Prof. Dr. med. Friedrich-Christian Rieß

Focus

Special professional qualifications

• 2017: Radiation protection

• 2014: HeartWare Training Program for Long Term in LVAD Support

• 2014: Advanced training – Basic principles of medical device law and legal bases of clinical trials of medical devices for clinical investigators

• 2012: Radiation protection

• 2009: Advanced training certificate, Hamburg Medical Association

• 2008: Upgrading for specialist examiners

• 2008: Advanced training certificate, Hamburg Medical Association

• 2007: Advanced training certificate, Hamburg Medical Association

• 2006: Advanced training certificate, Hamburg Medical Association

• 1983: Flight surgeon course in Fürstenfeld-Bruck

Teaching assignment/Positions/Functions/Memberships

• Member: German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (DGTHG)

• Member: European Society for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)

• Member: American Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)

• Member: Society for Heart Valve Disease (SHVD)

• Member and expert assessor: Hamburg Medical Association

• Member: Rotary Club Norderstedt

Licenses to conduct advanced training

• Full license to conduct advanced training in cardiac surgery (4 years)

• License to conduct advanced training in common trunk with Dr. Daniels, Department of General, Visceral, and Tumor Surgery, Albertinen Hospital (2 years)

Selected publications

• Riess FC, Löwer C, Seelig C, Bleese N, Kormann J, Müller-Berghaus G, Pötzsch B: Recombinant hirudin as a new anticoagulant during cardiac operations instead of heparin: Successful for aortic valve replacement in man.J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 110: 265 -267, 1995.

• Riess FC, Schofer J, Kremer P, Riess AG, Bergmann H, Moshar S, Mathey D, Bleese N: Beating heart operations including hybrid revascularisation: Initial experiences. Ann Thorac Surg 66: 1076 - 1081, 1998.

• Riess FC, Bleese N, Riess AG: A new method for coronary occlusion and local stabilization during minimally invasive LIMA-to-LAD bypass. Eur J Cardio-thorac Surg, 15: 206-208, 1999.

• Riess FC, Bader R, Kremer P, Kuehn C, Kormann J, Mathey D, Moshar S, Tuebler T, Bleese N, Schofer J. Coronary hybrid revascularization from January 1997 to 2001: a clinical follow-up. Ann Thorac Surg 73:1849-55, 2002.

• Riess FC, Krankenberg H, Tübler T, Danne M: Aneurysm hybrid treatment by simultaneous replacement of ascending aorta and aortic arch and endoluminal stenting of the descending aorta. Heart Surg Forum.2006;9(1):E530-2.doi:10.1532/ HSF98.20051033.

• Riess FC, Poetzsch B, Madlener K, Cramer E, Doll CN, Doll S, Lorke DE, Kormann J, Müller-Berghaus G. Recombinant hirudin for cardiopulmonary bypass anticoagulation: a randomized, prospective, and heparin-controlled pilot study. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.2007;55(4):233-8.

• Riess FC, Cramer E, Hansen L, Schifferlers S, Wahl G, Wallrath J, Winkel S,Kremer P. Clinical results of the Metronic Mosaic porcine bioprosthesis up to 13 years. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2010; 37:145-153.

• Riess FC, Bader R, Cramer E, Hansen L, Schiffelers S, Wallrath J, Wahl G. The Mosaic bioprosthesis: Role of age on clinical performance in aortic position.J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011;141:1440-1448.

• Riess FC, Heller S, Cramer E, Awwad N, Amin W, Hansen L, Lehmann C, Schofer J, Stripling J, Winkel S, Kremer P: On-Pump versus Off-Pump Complete Arterial Revascularization Using Bilateral Internal Mammary Arteries and the T-Graft Technique: Clinical and Angiographic Results for 3,445 Patients in 13 Years of Follow-Up. Cardiology 2017;136:170-179

• Riess F-C, Behrend C-A, Armin W, Heller S, Hansen L, Winkel S et al.: Complete arterial revascularization using bilateral internal mammary artery in T-graft technique for multivessel coronary artery disease in on- or off-pump approach: does gender lose its historical impact on clinical outcome? European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (2017) 1-7; doi:10.1093/ejets/ezx287.