Rating : 9.9/10 (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
🔹Prof. Rassaf is a highly qualified specialist in the field of cardiovascular diseases. He serves as the Director of the Department of Cardiology and Angiology at the West German Heart and Vascular Center of the University Medicine Essen.
🔹The clinic under his leadership covers the entire spectrum of conservative and interventional cardiology and angiology. Each patient receives treatment based on an individualized therapy plan.
🔹Particularly in the case of minimally invasive procedures for complex conditions, this highly specialized physician and renowned researcher possesses exceptional expertise. The clinic offers its patients personalized, high-level treatment and is at the forefront of all innovations in healthcare.
Awards and Scholarships:
🔹2001 – 2002: Research Fellowship from the German Research Foundation (DFG)
🔹2002 – 2003: Research Fellowship from the German Society of Cardiology – Heart and Circulatory Research (DGK)
🔹2006: Hans and Gertie Fischer Research Prize
🔹2006 – 2007: Research Rotation Fellowship from the Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen
🔹2007: Research Prize at the "2nd International Meeting on the Role of Nitrite in Physiology, Pathophysiology and Therapeutics," National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
🔹2009: Ernest Solvay Prize for Medicine and Pharmacology
🔹2009: Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC)
🔹2009: Heisenberg Scholarship from the DFG
🔹2010: Appointment to W2 Heisenberg Professor (DFG)
🔹2018: Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC)
Medical Education:
🔹1994 – 2000: Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf and Texas Heart Institute, University of Texas, Houston, TX, USA
🔹08/2005: ECFMG Certificate (No. 0-644-398-0)
Scientific Training:
🔹2001: Dissertation (magna cum laude) in the Department of Cardiology, Pneumology & Angiology at the University Hospital Düsseldorf (Prof. Dr. M. Kelm)
🔹2001 – 2002: Scholarship from the German Research Foundation (DFG) at the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Louisiana State University, USA (Prof. Dr. M. Feelisch)
🔹2002 - 2003: Scholarship from the German Society of Cardiology (DGK), Heart and Circulatory Research at the Institute of Cardiovascular Physiology, University Hospital Düsseldorf (Prof. Dr. J. Schrader)
🔹2005 - 2008: Head of the Cardiological Research Laboratory and the CardioBioTech Research Group, University Hospital Aachen
🔹2008: Habilitation and obtaining the Venia legendi in Internal Medicine at the RWTH University Hospital Aachen (Prof. Dr. M. Kelm)
🔹2010 - 2015: W2 Heisenberg Professor of the German Research Foundation for "Internal Medicine with a Focus on Heart Attack Research" with leadership of a Cardiovascular Research Group, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf
🔹2013 – 2015: Deputy Director of the Department of Cardiology, Pneumology and Angiology and Head of the Cardiology Private Ward, University Hospital Düsseldorf
🔹Since 08/2015: Chair (W3) of Internal Medicine and Cardiology and Director of the Department of Cardiology at the West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Hospital Essen
🔹Since 2016: Medical Director of the West German Heart and Vascular Center Essen, University Hospital Essen
🔹Since 01/2017: Director of the Department of Cardiology and Angiology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Hospital Essen
🔹Since 04/2018: Founding Member and Chairman of the Working Group "Oncologic Cardiology" of the German Society of Cardiology (DGK)
🔹Since 04/2020: Vice Dean for Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen
🔹Since 10/2021: Founding Member and Vice President of the ICOS Chapter Germany
🔹Since 01/2022: Certification of the "Oncologic Cardiology" Department of the Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Essen as ICOS Center of Excellence – Gold Status
Clinical Training:
🔹2003 - 2005: Resident Physician in the Department of Cardiology, Pneumology and Angiology, University Hospital Düsseldorf (Prof. Dr. B. E. Strauer)
🔹2005 - 2009: Resident Physician/Senior Physician in the Department of Cardiology, Pneumology, Angiology, and Internal Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Aachen (Prof. Dr. M. Kelm)
🔹2008: Specialist Recognition in Internal Medicine
🔹2010: Subspecialty in Cardiology
🔹2011: Subspecialty in Angiology
🔹2011: Additional Qualification in Emergency Medicine
🔹2009 - 2015: Senior Physician in the Department of Cardiology, Pneumology, and Angiology, University Hospital Düsseldorf (Prof. Dr. M. Kelm)
🔹2013 – 2015: Deputy Director of the Department of Cardiology, Pneumology and Angiology, University Hospital Düsseldorf
🔹Since 2016: Medical Director of the West German Heart and Vascular Center, University Hospital Essen
🔹Since 01/2017: Director of the Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Essen
🔹Coronary Heart Disease and Heart Attack (PTCA/Stents/Complex Coronary Artery Disease)
🔹Cardiovascular Prevention and Check-up Examinations
🔹Modern Cardiovascular Imaging (Cardiac CT/Cardiac MRI/PET Scans)
🔹Oncologic Cardiology
🔹Acquired Structural Heart Diseases, including Interventional Treatment of Aortic Valve and Mitral Valve Diseases (TAVI/Mitra-Clip/PASCAL)
🔹Heart Failure, including Mechanical Support Systems and Heart Transplantation Evaluation and Follow-up
🔹Myocardial Diseases (Myocarditis/Genetic Heart Diseases): Heart Biopsies
🔹Heart Rhythm Disorders (Ablation of Arrhythmias)
🔹Device Therapy (Pacemaker, Defibrillator, Cardiac Resynchronization)
🔹Intensive Care and Cardiovascular Emergency Medicine
🔹Angiological Therapy (PTA/Stent Implantation)
🔹Congenital Heart Defects, including PFO, ASD, and LAA Closure
🔹Vascular Diseases, including the care of patients with acute aortic syndromes
