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Omer Dzemali
Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c.

Director of Department, Department of Cardiac Surgery (Allianz Herzchirurgie Zürich-St. Gallen)

Other functions at USZ

  • Head of Alliance Cardiac Surgery Zurich

Specialties

  • Minimally invasive surgery
  • Mitral valve surgery
  • Reconstructive surgery

Departments

Appointment

Contact

Tel. +41 44 255 47 29
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Other competencies

  • CAS Management in Medicine, 2010-2011, University of Bern
  • CAS Leadership in Medicine, 2018, University of Bern

Career

10/2023 Award of the Venia Legendi of the University of Zurich for the field of “Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery” and thus admission as a permanent member of the Faculty Assembly of the Faculty of Medicine of the UZH
Since 12/2022 Director of Department, Department of Cardiac Surgery USZ and Heart Alliance Director
2021 Appointment as Full University Professor, State University Tetova, Macedonia
Since 9/2018 Chief Physician, Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, Stadtspital Triemli Zurich
2016 Senior Attending Physician, Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Zurich (within the Alliance for Cardiac Surgery Zurich)
2016 Appointment as Associate University Professor, Faculty of Medicine, State University Tetova, Macedonia
2015 Appointment as Doctor honoris causa (Dr. h. c.), State University Tetova, Macedonia
2014 Appointment as “Extraordinary Professor”, Faculty of Medicine in Skopje, Macedonia
2009 Deputy Chief Physician/Head Physician, Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, Stadtspital Triemli Zurich
2009 Award of the academic title “Privatdozent” and thus the teaching authorization (venia legendi) for the subject “Thoracic, Cardiac and Thoracic Vascular Surgery”.
2009 Habilitation in cardiac surgery; topic: “Cardiac surgery treatment options in patients with preoperatively impaired ventricular function”.
2008 Attending Physician, Department of Thoracic, Cardiac and Thoracic Vascular Surgery, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2007 – 2008 Specialist in Cardiac Surgery, Department of Thoracic, Cardiac and Thoracic Vascular Surgery, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2001 – 2006 Resident at the Department of Thoracic, Cardiac and Thoracic Vascular Surgery, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2000 – 2001 Physician in Internship, Department of Thoracic, Cardiac and Thoracic Vascular Surgery, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2000 Doctorate in medicine
2000 Licensed as a physician by the Regional Council of Rhineland-Palatinate
1993 – 2000 Study of human medicine, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
1990 – 1992 Medical studies, University of Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
1985 – 1989 Medical Secondary School, Tetovo (Macedonia)

Most important memberships

  • German Society for Heart and Thoracic Surgery (DGTHG)
  • Swiss Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery (SGHC)
  • European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)
  • Zurich Society of Cardiology (ZGK)
  • Head of AG for Quality Management of the DGTHG
  • DRG Officer of the SGHC
  • Member Taskforce Technocollege EACTS
  • Member Taskforce QUIP EACTS

Research focus

  • Surgical treatment of heart failure
  • clinical trials with novel medical devices
  • Cardiovascular hemodynamics: improved flow profiles, perfusion techniques, cannula design.
  • Heart failure and myocardial ischemia: immunomodulation, metabolic regulation/remodeling, novel ventricular assist devices.
  • Soft robotics in cardiac surgery
  • Cardiovascular cell therapies
  • Psychological dysregulation of patients in cardiac surgery.

Awards

  • SIWF Award – Egangement in Continuing Medical Education 2021
  • Best Abstract 2013 – SGHC / SGI Annual Meeting, Geneva 2013
  • Hans Borst Award for the best lecture registration at the 36th Annual Meeting of Thoracic, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 02/2007.

Publications

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For patients

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