Prof. Dr. med. Carsten Tschöpe is a distinguished cardiologist and researcher, leading the Clinical Cardiomyopathy Unit at the Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC) and the Translational Cardiovascular Unit at the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) and BCRT.
As a University Professor of Medicine and Cardiology, his expertise spans intensive and interventional cardiology, with a prominent focus on heart failure, myocarditis, and cardiomyopathies. With over 550 publications, he has made a lasting impact on immunocardiology. As a board member of the Heart Failure Association (HFA) and Chair of the ESC Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases, he plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of cardiovascular research and treatment.
Fluent in German and English, he finds balance beyond medicine in tennis, sailing, and thought-provoking philosophy books—preferably enjoyed with a fine cigar, in the company of his family and lovely dog "Chiron".