Affiliated Centers
One of the goals of the Aortic Association is to build an efficient hierarchy and establish the appropriate committees in alignment with our affiliated advisory centers.
Please find hereunder an overview of the Affiliated Centers with which we are currently aligned.
EUROPE
⚲ Austria
Clinic Floridsdorf
Department: Cardiovascular Surgery
Contact: Prof. Dr. Martin Grabenwöger
📍 Vienna
Medical University Innsbruck
Department: Cardiac Surgery
Contact: PhD. Dr. Sabine Wipper
📍 Innsbruck
Klinikum Ottakring
Department: Vascular Surgery
Contact: PhD. Dr. Afshin Assadian
📍 Vienna
Medical University Vienna
Department: Cardiac Surgery Department
Contact: Univ. Prof. Dr. Marek Ehrlich
📍 Vienna
⚲ Belgium
UZ Ghent
Department: Vascular Surgery
Contact: Prof. Dr. Isabelle Van Herzeele
📍 Ghent
⚲ Czech Republic
Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Department: Cardiovascular Surgery
Contact: Dr. Sandra Rečičárová
📍 Prague
⚲ Denmark
Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet
Department: Vascular Surgery
Contact: Prof.Dr. Timothy Resch
📍 Copenhagen
⚲ Finland
Meilahti University Hospital
Department: Cardiac Surgery
Contact: Prof.Dr. Tatu Juvonen
📍 Helsinki
⚲ France
Marie Lannelongue, GHPSJ
Department: Cardiac & Vascular Surgery
Contact: Stephan Haulon
📍 Le Plessis-Robinson
⚲ Germany
Goethe University Frankfurt
Department: Cardiovascular Surgery
Contact: PhD. Dr. Tomas Holubec
📍 Frankfurt
Hamburg University UKE
Department: Vascular Surgery
Contact: Prof. Dr. Tilo Kölbel
📍 Hamburg
Kilinikum University Augsburg
Department: Vascular Surgery
Contact: Prof. Dr. Alexander Hyhlik-Dürr
📍 Augsburg
Klinikum rechts der Isar
Department: Vascular Surgery
Contact: Prof. Dr. Daniela Branzan
📍 Munich
Uniklinikum Oldenburg
Department: Cardiac Surgery
Contact: Prof. Dr. Andreas Martens
📍 Oldenburg
Universitätsklinikum Regensburg
Department: Vascular Surgery
Contact: Prof. Dr. Karin Pfister
📍 Regensburg
University Clinic Münster
Department: Vascular Surgery
Contact: Prof. Dr. Alexander Oberhuber
📍 Münster
University Heart Center Freiburg
Department: Cardiac and Vascular Surgery
Contact: Martin Czerny
📍 Freiburg
University of Cologne
Department: Cardiac Surgery
Contact: PhD. Dr. Maximilian Luehr
📍 Cologne
⚲ Greece
Evaggelismos General Hospital
Department: Cardiac-Vascular- Thoracic Surgery Department
Contact: Dr. Samiotis Ilias
📍 Athens
⚲ Hungary
Semmelweis University
Department: Vascular Surgery
Contact: Prof.Dr. Zoltan Szeberin
📍 Budapest
⚲ Italy
Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Milan
Department: Vascular Surgery
Contact: Prof. Santi Trimarchi
📍 Milano
S. Orsola University Hospital
Department: Cardio Vascular Surgery
Contact: PhD. Dr. Luca Di Marco
📍 Bologna
University of Insubria School of Medicine
Department: Vascular Surgery
Contact: Prof. Gabriele Piffaretti
📍 Varese
University of Naples Federico II
Department: Cardiology
Contact: Prof. Eduardo Bossone
📍 Naples
University and ASST Spedali Civili Hospital of Brescia
Department: Vascular Surgery
Contact: Prof. Luca Bertoglio
📍 Brescia
University of Campania - Monaldi Hospital
Department: Cardiac Surgery
Contact: Prof. Alessandro Della Corte
📍 Naples
