University Hospital Ulm
Ulm, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Andreas Liebold
Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular surgery
The department of cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery at the university hospital of Ulm focuses on the treatment of diseases of the heart, lungs, chest and blood vessels. With its state of art technology and highly qualified doctors, the department focuses on surgical treatment of complex cardiological, thoracic and vascular diseases.
The medical staff of the department provides the patient with excellent post-operative care to make the staying of the patient in the hospital as short and pleasant as possible.
The department of cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery at the university hospital of Ulm focuses on the following treatments:
- Heart surgery includes:
- Coronary artery bypass surgery
- Valvular surgery
- Thoracic surgery includes:
- Lung cancer
- Lung metastases
- Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy (VATS)
- Lung reduction plastic by VATS
- Sympathectomy via VATS
- Vascular surgery includes:
- Aortic aneurysm
- Aortic dissection
- Carotid endarterectomy
- 1984 - 1989 Study of Medicine at Leipzig University.
- 1989 - 1991 Training in Surgery (General Surgery and Neurosurgery), in Chemnitz and Bad Neustadt (Bavaria).
- 1990 - 1995 Assistant Physician, further training in Surgery in Chemnitz, Bad Neustadt / Saale and Regensburg.
- 1995 - 2004 Senior Physician, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg.
- Since 2004, Professor in Cardiac Surgery, University of Rostock.
Academic Achievements
- 1989 State Examination in Medicine, Leipzig University.
- 1990 Doctoral thesis defence (Dr. med.), Leipzig University. Subject: "Coronary heart disease and pronounced reduction of the left
- ventricular function. Results of coronary surgery compared with drug therapy".
- 2001 Habilitation, University of Regensburg. Subject: "Researches on minimized extracorporeal blood circulation".
Main Focuses of Teaching and Research Activities
- Minimally invasive cardiac surgery.
- Minimized extracorporeal blood circulation.
- Heart failure and heart transplantation.
- Heart valves organ-preserving surgery.
- Surgical treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.
Membership in Scientific Societies
- International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT).
- European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS)
- German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (DGTHG).
- German Transplantation Society (DTG).
- Eurotransplant International Foundation (ET).
- International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS).
- German Association of Universities (DHV).
Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular surgery
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