Professor Christoph A. Nienaber - Guys and St Thomas Specialist Care

Clinical expertise

Professor Christoph A Nienaber’s clinical activities are focused on the interventional treatment of acute and chronic coronary artery disease (percutaneous coronary intervention) and the diagnosis and interventional (keyhole) treatment of chronic and acute aortic diseases such as:

aneurysm and stenotic lesions of the aorta, coronaries and peripheral vessels
aortic dissection
adult coarctation
aortic stenosis
hereditary connective tissue diseases such as Marfan syndrome, Loeys-Dietz syndrome and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome

He established the first integrated Marfan clinic at the University Medical Centre, Hamburg-Eppendorf, in 1992.

Locations

Our specialist provides care at these locations:

Royal Brompton Hospital

Royal Brompton Hospital is at the forefront of advancing heart and lung care, including developing new minimally invasive heart procedures and lung cancer treatments

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Wimpole Street Consulting Rooms and Diagnostic Centre

Our state-of-the-art outpatient and diagnostics centre brings experts from across our hospitals to one convenient central London location

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Biography

Professor Christoph A. Nienaber is a consultant cardiologist at Royal Brompton Hospital where he treats private and NHS patients.

He started his academic career at the University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, then undertook a temporary post at the University of California School of Medicine before returning to Hamburg. From there he chaired internal medicine and cardiology at Rostock University Hospital in Germany.

In May 2015, he became a consultant cardiologist at Royal Brompton Hospital, London. He is a member of the British Society of Interventional Cardiology and is an internationally renowned specialist in his field.

Research interests

Professor Christoph A Nienaber’s research encompasses modern interventional approaches to coronary, aortic and structural heart disease including:

complex coronary lesions (PCI)
transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)
thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR)
left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion
atrial septal defect class II-occlusion
patent foramen ovale
non-surgical management of aortic coarctation and vascular malformations

He is a founding member of the International Registry of Aortic Dissection (IRAD), a global network for acute aortic conditions. Through this, he has pioneered new endovascular techniques to treat aortic dissection and initiated and participated in guideline-changing trials.

Teaching

Professor Christoph A Nienaber is a professor of interventional cardiology.

He has a long-standing record as an academic teacher and international lecturer, served on various international guideline committees and was engaged in high-profile medical legal cases in the US and Germany.

Publications

Professor Christoph A Nienaber has published more than 666 peer-reviewed scientific papers and several book chapters and serves as an expert reviewer for a selection of journals, including:

New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)
The Lancet
Circulation
European Heart Journal (EHJ)
British Medical Journal (BMJ)
the editorial board of various journals

Memberships

British Cardiovascular Intervention Society Find out more
A fellow at the European Society of Cardiology Find out more
A fellow at the American Heart Association Find out more
German Centre for Cardiovascular Research Find out more
German Society of Internal Medicine Find out more
German Society of Cardiology Find out more
International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD) Find out more
International Society of Endovascular Specialists Find out more

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