HELIOS Expert
Prof. Dr. med. O. Herbert Vetter
Chief physician at HELIOS Hospital Wuppertal
Specialist fields (in extracts)
- Mitral valve reconstruction
- Aortic valve-preserving operations
- Rhythm surgery interventions (e.g. for auricular fibrillations)
- Minimal extracorporal circulation (MECC)
Curriculum vitae (in extracts)
| 1983 | Resident, Dept. of Cardiac Surgery, University of Munich |
| 1984 | Resident, Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery (William R. Hearst Fellowship), Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx/New York, USA |
| 1985-1986 | Registrar, Dept. od Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Cape Town, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa |
| 1986-1987 | Resident, Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery, German Heart Center, Berlin |
| 1987-1990 | Resident, General Surgery, St. Gertrauden Hospital, Berlin, (Specialist in General Surgery) |
| 1990-1995 | Senior Resident, Dept. of Cardiac Surgery, University Munich, Grosshadern Medical Center (Specialist in Cardiothoracic Surgery) |
| 1991-1997 | Dept. of Cardiac Surgery. Consultant, University Munich, Grosshadern Medical Center, Munich |
| Since 1998 | Director, dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery, heart Center, HELIOS Klinikum Wuppertal, University of Witten/Herdecke, Wuppertal |
