From 1973 to 1979, Sievert studied human medicine at the universities of Mainz and Frankfurt. In 1979 he passed the medical state examination top of his class and received his licence to practise. In 1980 he completed his doctorate (Dr. med.) in angiology, awarded magna cum laude.

He then underwent postgraduate training in internal medicine, nephrology, and intensive care medicine at the city hospital in Offenbach. In 1987 he was certified in internal medicine, and in 1988 he gained the cardiology subspecialty designation at University Hospital Frankfurt. He further acquired subspecialties in angiology (1996) and intensive-care medicine (1997). In 1990 he completed his habilitation in interventional cardiology.

Career Overview

In 1990, Horst Sievert became Chief Physician of Cardiology at the Heart and Circulation Center in Rotenburg, where he established and led one of Germany’s largest interventional-cardiology departments until 1993. He then…