Danish born
British background in Kenya
Medical education in France Paris
M.D. in 1977
Professor of Cardiovascular surgery in 1986
Head of Department in 1993 - Bichat Hospital Paris
Coronary arterial grafts
Autologous pericardial stentless valves, aortic and mitral
Bentall and Tyrone David procedures
Mitral repair
Homografts (aortic and mitral)
Stentless valves
Autografts, pulmonary (and tricuspid for mitral repair)
Organisation of
Author of books for patient information
Havana cigars