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Dr. Gerhard Ziemer, MD

Cardiovascular Disease, Pediatric Cardiology, Thoracic Surgery
47 years of experience
The University Of Chicago Medicine 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637

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Brief Intro

Gerhard Ziemer, MD, PhD, specializes in a wide range of congenital cardiac surgery procedures, including complex, primary, and multi-stage repair in newborns, as well as primary and repeat surgeries in adults with congenital heart defects. Dr. Ziemer has expertise in homograft and autograft valve replacements in all age groups, and in trachea resections and reconstructions in newborns. He has performed more than 4,000 congenital heart surgeries in children and adults. In 1989, Dr. Ziemer did the first successful neonatal autograft aortic valve replacement (Ross operation) in the world. In close cooperation with pediatric and adult interventional cardiologists, Dr. Ziemer conducts clinical research in the field of cardiac hybrid procedures. By combining surgical with non-surgical techniques, hybrid procedures may offer a safer and more effective "non-open-heart approach" as part of a staged repair of congenital heart conditions. Dr. Ziemer has been involved in many international scientific societies, academic boards, and charity activities throughout his career. He currently serves on the governing council of the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery and the scientific board of the German Pediatric Heart Center Foundation. Additionally, Dr. Ziemer travels to Lima, Peru for two weeks each year to operate on children with congenital heart disease and to educate Peruvian colleagues on the latest techniques for pediatric heart surgery.

Education Background

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet Zu Kiel Medizinische Fakultaet - 1978

Languages Spoken

Spanish
English

Location & Hours

The University Of Chicago Medicine
5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637

Specialties Treated

Thoracic Surgery
Cardiovascular Disease
Pediatric Cardiology

Cancer 35
Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 35
Orthopedics 65
Neurology & Neurosurgery 48
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 61
Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 65
Diabetes & Endocrinology 32
Children's Hospital 13
Urology 69
Psychiatry 64
Geriatrics 69
Rehabilitation 37
Obsterics & Gynecology 15
Ophthalmology 3
Ear, Nose & Throat 5
Rheumatology 2
Long Term Care 6
Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 30