Prof. Dr. med. Peter Martin Wenaweser

Mitglied am Herz Board Hirslanden (MQP Hirslanden)

Specialist in
Cardiology
General Internal Medicine
Languages
German, English, French, Italian
I take great pride in being able to offer highly individualised and personal cardiological care. Close collaboration between various cardiology specialists enables the HerzKlinik team to provide comprehensive diagnostics and treatment for all cardiological diseases. We also collaborate with heart surgeons, anaesthetists and angiologists to deliver treatment options for cardiovascular diseases.

Core competencies

General cardiology internal medicine and especially interventional cardiology (percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA, stent) structural invasive cardiology - transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), MitraClip, pulmonary valve replacement - left atrial appendage occlusion, patent foramen ovale (PFO) and atrial septal defect (ASD) occlusions - alcohol septal ablation (hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM)) - mitral valvuloplasty peripheral interventions (e.g. renal arteries, carotid artery)

Professional career

2015

Proctor for various TAVI systems

2015

Senior Consultant, Cardiology, Bern University Hospital

2015

Honorary Professor of Cardiology, University of Bern

2013

Acting Senior Consultant, Cardiology, Bern University Hospital

2012

Associate Professorship for Invasive Cardiology, senior lecturer, University of Bern

2009

Venia Docendi (adjunct lecturer) at the University of Bern and Head Physician for Interventional Cardiology

2007

Research fellowship, Siegburg/Bonn Germany

2005

Lectureship at the University of Bern

2002

FMH title Cardiology

2002

FMH title Internal Medicine

Schools, university & degrees and diplomas

1994

Successfully completed medical studies at the University of Zurich

Memberships and partnerships

  • FMH Swiss Medical Association
  • Cantonal Medical Association, Bern, Zurich
  • Zurich Society of Cardiology
  • Swiss Society of Cardiology (SGK)
  • Swiss Working Group for Interventional Cardiology (President)
  • Fellow of the EAPCI (EAPCI)
  • Fellow of the ESC (European Society of Cardiology)

Events & lectures