Vladimir Alexi-Meskishvili

Vladimir Alexi-Meskishvili, Professor, M.D., Ph.D. German Heart Instiute, Berlin Augustenburger Platz 1 Berlin 13353 Germany 49 30 45932010 (2053) 49 30 45932110 (Fax)

Background

• Senior Staff Member, Bakulev Institute, Moscow (1972-1978; Ph.D. - 1978)
• Chairman, Department of Infants Cardiac Surgery and Intensive Care, Bakulev Institute (1978-1989)
• Professor of Cardiac Surgery (1988)
• Senior Cardiac Surgeon, Vice Director, German Heart Institute, Berlin (1989- )
• 600 publications. In the Pub Med name also spelled: Aleksi-Meskhishvili, Alexi-Meskhishvili,
• Alexi-Meskhischvili and Alexi

Interests

• Surgery for single ventricle physiology
• Mechanical support in pediatric cardiac patients
• History of cardiac surgery
• Valve and homograft surgery
• Bloodless pediatric open-heart surgery