Cardiology
Prof. Dr. med. Dr. disc. pol. Markus Wolfgang Ferrari
Chief Physician Internal medicine: Cardiology and Conservative Intensive Care Medicine
Clinical Focus & Subspecialties
- Structural heart disease
- Heart valve disease
- Acute cardiovascular disease
- Heart failure
Curriculum Vitae
| 1986 – 1993
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Study of human medicine; parallel study of pedagogy & sports science at the Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen
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| 1991 – 1993
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Research assistant in the Department of Experimental Cardiology
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| 1993
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Completion of the doctoral thesis in the field of human medicine
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| 1993 – 1997
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Internship and assistant doctor in the cardiology and pulmonology department at the Univ. Goettingen
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| 1994
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ompletion of the doctoral thesis in the department of social sciences / sports education
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| 1996
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Additional qualification in sports medicine
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| 1997 – 2002
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Assistant doctor in the Clinic for Internal Medicine III of the Friedrich Schiller University, Jena; Collaboration and later head of the working group "Interventional Cardiology"
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| 1999
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Rescue service specialist
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| 2000
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Specialist in internal medicine
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| 2001 | Research semester at the Texas Heart Institute Houston, Texas USA in the Dept. Cardiovascular Surgery Research
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| 2001
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Specialization in cardiology
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| 2002
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Appointment as senior physician at the clinic
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| 2003
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Additional qualification in special internal intensive care medicine
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| 2003
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Completion of the habilitation thesis on the subject of "Development of a procedure for transvascular aortic valve replacement"
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| 2004
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Completion of the habilitation procedure and award of the Venia Legendi for internal medicine by the Friedrich Schiller University |
| 2006 – 2013
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Senior Consultant in Charge of the Clinic for Internal Medicine 1, FSU Jena
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| 2010
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Acting Head of the Clinic for Internal Medicine 1
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| Since 2013
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Director of the Clinic for Internal Medicine I: Cardiology, Angiology & Conservative Intensive Care Medicine at Helios Dr. Horst Schmidt Clinics Wiesbaden
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Certifications & Qualifications
Academic Activities & Research
Professor Ferrari is the author and co-author of over 140 scientific articles and more than 40 patents in the fields of structural heart disease, valvular heart disease, myocardial infarction, heart failure and cardiogenic shock.
Professional Memberships