Uwe Klima (born 1 July 1964) is UAE based professor[1] of surgery and a faculty member at the Hannover Medical School, Germany.[2][3] He also is the medical and managing director at German Heart Centre, Dubai.[4]
His area of research includes stem cells and tissue engineering, valve repair, cardio protection, heart failure and valve surgery implantation techniques.[4][5] Klima has co-authored over 300 articles in peer-reviewed journals and conferences.[6]
Klima worked at the Hannover Medical School, Germany from 2000 to 2010 as Senior Consultant on surgical techniques for treating thoracic and cardiovascular.[9] He was appointed Professor at Hannover Medical School in 2004.
In 2009, he moved to Dubai and was appointed Chairman of the department of Cardiothoracic- and Vascular Surgery at the American Hospital Dubai.[11] During his time at the American Hospital, he was also appointed as an advisory board member of the Nanostart Asia-Pacific[12][13] and director at the Klife-Medical Singapore.[14] In 2014, Klima joined BR Medical Suites[15][16] and Mediclinic City Hospital as senior consultant, Cardiothoracic- and Vascular Surgery. As of 2017, he is the medical and managing director at the German Heart Centre.[17]
Memberships and fellowships
1988, 1989 Ludwig-Boltzmann Institute for Laser Surgery Vienna, Austria
1990 Austrian Society of Trauma Surgery
1994 Austrian Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1998 Clinical Fellowship, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
1998 Clinical Fellowship, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Columbia University, New York, NY