Ospedale Universitario San Raffaele, Gruppo San Donato
Department: Cardiac Surgery
Contact: Prof. Francesco Maisano
📍 Milan
University of Turin
Department: Vascular Surgery
Contact: Prof. Fabio Verzini
📍 Turin
Ospedale Universitario San Raffaele, Gruppo San Donato
Department: Vascular Surgery
Contact: Prof. Germano Melissano
📍 Milan
⚲ Netherlands
Erasmus MC
Department: Vascular Surgery
Contact: Prof. Hence Verhagen
📍 Rotterdam
Radboud University Medical Center
Department: Cardiothoracic Surgery
Contact: Prof. Robin Heijmen
📍 Nijmegen
University Medical Center Utrecht
Department: Vascular Surgery
Contact: Prof. Joost van Herwaarden
📍 Utrecht
⚲ Poland
Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine
Department: Vascular Surgery
Contact: Prof. Piotr Szopiński
📍 Warsaw
Univeristy Hospital, Rzeszow University
Department: Vascular Surgery
Contact: Dr. Kolowca Maciej
📍 Rzeszow
⚲ Portugal
Hospital da Luz Torres de Lisboa
Department: Vascular Surgery
Contact: Prof. Luis Mendes Pedro
📍 Lisbon
⚲ Sweden
Umeå University
Department: Vascular Surgery
Contact: Prof. Anders Wanhainen
📍 Uppsala
⚲ Switzerland
University Zurich
Department: Vascular Surgery
Contact: Prof. Dr Alexander Zimmermann
📍 Zurich
Bern University Hospital
Department: Vascular Surgery
Contact: Prof. Dr. Vladimir Makaloski
📍 Bern
Bern University Hospital
Department: Cardiac Surgery
Contact: Prof. Dr. Matthias Siepe
📍 Bern
Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois (CHUV)
Department: Cardiac Surgery
Contact: PhD. Dr. Sébastien Deglise
📍 Lausanne
University Zurich
Department: Cardiac Surgery
Contact: Prof. Dr. Omer Dzemali
📍 Zurich
Kantonsspital Winterthur (KSW)
Department: Vascular Surgery
Contact: PhD. Dr. Thomas Wyss
📍 Winterthur
⚲ United Kingdom
St Bartholomew's Hospital
Department: Cardiothoracic Surgery
Contact: Prof. Aung Oo
📍 London
CHU de Liège, Sart Tilman
Department: Cardiovascular Surgery
Contact: Pr. TCHANA-SATO Vincent
📍 Liege
Royal Brompton Hospital
Department: Cardiology
Contact: Prof. Christoph Nienaber
📍 London
ASIA / MIDDLE EAST
⚲ Japan
National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
Department: Cardiovascular Surgery
Contact: PhD. Dr. Hitoshi Matsuda
📍 Suita, Osaka
Kobe University
Department: Cardiovascular Surgery
Contact: Prof. Yutaka Okita
📍 Kobe
⚲ South Korea
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Department: Cardiovascular Surgery
Contact: Prof. Dr. Kay-Hyun Park
📍 Seoul
North America
⚲ USA
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Cardiovascular Surgery
Contact: Prof. Nimesh Desai
📍 Philadelphia, PA
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Department: Cardiovascular Surgery
Contact: Dr. Fleischman Fernando
📍 Los Angeles, CA
Massachusetts General Hospital
Department: Cardiac Surgery
Contact: Dr. Arminder Jassar
📍 Boston, MA
University of Virginia Health
Department: Cardiovascular Surgery
Contact: Dr. Ourania Preventza
📍 Virginia, VA
Yale University
Department: Cardiovascular Surgery
Contact: Prof. John Elefteriades
📍 New Haven, CT
South America
⚲ Brazil
Heart Institute, University of Sao Paulo Medical School
Department: Cardiovascular Surgery
Contact: PhD. Dr. Ricardo Ribeiro Dias
📍 Sao Paulo