Christopher Reitmann

Helios Hospital west of Munich ( Germany, Munich )

Position:Professor. Chief Physician of the Department of Cardiac Surgery
Specialization: Cardiac surgery, Cardiology, Diagnostics
The profile of the disease: Bicuspid aortic valve, Insufficiency of the aortic valve, Mitral valve prolapse
Knowledge of languages: : German
Experience (years): 39
Cost of consultation: on request
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General information

Doctor of Medical Sciences. The main specialization – diseases of the coronary bed and heart valve, cardiac stimulation and defibrillator installation, cardiac arrhythmia, electrophysiological studies( EPS), intensive and intermediate care.

Education and work experience

1979-1986-Studied medicine at LMU Munich.

1986-received a license to practice medicine.

1983-1986-Doctoral studies and dissertation defense at the Clinic of Internal Medicine I, LMU; Munich.

1987-conferred the degree of Doctor of Science.

1986-1987-Compulsory military service as a medical officer at the Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology of the German Military Medical Academy, Munich-Hochbrück.

1988-1989-internship at the Institute of Pharmacology of the University of Heidelberg.

Since 1990 research associate, Clinic for internal medicine I, LMU, Munich.

1990-Fritz Külz Prize from the German Society of Pharmacology and Toxicology (DGPT) for the article "Studies of heterological desensitization of the adenylate cyclase system in myocardial cells".

1997-Certification in internal medicine.

1998-certification of a specialist in cardiology.

2001-Habilitation. Thesis topic: "Introduction of new three-dimensional mapping procedures after catheterization and follow-up protocols in patients with atrial flutter and atrial tachycardia".

2001-acting senior medical practitioner.

2001-2009-Attending Physician, Internal Medicine Clinic I, LMU, Munich.

2003-2009-Head of the research group "Interventional Electrophysiology" at the Clinic of Internal Medicine I, LMU Munich.

2009-Visiting Professorship, LMU, Munich.

Since 2009-Head of the Internal Medicine Clinic I (Cardiology, Intensive Care), Helios Hospital, West Munich.