doctor Honoris Causa (Dr. h.c.) by Rostov-on-Don State Medical University, Russian Federation.
- 11/2005 Medical Specialist (by invitation) at the Institute of Cardiac Surgery and Biomedical Instruments of the University of Texas, Texas, USA.
- 01/2006 Participant (by invitation) of the "Commission for International Affairs" of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), USA.
- 03/2006 Secretary of the "Commission for New Staff Training, Further Education and Advanced Training" of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
- 08/2006 Completion of optional advanced training for special cardiac surgery intensive care.
- 05/2007 Honorary Member of the Russian Surgical Society.
- 06/2007 Surgeon, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Mainz.
- 03/2011 - 02/2015 Vice-Chair of the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Mainz.
- Since 03/2015, Chief Physician of the Department of Cardiac Surgery at the HELIOS Heart Surgery Clinic Karlsruhe.
Awards
- 1997 Ernst Derra Award of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
- 2003 Hans Jürgen Bretschneider Award (second place) of the German Society of Cardiology, Heart and Blood Circulation Research (GSC) at the 27th conference in Muenster.
- 2004 Franz Köhler Award of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
Inventions/Patents
- 01/2004 "Device and methods of liquids control in extracorporeal devices for assisted circulation" (German patent service CE02A31/PDE).
Memberships in Professional Societies
- German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (GSTCVS).
- American Psychological Society (APS).
- European Society of Cardiology, Heart, and Blood Circulation Studies (GSC).
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS).
- International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS).
- European Society for Cardiology (ESC).
- German-Greek Academy of Biological and Medical Research.
- German Society for Quality (GSQ).
Reviews in Scientific Journals
- American Journal of Physiology.
- Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
- Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
- Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon.
- Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
- European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
- Inflammation Research.
- Journal of Applied Physiology.
- Microcirculation.
- Pharmacological Research.
- Shock.
- Journal for Cardiology.
Expert Activities
- German Research Society (GRS).
- German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (GSTCVS).
- European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS).
- German Society for Cardiology, Heart and Blood Circulation Research (GSC).
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