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Herzchirurgie und herzchirurgische Intensivmedizin

Buchforststraße 2
51103 Köln

Phone: 0221-985292-21
Fax: 0221-985292-99
Mail: ed.nleok-cinilcoidrac@rettev

Medical administration

Prof. Dr. med. Herbert O. Vetter (Chefarzt Herzchirurgie (bis 30.04.2023))

Prof. Dr. med. Ivar Friedrich (Chefarzt Herzchirurgie (seit 01.07.2023))

Dr. med. Barbara Limpers (Chefärztin Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin (bis 31.07.2023 im Kollegialsystem))

Dr. med. Jens Bolten (Chefarzt Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin (seit 01.06.2023))

Information and services of the department

  • Number of inpatient cases: 322

Services search (in the department)


Illness Number of cases
Acute myocardial infarction - Non-ST elevation NSTEMI myocardial infarction (I21.4) 68
Chronic ischaemic heart disease (I25.13) 65
Other forms of angina pectoris (I20.8) 46
Chronic ischaemic heart disease (I25.14) 24
Unstable angina (I20.0) 18
Nonrheumatic mitral valve disorders - Nonrheumatic mitral valve insufficiency (I34.0) 17
Nonrheumatic aortic valve disorders - Nonrheumatic aortic valve stenosis with insufficiency (I35.2) 15
Nonrheumatic aortic valve disorders - Nonrheumatic aortic valve stenosis (I35.0) 14
Acute myocardial infarction (I21.0) 9
Acute myocardial infarction (I21.1) 7
Treatment Number
(8-98f.0) 232
Surgical bypass grafting for narrowed coronary arteries (5-361.03) 168
Ultrasound of the heart (echocardiography) through the oesophagus - TEE (3-052) 119
Surgical bypass grafting for narrowed coronary arteries (5-361.17) 115
Intra-operative blood flow measurement in vessels (5-98e) 97
Surgical bypass grafting for narrowed coronary arteries (5-361.07) 66
Removal of blood vessels for transplantation during endoscopy (5-38b.a5) 61
Temporary stimulation of the heart rhythm by an external cardiac pacemaker (8-641) 59
(8-98f.10) 52
Surgical bypass grafting for narrowed coronary arteries (5-361.13) 38

Hospital information and services for all specialist departments

External comparative quality assurance
Further information
  • External quality assurance according to state law
    No participation
  • Quality of participation in the Disease Management Programme (DMP)
    No participation
  • Implementation of resolutions of the Federal Joint Committee on quality assurance (G-BA)
    No participation
Number Group
20 Medical specialists (m/f) , psychological psychotherapists (m/f) and child and adolescent psychotherapists (m/f) who are subject to the obligation to undergo further training*
17 Number of medical specialists (m/f) from no. 1 who have completed a five-year period of further training and are therefore subject to the obligation to provide evidence
14 Number of those persons from no. 2 who have provided proof of further training according to Article 3 of the G-BA regulations
* according to the “Provisions of the Joint Federal Committee for the Further Training of Medical Specialists (m/f), Psychological Psychotherapists (m/f) and Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists (m/f) in Hospitals”
Job Explanation
Lectureships / teaching posts at colleges and universities Der Chefarzt der Herzchirurgie (bis 30.04.2023), Prof. Dr. Herbert O. Vetter hat eine apl.-Professur an der Fakultät für Gesundheit der Universität Witten/Herdecke
Student training (clinical traineeship / internship year) Famulaturen und Praktika werden angeboten
Project-related cooperation with colleges and universities Gemeinsame interne Fortbildung für Ärztinnen u. Ärzte der Klinik f. Herzchirurgie der Uniklinik Köln/Herzzentrum, Übermittlung v. Daten z. multizentrischen Studie „REDCap“ gemeinsam mit Uniklinik Köln/Herzzentrum, Aufnahmeausschuss f. Bewerbungen an der Fak. f. Gesundheit der Univ. Witten/Herdecke
Editors of scientific journals/textbooks Beirat der Zeitschrift herzmedizin (Prof. Vetter), Beirat der Deutschen Herzstiftung e.V. (Prof. Vetter)
Doctoral supervision Regelmäßige Betreuung von Doktoranden durch Prof. Dr. Vetter (bis 30.04.2023 und Prof. Dr. Friedrich
No. Training in other healing professions Comment
HB07 Surgical technical assistant (m/f) In Kooperation mit der Uniklinik Köln

Dr. med. Barbara Limpers

Ärztliche Direktorin

Buchforststraße 2
51103 Köln

Phone: 0221 -985292-21
Mail: ed.nleok-cinilcoidrac@srepmil

Dr. med. Barbara Limpers

Ärztliche Direktorin

Buchforststraße 2
51103 Köln

Phone: 0221 -985292-21
Mail: ed.nleok-cinilcoidrac@srepmil