About the doctor
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Dr. Prof. Dr. med. Roberto Corti specializes in:
- Non-invasive cardiology
- Stress Test (ergometry, heart failure and high blood pressure)
- Invasive cardiology (cardiac catheter / stent)
- Diagnostic coronary angiography
- Cardiac catheterization on the right side
- Angiography/Aortography
- Interventions on the heart valves
- Catheter implantation of aortic graft (TAVI)
- Catheter intervention on the mitral valve (mitraclip)
- Elimination of paraclip flow after valve replacement
- Intervention in structural heart disease
- Closure of the atrial septal defect (closure of the VSD with a screen)
- Closure of the chamber septum defect (with a screen)
- Patented closure of the oval opening (with a screen)
- Closure of the auricle
- Treatment of aortic stenosis with stenting
- Cardiac muscle biopsy for diagnosis
- Ablation of the renal arteries in heart failure and arterial hypertension
- Stenting of the carotid artery
Specialization
General internal cardiology
Work experience
- July 2013 Cardiology Clinic Hirslanden, Zurich
- July 2007 - June 2013 A consultant and an interventional cardiologist,a laboratory director. Catheterization of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich
- September 2002 - June 2007 A specialist in interventional Cardiology, Department of Internal Diseases, University Hospital, Zurich (Prof. Thomas F. Luscher)
- September 2001 A lecturer of Medicine and Cardiology, the Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mount Sinai Medical School, New York, State of New York, USA (Prof. Badimon, Prof. Huang J. Badimon, Prof. Valentin Fuster)
- March 2000 - September 2002 A research fellowship, the Research Laboratory of Cardiovascular Biology, the Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mount Sinai Medical School, New York, State of New York, USA (Prof. Badimon, Prof. Huang J. Badimon, Prof. Valentin Fuster)
- July 1998 - February 2000 Graduate School, Cardiology, Department of Internal Diseases, University Hospital, Zurich (Prof. Thomas F. Lüscher)
- July 1997 - June 1998 A Research Fellowship, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiology, Department of Internal Diseases, University Hospital, Zurich (Prof. Thomas F. Lüscher, Prof. Georg Noll)
- July 1996 - June 1997 A Fellowship, Department of Internal Medicine, San Giovanni Hospital, Bellinzona (Prof. Claudio Matrone, Prof. Augusto Gallino)
- July 1995 - June 1996 The Comradeship, Surgical Department, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (Prof. Philipp Gertsch)
- April 1993 - March 1995 A Fellowship, Department of Internal Medicine, San Giovanni Hospital , Bellinzona (Prof. Claudio Matrone, Prof. Augusto Gallino)
Education
- March 2011 Re-doctorate to professor at the medical university
- July 2004 Habilitation in Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- December 2003 A specialized examination in cardiology, the Institute for the Improvement of Qualifications, the Advanced Training and Continuing Education IAWF, the Department of Studies and Examinations of the AAE, Bern, Switzerland
- 2001 Resurgence as a lecturer in Medicine and Cardiology, Mount Sinai Medical School, New York, State of New York, USA
- September 1997 A specialized examination for internal diseases, the Institute for Education, Advanced Training and Continuing Education IAWF, the Department of Study and Examination Research AAE, Bern, Switzerland
- April 1996 PhD, the University of Zurich
- 1995 The Ultrasound Certification, the Swiss Ultrasound Society in Medicine and Biology (SGUMB), Davos-Clavadel
- April 1995 - June 1995 A dissertation, Faculty of Medicine, the University of Zurich
- November 1992 Medical degree, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich
- 1985-1992 Medical Research, the University of Zurich
Achievements
- February 2020 - the present Heartbase, Zurich AG: Founder, Board of Directors
- June 2014 - until today A member of the expert committee for Highly specialized Medicine (Vice President from 2019)
- January 2013 - until today Cardiology clinic in Zurich AG: Founder, Board of Directors
