Robert Cesnjevar

Professional Cardiac Surgeon (since 1998)

Qualifications: Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon

(certified by the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)

Present appointment:

Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Chairman, Dept. of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery,

University Hospital Erlangen Germany

Previous appointment:

Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, University Hospital Hamburg,

2005-2008

Education:

Medical School

1985 - 1992 University Erlangen, Germany

Postgraduate training

1992 - 1998 Cardiothoracic surgery University Hospital of Erlangen

1996 Cardiothoracic surgery Harley Street Clinic, London

1999 - 2000 Cardiothoracic Surgery Hospital for Sick Children,

Great Ormond Street, London

Clinical activities:

• Surgical management of congenital heart disease

Academic activities:

• Continuous involvement in basic and clinical research projects since 1999

• Academic Head, Congenital Cardiac Unit, University Hospital Erlangen

• Regular faculty member of postgraduate courses (GSTCS, EACTS)

• Regular invited speaker and visiting professor at national and international meetings

• 94 peer-reviewed publications

• 8 book chapters

• Regular reviewer of articles for National and International Cardiovascular Journals

Awards:

• DGTHG-Tagungspreis, Fokustagung 2019

• Fritz-Acker-Award, German Cardiac Society, Mannheim 2013

• Ernst-Derra Award, German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Innsbruck, GSTCS, 2008

• Congenical Heart Surgery Award, together with Dr. Olaf Roerick, EACTS, Barcelona, 2005

• Lillehei-Award, Junior-Investigator Award of European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, EACTS, Copenhagen, 1997