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Prof. Savini works at the Cardiac Surgery Department at the Maria Cecilia Hospital, as one of the main specialists, with an international background. He worked for the best European institutions for cardiology as Staff Surgeon, such as the Civil Hospital in Guadalajara, Mexico; at the Vall d’Hebron Hospital, Barcelona, Spain and at the St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, Holland; at the San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy and at the OLV Hospital, Aalst, Belgium.

Prof. Savini specializes in Mitral restorative surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Percutaneous aortic valve, Thoracic Aortic Surgery, Atrial Fibrillation Surgery, Cardiac Transplant and Decompensation Surgery, and extracorporeal circulation and myocardial protection.

In 1994 Prof. Savini graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Bologna with full marks, where he later specialized in Cardiac Surgery with a thesis in Myocardial protection. In 2017 he completed a PhD research in the field of Surgical Treatment of Aortic Valve Stenosis – Role of new technologies. 

He works as Associate Professor at Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna

His scientific interest is focused on Mitral restorative surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Percutaneous aortic valve, Disompensation Surgery and Extracorporeal circulation and myocardial protection. 

Member of scientific societies:

• Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH)
• Italian Society of Cardiac Surgery (SICCH)
• European Association for CardioThoracic Surgery (EACTS)
• International Society of Minimal Invasive Cardiac Surgery (ISMICS)

Prof. Savini is author and co-author of several publications in the field of coronary artery and thoracic aortic diseases, aortic valve repair treatment and replacement, all available on the Website of the National Library of Medicine

Professor Uwe Nixdoff is the clinic's leading cardiologist.

Education and professional experience

• 1978-1985 - Medical Faculty of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt;
• 1985-1986 - Captain of military service in the military hospital, Giessen, Germany;
• 1986-1987 - resident at the German Heart Center in Munich;
• 1988 - Research Fellow at Michael Reese Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Chicago;
• 1989 - Research Fellow at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Virginia, USA;
• 1989 - Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA;
• 1998-2004 - cardiologist at the Friedrich-Alexander University Hospital and the 2nd Medical Hospital in Erlangen, Germany;
• 2005 to present - Director General of the European Centre for Prevention;
• 2007-2010 — private cardiology practice, Duisburg, Germany;
• From 2010 to present – private cardiology practice, Dusseldorf, Germany.

Scientific activity

Professor Uwe Nixdoff has written 62 publications in scientific journals, presented papers at 154 scientific congresses and symposia. The doctor has 18 awards in the field of medicine.

Membership in associations

The professor is a member of 15 specialized associations. The largest of them are:

• European Society of Cardiology;
• American Heart Association;
• New York Academy of Sciences.

Prof. Chin Sze Piaw is an Interventional Cardiologist with 15+ years of experience specializing in Coronary Artery Disease, Blocked Arteries, Cardiac Arrhythmias, Atherosclerosis, Angina, Bradycardia and Tachycardia. He is a Fellow of the Malaysian National Heart Association, a Chairman of the National Stem Cell Registry, a Member of the Malaysian Medical Council and holds a MBBS, MRCP and MD from Kasturba Medical College, the British Royal College of Physicians and the University of Malaya respectively. He is also well-versed in English and Bahasa Malaysia and has a published education paper (2007).

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