Medical Director, Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Pneumology
University Hospital Heidelberg
Center Speaker of the Medical Clinic
University Hospital Heidelberg
Chief Physician Internal Medicine and Cardiology
SRH Clinic Heidelberg
Head of the Cardiology Department
GRN-Hospital Eberbach
President of the German Society of Cardiology
SCIENTIFIC VITA
| 1970 – 1976 | Medical School Heidelberg University |
| 1976 | M.D. Degree, Heidelberg University |
| 1976 – 1978 | Training in Internal Medicine University Hospital Heidelberg |
| 1978 – 1980 | Research Fellow Massachussetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston USA |
| 1980 – 1986 | Training in Internal Medicine and Cardiology University Hospital Heidelberg |
| 1986 – 1988 | Senior Physician University Hospital Heidelberg |
| 1988 – 1992 | Associate Professor in Internal Medicine Heidelberg University |
| 1992 – 1995 | Vice Director Department of Internal Medicine III Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Unit University Hospital Heidelberg |
| 1995 – 1996 | Associate Professor Medical School, Heidelberg University |
| 1996 – 2002 | Professor (C4) in Internal Medicine Head of Internal Medicine Cardiology, University of Lübeck |
| Since 2002 | Professor in Internal Medicine and Director of the Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Pulmonology, University Hospital Heidelberg |
| 2002 – 2016 | President of the Academy of the German Society of Cardiology |
| 2002 – 2009 | Speaker of the Cardiovascular Disease Section of the National Genome Research Network |
| Since 2004 | Co-editor of Clinical Research in Cardiology Official Scientific Journal German Cardiac Society |
| Since 2005 | Speaker of the Department of Internal Medicine University Hospital Heidelberg |
| Since 2007 | Head Internal Medicine SRH Hospital Heidelberg |
| 2008 – 2010 | Speaker of the National Genome Research Network (NGFN) |
| Since 2011 | Speaker of the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Heidelberg/Mannheim |
| Since 2011 | Head of the Department Cardiology GRN-Hospital Eberbach |
| 2012 – 2013 | Speaker of the National Genome Research Network (NGFN) |
| 2013 | President of the German Society of Cardiology Congress |
| Since 2016 | President of the German Society of Cardiology |
AWARDS
| 1995 | Innovation Award German Ministry of Economy |
| 1997 | Artur Weber Award German Society of Cardiology |
| 1999 | Franz Loogen Award Essen Cardiac Society |
| 2006 | Award to outstanding contribution to Clinical Chemistry American Society of Clinical Chemistry |
| 2009 | Innovation Award BioRegion Germany |
| 2010 | The Greats of Cardiology Award University Freiburg |
| 2011 | Paul Morawitz Award German Society of Cardiology |
| 2012 | European Inventor Award Nomination |
SCIENTIFIC COORDINATION
| Since 2015 | Head of Institute for Cardiomyopathies Heidelberg (ICH.) |
| Since 2017 | Coordinator European Consortium DETECTIN-HF |
| Since 2018 | Coordinator Informatics for Life Consortium |
PATENTS
Invention of the Troponin T Assay in 1986 (Patent: EP/DE394819A3, US6376206B1) and translation of troponins as biomarkers of myocardial injury to in clinical care
Invention of S100A1 gene therapy for the treatment of hear failure (Patent EP/DE 862644A2, US6376206B1).
RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS
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