Uwe Klima

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Uwe Klima (born 1 July 1964) is UAE based professor[1] of surgery and a faculty member at the Hannover Medical School, Germany.[2][3] He also is the medical and managing director at German Heart Centre, Dubai.[4]

His area of research includes

stem cells and tissue engineering, valve repair, cardio protection, heart failure and valve surgery implantation techniques.[4][5] Klima has co-authored over 300 articles in peer-reviewed journals and conferences.[6]

Early life and education

Klima was born on July 1, 1964, in

Vienna, Austria. He studied medicine (MD) at the University of Vienna, Austria in 1988. He completed a PhD at Hannover Medical School, Germany in 2000.[7][8] He is a fellow of the Max Kade Foundation at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
, Boston.

Klima worked at the Hannover Medical School, Germany from 2000 to 2010 as Senior Consultant on surgical techniques for treating thoracic and cardiovascular.[9] He was appointed Professor at Hannover Medical School in 2004.

From 2006 to 2009, he was a full-time professor of surgery division of surgery at the National University of Singapore and was also appointed Full Professor at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.[10]

In 2009, he moved to Dubai and was appointed Chairman of the department of Cardiothoracic- and Vascular Surgery at the American Hospital Dubai.[11] During his time at the American Hospital, he was also appointed as an advisory board member of the Nanostart Asia-Pacific[12][13] and director at the Klife-Medical Singapore.[14] In 2014, Klima joined BR Medical Suites[15][16] and Mediclinic City Hospital as senior consultant, Cardiothoracic- and Vascular Surgery. As of 2017, he is the medical and managing director at the German Heart Centre.[17]

Memberships and fellowships

  • 1988, 1989 Ludwig-Boltzmann Institute for Laser Surgery Vienna, Austria
  • 1990 Austrian Society of Trauma Surgery
  • 1994 Austrian Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • 1998 Clinical Fellowship, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
  • 1998 Clinical Fellowship, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Columbia University, New York, NY
  • 1999
    European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery
    2000 German Society, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
  • 2000 German Society, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery[18]

Major accolades

  • 1988- Professor Dr. Walter Pilgerstorfer Prize for Best Medical Publication of the Medical Society of Upper Austria[8]
  • 2006- Lillehei Investigator Award from European Association Cardiothoracic Surgery Stockholm[4]
  • 2008- National Excellent Service Award (EXSA)- GOLD Singapore[19]

Selected publications

References

  1. ^ "Arresting measures". Gulf News. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  2. ^ "Vorschau auf Kongresse, Symposien und Tagungen der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover (mhh)" (PDF). Medizinische Hochschule Hannover.
  3. ^ "Heart of the matter". Gulf News. 14 August 2010.
  4. ^ a b c "Dr Uwe Klima's Bio and Achievements". Issuu. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  5. ^ "Dr Uwe Klima – Thyroid Surgery". Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  6. ^ "4TS 2019 Speakers Dubai, UAE | 4TS Medical Conference Saudi Arabia & India | Radiologist Egypt". www.4tsconference.com. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  7. ^ "DR. UWE KLIMA | Saudi German Hospital Dubai". 2019-04-01. Archived from the original on 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  8. ^ a b "Advisory Board | New Asia Investments". newasiainvestment.com. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  9. ^ "Picture of Health". Verdict Hospital. 2007-02-28. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  10. ^ "Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine" (PDF).
  11. ^ "Uwe Klima: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  12. ^ "Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Nanostart Asia Pacific: further expansion". nanotech-now.com. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  13. ^ "Nanostart Asia Pacific: Weitere Expansion". wallstreet-online.de (in German). 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  14. ^ "Ex-NUH surgeon cleared of professional misconduct". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  15. ^ says, Abdul Kadir (2014-01-26). "Dr. Uwe Klima from BR Medical Suites talks about Preventing Heart Disease". eZeLiving. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  16. ^ "Dr. Uwe Klima specialized in Cardiothoracic Surgeon (Heart Surgeon) at BR Medical Suites Dubai". arabiamd.com. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  17. ^ "Professor Dr. Uwe Klima | Thoracic and Vascular Surgeon In Dubai". www.german-heart-centre.com. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  18. ^ "Dr Uwe Klima – Thyroid Surgery". Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  19. ^ "4TS 2019 Speakers Dubai, UAE | 4TS Medical Conference Saudi Arabia & India | Radiologist Egypt". www.4tsconference.com. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
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