Martin Schweiger, MD, FEBS, Medical Univsity Graz, University Clinic for Surgery, Departemnt for Heart and Transplantationsurgery, Auenbruggerplatz 29, A-8036 Graz, Austria.
Major Experiences
Since May.2008: Fellowship cardiac surgery at the Medical University Graz and the German Heart Institute Berlin (DHZB), Germany, Europe
Apr.2008: Consultant General Surgery; Emergency Physician
Since 2006: University Lectures for hemodynamic support systems, Transplantation surgery and medicine
Since 2002: Head of the Transplantation Coordination at the Medical University Graz
Achievement and Award
Book Chapter: Immunosuppressive therapy after cardiac transplantation (InTech - Open Access Publisher; in press)
Sep.2008: Fellow of the European Board of Surgery F.E.B.S. (Transplantation)
Aug.2003: Approval as certificated European Transplant Coordinator
Grants:
Dez. 2009: Clinical Grant Austrian Society for Surgery
Noc.2009: Clinical Grant Austrian Society for Surgery
0ct.2009: Travel Grant Austrian Society for Organ Transplantation
Abstract reviewer:
International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (Mechanical Circulatory support, 2012 Prague)
Annual meeting of the Society for cardiothoracic surgery Germany (Stuttgart 2011)
International Experience
Feb.2010 – Aug. 2011: Fellowship cardiac surgery at the German Heart Institute Berlin (DHZB), Germany, Europe
Jan. 2008: Medical Observer Charitee Berlin Germany; (Living kidney transplantation)
Feb.2002: Fellowship Thomas Starzl Institute Pittsburgh, USA
Research Interests
-Mechanical Circulatory support in adults and children, focusing on new device technology like implantable biventricular assist devices, new approaches for minimal invasive implantation; Right ventricular failure and optional treatment before and after LVAD implantation; myocardial recovery and MCS explantation, indicators for myocardial recovery.
-Cardiac transplantation: non-invasive rejection monitoring, using marginal organ donors, different immunosuppressive regimes especially in children, transplantat vasculopathy and treatment.
-Cardiac Surgery: Congenital heart surgery and mechanical circulatory support in children
