Emphases in Patient Care
Coronary surgery:
- Complete Arterial Revascularization
- Minimally invasive bypass surgery
Heart Valve surgery:
- Complicated Heart Valve reconstruction
- Minimally invasive Heart Valve Surgery
Aortic surgery:
- Complex surgery for Aneurysms and Dissections
- Aortic Base reconstruction
Arrhythmia surgery:
- MAZE procedures for Atrial Fibrillation
- Implantation of Cardiac Pacemakers and Defibrillators
Transplant surgery:
- Heart, Lung, and Heart-Lung Transplants
Congenital Heart Defect surgery:
- Operation of complex malformations of the heart and the proximal cardiac
- Blood vessels from the neonatal period
Vascular surgery:
- Complex Arterial Surgery
- Endoluminal Aortic Implants
Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
Ambulance for Terminal Heart Failure, and Thoracic Organ Transplantation
Ambulance for vascular surgery
Ambulance for cardiac surgery
Emphases in Research
Endovascular Cardiac Valve replacement
Minimally invasive Coronary Surgery
Acute Myocardial Infarction
Atrial fibrillation
Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care
Terminal Heart Failure
Endovascular treatment of Aortic Aneurysms
Neoangiogenesis using stem cells
Biological Bypass using tissue engineering
Emphases in Education
Lectures
Bedside teaching
Supervision of interns
Practical training year
Preclinical and clinical skills lab
Additional Information/Services
Only medical center in Schleswig-Holstein which performs thoracic transplant and pediatric cardiac surgery
Dept. of Cardiac and Vascular Surgery
Director
Contact
UKSH International
Phone Kiel: +49 431 500-10730
e-mail international@uksh.de

