Clinical Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease

Roland Hetzer

Director
Department Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery
Deutsches Herzzentrum
Berlin

Biography

Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. mult. Roland Hetzer has been Chairman of Marfan Center and Director for Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery at Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin since 1985. Prof. Hetzer has been Professor at Free University of Berlin and Humboldt University of Berlin since 1985. Prof. Hetzer serves as the Chairman of the German Heart Institute Berlin. He has been Medical Director, Heart Institute Cottbus since October 1998. He has been Teaching responsibilities at the Klinikum Steglitz (heart surgery) and Klinikum Rudolf Virchow (cardiothoracic and vascular surgery): lecturer, course leader, examiner since 1988. He founded Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin in January 1986. He established establishment of the then largest heart transplantation program in Germany since July 1983. He has been Associate professor, Medical University Hanover since 1983. He got Specialist qualification in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery and vascular surgery since 1981. He did Habilitation thesis on “Experimental and clinical contributions on surgical reperfusion following ischemic myocardial infarction” in 1979. He has been Senior physician, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Medical University Hanover since January 1978. He got Specialist qualification in surgery in 1977. He got Federal Licensing Examination (FLEX), USA since 1977. He did Clinical Fellow in Cardiovascular Surgery at the Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco and Stanford University from March 1976 to December 1977. He has been Scientific assistant, Department of Surgery and specialist training in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, abdominal and transplantation surgery, and trauma surgery, Medical University Hanover since June 1971. He was Licensed as a physician in August 1970. He got Certification by the US authorities (ECFMG) in 1970. He was Assistant physician, Urological Hospital Siebentischwald, Augusburg from October 1970 to May 1971. He was Medical assistant, Municipal Hospital Haunstetten, Augsburg from 1969 to 1970. He has been Member of Supervisory Board of Berlin Heart GmbH (Berlin Heart Ag) since January 8, 2001. Prof. Hetzer served as a Member of Scientific Advisory Board of Lifebridge Medizintechnik AG. He is considered to be one of the worldwide leading heart surgeons and has a global multiplicator function as opinion leader in this sector. Awards include 2006 -Honorary doctorship of Burdenko Medical Academy, Woronesch,- 2006 Urania medal of the city of Berlin for contributions to scientific education of the public ,-2002 Honorary doctorship of the University of Sarajevo,- 2002 Honorary doctorship of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University, Warsaw,- 2001 Honorary doctorship of the University of Fujian, -1999 Honorary doctorship of Shanghai Second Medical University, 1998 -1996 prize of the German Druid Order, awarded on the 125th anniversary of the organization,- 1995 German Federal Cross of Merit,- 1987 Berlin Award of Merit. He studied Medical studies, University of Munich Doctoral thesis: "Cerebral perfusion measurement with Xenon 133 - Clinical application of a clearance method" (magna cum laude from 1964 to 1969. He studied at Medical studies, University of Mainz from 1963 to 1964. He studied School leaving examinations (Abitur) Holbein Secondary School, Augsburg from 1954 to 1963.

Research Area

cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, abdominal and transplantation surgery, and trauma surgery,