Cardiovascular Imaging

BIOGRAPHY

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 (Jan 6, 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 Schoool of Medicine (July 31, 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.