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Cardiology

Experience

On his return from London, he organized and directed the Arrhythmia Unit of the Cardiology Service of the Nuestra Señora del Pino University Hospital in Las Palmas until the year 2000.

Later he was associate head of the Arrhythmia Unit and Director of the Electrophysiology Laboratory of the Fundación Jiménez Díaz in Madrid.

Professor of Cardiology at the Autonomous University and Fellowship Program Director of the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm Society) positions that he held for 6 years until his transfer to the Quirónsalud Madrid University Hospital in 2006.

Dr. Cabrera has been the head of the Cardiology service at the Quirónsalud Madrid University Hospital since the hospital began operating in 2006.

Since January 2013, he is also head of the Cardiology Unit of the Ruber Juan Bravo Hospital Complex and in 2022 head of service of the new Olympia center.

He is a professor at the European University of Madrid where he directs the Chair of Clinical and Basic Translational Cardiology.

Title

Doctorate in Medicine and Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Granada. He completed his post-graduate training as an interventional cardiologist in the Arrhythmia Unit (cardiac Electrophysiology laboratory) of the Fundación Jiménez Díaz in Madrid since 1994 -1996.

Senior Research Fellow. at the National Heart & Lung Institute. Royal Brompton. Paediatric Cardiac Morphology under the direction of Prf. Robert H Anderson in London (UK) during the year 1997.

Pediatric Cardiology

Pendik Medipol University Hospital

Experience

2021 Private Nisa Hospital

2020 – 2021 Bezmialem Foundation University Faculty of Medicine

2015 – 2021 Bezmialem Foundation University Faculty of Medicine

2010- 2015 Izmir Dr. Behçet Uz Pediatric Training and Research Hospital

2008 – 2009 Gata Pediatric Cardiology 

1999 – 2003 Merzifon Aviation Medicine Center

Education

2006 Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Pediatric Cardiology

1998 Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Child Health and Diseases

1991 Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Faculty of Medicine

Experience

2018 - 2022

Health Sciences University – Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital

2016 - 2018

Diyarbakır Memorial Dicle Hospital Cardiology Clinic

2010 - 2010

Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology

2010 - 2016

Private Veni Vidi Hospital, Cardiology Clinic Supervisor

2006 - 2010

Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology

2005 - 2006

Urfa State Hospital

1999 - 2005

Turkey High Specialization Training and Research Hospital

1998 - 1999

Duruca Health Center

Education

2018

Health Sciences University, Cardiology

2010

Dicle University, Department of Cardiology

2005

Cardiology Turkey High Specialization Training and Research Hospital, Medical Specialization

1998

Ege University, Faculty of Medicine

Experience

2019 - 2022

University of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara City Hospital, Cardiology Clinic, Ankara

2017 - 2019

University of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Turkey Higher Specialization Training and Research Hospital, Cardiology Clinic, Ankara,

2012 - 2017

Türkiye Higher Specialization Training and Research Hospital, Cardiology Clinic, Ankara,

2012 - 2017

T.R. Karabük University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology

2006 - 2006

Türkiye Higher Specialization Training and Research Hospital, Cardiology Clinic, Ankara,

2001 - 2006

Türkiye Higher Specialization Training and Research Hospital, Cardiology Clinic, Ankara,

1996 - 2001

Türkiye Higher Specialization Training and Research Hospital, Cardiology Clinic, Ankara,

Education

2017 Karabük University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology

2006 Türkiye Higher Specialization Training and Research Hospital, Cardiology Clinic

2001 Türkiye Higher Specialization Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Cardiology

1996 Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine

Dr. Walter Klepetko is a Professor and Head of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital. He is an expert in thoracic surgery, lung transplantation, surgery for bronchial carcinoma, and pulmonary hypertension.

He founded one of the world’s largest lung transplant programs. His team performs over 100 lung transplants each year. In 2018, Dr. Klepetko led the team that performed Niki Lauda’s lung transplant. He is a former president of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. He also serves on the board of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery.

Dr. Klepetko has received the Grand Decoration of Honor for services to the Austrian Republic. He was also awarded the City of Vienna Prize for Medical Sciences for his medical and scientific contributions.

Dr. Irene Marthe Lang is a leading cardiologist and vascular surgeon at Vienna General Hospital (AKH). She is also a Professor at the Medical University of Vienna. Dr. Lang introduced Austria’s method for widening narrowed pulmonary vessels. She leads research in cardiopulmonary medicine, hemodynamics, and vascular interventions.

Dr. Lang graduated with highest honors, “sub auspiciis praesidentis.” She received national recognition, including an honorary order for her services to Austria in 2016. She leads research teams and manages a modern catheter laboratory. Dr. Lang is known for her work in pulmonary hypertension, vascular biology, and myocardial regeneration.

Leads Vienna General Hospital's aneurysm program with 100+ publications and international training at Stanford and Mount Sinai.

• Specializes in complex aortic surgeries and stent-graft techniques
• Award-winning researcher in neuroprotection for aortic procedures
• Fluent in English and Polish for international patients
• Fellowship-trained at top US cardiac surgery departments

Dr. Rainer Hambrecht leads the Heart Center Bremen's Medical Clinic II – a top-tier facility for cardiac care with European recognition.

• Chief Physician at Klinikum Links der Weser
• Spokesman for the German Society of Cardiology's Prevention Project Group
• Nucleus member of the European Society of Cardiology's Cardiac Rehabilitation group
• Scientific advisor to the Deutsche Herzstiftung e.V.
• Editorial board member for major cardiology journals

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.

Cardiologist

Dr. Dong Ik Kim specializes in stem cell therapy for heart disease at Samsung Medical Center.

• 20+ years of experience in vascular surgery
• Former Head of Blood Vessel Surgery at Samsung Medical Center
• Trained as a Visiting Professor at Oregon Health Sciences University

Specializes in minimally invasive heart surgery – patients recover faster with small incisions between the ribs. Dr. Jeong leads the Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Department at Samsung Medical Center.

• 20+ years treating arrhythmia, coronary insufficiency, and valve diseases
• Performs complex cardiac procedures with reduced recovery time
• Trained at Seoul National University and earned a doctoral degree
• Former professor at Seoul National University Hospital

Head of Cardiology at Samsung Medical Center – Dr. Lee specializes in heart failure, angina, and valve diseases with over 20 years of experience.

• Holds a PhD from Sungkyunkwan University – advanced expertise in cardiology
• Trained at leading institutions including Duke University and OHSU
• Leads one of Korea's top cardiology departments
• Published research in cardiac care advancements

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