Stephan Achenbach

BIOGRAPHY

FACULTY OF 1000:
On 13 May 2013, following an invitation from Jeffrey Anderson and Frans van de Werf (Heads of the Cardiovascular Disorders Faculty), Dr Achenbach was appointed as a Section Head for the Cardiovascular Imaging Section. He joined as Faculty Member on 15 November 2005.

ACADEMIC POSITION:
Stephan Achenbach is Professor of Cardiology at the Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg in Germany

EDUCATION:
• 1987-1993 University of Erlangen, School of Medicine
• 1993 MD Degree
• 1995 Doctor of Medicine (Dr med)

MEMBERSHIPS/AWARDS:
• Professor Achenbach is immediate Past-President of the Society of Cardiovascular CT (SCCT)
• 1987-1993 Fellowship of the 'Bayerische Begabtenförderung' (Fellowship Organization of the State of Bavaria)
• 1999 Jan-Brod-Award for Clinical Research (Hannover Medical School, Germany)
• 2002 Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC)
• 2005 Best e-Poster Award, European Society of Cardiology
• 2005 Visiting Professor, Department of Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio (6 January 2005)
• 2006 Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC)
• 2006 Best Teaching Award (2nd place), Medical School, University of Erlangen
• 2007 Best Teaching Award (3rd place), Medical School, University of Erlangen
• 2007 Thomas C Cesario Distinguished Visiting Professorship Award, University of California Irvine School of Medicine (31 July 2006)

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
His research focuses on the methodological and clinical investigation of coronary calcium detection/progression, and the relationship between the progression of aortic valve and coronary artery calcifications. He is particularly interested in methodological and clinical studies concerning the visualization and characterization of non-calcified coronary atherosclerotic plaque by multislice spiral CT and the use of electron beam CT and multi-slice spiral CT for non-invasive coronary angiography. Also of interest is the validation of image reconstruction methods for 2- and 3-dimensional coronary artery visualization.

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