Prof. Dr. med. David Holzhey
Chief Physician Cardiac Surgery at Helios University Hospital Wuppertal
Specialist fields (in extracts)
- Cardiac surgery
- Minimally invasive bypass and heart valve surgery
Curriculum vitae (in extracts)
| 2020
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University of Leipzig, Appointment to the endowed professorship (Helios) for structural heart diseases
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| 2018
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University of Leipzig, Appointed adjunct professor of cardiac surgery
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| 2012
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University of Leipzig, habilitation
Learning processes and quality assurance in cardiac surgery with special consideration of minimally invasive procedures |
| 2004
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University of Leipzig, Doctorate (sum cum laude)
Telemanipulators in cardiac surgery - Experimental studies on manual and telemanipulator-assisted control and target movements on the moving model |
Academic activities
1. CLINICAL IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE PROCEDURES FOR THE TREATMENT OF STRUCTURAL HEART VALVE DISEASES, IN PARTICULAR CATHETER-BASED HEART VALVE IMPLANTATION AND RECONSTRUCTION
Catheter-based aortic valve implantation (TAVI), preclinical and clinical procedure and device development as well as long-term scientific monitoring
Introduction and scientific follow-up of results of valve-in-valve procedures in aortic, mitral and tricuspid position
Preclinical development of catheter-based procedures for mitral valve replacement
Preclinical development and clinical implementation of several transapical closure systems
2. MINIMALLY INVASIVE BYPASS AND HEART VALVE SURGERY
Scientific evaluation of short- and long-term results of minimally invasive cardiac surgery procedures
Scientific comparison (controlled, randomized trials) with alternative interventional procedures
Implementation and evaluation of hybrid procedures as treatment alternatives for complex cardiac diseases
3. QUALITY ASSURANCE AND LEARNING CURVES
Online learning curves as a quality assurance tool
Limits of human capabilities in beating-heart surgery and working with telemanipulators
4. FUNCTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING IN CARDIAC SURGERY
Advanced 4D ultrasound and 4D CT techniques for dynamic measurement of the aortic root, aortic valve, and mitral valve.
Flow MRI for visualization of flow conditions after aortic valve replacement
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