University Hospital RWTH Aachen

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Aachen, Germany

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Head of the Department

Prof. Dr. Michael Jacobs

Department of Vascular Surgery

Description Curriculum vitae

Department of Vascular Surgery at University Hospital RWTH Aachen provides the surgical interventions needed by patients with blood vessel diseases.
To ensure patients get the best possible treatment, the department is in cooperation with radiologists and angiologists. This department was awarded the title of the European Reference Center for Aortic Pathologies for its efforts in the aortic aneurysms field.
Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Med. Michael Jacobs, more than 700 inpatients are treated in the department every year. It’s one of the leading hospitals for aortic aneurysms and carotid stenosis. More than 175 procedures a year are performed solely for carotid stenosis. Venous surgery for varicose veins is also one of the main concerns that this department excels in.

Department of Vascular Surgery at University Hospital RWTH Aachen is specialized in the surgical treatment of:

•   Aortic aneurysm
•   Ischemia
•   Visceral artery aneurysm
•   Diabetic foot syndrome
•   Carotid artery stenosis
•   Intermittent claudication
•   Peripheral arterial occlusive disease
•   Varicose veins
•   Deep vein thrombosis
•   May-Turner syndrome
•   Nutcracker syndrome
•   Pelvic congestion syndrome
•   Post-thrombotic syndrome
•   Leg ulcers

Education and Professional Career

Since 2005 Chief Physician and Professor of the Department of Vascular Surgery at the University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Germany.
Since 2000 Chief Physician and Professor of the Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, NL.
Since 2003 Director of Cardiovascular Center, Maastricht University Medical Center, NL.
2003 - 2004 Head of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, NL.
Since 1995 Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons of England.
1995 - 2000 Professor of Vascular Surgery, University of Amsterdam, NL.
1993 - 2000 Chief Physician of the Department of Vascular Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, NL.
1991 - 1993 Head of the Division of Clinical Microcirculation, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, NL.
1990 - 1994 Established Investigator, Dutch Heart Foundation.
1990 Staff Member, Department of Surgery, Academic Hospital Maastricht, NL.
1989 - 1990 Clinical Fellowship, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas, USA.
1984 - 1989 Resident, Department of Surgery, Academic Hospital Maastricht, NL.
1982 - 1984 Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Surgery and Physiology, Academic Hospital Maastricht, NL.
1982 Doctoral Degree.
1976 Study of Human Medicine, University of Limburg, Maastricht, NL.