Herr Dr. med Stefan Haggenmiller Click here for more information.Herr Prof. Dr. med. Michael Jeserich Click here for more information.Dr. med. Martin BalkeDr.BalkejoinedourpracticeteamonApril1st,2022.Heisaspecialistininternalmedicineand cardiology.HebeganhismedicalstudiesinMarburg,hadayearabroadattheUniversidaddeOviedo, SpainbeforefinishinginBerlin2002.HisfirstjobbroughthimtoEngland,totheCumberland InfirmaryinCarlisle.Thereafterhecontinuedhisspecialistmedicaltraininginthecardiology departmentattheKlinikumNuernbergandtheKlinikFränkischeSchweiz,Ebermannstadt. Therehewasaseniorphysicianformanyyearsandhisfocusofactivitywereultrasound diagnosticlikeechocardiographyandfollowupdiagnosticofpacemakersandimplantable defibrillators. Apartfromhispassionformedicine,helikestospenttimewithhisfamilyandenjoysallkinds of activities in the mountains. We are very pleased that he supports our practice team.Dr. med. Jens RötherDr.RötherwasborninFreiburgimBreisgauandgrewupmostlyintheBlackForest.After studyingmedicineatLeipzigUniversityHospitalandcompletinghisdoctorate,amongothersat HarvardMedicalSchoolinBoston,USA,hebeganhisspecialisttraininginMedicalClinicIIIat Martha-MariaHospitalinNurembergandthenmovedontofurthercardiologicaltrainingatthe UniversityHospitalinErlangen,wherehebecamehisspecialistininternalmedicineanddid cardiology.Herehewasabletogettoknowaverybroadspectrumofcardiologyand,in additiontothecardiologicalintensivecareunit,lookedaftertheuniversityoutpatientclinic,the echocardiographiclaboratory,thepacemakeroutpatientclinicandthedepartmentforcardiac computedtomography.Duringthetraininginthecardiaccatheterlaboratory,i.a.Cardiac catheterizationandstentimplantationperformed.Inadditiontoinvasivecardiology,the research focus was also on modern heart imaging using cardiac computed tomography. UntilMarch2020,heworkedasacardiologistattheSt.TheresienkrankenhausinNuremberg, wherehemanagedthecardiaccatheterizationlaboratory.Dr.Rötherwroteseveralscientific articlesandregularlytookpartininternationalconferences.TheGermanSocietyforCardiology awardedtheadditionalqualificationsfor"InterventionalCardiology"and"HeartFailure"aswell asacertificateforCardiacComputedTomography(SCCT-Level2)fromtheAmericanSociety for Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. Dr. Röther lives in Nuremberg, is married and has two sons.Dr. med. Sören Gauß Dr. Gauss was born in Freudenstadt in the Black Forest, where he alsogrewup.AfterstudyingmedicineandobtaininghisdoctorateattheUniversityofUlm,he movedtotheuniversityhospitalinErlangen.Therehecompletedhisentiremedicaleducation and in 2014 was appointed senior physician.Aspartofhisjob,hesupervisedandassistedinnumerouscardiaccatheterisationsandstent implantationsforyearsandwasalsoinchargeofthecardiologicalintensivecareunit,cardiac outpatient department and the echocardiographic laboratory.Healsocarriedoutpacemakeranddefibrillatorcheck-ups,sonography,X-rayandothermedical examinations.Hismainresearchfocuswasonmoderncardiacimagingusingcardiaccomputed tomography.Dr.Gausshaswrittenseveralscientificarticlesandparticipatedininternational conferences.In2016,theGermanSocietyofCardiologyawardedhimtheadditionalqualificationLevelIII (highestlevel)granted.Dr.GausslivesinNuremberg/Altenfurt,ismarriedandhas2 daughters.Dr. med. Hannes LindemannDr.LindemannstudiedattheUniversityHospitalinFreiburganddidhisdoctorate,withstudy visitstoSpain,SouthAmericaandSwitzerland.Aftergraduating,hebeganhisinternaland cardiologicaltrainingattheRobertBoschHospitalinStuttgartandcontinuedthisincardiology attheUniversityHospitalinErlangen.Herehegainedrecognitionasaspecialistininternal medicineandcardiologyandsuccessfullypassedthe“EuropeanExaminCoreCardiology” (EECC, formerly EEGC).AttheUniversityHospitalErlangen,Dr.Lindemannlastworkedasaseniorphysician.Herehe wasabletogettoknowaverywidespectrumofcardiologyand,inadditiontothecardiological intensivecareunit,overtheyearshewasinchargeoftheuniversityoutpatientclinic,the echocardiographiclaboratoryandthecardiacarrhythmiaclinic.Aspecialfocusofhisworkwas thediagnosticsandtherapyofpatientswithcardiacarrhythmiasusingelectrophysiological examinationsaswellasthesurgicaltreatmentwithcardiacpacemakersanddefibrillators (including CRT systems).AfterwardsDr.LindemannworkedasacardiologicalseniorphysicianattheSt.Theresien HospitaluntilJune2022,whereheimplantednumerouscardiacdevicesandperformed diagnosticandtherapeuticcardiaccatheterexaminationsandstentimplantationsroutinelyand as part of the 24-hour cardiac catheter on-call service for myocardial infarctions.Dr.Lindemannwroteseveralscientificarticlesandregularlytookpartinnationaland internationalconferences.Hewasawardedtheadditionalqualification"SpecialRhythmology- ActiveCardiacRhythmImplants"bytheGermanSocietyforCardiology.Healsohasthefull certification"EHRA-CardiacPacing"fromtheEuropeanSocietyforCardiacArrhythmiasandis aregularspeakerfortheGermanSocietyofCardiologyinthespecialistcourseforCRT systems. Dr. Lindemann lives with his family in Nuremberg.