Hannover Medical School - Department of Cardiothoracic transplantation and Vascular Surgery

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Hannover Medical school (MHH)

Hannover, Germany

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Head of the Department

Prof. Dr. Axel Haverich

Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery

Description Curriculum vitae

The Department of Cardiothoracic transplantation and Vascular Surgery of Hannover Medical School is internationally one of the most advanced centers in its field. They provide surgical treatment for all diseases related to the heart and blood vessels. Under the leadership of Prof. Dr. med Axel Haverich, the department has top quality service for treating congenital or acquired valve defects, heart and lung transplant, diseases of blood vessels, heart and lungs.

The department has advanced modern equipment and specialized doctors needed for successful surgeries. It has 5 surgical rooms, 112 normal ward beds, 21 own intensive care units, and 10 IMC beds. With qualified medical staff, they provide care for more than 3,000 inpatients every year. The department has impressive records of the treatment of nearly 350 patients with Angina, 270 patients with Infarction and more than 200 suffering from an aneurysm.

A great focus of this department is transplantation. Since the introduction of the transplantation program in 1983, the number of transplantation surgeries has been increasing. It has one of the best results in the world with an 89% survival rate for lung transplantation in 1 year and 50% in 10 years. The department is continuously working towards improving treatment methods and coming up with new ones.

The Department of Cardiothoracic transplantation and Vascular Surgery of Hannover Medical School is specialized in:

The replacement of heart valves
The reconstruction of heart valves
Blood vessels revascularization in case of infarction
Treatment of secondary coronary heart disease complications
Coronary artery surgery
Treatment of aorta dissections and aneurysms
Heart transplantation
Implantation of cardiac support systems
Reconstructive interventions in the arterial system in thromboembolisms
Decompression procedures
Vena Cava replacements in cancer
Treatment of infected vascular prostheses
Surgery of blood vessels for children
Implantation of catheters
Transplantation of lung
Diagnosis and surgical treatment of lung diseases
Removal of the thymus
Treatment of thoracic deformities
Treatment of thoracic injuries
Palliative care in patients with severe lung diseases

1972 - 1978 Study of Medicine at the Hannover Medical School.
23.10.1978 Medical License.
06.11.1979 Doctor’s Degree.
1978 - 1985 Assistant in the Surgery Center at the Hannover Medical School.
1983 - 1984 A one-year scholarship of the German Research Society, Research Assistant at the Department of Cardiovascular
Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
1985 Senior Physician, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Surgery Center at the Hannover Medical School (Head: Prof. Dr. Hans G. Borst)
1987 Habilitation (doctoral thesis defense).
1992 Visiting Professor.
01.04.1993 - 30.04.1996 Head of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel.
Since 01.05.1996 Head of the Department of Adult and Pediatric Cardiothoracic, Transplant, Vascular Surgery at the Hannover Medical School.

Editorial Activities

1984 - 1986 Associate Editor, "The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, Georg Thieme".
1986 - 1993 Associate Editor "European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery", Springer Publishers.
1994 - 2011 Co-Editor of the new Publishing House, Oxford University Press in Oxford, UK.
1986 - 1992 Editorial Board Member, "Clinical Transplantation", Munksgaard Publishers.
1988-1992 Co-Editor, " Transplant Medicine", Wolfgang Pabst.
1990 - 1996 Editorial Board Member, "Extracorporeal Circulation International".
Since 1993, Co-Editor, "Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery", Springer Publishers.
1997 - 2006 Editorial Board Member, "Heart", BMJ Publishing Group.
1997 - 2000 Editorial Board Member, "Pediatric Transplantation", Munksgaard Publishers.
1997 - 2000 Editorial Board Member, "Heart", Urban & Vogel Publishers.
1998 - 2004 Editorial board Member, "Graft", Karger Landes.
1998 - 2004 Editorial Board Member, "Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery".
Since 1998 Member of the Scientific Advisory Board, "Surgeon", Springer Publishers.
2002 - 2008 Editorial board Member, "Heart and Vessels".
2003 - 2006 Editorial Board Member, "Journal of Cardiology" (in 2006 changed to "Clinical Research in Cardiology").

Scientific Activities

1987 - 1991 Board Member, Working Group of Transplant Centers of the Federal Republic of Germany.
1991 - 1995 Board Member, German Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
1993 Founding Member of the German Organ Transplant Foundation.
1993 - 2000 Chairman of the Commission for Cardiovascular Diseases, Eurotransplant Foundation.
1994 - 2000 Board Member, Eurotransplant Foundation.
1997 - 2007 Chairman of the Foundation Council, German Organ Transplant Foundation.
Since 1997 Member of the Commission for Organ Transplantation of the Medical Chamber of Lower Saxony.
1997 - 2005 Member of the Commission for Organ Transplantation of the German Medical Association.
1997 - 1999 President, German Society for Transplantology.
1999 - 2003 Member of the Senate of the Hannover Medical School.
1999 - 2003 Member of the Board of Directors, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation.
1999 - 2008 Member of the Commission for Experimental Research in Animals, German Research Society.
1999 - 2005 Member of the Commission for Clinical Research, German Research Society.
2000 - 2002 Member of the Working Group on Stem Cell Research, German Research Society.
2001 - 2007 Member of the Senate of the German Research Foundation.
2002 - 2004 Member of the Central Committee for the Ethics of Stem Cell Research of the Federal Ministry of Health.
Since 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Biotechnica.
2004 - 2007 Member of the Board of Trustees of Veterinarians, Hannover Medical School.
2005 - 2007 Vice President, German Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
Since 2006 Representative of the Network of Centers of Excellence of the German Research Foundation "REBIRTH".
2007 - 2012 Representative of the German Research Society SFB, "Transregio 37".
2005 - 2011 Representative of the Clinical Research Group (DFG) "Lung transplantation".
Since 2006 Member of SFB 599 (DFG), "Intelligente Implantate".
Since 2007, Rank-and-File Member and Board Member of SFB 738 (DFG), "Innovative transplants".
2007 - 2009 President, German Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
2008 - 2013 Rank-and-File Member and Board Member, Center for Integrated Research, BMBF, Hannover Medical School.
2009 - 2010 Vice President, German Society of Surgery.
2009 - 2011 Vice President, German Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
2010 - 2011 President, German Society of Surgery.
2011 - 2012 Vice President, German Society of Surgery.
Since 2010 Board Member of the University of Leibniz in Hanover.

Memberships

Professional Association of German Surgeons.
BioRegio, Lower Saxony.
Biotechnica.
German Society of Surgery.
German Society of Cardiovascular Research.
German Heart Foundation.
German Society for Stem Cell Research.
German Society of Thoracic Surgery.
German Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
German Lung Foundation.
German Society of Transplantology.
German Academy of Naturalists "Leopoldina".
European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
European Society for Heart Transplantation.
American Association of Thoracic Surgery.
International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation.
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Southern Association of Thoracic Surgeons (since November 1999 Honorary Member).
Society of Transplantology.

Research Awards

February 1993 Franz Koehler Award for experimental and clinical organ preservation in lung transplantation (together with Dr. med. Thorsten Wahlers).
January 1995 Honorable Leibniz Award for German Researchers, German Research Foundation.
November 2002 Prize of the Lower Saxony 2002.
October 2007 Honorary Doctor, Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Kishinev, Moldova.
February 2014 Münster Heart Centre Lecture Award 2014 (Heart Center Foundation Muenster).

Research Activities