Faculty | 4th European Training Symposium (ETS)
The 4th European Training Symposium on Advanced Heart Failure Therapies brings together a distinguished international faculty of leading clinicians, surgeons, and researchers with extensive expertise in advanced heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, and heart transplantation.
Our faculty represents a broad range of disciplines and perspectives, fostering an interdisciplinary and practice-oriented learning environment.
Why learn from the ETS faculty?
Direct exchange with
international leaders in the field
Strong focus on clinical relevance
and real-world experience
Insights into current standards
and future innovations
The faculty is committed to creating an open, engaging, and collaborative atmosphere, encouraging discussion across disciplines and career stages.
Course Directors
Prof. Dr. Johann Bauersachs
Hannover Medical School, Germany
Dr. Dominik Berliner
Hannover Medical School, Germany
Prof. Paul Mohacsi
HerzGefässZentrum Zürich – Klinik im Park, Switzerland
Prof. Dr. Arjang Ruhparwar
Hannover Medical School, Germany
Prof. Dr. Jan Schmitto
Hannover Medical School, Germany
International Faculty
Renowned experts in cardiology, cardiac surgery, heart failure management, and mechanical circulatory support.
Christine Attenhofer Jost
Zurich, Switzerland
Udo Bavendiek
Hannover, Germany
Michael Böhm
Homburg, Germany
Lucienne Chatenoud
Paris, France
Leslie Cooper
Jacksonville, USA
Günes Dogan
Hannover, Germany
Stavros Drakos
Salt Lake City, USA
David Duncker
Hannover, Germany
Christian Eckmann
Hann. Münden, Germany
Christine Falk
Hannover, Germany
Maria Gabriel
Hannover, Germany
Jasmin Hanke
Hannover, Germany
Marius Hoeper
Hannover, Germany
Aiste Jakstaite
Hannover, Germany
Sebastian Jansen
Aachen, Germany
Susan Joseph
Jefferson, USA
Pascal Leprince
Paris, France
Thomas Lüscher
London, Great Britain
Philipp Lurz
Mainz, Germany
Polly Matzinger
Bethesda, USA
Alexandre Mebazaa
Paris, France
Bela Merkely
Budapest, Hungary
Marco Metra
Milan, Italy
Caroline Morbach
Würzburg, Germany
Eduardo Rame
Philadelphia, USA
Petra Reinke
Berlin, Germany
Balacz Sax
Budapest, Hungary
Bastian Schmack
Hannover, Germany
Sonja Schrepfer
San Francisco, USA
Christian Schulze
Jena, Germany
Andreas Serra
Zürich, Switzerland
Thomas Thum
Hannover, Germany
Carsten Tschoepe
Berlin, Germany
Nir Uriel
New York, USA
Jürg Schmidli
Bern, Switzerland
Bruno Schnegg
Bern, Switzerland
Simone Schürle-Finke
Zurich, Switzerland
Hans-Dieter Volk
Berlin, Germany
Ali Yilmaz
Münster, Germany