Charité University Hospital / Germany
Specialist in internal medicine and cardiology. He graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta. From 2007 to 2014 he was director of the department of coronary therapy and chest pain, as well as medical director of interventional cardiology with specialization in acute cardiology. In 2012, he received the Frederick Goetz Prize from the University of Zurich for his studies of HDL cholesterol.
In the winter of 2014-2015 Professor Ulf Landmesser was awarded the title of Professor of Cardiology and was appointed Director of the Clinic of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Angiology of the Berlin Medical University and Benjamin Franklin University Hospital. Before coming to Charite, Professor Ulf Landmesser was Deputy Director of Cardiology at the University Hospital of Zurich.
Also Ulf Landmesser is currently deputy editor-in-chief of Europe’s leading medical journal, The European Heart Journal. The researches of Professor Ulf Landmesser are aimed at milder cardiac procedures, as well as preventive treatment of patients with a high degree of risk, thanks to new methods. Among other things, he developed a method in which a stent or a biological “frame” (vascular cage) can be placed with high accuracy.
Specialization of the doctor: minimally invasive operations in cardiosurgery, valve replacement by TAVI method, coronary stenting.
