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Head of Cardiac Surgery Department

University professor Irene Lang, specialist in the field of vascular surgery, award-winning cardiologist. Professor Lang works at the Vienna General Hospital of General Medicine (AKH). Professor Lang is the creator of the method in Austria by which narrowed pulmonary vessels can be dilated. The doctor also leads research teams and teaches as a professor at the Medical University of Vienna. Lang completed her studies of “sub auspiciis praesidentis” (under the auspices of the president), which means with honors. In 1984 the president of the Federation, Rudolf Kirchschlager personally congratulated her on receiving the title of Doctor of Medical Sciences. Then Lang was engaged in research activities in San Diego (USA) for five years until 1989, but for family reasons was forced to return to Vienna.But this did not stop her from making the brilliant career, and already in 2016, Lang received an honorary order for her services to the Republic of Austria. Irene Lang has many years of experience in cardiopulmonary medicine, assessment and interpretation of hemodynamics, vascular interventions, hemodynamic testing, pulmonary and systemic angiography, oximetry, measurement of compliance and resistance, as well as in pulmonary vascular biology. In the largest hospital in Europe (AKH Vienna), the professor has access to a fully equipped catheter laboratory, including the introduction of nitric oxide, hardware and software for measuring upward resistance, an outpatient pulmonary vascular clinic and a vascular biology laboratory. Scientific activities in the areas of: Pulmonary arterial hypertension, hemodynamics, vascular resistance, vascular impedance, vascular biology, acute myocardial infarction, myocardial regeneration, thrombosis, vascular occlusion, mechanisms of development of atherosclerosis.

Professor Ehrlich began his career at the University Hospital Vienna in 1993 and since May 2010 has been managing the aneurysm program at the Department of Cardiac Surgery at the University Hospital Vienna. The doctor graduated from the Medical University in Vienna and began his studies at the Faculty of Surgery, graduating in 2002 and cardiac surgery in 2005. From 1997 to 1999, Professor Ehrlich interrupted his studies and worked for a long time at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. His list of publications includes over 100 articles in the field of aneurysm surgery. In addition, Professor Marek Ehrlich is fluent in English and Polish. Professional education: • 1986-1987 Clinical practice as a student with nocturnal duties at the Paracelsus Clinic on Grinzigerberg • 1995-2002 Surgery training at the General Surgery Department of the Vienna General Hospital Univ.Prof. Dr. Marek Ehrlich Cardiac Surgeon • 1995-2002 Surgery training at the General Surgery Department of the Vienna General Hospital • 2002-2005 Training of specialists in the field of cardiac surgery • 2003 Training in surgery • 2004 Senior Physician, Head of the General Hospital in Vienna Scientific activities abroad: • 1989: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Stanford University Hospital, California, USA, with Professor Chumway, Professor Miller and Professor Starnes • 1990: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Birmingham, Alabama, USA, with Professor Pacifico and Professor Kirklin • 1991: University Hospital of Cardiac Surgery, Houston, Texas, USA, with Professor Coselli • 1997-1999: Research at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York under the supervision of Professor Randall Flu Scientific activities in Austria: • 1993 - 1997 Department of Cardiac / Chest Surgery, AKH Vienna, "Collection and Analysis of Aneurysm Data» • 1995 - Department of Cardiac and Chest Surgery, AKH. Experimental studies of the spinal cord and neuroprotection in a model of breast stenting in animals. Current study: • Experimental Stent-Graft Treatment of Ascending Aortic Dissection Scientific Awards: • 1995 "Brain protection in cardiovascular surgery", Baden-Baden, Germany • 1996 Award for Best Abstract at the Birmingham Aortic Surgery Symposium, Birmingham, England • 1996 "The safety and effectiveness of aprotinin in operations on the thoracic aorta in conditions of deep hypothermic cardiac arrest.» • 2004 "Third International Endovascular Symposium", Tokyo, Japan • 2002 "Second International Endovascular Symposium", Tokyo, Japan • 2001 "The First International Endovascular Symposium", Tokyo, Japan • Keio University International Symposium, Life Science and Medicine • 1999 "Cardio-Aortic Surgery Strategy", Tokyo, Japan Congress Chairperson: • 1995 22nd World Congress of the International Society of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto, Japan Lectures: • 2002 International Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons "Neuroprotection in Aortic Surgery", Jeju Island, Korea • 2004 “Combined surgical and endovascular procedures in the treatment of acute type A dissections” Italian Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Bologna, Italy • 2006. “What is the best brain protection method: hypothermic circulatory arrest?” Bad Naustadt, German