Prof. Dr. med. Jens Wippermann, born in 1964, began his professional career in 1994 at the Oldenburg City Clinics after studying medicine in Frankfurt / Main, Hanover, and Houston, USA. There he also completed his specialist training. From 2000 to 2005 he worked as a senior physician at the Jena University Hospital and then until his appointment at the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg at the Cologne University Hospital. For his achievements, he was awarded the Rudolf Stich Prize of the German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac, and Vascular Surgery. In 2014 he was appointed adjunct professor.

Prof. Wippermann's clinical work covers the spectrum of all surgical procedures in adult cardiac surgery. This includes complete minimally invasive surgery with and without the use of the heart-lung machine, surgery of the aorta, heart/lung transplantation, and the implantation of artificial heart systems. He can already refer to around 7000 independently performed operations.

In order to find the right individual solution for each individual patient, Prof. Wippermann implements the concept of a “cardiac team” together with the cardiologists at the university clinic. This means that the decision for a certain procedure is always made jointly, i.e. in consultation between cardiologists and heart surgeons, so that heart patients benefit from modern, integrated therapy concepts.

In his scientific work, Prof. Wippermann focuses on minimally invasive surgical techniques. The development of biomaterials as possible vascular substitutes in bypass surgery is also a key focus. He has been carrying out these examinations for more than ten years together with other university institutions and other cooperation partners.