Best Doctors for ECMO Support in Heidelberg, Germany

Dr. Matthias Karck

Cardiac Surgeon

Heidelberg, Germany

37+ years of experience

Head of Department

4.5 (13 Ratings)

Dr. Matthias Karck is one of the finest Cardiac Surgeons in Germany with the experience of 33+ years in the field.
He has been the Deputy Chairmen of the German Marfan Help eV and the Spokesperson of the working group "Aortic Surgery & Interventional Vascular Surgery" of the German Society of Thoracic, Cardiac & Vascular Surgery.
He studied human medicine at the Christian Albrechts University in Kiel in 1980 and did his Ph.D. at the same Institute in 1986.
Later, he completed his Habilitation with the Venia legendi for surgery at the Medical University of Hanover in 1987.
He has been was awarded several fellowships and training programs along with being on the Scientific advisory board of Deutsche Marfan Hilfe eV.
Dr. Karck's area of interest includes Heart transplantation, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Mitral Valve Repairs, Surgery for Heart Failure, ASD, VSD, Left Ventricular Aneurysm Surgery, Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy, etc.
He has authored over 200 scientific publications and articles in national and international Journals.

Dr. Matthias Karck is one of the finest Cardiac Surgeons in Germany with the experience of 33+ years in the field.
He has been the Deputy Chairmen of the German Marfan Help eV and the Spokesperson of the working group "Aortic Surgery & Interventional Vascular Surgery" of the German Society of Thoracic, Cardiac & Vascular Surgery.
He studied human medicine at the Christian Albrechts University in Kiel in 1980 and did his Ph.D. at the same Institute in 1986.
Later, he completed his Habilitation with the Venia legendi for surgery at the Medical University of Hanover in 1987.
He has been was awarded several fellowships and training programs along with being on the Scientific advisory board of Deutsche Marfan Hilfe eV.
Dr. Karck's area of interest includes Heart transplantation, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Mitral Valve Repairs, Surgery for Heart Failure, ASD, VSD, Left Ventricular Aneurysm Surgery, Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy, etc.
He has authored over 200 scientific publications and articles in national and international Journals.

Cardiac Surgeon

Heidelberg, Germany

26+ years of experience

Head of Department

Prof. Dr. med. Tsvetomir Loukanov is a pediatric cardiac surgeon with 22+ years of experience.
His forte is cardiac surgery using the hybrid procedure, beating heart surgery, vascular compression syndromes of the intrathoracic trachea, valve reconstruction, univentricular heart, aortic arch and tracheal surgery and congenital heart defects.
He has 60+ publications under his name in peer-reviewed journals.
He got certification for pediatric cardiac surgery from the German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery.
Dr. Loukanov did a congenital heart surgery training course at Harvard Medical University, Boston.
He is a member of the European Association for Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery EACTS, German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery DGTHG, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and European Union for Surgical Oncology ESSO.
He did graduation from the Medical University of Pleven, Bulgaria and PhD from Rupprecht – Karls Universität Heidelberg.

Prof. Dr. med. Tsvetomir Loukanov is a pediatric cardiac surgeon with 22+ years of experience.
His forte is cardiac surgery using the hybrid procedure, beating heart surgery, vascular compression syndromes of the intrathoracic trachea, valve reconstruction, univentricular heart, aortic arch and tracheal surgery and congenital heart defects.
He has 60+ publications under his name in peer-reviewed journals.
He got certification for pediatric cardiac surgery from the German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery.
Dr. Loukanov did a congenital heart surgery training course at Harvard Medical University, Boston.
He is a member of the European Association for Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery EACTS, German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery DGTHG, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and European Union for Surgical Oncology ESSO.
He did graduation from the Medical University of Pleven, Bulgaria and PhD from Rupprecht – Karls Universität Heidelberg.

Cardiac Surgeon

Heidelberg, Germany

34+ years of experience

Senior Consultant

Dr. Christian Sebening is a Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon with the experience of 30+ years in the field.
He completed his medical studies from the University of Strasbourg and also accomplished General Surgery training in University Clinic Mannheim Germany.
He has a Certificate for pediatric heart surgery from the German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac, and Vascular Surgery, a Diploma for General Surgery (1991), and a Diploma for Heart Surgery (2003).
Along with his practice, he has been a lecturer in pediatric cardiac surgery at the European School for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery in Bergamo of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS).
Dr. Sebening's area of interest includes the entire spectrum of congenital cardiac surgery, Mitral Valve Repairs, Surgery for Heart Failure, ASD, VSD, Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy, etc.
He has authored several well-researched articles in national and international journals.

Dr. Christian Sebening is a Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon with the experience of 30+ years in the field.
He completed his medical studies from the University of Strasbourg and also accomplished General Surgery training in University Clinic Mannheim Germany.
He has a Certificate for pediatric heart surgery from the German Society for Thoracic, Cardiac, and Vascular Surgery, a Diploma for General Surgery (1991), and a Diploma for Heart Surgery (2003).
Along with his practice, he has been a lecturer in pediatric cardiac surgery at the European School for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery in Bergamo of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS).
Dr. Sebening's area of interest includes the entire spectrum of congenital cardiac surgery, Mitral Valve Repairs, Surgery for Heart Failure, ASD, VSD, Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy, etc.
He has authored several well-researched articles in national and international journals.

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