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Prof. Dr. Christoph Starck is a Senior Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at the German Heart Center in Berlin, Germany. He covers the complete cardiac surgical spectrum & has a special focus on arrhythmia & cardiac device surgery. Prof. Starck is renowned for his large clinical experience in transvenous lead extraction procedures, conducts several lead extraction workshops annually & is the founder of the International Lead Extraction Expert Meeting (ILEEM), established in 2012.
His research activities in the field of lead extraction procedures focus on improving patient safety as well as extraction tools and techniques. He has further research projects focusing on the development of innovative technologies in assist device therapy, as well as the optimization of extracorporeal circulation technologies & techniques.
He is Fellow Member of the European Heart Rhythm Association (FEHRA) & member of the following societies: EACTS, ESC, DGTHG & SGHC.
