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Michael Borger

University of Leipzig

Michael Borger is the University Professor of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Leipzig, Germany, and Medical Director of the Leipzig Heart Center. He took over the position in 2017 from Prof. Friedrich Mohr, a pioneer and visionary in the field of cardiac surgery. Prior to his current positions, Dr. Borger was the Director of Aortic Surgery and the George H. Humphries II Chair at Columbia University Medical Center in New York. Dr. Borger performed his cardiac surgery residency training in Toronto, Canada under the mentorship of Dr. Tirone David. He completed his cardiac surgery training, as well as his PhD thesis (under the mentorship of Dr. Richard Weisel), in 2001. Dr. Borger is an author on over 700 peer-reviewed publications, including several guideline documents, with a focus on heart valve repair and minimal invasive cardiac surgery. He is a member of several international cardiac surgery and cardiology medical societies, is a former President of the Heart Valve Society, is a Steering Committee Member of the Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network, and was International Director of the American Association of Thoracic Surgery from 2022-4.

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