University Hospital RWTH Aachen
Aachen, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Marx
Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Internal Intensive Care Medicine (Internal Medicine I)
Department of Cardiology, Angiology, and Internal Intensive Care Medicine (Internal Medicine I) at University Hospital RWTH Aachen provides care for patients with cardiovascular defects and disorders. It was recognized by FOCUS Magazine as one of the best medical facilities of its kind in Germany. The department has coronary heart diseases, heart failure, arrhythmia and hypertension as its main concerns. The department is divided into several sections, each one is supplied with the most advanced diagnostics and therapeutics for a certain cardiovascular category to ensure the best care quality for patients.
Under the leadership of Prof. Dr. med. Nikolaus Marx, the department treats more than 5,300 inpatients every year. About 1,000 patients treated suffer from angina and more than 650 suffer from a heart attack. The research team of this department has its activities directed towards the mechanism of calcification in cardiovascular diseases and the association between diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disorders.
Department of Cardiology, Angiology, and Internal Intensive Care Medicine (Medical Clinic I) at University Hospital RWTH Aachen is specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of:
• Mitral valve defect
• Aortic valve defect
• Atrial septal defect
• Mitral insufficiency
• Tricuspid insufficiency
• Ventricular septal defect
• Abdominal defect closure
• Stenosis of the aorta
• Cardiac arrhythmia
• Dyslipidemia
Education
- 1988 - 1994 Study of Medicine in Mainz, Geneva, and Duesseldorf.
- 1994 3rd State Examination in Medicine, University of Duesseldorf.
- 1994 Thesis defense with honors and doctoral degree, Institute of Pathology, Mainz.
- 1994 and 1995 Part 1 and Part 2 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE).
Professional ?areer
- 01.12.1994 - 31.05.1996 Internship, Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Rechts der Isar Munich.
- 01.06.1996 - 30.06.1997 Assistant Physician, German Heart Center and the Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Rechts der Isar Munich.
- 01.07.1997 - 30.06.1999 Scholar of the German Research Foundation, researches at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- 01.08.1999 - 31.08.2003 Assistant Physician, Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Ulm.
- 18.06.2002 Habilitation in Internal Medicine and Venia legendi (Internal Medicine). Subject: "Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors as modulators of the inflammatory response in atherogenesis".
- 01.08.2002 Board certification in Internal Medicine.
- 13.08.2003 Specialization in Cardiology.
- 09.2003 - 09.2008 Senior Physician, Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Ulm.
- 23.02.2005 Optional training in Special General Intensive Care.
- 30.04.2005 Extraordinary Professor.
- 30.03.2006 Theoretical Bases of the Radiation Protection.
- 02.2007 Invitation to the position of Professor of Biology of the Cardiovascular System of St. George`s University of London, Great Britain (refusal).
- 02.2008 2nd place in the list for the position of W3 Professor of Cardiology at the Faculty of Medicine at the Kiel University.
- 10.2008 - 10.2009 Leading Senior Physician, Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Ulm.
- 07.2009 Invitation to the position of W3 Professor of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, RWTH Aachen University.
- 11.2009 Invitation to the position of W3 Professor in Cardiology and Angiology, University of Giessen (refusal).
- Since 11.2009 Head of the Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Angiology at the University Hospital RWTH Aachen.
- 11.2004 Additional qualification in Interventional Cardiology.
Scholarships and Prizes
- 1997 - 1999 Research Scholarship of the German Research Foundation.
- 1999 Award for Outstanding Merits of Young Researchers at the 1st European Meeting on Vascular Biology and Medicine.
- 1999 Research Prize of the German Heart Foundation.
- 2000 W. H. Hauss Prize of the German Atherosclerosis Research Society.
- 2000 Finalist of the Competition of Young Researchers in Thrombosis, XXII Congress of the European Society of Cardiology.
- 2000 Encouraging Prize of the "Diabetics with Heart Diseases" Foundation.
- 2002 Poster Award of the German Diabetes Society.
- 2002 Winner of the Poster Award Competition in Epidemiological Science, 75th Meeting of the American Heart Association, Chicago, USA.
- 2004 Morgagni Young Investigator Award.
- 2004 Merckle Research Prize.
- 2009 Academic Prize of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ulm.
- 2010 Paul Morawitz Prize of the German Society of Cardiology.
Memberships in Professional Societies
- German Society of Cardiology - Cardiovascular Research (DGK).
- European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
- American Heart Association (AHA).
- German Society of Atherosclerosis Research (DGAF).
- German Heart Foundation.
- German Diabetes Association (DDG).
- European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)
Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Internal Intensive Care Medicine (Internal Medicine I)
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