CURRICULUM VITAE Claus Juergen Preusse M. D. Ph. D. 1 T A B L E of C O N T E N T S 1) PARTICULARS 3 2) CURRENT POSITION 4 3) EDUCATION and CAREER 4) ACADEMIC CAREER 7 5) SCIENTIFIC AWARDS 8 6) MEMBERSHIPS 9 7) REVIEWER ACTIVITIES 5-6 10 2 1. PARTICULARS Name: Claus Juergen Preusse M.D. Ph.D. Address: Fridtjof-Nansen-Str. 4 D - 53127 Bonn Germany Tel. 0228/29 90 39 e-mail: [email protected] Birthdate: 29. April 1947 Birthplace: Hameln (Germany) Parents: Johannes Paul Preusse, M. D. Mrs. Antonia Preusse Confession: Roman Catholic 3 2. CURRENT POSITION Deputy Director of the Department of Cardiac Surgery Head of the Intensive Care Unit of the Department 4 3. EDUCATION and CAREER 3.1 School: 3.2 1953-1957: St. Lamberti Elementary school at Gladbeck 1957-1966: High school at Gladbeck University: 1966-1972: SS 1969: 3.3 Study of medicine at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhems-University, Bonn Study of medicine at the Karl-Franzens-University, Graz (Austria) Medical Training: 1972-1973: Department of Cardiology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf (Director: Prof. Dr. F. Loogen) 1973-1974: Captain in the medical corps of the German Navy 1974-1978: Intern at the Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Georg-August-University, Goettingen (Director: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. H. J. Bretschneider) 1978-1983: Senior Intern at the Institute of Physiology und Pathophysiology, Georg-August-University, Goettingen 1983-1986: Intern at the Department of General Surgery, Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf (Director: Prof. Dr. K. Kremer/ Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. W. Bircks) 5 1986-1988: Intern at the Department of General Surgery, St. Josef Hospital, Haan (Director: Prof. Dr. P. Rumpf) 1988-1995: Senior Consultant at the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf (Director: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. W. Bircks/ Prof. Dr. H. D. Schulte since 1995: Senior Professor at the Department of Cardiac Surgery, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn (Director: Prof. Dr. P. G. Kirchhoff/ Prof. Dr. A. Welz) 6 4) ACADEMIC CAREER 1972 1. September: Thesis with the title „Die Bedeutung der Vorhofthrombose bei der Mitralstenoseoperation" at the Department of General Surgery of the University at Bonn 1983 13. Juni: Postdoctoral thesis for "Physiology" with the title "Die postischämische Erholung des Herzens als entscheidendes Kriterium für die Effektivität einer Myokardprotektion" at the University at Goettingen 1994 3. Februar: Ph.D. for "Surgery" at the HeinrichHeine-University in Duesseldorf 1994 5. April: Appointment as „extraordinary Professor“ by the Minister of Science and Research of Northrhine-Westfalia 1995 1. Juni: Appointment as „Ordinary Professor“ for "Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery" at the Department for Cardiac Surgery at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University at Bonn by the Minister of Science and Research of Northrhine Westfalia 7 5) SCIENTIFIC AWARDS 1984 Charles-Hahn-Award of the European Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, awarded on 07.09.1984 in Madrid (Spain) for investigations about energy turnover of human hearts 1987 Edens-Award of the University Duesseldorf for the research: "Die postischämische Funktion des Herzens als entscheidendes Kriterium für die Effektivität einer Myokardprotektion", awarded on 20.05.1987 in Duesseldorf 1990 Franz-Köhler-Award of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardivascular Surgery, awarded on 22.02.1990 at Bad Nauheim for the longtime investigations to improve mycardial protection during open heart surgery 8 6) MEMBERSHIPS 6.1 Honourable Member of the Colegio Ecuatoriano De Cirujanos (since 2002) 6.2 German Society for Physiology German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery German Society for Cardiology European Society for Cardiovascular Surgery International Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons Berufsverband Deutscher Chirurgen 9 7) REVIEWER ACTIVITIES The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Cardiovascular Research Journal of Molecular and Cellular Biology European Journal for Cardio-thoracic Surgery Journal for Cardiovascular Surgery Basic Research of Cardiology Archives of Medical Research 10