Academic Degrees:

• Full Professor of Cardiac Surgery (2007)
• Clinical Professor of Cardiac Surgery (1999)
• Doctor of Medical Sciences (ScD) (1998)
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) (1995)
• Doctor of Medicine (MD) (1987)

Clinical and Scientific Responsibilites:

• Heart Valve Surgery in Children
• Surgery for Complex Form of Left Ventricle Outflow Tract Obstructions
• Repair of Complex Forms of DORV and Atrioventricular Discordance
• Biventricular Repair of Complex Congenital Heart Anomalies
• Surgery for Adult with Congenital Heart Defects

Membership in Professional Socites:

• European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (since 1999)
• International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (since 2000)
• American Society of Thoracic Surgeons (since 2001)
• International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (since 2002)
• American Heart Association (AHA) (since 2004)
• The World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery (since 2007)
• Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (since 2007)
• European Society of Cardiology - Working Group on GUCH (since 2009)
• Society of Heart Valve Disease (since 2012)
• Fellow of American Heart Association (FAHA) (since 2013)