Dr. med. Fiona Sumi Westhofen-Münster

Doctor in training to become a specialist in cardiology

 

Résumé

  • Since December 2021 MD at Diagnostik Zentrum Fleetinsel Hamburg
  • 2020-2021 Department for Cardiology, Pneumology and Internal Intensive Care Medicine, Asklepios Klinik Altona (Medical Director Prof. Dr. med. M. Bergmann)
  • 2013-2020 Department for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg (Medical Director Prof. Dr. Dr. med. H. Reichenspurner)
  • 2015-2017 Scientific Project „Reverse cardiac remodeling NCCR 3.2 HF“
  • 09/2016 Doctoral thesis “The time course of the development of chronic ischemic myopathy in a rat model“
  • 2006-2012 Medical Studies at RWTH Aachen University Medical Faculty

Publications

1. Acute Pulmonary Artery Obstruction as a Primary Manifestation of a Rapidly GrowingIntimal Sarcoma in a 54-Year-Old Patient. Westhofen S, Kugler C, Reichenspurner H,Deuse T. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep. 2016 Dec; 5(1): 36–38. 

2. A matched pairs analysis of non-rib-spreading, fully endoscopic, mini-incision techniqueversus conventional mini-thoracotomy for mitral valve repair. Westhofen S, Conradi L,Deuse T, Detter C, Vettorazzi E, Treede H, Reichenspurner H. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg(2016) 50 (6): 1181-1187. 

3. Stentless vs. stented bioprosthesis for aortic valve replacement: A case matchedcomparison of long-term follow-up and subgroup analysis of patients with native valveendocarditis. Schaefer A, Dickow J, Schoen G, Westhofen S, Kloss L, Al-Saydali T,Reichenspurner H, Philipp SA, Detter C. PLoS One. 2018 Jan 16;13(1):e0191171. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0191171. eCollection 2018. 

4. The heterotopic heart transplantation in mice as a small animal model to study mechanicalunloading - Establishment of the procedure, perioperative management and postoperativescoring. Westhofen S, Jelinek M, Dreher L, Biermann D, Martin J, VitzhumH, Reichenspurner H, Ehmke H, Schwoerer AP.PLoS One. 2019 Apr 12;14(4):e0214513.doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214513. eCollection 2019.

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