Thorsten Wahlers

Thorsten Wahlers, M.D. Ph.D. Hospital and Health Center for Heart and Thoracic Surgery, University Clinic Kerpener Strasse 46 Cologne 50937 Germany +49 221 478 32507 +49 221 478 32509 (Fax) http://www.medizin.uni-koeln.de/kliniken/hutc/

Specialty

• Adult Cardiac Surgery
• Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
• General Thoracic Surgery

Background

• Medical Degree 1976
• Residency 1983-1989 Hannover Medical School
• Fellowship 1986 Harefield Hospital UK
• (Prof. Sir. M. Yacoub)
• German Board certified in:
• Surgery(1989) and Cardiothoracic Surgery(1991)
• Vascular Surgery(1992); F.E.A.C.T.S. (1999)
• Priv.-Doz. 1992
• apl. Prof. 1996
• Ordentl. Prof. Jena 1999, Cologne 2005

Interests

• Complex Cardiac Procedures
• Aortic/ Aortic Arch Surgery
• Minimal Invasive Surgery, Off Pump coronary surgery
• Transplantation Sugery (Heart/Lung)
• Alternatives to Transplantation
• Research in Cardioplegic Strategies and Lung Preservation
• Cost Reduction Strategies
• Cell Transplantation
• Research in heart failure