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40 yrsSince graduation (1986)
1 areaSpecialties: Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac SurgeryCategory
English, GermanLanguages
33 staffListed at this hospital
Dr. Matthias Karck is a Medical Director of the Department of Cardiac Surgery at Heidelberg University Hospital in Heidelberg, Germany. Graduated in 1986 (40 years ago). Lists Cardiac Surgery.
Education
- 1980-1986Study of Medicine at the Christian AlbrechtsUniversity in Kiel.
Professional Experience
11 positions- Jan. 1987März 1993 : Surgical residency at the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Hannover Medical School (Chairman: Prof. Dr. H.G. Borst)
- 1988Research fellow at the same department.
- Nov. 1989- Nov. 1990Postdoc fellowship at the Hadassah University Hospital Jerusalem/Israel (Prof. J. Borman, Prof. G. Uretzky, Prof. G. Navon, Tel Aviv).
- April 1993Surgical resident at the department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital of Kiel (Chairman: Prof. Dr. A. Haverich).
- October 1995Staff surgeon (Oberarzt).
- July 1996Senior staff member in the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at the Hannover Medical School (Chairman: Prof. Dr. A. Haverich).
- October 1997Venia legendi (Habilitation) in ,Surgery’ at the Hannover Medical School (Thesis: “Myocardial protection in hypertrophied rat hearts”).
- January 1998Habilitation lecture at Hannover Medical school (Title: Changing concepts in the treatment of Marfan’s syndrome).
- July 2001Deputy chairmen of the department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hannover Medical Schoo.
- June 2002Professor of Surgery, Hannover Medical School.
- October 2006present : Professor and Chairman of the department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Certifications
July 1996 : Board certificate ,Surgery’, Hannover, Land of Lower Saxony, Germany.
February 1997 : Board certificate ,Vascular Surgery’ Land of Lower Saxony, Germany.
May 1998 : Board certificate ,Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery’, Land of Lower Saxony.
February 1997 : Board certificate ,Vascular Surgery’ Land of Lower Saxony, Germany.
May 1998 : Board certificate ,Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery’, Land of Lower Saxony.
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