Stephan Baldus

Professor and Chair

Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, University of Koln Medical Center, Koln, DE

Expertise

Intervention Structural Intervention Imaging & Diagnostics Coronary Interventions Drug-eluting balloons Peripheral Intervention Vascular Disease and Surgery Heart Failure Prevention & Chronic Conditions Hypertension Stroke

Biography

Professor Baldus is a distinguished cardiologist specialising in internal medicine and intensive care. With over 27 years of experience, he currently works at the Department of Cardiology at the University Hospital Cologne.

Dr. Baldus studied medicine at the University of Ulm and the University of Hamburg. He has conducted significant research, receiving grants from notable organisations like the Max Planck Society and the German Foundation for Heart Research.

His contributions to medicine have earned him several accolades, including the Teacher of the Year Award from the University of Hamburg in 2005 and the Albert Fraenkel Award from the German Society of Cardiology in 2008. Professor Baldus has been active on various committees, including those for the German Cardiac Society and the European Society of Cardiology.

An accomplished researcher, he has published hundreds of scientific papers, focusing on topics such as pulmonary hypertension and mitral valve repair.